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Here's a tale to warm the hearts in adland at the start of a new year. Consumer advertising saves lives.
Yes, it's true. A man in the US has managed to cheat death because somebody nearby had watched an M&C Saatchi commercial for the Royal Bank of Scotland.
The scene: The Apple Pan, a popular eatery in west Los Angeles, where Mark Rothschild was grabbing a bite. Let Rothschild himself take up the story he has just recounted in a letter to RBS chiefs.
'Seated two stools away from me was a very large, gregarious man animatedly talking to his luncheon companion about the wonderful food at this venerable old restaurant. Some moments later, I heard a strange noise which sounded like choking. I turned and saw this same man hunched over the counter, his head and neck a reddish-violet colour, gasping to ...