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Usain Bolt fronts Unilever’s new ad campaign for Persil

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The ‘Fast Just Got Better’ marketing campaign features the eight-time Olympic gold medallist named ‘the world’s fastest man’, Usain Bolt, to showcase the new Persil Wonder Wash laundry detergent. At the centrepiece of the campaign is a TV advert where Usain Bolt shares his ‘fast’…

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