tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-72660227445523402412024-03-16T14:53:06.295-04:00el bloggo de mangoRandom Ramblings on AdvertisingJayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14596135775300371663noreply@blogger.comBlogger49125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7266022744552340241.post-84129522376099892252017-03-26T18:47:00.001-04:002017-03-26T18:52:48.088-04:001960s Concert Posters - A Journey Pt.1<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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I've always been fascinated with the creative artwork and stunning visual effect of concert posters from the late 1960s. Psychedelic drugs, revolutionary ideas and new ways of thinking were everywhere - through the emerging pop culture and the up-and-coming music scene of the era. <br />
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This had a strong influence on the design aesthetic. The vibrant contrasting tones with vivid stripe effects, bold colors and weird, wild & wonky fonts. It stemmed from <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Op_art">op art</a> influences which were a hot & popular trend in the mid 1960s. This artwork not only helped to promote and advertise performers of the day but also reflected their music.<br />
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Here's a small but <i>smokin'</i> sampling of music concert posters from that time - mainly from the American West Coast.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="font-size: 12.8px;">"Bill Graham Presents The Fillmore" Concert Poster by Bonnie Maclean, October, 1967.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="font-size: 12.8px;">"Bill Graham Presents The Fillmore" Concert Poster by Bonnie Maclean, July, 1967.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">"Big Brother & The Holding Company" Concert Poster by Joe Gomez<br />
Avalon Ballroom, San Francisco, November, 1967.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Dance Concert Poster by Bob Schnepf, Avalon Ballroom, San Francisco, December, 1967.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The "Jimi Hendrix Experience" Poster, Fillmore East, San Francisco, 10th May, 1968.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">"Moby Grape and Big Brother & The Holding Company" Concert Poster, <br />
The Ark, Sausalito, CA, 4th November, 1967.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">"The Who" Concert Poster by Rick Griffin, Hollywood Palladium, 13th June, 1969.</td></tr>
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These last two aren't psychedelic concert posters but magazine covers which paid homage to the fashionable trend of the times.<br />
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<br />Jayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14596135775300371663noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7266022744552340241.post-66475295520024715382014-08-25T13:24:00.000-04:002014-08-25T15:06:00.298-04:00Vintage Summer Beach Ads<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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There's still a few weeks left of summer - at least in the northern hemisphere. <br />
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Here's an assorted collection of <i>beachy</i> summer advertising from the 60's, 70's and 80's - mainly .<br />
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First up, a little vintage summer sexism from American Airlines.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">"Valentine" Olivetti poster by Milton Glaser, 1968.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Tanfastic Suntan Lotion, 1970.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Sun-in, 1971.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Manikin Cigars, 1970's.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Pan Am, "Brazil" poster, 1972.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Coppertone Tanning Butter, <i>Madamoiselle</i>, July, 1973.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Swedish Tanning Secret, 1974.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Jantzen Swimwear, 1975.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Bain De Soleil French Tropical Tanning Oil, 1977.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Pepe Lopez Tequila, 1978.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Stash Cologne, 1981.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Malibu, 1980's.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Le Zink Zinc Cream, 1988.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Mickeys Big Mouth Malt Liquor, 1988.</td></tr>
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Here's a selection of vintage travel posters for several destinations and airlines from around the globe (most of them are from the 1960's).<br />
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DESTINATIONS<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">"Monte Carlo" by Roger Broders, 1930.</td></tr>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWHFVeq1VtElpuxcYyjZe0eE2RFJKo2KYxdY9O1DxFLZQRZO-fBygVxBpxZ7On68C9zkc_vKMbmRMTgBofvg-HrhMIgfRo28H2z0JiWLDP4qg4mGl2dy3rui4pOR6653JC6hmFIjZXmtA/s1600/Australia_SurfClub_Gert+Sellheim_1936.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWHFVeq1VtElpuxcYyjZe0eE2RFJKo2KYxdY9O1DxFLZQRZO-fBygVxBpxZ7On68C9zkc_vKMbmRMTgBofvg-HrhMIgfRo28H2z0JiWLDP4qg4mGl2dy3rui4pOR6653JC6hmFIjZXmtA/s640/Australia_SurfClub_Gert+Sellheim_1936.jpg" width="408" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Australia "Surf Club" by Gert Sellheim, 1936.</td></tr>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0X7EcuC6LccCVV92g4rhyphenhyphenwyfv4o_U2VOuC8bBqNv6S-SnIefP-G6BC6FfFQX1Y43WpY62lmpcspluuoeeT3XyCLLa_Q624hzEfQXkBHAG2Sw0r0S03DXe3oTjbDHodDJMOydgf5bHwsQ/s1600/Norway_TheLandOfTheMidnightSun_1925.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0X7EcuC6LccCVV92g4rhyphenhyphenwyfv4o_U2VOuC8bBqNv6S-SnIefP-G6BC6FfFQX1Y43WpY62lmpcspluuoeeT3XyCLLa_Q624hzEfQXkBHAG2Sw0r0S03DXe3oTjbDHodDJMOydgf5bHwsQ/s640/Norway_TheLandOfTheMidnightSun_1925.jpg" width="414" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Norway, 1925,</td></tr>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjA2nhqkrH-Csd0jX_ImhqT7ZnYtLQupsCGHWwp2xhzBWXl-LSjZs_DYOrbLpCn2tjHGISOnQljzvB6XYjiKOl_psmho6nSrWitAZR0UQPIPcL8oFNOjORc9BkSS9oaTax8VBVTw_oHyMc/s1600/Norway_TheCradleOfSkiing_1955.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjA2nhqkrH-Csd0jX_ImhqT7ZnYtLQupsCGHWwp2xhzBWXl-LSjZs_DYOrbLpCn2tjHGISOnQljzvB6XYjiKOl_psmho6nSrWitAZR0UQPIPcL8oFNOjORc9BkSS9oaTax8VBVTw_oHyMc/s640/Norway_TheCradleOfSkiing_1955.jpg" width="434" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Norway, 1955</td></tr>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixwKn_qhVEH1TSQAmfVeg0KMiKp2T8GLEBHdwIPrdOR1MRqxxYHFM8Ik8RVyVydCx11SMV7k1yP5HMfoO7ftP-CxZxszLce-tWH5H2VxWoOdABiM2Ap6emzbnyjh7DxJ2izROoVMsPtg8/s1600/Portugal_1954.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixwKn_qhVEH1TSQAmfVeg0KMiKp2T8GLEBHdwIPrdOR1MRqxxYHFM8Ik8RVyVydCx11SMV7k1yP5HMfoO7ftP-CxZxszLce-tWH5H2VxWoOdABiM2Ap6emzbnyjh7DxJ2izROoVMsPtg8/s640/Portugal_1954.jpg" width="406" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Portugal, 1954.</td></tr>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTNOltzbZk9tyCSWugggrOnV94RoHzyrfBYbYh95II8WxMvROED-RZabeyXSs-EHZcvJb2qdPUxfwMYMRhqx8L568oZ_-Zrih3F8wbeLyGgIalhV7tglzZPtjViDHeXQd1pzAjKii9iPQ/s1600/Brussels_AtomiumTower_1958WorldsFair.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTNOltzbZk9tyCSWugggrOnV94RoHzyrfBYbYh95II8WxMvROED-RZabeyXSs-EHZcvJb2qdPUxfwMYMRhqx8L568oZ_-Zrih3F8wbeLyGgIalhV7tglzZPtjViDHeXQd1pzAjKii9iPQ/s640/Brussels_AtomiumTower_1958WorldsFair.jpg" width="500" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Poster for the Atomium Tower in Brussels, World's Fair, 1958.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Austria, 1959.</td></tr>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSM3aETW47bYTHR7-iUamQf5c_r-RkXEHyJTvAlSEHWPqnS8rvc1VTnTLdFLvUe33FWjmHMAhxZv5ojZovyuvnzZROPOmXTEPa9x66lrvpzyO77lLnxt3wFun8FwdXq5miLMCscp-USRA/s1600/HelsinkTouristOfficePoster_by_MarttiAMykk%C3%A4nen_1969.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSM3aETW47bYTHR7-iUamQf5c_r-RkXEHyJTvAlSEHWPqnS8rvc1VTnTLdFLvUe33FWjmHMAhxZv5ojZovyuvnzZROPOmXTEPa9x66lrvpzyO77lLnxt3wFun8FwdXq5miLMCscp-USRA/s640/HelsinkTouristOfficePoster_by_MarttiAMykk%C3%A4nen_1969.jpg" width="384" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Helsinki Tourist Office Poster by Martti A. Mykkänen, 1969.</td></tr>
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AIRLINES<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">1938</td></tr>
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During the 1950's and 1960's, <a href="http://www.davidkleinart.com/Home.html">David Klein</a> designed and illustrated dozens of posters for <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Howard_Hughes" target="_blank">Howard Hughes</a>' <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trans_World_Airlines" target="_blank">Trans World Airlines (TWA)</a>. <br />
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They remain as iconic images of the "Jet Set" era.<br />
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Last week, on Tuesday, 26th March, the <a href="http://www.hrc.org/">Human Rights Campaign</a> launched a social media campaign to rally support in favor of same-sex marriage as the U.S. Supreme Court began to debate its merits.<br />
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Across the social media spectrum, but most noticeably on Facebook, users were asked to change their avatar to the pink-on-red equals sign above. This is a tweak on the HRC's original <a href="http://www.hrc.org/files/images/pages/hrcOurLogo.png">blue-yellow</a> logo.</div>
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Immediately, this began to catch on. And also immediately, as more people changed their avatar in support of same-sex marriage, people began to customize their avatars (like the one shown above in the shape of Washington state).<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Denim Patch</td></tr>
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Within a day or so, this campaign had successfully gone viral. A <a href="https://www.facebook.com/notes/facebook-data-science/showing-support-for-marriage-equality-on-facebook/10151430548593859">post</a> by Eytan Bakshy on behalf of the “Facebook Data Science Team” notes that on March 26, the number of changes to profile picture was markedly up, with 2.7 million, or 120%, more than the previous Tuesday.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Sesame Street's Bert & Ernie</td></tr>
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But some questioned how successful the campaign was and suggested that people changing their avatar on Facebook (or on their other social media profiles such as Twitter etc) was <a href="http://www.vice.com/read/the-red-marriage-equality-sign-on-your-facebook-profile-is-completely-useless">completely useless</a>.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Peanuts' Peppermint Patty and Marcie.</td></tr>
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<span style="text-align: start;"><br />Some points made on this may be valid. But personally I feel the Supreme Court may be somewhat influenced by the global response the campaign achieved.<br /></span></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Lady Liberty and Lady Justice.</td></tr>
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Some avatars crossed over into unexpected genres, characters and memes that normally wouldn't be linked to this issue. <br /><br />Below is just a small selection of avatars people adopted during the campaign.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Bacon 01</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Bacon 02</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Batman</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Black Flag logo</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Bud Light cashes in.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Star Wars' C3PO & R2D2.</td></tr>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcB1ahu3sK-0urDVk7juozjjKwBuc5sZmzMnPX_CIp_b6JCHtnoslp4t_jpHbTRrlGmwtYEZNEiqTHGRby-UPANODBhdZL_ae4jIm-v95XWmNw0akaxU7nkYn6_MM8JdvkpcLSZYbtdgQ/s1600/RedEqualsSign_Divine.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcB1ahu3sK-0urDVk7juozjjKwBuc5sZmzMnPX_CIp_b6JCHtnoslp4t_jpHbTRrlGmwtYEZNEiqTHGRby-UPANODBhdZL_ae4jIm-v95XWmNw0akaxU7nkYn6_MM8JdvkpcLSZYbtdgQ/s320/RedEqualsSign_Divine.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Divine.</td></tr>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipPonndTSomd-D8YsLk9w23hgglWpBc6Or7BJmb-UzNhJi5PH4dd7wYN3gMQqTGGegBPdHKfjaJiEplpyKOdO0dvbinYP_qdd9hpRaW7tvwuK9RBr_4KdxEc-uAsa_3S0eIaWo5xmByPs/s1600/RedEqualsSign_DogBones.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipPonndTSomd-D8YsLk9w23hgglWpBc6Or7BJmb-UzNhJi5PH4dd7wYN3gMQqTGGegBPdHKfjaJiEplpyKOdO0dvbinYP_qdd9hpRaW7tvwuK9RBr_4KdxEc-uAsa_3S0eIaWo5xmByPs/s320/RedEqualsSign_DogBones.png" width="319" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Dog Bones.</td></tr>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0QD9Q-5WGbskwjgSusBVr68o6QqBg7EABy2dcQG0NDdXkoH6Xv5bgU1b_q7yVzQqcAd3boQ9-ByMwsErNz2tp3J0926_02HRc67ns_SiY5JOsVTeAgkR79OO5bECjRbWgWpAJhItjbms/s1600/RedEqualsSign_Ermahgerd02.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="319" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0QD9Q-5WGbskwjgSusBVr68o6QqBg7EABy2dcQG0NDdXkoH6Xv5bgU1b_q7yVzQqcAd3boQ9-ByMwsErNz2tp3J0926_02HRc67ns_SiY5JOsVTeAgkR79OO5bECjRbWgWpAJhItjbms/s320/RedEqualsSign_Ermahgerd02.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Ermahgerd meme 01.</td></tr>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsL0wPmSY_7n_4-I2rJIyHAqfAT3u4Ow34GLLh77RE2dtl2dwQ9LquyxZg0vuCVkRmGCtOvrL7Ply4AoSAQJxpdCZILXrED2hA-5Nf09oIzAz_pia2hNFlEuEYUTbLi-IzSJhCW5ohhU4/s1600/RedEqualsSign_Ermahgerd.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsL0wPmSY_7n_4-I2rJIyHAqfAT3u4Ow34GLLh77RE2dtl2dwQ9LquyxZg0vuCVkRmGCtOvrL7Ply4AoSAQJxpdCZILXrED2hA-5Nf09oIzAz_pia2hNFlEuEYUTbLi-IzSJhCW5ohhU4/s320/RedEqualsSign_Ermahgerd.jpeg" width="230" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Ermahgerd meme 02.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Lord of the Rings' Frodo & Sam.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Game of Thrones.</td></tr>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5FQnAPiSLb5xJYLahB-_23tqoc1EwcjBbtt8JNOprb6iP_Pu7GXsiJ-laYCNsrKaQaQFmp5guGr7mHG1IG5sNWCfuaa3xMHGvo3w3fKVZzomj071qe9zlhFbux2WRLRRjISMNLMo3Z08/s1600/RedEqualsSign_GrumpyCat.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5FQnAPiSLb5xJYLahB-_23tqoc1EwcjBbtt8JNOprb6iP_Pu7GXsiJ-laYCNsrKaQaQFmp5guGr7mHG1IG5sNWCfuaa3xMHGvo3w3fKVZzomj071qe9zlhFbux2WRLRRjISMNLMo3Z08/s320/RedEqualsSign_GrumpyCat.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Grumpy Cat meme.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Gamer control pad / Nintendo.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Futurama's Hypnotoad.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A couple of head avatars.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Doobies / Joints.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Lil' Bub.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Paula Deen.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Matzah (coinciding with Passover).</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Pancakes.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Rothko.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Skateboards.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Dr Who's Tardis (x2).</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Pokemon.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The Lion King.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">True Blood.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Message to President Obama on corn (?).</td></tr>
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And judging by the number of people now beginning to switch their avatar out to something else, the campaign is beginning to wane. The "avatar swap" part of the campaign lasted about a week. I just wonder what effect, if any, it will have on the Supreme Court ruling decision due out soon.<br />
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<br />Jayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14596135775300371663noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7266022744552340241.post-9952247073367628232013-03-20T13:48:00.002-04:002019-02-11T19:33:00.919-05:00How to Cook up a Creative Brainstorm <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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creatives have differing and interesting ways in how they stimulate their
creative juices to be able to come up with their ideas—including those that are
weird, wacky and wild. </span></span><br />
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<span style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">The way I come up with an idea for a project or a
campaign is a strange yet somewhat simple process.</span></span></span><br />
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When I am pondering an idea or brainstorming a strategy, I first try to clear
my mind of all other thoughts. <span class="MsoHyperlink"><a href="https://www.inc.com/geoffrey-james/neuroscience-relaxing-makes-you-more-creative.html">Distractions
need to be minimized as best they can be</a></span>. </span></span></div>
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Once the mind is clear and focused, I can begin the <span class="MsoHyperlink"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ideation_(creative_process)">ideation
process</a></span>—usually by starting a word tree or a list of related words
on a blank sheet of paper or a white board. I'll jot down a few words that
relate to the subject. </span></span></div>
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<span style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Maybe I'll place some related words branching off in a
different tangent on another side of the page or board. </span></span></div>
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<span style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">After a solid twenty or
thirty minutes, I may have the entire page covered in words, phrases and idioms
relating to the topic/s at hand. </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><b><span style="line-height: 107%;">Idea Invention & Collection</span></b></span></span><br />
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At around this stage in the process, it is almost as if an imaginary, clear,
upward-facing bowl begins to extend out from the back of my head. </span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="line-height: 107%;"><br /></span></span>
<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="line-height: 107%;">Above this virtual
bowl is an imaginary, wide net that is coated with creative juices or slippery
ooze. </span></span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="line-height: 107%;"><br /></span></span>
<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="line-height: 107%;">By looking up with my eyes to the left and right (which <span class="MsoHyperlink"><a href="https://www.scientificamerican.com/podcast/episode/boost-your-creativity-with-eye-move-09-11-10/">promotes
left-brain right-brain cross communication</a></span>), I begin to figuratively
see ideas floating in the ether just above me. </span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="line-height: 107%;">One by one, I am able to gently
pluck these ideas right out of this ether (being careful not to harm or damage
them) and toss them in to the lubricated netting affixed to the rear of my head.
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<b>Creative Gestation </b></span></span></span><br />
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These ideas, once caught, then begin to slide down into the bowl and swirl
around. </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="line-height: 107%;">Occasionally, when the gravity of reality begins to take hold, one or
more of these ideas may connect or meld together, or conversely separate and
branch off into separate ideas. </span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="line-height: 107%;">Once these ideas migrate to the bottom of this
imaginary bowl, they are promptly sucked inside my head. </span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="line-height: 107%;">My brain then soaks
these ideas up like a dry sponge. </span></span></span><br />
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On the rare occasion, two or more ideas fall through at the same time and get
stuck together in the point of entry. This can cause a period of <span class="MsoHyperlink"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Writer's_block">writer’s
block</a></span>. </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="line-height: 107%;">This part of the process makes the body fairly thirsty and a
further sip of cool fluid is taken. <br />
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This blockage can be temporary or it can last for hours, days or even weeks. I</span><span style="line-height: 107%;">f
you find yourself stuck in a writer’s block, I suggest the following tactics
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<li><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Take a break and come back to it at
another time;</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Try approaching the problem from a
different angle or viewpoint;</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="line-height: 17.12px;"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Free_writing">Free writing</a></span><span style="line-height: 17.12px; text-indent: -0.25in;"> can help to unleash subconscious thought;</span></span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Limit any possible perfectionist tendencies where you may possess a desire for everything to be right before putting pen to paper;</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">There may be an underlying fear of putting your ideas out there for the greater world to see and critique;</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Go for a walk or a jog and get the blood pumping through your veins;</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Distract your mind with some play or a creative art project;</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Listen to music. You’ll probably find what type of genre achieves the best results for you.</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Brew a cup of coffee or some other kind of stimulant to give you that required jolt.</span></li>
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Once I get over any possible hurdles of writer’s block, the creative ideas in
the mind are bubbling over. The best ideas bubble up towards the frontal lobes
where they can be accessed and assessed. </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="line-height: 107%;">One by one, the best of these ideas
ooze out of my brain and run fluidly through the body. They are pumped through
the heart, infusing them with an emotion or two, before making their way down
the inside of my right arm. </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="line-height: 107%;">Following along this pathway, the ideas find their
way out of the pen I am holding and on to the page (or through the fingertips
onto a keyboard). </span></span></div>
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The key here is to keep the pen moving and not to let it dry. These precious
ideas cannot be allowed to run out. Ideas also need to come out at a steady
pace and not flood the page too quickly. </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="line-height: 107%;">Care needs to be taken not to
self-censor, and to realize that <i>there is
no such thing as a bad idea in a brainstorm</i>. </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="line-height: 107%;">It also may take five, ten or
fifteen "crappy" ideas (or lines) before I strike on to something
worth looking at again. </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="line-height: 107%;">When I feel like I am in a rhythm, I'll continue to sip
a drink to keep the engine running.<br />
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Throughout this process, the levels of confidence and self-esteem vary
depending on how far in I am, and how many ideas I have (as well as how many
might be worth a second look).</span></span></div>
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This process is usually repeated again with a creative partner or team, where
we share our ideas and toss them up in the air while seated around a table. </span></span></div>
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this happens, it’s as if our imaginary head bowls and nets are now intertwined.
During this group mind meld, the best ideas fall into this collective netting
and make their way to the bottom of the bowl. </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="line-height: 107%;">They blend together and plop down
in a splattered mess onto the workspace. After a flash of light, there is
usually a faint, light fluffy cloud just bursting with potential. </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="line-height: 107%;">It is up to
the team to work and develop this new creation into a fully-formed, molded and
sculpted concept. </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="line-height: 107%;">And it is from this concept, when nurtured (and given a
little water) that a campaign family of executions or a fully-formed story can
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Jayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14596135775300371663noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7266022744552340241.post-22846980449792429032012-12-19T14:45:00.000-05:002012-12-19T14:45:36.793-05:00Dirty Old Santa<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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He's usually seen squeeky clean and fit for a family audience but back in the day, Santa Claus loved having a good smoke and grabbing a piece of tail.</div>
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<br />Jayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14596135775300371663noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7266022744552340241.post-3453941733647952132012-11-20T18:10:00.000-05:002012-11-21T02:38:21.588-05:00A Baker's Dozen of Hostess Vintage Ads<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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The last Hostess cakes are being plundered and stockpiled off the shelves. The iconic American wholesale bakers have baked their last batch of cakes and breads. Their products included Twinkies, Ding Dongs, Sno-balls, Drakes Cakes, Choco-Diles, Nature's Pride, Dolly Madison, Butternut Breads and Wonder Bread.<br />
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The company first opened its business and gained a national audience from its base of operations in Kansas City, Missouri in 1919. Here's a few examples of Hostess Cakes print ads from the late 1920's.</div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Hostess Cakes, "Zesty Lemon Loaf", 1929.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Hostess, "Creamed Filled Cup Cakes", 1956.</td></tr>
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By the 1950's, Hostess had established its line of Cup Cakes as well as their popular Twinkies and Sno-balls.<br />
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Some attempts to dress up their Sno-balls as sexy and "well-stacked" typified the sexism of the time. This ad is targeting retail stores in a business-to-business communication.</div>
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1967 - the introduction of Hostess Ding Dongs.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Wonder Bread, "Boy Trap", late 1960's.</td></tr>
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By the late 1960's, Hostess' Wonder Bread brand was also making a pitch to position itself as a way for girls to attract boys.<br />
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Capatain Cupcake, Twinkie the Kid, Happy Ho-Ho, Fruit Pie the Magician<br />
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The 1970's saw the brand establish mascots for each of its popular lines.</div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Twinkie the Kid first appeared in 1971. With a 10-gallon hat, kerchief and cowboy boots, he has saved the day ever since. He had a legendary sweet disposition and legacy as a wrangler of wrongdoing, having lassoed the hearts of millions. When it comes to true legends, Twinkie the Kid takes the cake.</span><br />
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Host<span style="font-family: inherit;">ess went through several company holdership changes before its ultimate demise. For the majority of its life, the holding compa</span>ny was known as Interstate Bakeries. This name was changed to Interstate Brands with more expansions and acquisitions. This was taken over by IT company DPF in the mid-1970's, looking to diversify. By the 1980's, corporate restructuring saw ITT, the technology branch of DPF, separate itself from the Interstate Bakeries division. This ad explains why that split was made.<br />
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Ad Agency: <a href="http://www.bernstein-rein.com/">Bernstein-Rein</a>, October, 2009.</td></tr>
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The 1990's saw the baking conglomerate continue to expand, but over the last decade, management had run up significant debt and after several bankruptcy filings, the company has finally gone under recently.<br /><br />
Pour a glass of milk for the dessert foods that are no more.Jayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14596135775300371663noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7266022744552340241.post-22653689733035158552012-10-30T14:02:00.000-04:002012-10-31T18:31:09.269-04:00Halloween Ads of Yesteryear<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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With All Hallow's Eve imminent, here's a small selection of vintage Halloween-themed print ads that I've come across.<br />
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Hunt's Catsup puts a tomato twist on the traditional Halloween pumpkin.<br />
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A couple of kitsch beer ads for Budweiser in theme.<br />
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Michelob beer makes an attempt to be spooky.<br />
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Witches are a common theme. In this 50's ad, it's difficult to tell what is being advertised (without the blatant product shot) and what is going on. At least Griffin Microsheen show almost an entire shiny shoe - worn by a scary creepy pumpkinhead, accompanied by his burlesque witch in scantily-clad black.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">P&G, Hidden Magic Hairspray, Mademoiselle, September, 1965.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Ronrico, Rumkin, 1983.</td></tr>
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More witches. P&G's Hidden Magic Hairspray and Ronrico Rum (and their "Rumkin") have eerily similar black witches selling their wares.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Milky Way Candy Bars, "Here Kiddie Kiddie Kiddie!", 1954.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Sun-Maid Raisins, "Trick Or Treat", 1964.</td></tr>
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It wouldn't be Halloween without any "trick or treat" ads. These are from Milky Way Candy Bars and Sun-Maid Raisins. I think if you gave out raisins as a treat these days you may run the risk of being egged...??<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Smirnoff Martini, Newsweek, 1968.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Smirnoff Vodka, "Frankenstein", 1967.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Two-Page Spread for General Telephone & Electronics (GTE) & Sylvania Incandescent-Fluorescent Bulbs, "Frankenstein", 1970.</td></tr>
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GTE shed new light on bad flourescent lighting.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Litronix Calculators, 1975.</td></tr>
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Is Dracula doing his best impersonation of Sesame Street's The Count? I don't get this one. Who "sticks their neck out" with a calculator? And why does a Litronix one solve this problem? The convoluted body copy goes some way to help explain it. But I still think it sucks.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Genuine Soil From Dracula's Castle, late 1970's.</td></tr>
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Ads like this one featured quite prominently in comics back in the late 70's & early 80's. I don't know how many kids were duped into buying the "Genuine Soil from Dracula's Castle" - complete with "Certificate of Authenticity". And of course, it came in a little coffin-shaped pendant. All for just $9.95!<br />
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I bet the reception on that box TV along with the screen clarity and color reproduction is frightful.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Elvira for LBMS, 1991.</td></tr>
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And I couldn't have a Halloween post without the <a href="http://elvira.hostedbywebstore.com/">Mistress of the Dark</a> herself, Elvira. <br />
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Here, she's plugging some 1991 era software which "cuts through" all the paperwork - hence the chainsaw visual pun. If only she'd used that metaphorical saw to cut through all that body copy text. And not a single trademark Elvira witty double entendre quip!.Jayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14596135775300371663noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7266022744552340241.post-42861123702561472492012-10-16T14:59:00.001-04:002012-10-16T15:02:41.328-04:00I Can Haz Vintage CatvertisingCats in print.<br />
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They've been doing it for years in advertising - "catvertising" or "meowketing".<br /><br />Long before <a href="http://knowyourmeme.com/memes/keyboard-cat">keyboard kitties</a> and <a href="http://knowyourmeme.com/memes/lolcats">LOLcats</a> dominated the digital sphere. Cats (as well as dogs and other little furries) resonate with the domestic audience and pet lovers around the world.<br />
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Here's a look back at a select few vintage print ads featuring our feline friends.<br />
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<u>Black Cats</u><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Poster for "Cabaret du Chat Noir" Re-opening, Paris, 1896.</td></tr>
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The translation of "Chat Noir" from French is "Black Cat" (no surprises there). The above poster advertises the re-opening of the "Cabaret du Chat Noir" in Paris, October, 1896.<br />
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This is a cover for a French 25 cent weekly journal. which I assume has something to do with knitting. The scrawl of writing below the title reads what looks to be "<span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19px;">J'evide les nerf en pelote?" which roughly translates to "</span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19px;">My nerves are like a ball of yarn (being toyed with by a cat)".</span></div>
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This advertising poster was part of a campaign for Lanvin perfume in the 1950's. Here we see the black cat as a symbol of elegance, style and perhaps mystery.<br />
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The black cat in Boucheron's 1980's campaign offers a sense of luxury and desire.<br />
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More than a few jewellery brand names used a black cat to help position their brand. Here, Movado uses the picture of a real black cat with silhouetted green eyes.<br />
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Cats (of any color) can also depict royalty, high stature or simply vanity.<br />
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I believe the little kitten above on the "Orgasmatron" is purely metaphorical.<br />
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I wonder if Chevy picked this cat for the photo purely because its coat matched the leather seats??<br />
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By the 1980's, tabbies featured quite prominently in ads as the cat for the everyman. Many of these ads weren't particularly special unless you had a tabby of your own you could relate to. They are usually used for cat-related brands and products to display a range of kitty emotions.<br />
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Happy tabby is happy.<br />
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One of the ads from the original "Mad Men" era that helped to spawn the creative advertising revolution of the 1960's. This ad, featuring a decked out cat, was developed by Bill Bernbach, ad creative guru, from Doyle Dane Bernbach along with Bob Gage (Art Direction) and Judy Protas (Body Copy). Together, they came up with an interesting idea to promote Ohrbach's Department Store to fashion-conscious New Yorkers.</div>
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<i>The way she talks, you'd think she was in Who's Who. Well! I found out What's what with her. Her husband owns a bank? Sweetie, not even a bank account. Why that palace of theirs has wall-to-wall mortgages! And that car? Darling, that's horsepower, not earning power. They won it in fifty-cent raffle! Can you imagine? And those clothes! Of course she does dress divinely, But really... a mink stole, and Paris suits, and all those dresses... on his income? Well darling, I found out about that too. I just happened to be going her way and I saw Joan come out of Ohrbach's!</i></div>
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It just wouldn't have been the Seventies without the easy slip-on slip-off all-in-one piece of clothing known as the jumpsuit. Synonymous with the era, it featured quite prominently in its time and was a sizzlin' hot fashion item.<br />
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Here are 5 of the best vintage print jumpsuit ads I could find in my on-going and endless search for classic ads. So grow out your chest hair, zip yourself up, stand proud and let's make these "comfortable fit" numbers happen!<br />
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Here we have our hirsute model and his female companion sporting a hooded variation of the jumpsuit family in the popular terry toweling fabric. Great for absorbing any moisture or sweat build-up. The girl accessory shown is not included.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b>4.</b> Pacesetter Knit Jumpsuits, 1972.</td></tr>
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Clearly pitched towards the "<a href="http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0073985/">Donny & Marie</a>" crowd, this ad was featured in a vintage catalogue. A smokin' get-up for going out, featuring swinging flare bottoms, contrast color "side panel" striping down the sides and "slash pocket trims". Multicolor his 'n her shirts an optional extra.<br />
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<i>"The newest, fast-moving, high fashion trends of today in men's wear."</i><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b>3.</b> The Fifth Season, "Terry Turn-Ons", 1978.</td></tr>
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The stretch terry toweling has returned, with a high waistband and wide lapels brought to you by The Fifth Season. Our Wayne Newton wannabe has a disco date and he's not afraid to do her hustle.<br />
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<i>"... a fit that makes the most of your body."</i><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b>2.</b> The Fifth Season, "The Before Or After Anything Suit", 1970's.</td></tr>
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The Fifth Season return with the "Before Or After Anything" suit. Any commentary on this wouldn't do justice to the stellar body copy in the ad:<br />
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<i>"The Before Or After Anything Suit.<br /><br />Their heads are together. He cares for the good things of life. He's an achiever. He's confident. He likes his clothes smooth, sexy, comfortable - masculine.</i><br />
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<i>The "Do Anything" jumpsuit goes to party, bistro, patio or pad.</i><br />
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<i>She makes the right decisions about her man, about her looks, about her clothes.</i><br />
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<i>The "Do Anything" jump suit of SuperSuedePlus(TM) fits like a glove ... tough looking, but soft as a kitten. Designed by Jump Suits Ltd for people like you."</i><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b>1.</b> The Fifth Season, "One Easy Piece", 1970's.
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This has to be one of my favorite vintage ads in my entire collection. The Fifth Season feature another jumpsuit number. And our Francis Ford Coppola look-alike has returned. He's ditched his lover from the previous ad, donned a polyester tight fit - known as "The Big Zip" and he looks hungry for some love action!<br />
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Who ever wrote these Fifth Season ads needs some kind of award for the blistering words - all zipped up into one suit of body copy. As I did for the previous ad, here's the full body text:<br />
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<i>"One Easy Piece.</i><br />
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<i>Because one is enough, when it's you. Show where you're headed in the ultimate fashion climax.<br /><br />Fits so tight it shows all you've got... you're a walking turn-on. And treats your body as well as she does.<br /><br />Easy on, easy off, quick as a flick of her tongue. Sexy cool crinkle cloth for those hot nights to come. Designed with your desires in mind... she'll eat you alive in it.<br /><br />The Big Zip in 50% polyester / 50% cotton. Long-sleeved in rust, blue or black. Short-sleeved in natural, blue or camel.<br /><br />Are you man enough to fill it?"</i><br />
<br />Jayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14596135775300371663noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7266022744552340241.post-74286634080350844802012-04-13T13:45:00.000-04:002012-04-13T13:46:49.216-04:00A Titanic Addiversary<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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With the 100 year anniversary of the world's most famous sinking tragedy fast approaching, I thought I'd dig up a few ads from eras bygone and recent related to the Titanic.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">White Star Line, Titanic Poster, 1912</td></tr>
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This is one of several original posters from 1912 leading up to the fateful date, promoting the first (and final) voyage of "the largest liner in the world".<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">R.M.S. Titanic, "Vinolia Otto Toilet Soap", 1912.</td></tr>
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And the merchandising. Published only once, a black & white version of this ad (with a slightly different layout) appeared in the April 6, 1912 edition of the London Illustrated News. The Toilet Soap was provided to First Class passengers and also available for purchase by the London public.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Titanic Return Voyage, 1912.</td></tr>
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White Star Line also advertised in New York for the return trip from Pier 59 back to Europe. Obviously it never eventuated.<br />
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It seems advertisers steered clear of referencing the Titanic in any way until the popularity of the <a href="http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0120338/">award-winning blockbuster movie</a> in 1997 revived its popularity (I haven't been able to find any Titanic-themed ads before 2000).<br />
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Here are several print ads I found that pick up on the Titanic theme in different ways.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">TAM Airlines Onboard Entertainment, "Titanic"<br />
Ad Agency: <a href="http://www.yr.com/latin-america/brazil">Y&R Brazil</a>, 2008.</td></tr>
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Capitalizing on the success of the Titanic blockbuster movie, Y&R Brazil offers a different perspective of the event for TAM Airlines Onboard Entertainment.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.orange.com/en_EN/">Orange</a>, "Iceberg"<br />
Ad Agency: <a href="http://ignitionk.blogspot.com/">Ignitionk</a>, Madrid, Spain, April, 2009.</td></tr>
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Ignitionk went for a text & space approach to help illustrate Orange's audiodescription system for the blind.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Washin Opticians, "Titanic"<br />
Ad Agency: <a href="http://www.grey.com/japan/">Grey Tokyo</a>, 2011.</td></tr>
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One of two Titanic themed ads that sells the benefits of optical eyewear, Grey Tokyo illustrate the outcome had the ocean liner's captain and crew been wearing glasses by Washin Opticians.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Optics Schilling, "Titanic" <br />
Ad Agency: Unitas-RNL, Santiago, Chile, 2009.</td></tr>
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In this second eyewear ad (which actually came first chronologically), Unitas-RNL shows the end result thanks to Optics Schilling glasses.<br />
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Another "theme" I noticed in recent Titanic-based ads was that several focussed on the ship's size.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Megastar Cineplex, "Titanic"<br />
Ad Agency: <a href="http://www.ogilvy.com/">Ogily & Mather</a>, Vietnam 2007.</td></tr>
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Ad Agency: <a href="http://www.s-f.com/">Scholz & Friends NRW</a>, Dusseldorf, Germany, January, 2010.</td></tr>
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Both of these ads "bend" the visual by presenting the Titanic as being small or miniature. In both examples, the iceberg is reduced to an ice cube. And both ads are selling the idea of watching the big blockbuster movie on a small screen (the first as a negative and the second as a positive).<br />
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Another reoccuring theme I found in recent advertising which references the Titanic refers to the famous <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8MDPeL8lpzo">"I'm Flying" romantic sequence</a> from the movie.<br />
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Ad Agency: <a href="http://www.duvalguillaume.com/news/">Duval Guillaume</a>, Antwerp Belgium 2007.</td></tr>
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Ad Agency: <a href="http://www.volcanoadvertising.com/">Volcano Advertising</a>, Johannesburg SA, 2007.</td></tr>
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Ad Agency: <a href="http://www.tbwa.com.au/">Whybin TBWA Tequila</a>, Sydney, Australia, 2008.</td></tr>
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Ad Agency: <a href="http://www.jwt.com/content/420978/jwt-delhi">JWT</a>, New Dehli, India, 2010.</td></tr>
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Credit should probably go to the first two of these as they came out in the same year. And at least the Australian one takes it underwater. In my opinion, the last one from India is the weakest of these.<br />
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I did find several other recent ads that reference the Titanic but the rationale or strategy tie-in with the product or benefit was either weak, sunk altogether or perhaps lost in translation.<br />
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<li><a href="http://adsoftheworld.com/files/images/KaercherTitanic.jpg">Kaecher Immersion Pumps, "Titanic"</a>, FJR Werbeagentur, Munich, Germany, December, 2008.</li>
<li><a href="http://adsoftheworld.com/files/images/Titanic.jpeg">IFFCCO-Tokio Insurance, "Titanic"</a>, Publicis Gurgaon, India, 2010.</li>
<li><a href="http://adsoftheworld.com/files/images/listerine-titanic-artwork_aotw-02-01.jpg">Listerine, "Titanic"</a>, JWT, Mumbai, India, 2012.</li>
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<br />Jayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14596135775300371663noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7266022744552340241.post-35296028632192422362012-02-17T15:33:00.002-05:002014-03-20T18:38:53.481-04:00PETA smacks a bitch up for veganism!First, here's the TV ad that everyone's getting beat up about.<br />
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The commercial is another floor-buster in poor taste for militant ethical rights group, <a href="http://www.peta.org/">PETA</a> (or People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals).<br />
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I didn't catch this on TV and I'm not sure what media buy PETA has for this, but it may go viral for all the wrong reasons. When I clicked on a link to PETA's YouTube channel and watched this PSA parody for the first time, the PETA name immediately raised my BS meter - and with good reason.<br />
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A painful condition that occurs when boyfriends go vegan and can suddenly bring it like a tantric porn star.</div>
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Please go to bwvaktboom.com and learn to go vegan... safely."</div>
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In this ad, titled "Boyfriend Went Vegan", the scantily clad girlfriend in a jacket, Jessica, is all battered and bruised complete with a fake neck brace. The premise is that she is in this state from repeated roughhousing and non-stop sex as a result of suffering from a fictitious condition - "B.W.V.A.K.T.-BOOM" or Boyfriend Went Vegan And Knocked The Bottom Out Of Me.<br />
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But I really think it's PETA that have "knocked the bottom" out of taste and decency for their cause. In a lame attempt at controversy and humor, the boyfriend is the cause of all this mayhem. "Jessica" gives off a faint smile at the end, as if to say it's all worth it.<br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">And viewers are then urged to visit the <a href="http://www.bwvaktboom.com/Tips.aspx">website URL</a> to find out more information on going vegan. And here there's such pearls of wisdom to protect a woman from this syndrome, including tips such as: </span><br />
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* Wearing a helmet (“strap it down, hop in bed and hold on tight”).<br />
* Wearing goggles to “protect your corneas from his turbocharged loads”.<br />
* Strengthening your pelvic floor muscles so you can handle his ‘superpower’.<br />
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At the end of my initial viewing, I have to say I was a little puzzled. I had never heard that going vegan turns you into a horny sex fiend (or violent misogynist) who can then manipulate your partners (or victims) into going out to grab some more fruit and veggies and then coming back for more.<br />
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And so the whole set-up becomes a stretch... a WALLOPING stretch - which isn't unusual for PETA, who continually manage to drop the bar of ethical standards for the sake of headlines. PETA have already come out to defend the ad stating that its "<a href="http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2101762/Controversial-PETA-ad-claims-going-vegan-make-good-bed-youll-INJURE-girlfriend.html">tongue-in-cheek</a>", "humorous" (by whose standards?) and because the girl gives a "mischievous" smile at the end, she must like it. And so this must mean that its OK (especially if its in this fictitious far-fetched hypothetical scenario).<br />
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</span>Jayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14596135775300371663noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7266022744552340241.post-68801833019765190192011-12-20T17:31:00.002-05:002011-12-20T18:24:46.646-05:00Kim-vertisingHot on the heels of other fallen dictators and terrorist leaders who have recently died, we have the passing of North Korea's "Dear Leader" seeing out the year (although there is still about a week and half left this year for Ahmadinejad, Mugabe or Castro if they want to join the list).<br />
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Following my previous blog posts on <a href="http://elbloggodemango.blogspot.com/2011/05/osamas-advertising-legacy-few-of-best.html">Bin Laden's Legacy in Advertising</a> and <a href="http://elbloggodemango.blogspot.com/2011/10/gaddafi-in-advertising.html">Gaddafi in Advertising</a>, it's only fair to look at "faminist" Kim Jong-il's image as used in advertising (primarily print and posters here).<br />
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Ad Agency: <a href="http://www.s-f.com/">Scholz & Friends</a>, Berlin, Germany, 2009.</td></tr>
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Celebrating 60 years of the ISHR promoting human rights, the anniversary cakes were "shared" with various leaders of dictatorships around the world, including Kim.<br />
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The ISHR more recently also had a campaign showing world dictators scared of the modern mouse. This particular ad is poorly photoshopped but still conveys the intended message.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.skbedding.com/home.htm">S-K Bedding & Mattresses</a><br />
"Who says there's no rest for the wicked?"<br />
Ad Agency: <a href="http://www.publicis.com/">Publicis</a>, South Africa, 2004.</td></tr>
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SK Bedding and Publicis used North Korea Freedom Day, April 28, 2004, to help promote their product.<br />
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"History's produced a lot of bad eggs.<br />
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Ad Agency: <a href="http://www.jupiter.co.za/about_dirsa.html">The Jupiter Drawing Room, South Africa</a>, 2007.</td></tr>
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Also from South Africa, Nulaid Eggs uses Jong-il's likeness in egg form to illustrate a bad egg.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.amnesty.org/">Amnesty International</a><br />
Ad Agency: <a href="http://www.contrapunto.es/#/landing/">Contrapunto BBDO</a>, Madrid, Spain, 2008.</td></tr>
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"See no evil?"<br />
Ad Agency: <a href="http://www.linsad.com.my/index2.html">LINs</a>, Malaysia, 2008.</td></tr>
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"Your signature has the power"<br />
Ad Agency: <a href="http://www.tbwa-france.com/#lsi06697ci0q">TBWA, Paris, France</a>, 2008.</td></tr>
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2008 saw a volley of ad rockets fired by Amnesty International against North Korea's supreme leader as well as others. <br />
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Contrapunto BBDO used the fly on the nose (using Amnesty's logo) as a symbol and visual metaphor for human rights abuses which is as plain as the nose on their face, right in front of these leaders' eyes and yet never quite visible to them.<br />
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The campaign from LINs in Malaysia is not quite as clear. It uses the recent optical illusion meme of staring at a point (in this case a red crosshair mark) for several minutes and then looking at a white surface to reveal a face illusion. These directions aren't given in the ad and therefore assumed that people know what to do when viewing it. Also there is a tenuous link between this and the ad's message ("See no evil?") which may have been somewhat lost in translation (?).<br />
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The final ad here, by TBWA Paris, is the most clear and powerful (and also featured in my Gaddafi blog post).<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://en.rsf.org/">Reporters Without Borders</a><br />
"Only a free press can hurt them.<br />
Support our fight."<br />
Ad Agency: <a href="http://www.saatchi.fr/">Saatchi & Saatchi, Paris, France</a>, 2010</td></tr>
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Reporters Without Borders and Saatchi & Saatchi Paris put together a campaign last year which reverts to the visual metaphor of a crushed press image of global dictators.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.benetton.com/">Benetton</a>, "UN<i>HATE</i>" campaign<br />
Ad Agency: Fabrica, Italy, 2011.</td></tr>
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Benetton's recent "UN<i>HATE</i>" campaign, was able to manufacture a final kiss (kiss of death?) between Kim and South Korean president, Lee Myung-bak. This was an interesting campaign featuring several adversarial world leaders in intimate positions.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Amnesty International Portugal, "<a href="http://www.tyrannybook.com/">Tyrannybook</a>" app<br />
Ad Agency: <a href="http://www.leoburnett.com/">Leo Burnett</a>, Iberia, 2010.</td></tr>
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Tyrannybook, a digital app designed and implemented by Leo Burnett Iberia in for Amnesty International Portugal in 2010, This was a social network (which has since been discontinued) dedicated to the surveillance of some of the most tyrannical world leaders that violate human rights.<br />
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Modelled on the look and aesthetics of Facebook, both users and the organization can update leaders' profiles on their most recent abuses. Users could also link up as allies and participate in group discussions, exchange points of view and discuss current events.<br />
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While this app has now expired, it may have been a foretelling of the role Facebook would play in the 2011 Arab Spring uprising through the Middle East.<br />
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With Kim Jong-il kicking the bucket, advertisers now have one less dictator to use in their messages. 2011 has been a terrible year for oppressive global leaders.<br />
<br />Jayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14596135775300371663noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7266022744552340241.post-58234259592607584672011-10-20T18:52:00.000-04:002015-03-06T00:04:43.490-05:00Gaddafi in AdvertisingAs a follow-up to my <a href="http://elbloggodemango.blogspot.com/2011/05/osamas-advertising-legacy-few-of-best.html">Bin Laden Advertising Legacy</a> post a few months ago, here's a look at the just recently deceased Moammar Gaddafi and his appearances in advertising.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.amnesty.org/">Amnesty International</a><br />
"Your signature has the power"<br />
Ad Agency: <a href="http://www.tbwa-france.com/#lsi06697ci0q">TBWA Paris, France</a>.</td></tr>
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Amnesty International France used several dictators in this campaign to illustrate the power of a signature.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">International Society for Human Rights (<a href="http://www.ishr.org/" target="_blank">ISHR</a>)<br />
Ad Agency: <a href="http://www.ogilvy.de/">Ogilvy, Frankfurt, Germany</a></td></tr>
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Following on from Amnesty's campaign, this campaign for the International Society for Human Rights shows modern dictators such as Gaddafi scared of a mouse (the clicking kind).</div>
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"Perspective. Irrespective."<br />
Ad Agency: Derek & Priti, Dubai, UAE</td></tr>
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Dictators have been all the rage this year in the Middle East. And what better place to read about it than in Gulf News.<br />
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Ad Agency: <a href="http://www.marcelparis.com/">Marcel, Paris, France</a>.</td></tr>
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A parody of Alfred Hitchcock's "The Birds" <a href="http://factoidz.com/images/user/birdshalfsheetposter.jpg">film poster</a>. French international news channel, France 24, compares the bringing down of Gaddafi's regime by viral social media to the menacing birds in Hitchcock's movie that send a town into chaos.<br />
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This was accompanied.by a 3D animation / viral video to help promote the station's new twitter feed and it's role in the Arab Spring.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.lifebroker.com.au/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Lifebroker</a><br />
Ad Agency: <a href="http://www.mccann.com.au/melbourne/">McCann Erickson, Melbourne, Australia</a></td></tr>
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Tongue-in-cheek ad by Australian life insurance firm, Lifebroker. If only Moammar had taken out a policy...<br />
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With Gaddafi now eliminated, advertisers may need to consider using the depiction of other dictators - such as Iran's Amadinehjad Syria's Al-Assad or Venezeula's Chavez (who's fast losing all his global pals).Jayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14596135775300371663noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7266022744552340241.post-10882575004023143072011-09-09T17:00:00.000-04:002011-09-09T17:16:23.127-04:009/11 & Advertising ExploitationContinuing on from my <a href="http://elbloggodemango.blogspot.com/2011/09/eerie-pre-911-advertising.html">previous 9/11-themed blog post</a>, here's a look at some of the more sinister examples of advertising which exploited the tragedy of the event and its global impact. It seems advertisers just can't seem to stay away from the iconic imagery of the twin towers of the World Trade Center (WTC) in lower Manhattan, New York City.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.usadiscounters.net/">USA Discounters</a><br />
Ad Agency: Levenson and Hill, Dallas.</td></tr>
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Here is a recent example of 9/11 themed advertising for <b>USA Discounters</b>. USA Discounters is a <a href="http://usa-discounters.pissedconsumer.com/">not-so-popular</a> credit store that "has been serving all military and government employees since May 1991." The towering body copy is the Declaration of Independence. <br />
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The tagline reads "The things we stand for still stand".<br />
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What a tacky ten year anniversary.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.khaleejtimes.com/index00.asp">Khaleej Times</a>, Dubai.</td></tr>
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On the anniversary of 9/11 in 2007, the <b>Khaleej Times</b>,"the No. 1 English language daily paper published in Dubai, United Arab Emirates," employed a cheap visual trick in this full page anti-smoking ad. The headline message reads "5.4 million people die of smoking related causes every year. That's 2000 times a 9/11."<br />
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Ad Agency: DDB NZ</td></tr>
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Another cigarrette / tower visual theme was used by DDB NZ for <b>ASH</b> (Action for Smoking Health). This New Zealand based ad is almost a direct rip-off of the Khaleej Times ad which came out a year earlier in Dubai.<br />
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Why not go a step further and have a sky blue colored lighter - with an airplane graphic on its side, coming in sideways lighting up the cigarette towers. Little pieces of ash could be added - floating off the top to represent the WTC victims who jumped to their death.<br />
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If you don't quit smoking, will that be a victory to the terrorists?<br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">We get it. Smoking kills. But it is really</span> necessary to present the message this way?<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">"Titanic", <a href="http://www.solidarites.org/default.shtml">Solidarités</a><br />
Ad Agency: BBDP & FILS, Paris, France.</td></tr>
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French humanitarian organization, <b>Solidarités</b>, exploits TWO tragedies for its global health hazard - "non-drinking water." The goofy diorama equation of a sinking Titanic plus the twin towers - complete with paper cut out passenger planes looming, multiplied by 2000 (couldn't they find another world-famous tragedy where 2000 people died?) equals a glass of dirty, lethal non-drinking water.<br />
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Ad agency, BBDP & FILS, also produced a TV / digital ad for the campaign - complete with an odd, floating, drifty music box type background music.<br />
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I'm no math genius, but something in that insensitive sum just doesn't add up!<br />
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Ad Agency: Saatchi & Saatchi, France.</td></tr>
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Another 9/11 print ad from France - this one for Paris-based weekly, <b>Courrier International</b>. With the tagline "Learn to anticipate", the geniuses at Saatchi & Saatchi France have miraculously solved the tragedy by concluding that the WTC architects could have saved lives by only building the twin towers to about 50 floors.<br />
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Sacré bleu! The hijacked planes completely miss their target, each other and the ad misses any semblance of common sense and dignity.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><a href="http://www.elpais.com/global/">El Pais</a>, Spain</span><br />
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It's all fun & games for Spain's largest national newspaper, <b>El Pais</b>. The double page ad offers a challenge to Spanish readers to spot the mistakes in this 9/11 image. For instance - did you know that the initial tower was hit much further up, the second plane to hit the WTC was not a Hercules military transport plane and the Transamerica Pyramid is in San Francisco not New York?<br />
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Yes. There is something wrong with this picture. But it's not just the photoshopping.<br />
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Another 9/11 exploitation ad for another national newspaper, this one is Russian weekly, <b>The Moscow News</b>. This is the most artistically crafted 9/11 depiction of the bunch. A digital papercraft recreation of the exploding WTC towers. <br />
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Not artistically offensive enough for you? There's also a <a href="http://creattica.com/uploaded-images/0004/0533/ad10.jpg">Hiroshima version</a> of this ad. <br />
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And finally, what I consider to be the pièce de résistance of 9/11 exploitation advertising over the last decade. DDB Brazil decided to mock up this print ad (allegedly without the consent of their client - the World Wildlife Fund).<br />
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A broadcast version of the "Tsunami" ad was also produced.<br />
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The message in these ads, once again reduces the 9/11 tragedy to the number of deaths. After recreating the event digitally and then adding extra passenger jets, the ad claims:<br />
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"In 2005, the tsunami killed 280,000 people.<br />
That's 100 times more deaths.<br />
Our planet is brutally powerful.<br />
Respect it.<br />
Conserve it."</div>
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After presenting the campaign idea to the client, the <b>World Wildlife Fund</b> or WWF, (where it was summarily rejected), the agency secretly ran the print version of the ad in a small Sao Paulo newspaper. This was so the campaign could then be entered into advertising awards shows such as the <a href="http://www.oneclub.org/">One Show</a> event in 2009.<br />
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Read the story of the full schemozzle of a SNAFU <a href="http://adage.com/article/global-news/9-11-ad-wwf-tsunami-a-crisis-ddb-brasil/138775/">here</a>.<br />
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Ultimately, the group of creatives at DDB Brasil were so enamoured with their campaign, they lost sight of the fact they were comparing a man-made global terrorist act with an act of nature. Both were catastrophic yet incomparable. Going behind the back of the WWF so it could be award show eligible scaled the depths of poor taste to serve narrow-minded egos.<br />
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It is quite clear from all of these ads (notice how the majority are from agencies outside North America) that the use of 9/11 imagery without any sensibility or empathy has only shown to exploit the event. People might equate it to anti-American sentiment abroad, but ultimately it's poor judgement and decision making by the creative directors who signed it off.Jayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14596135775300371663noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7266022744552340241.post-47916826804397387122011-09-06T19:48:00.001-04:002011-09-06T19:51:56.876-04:00Eerie Pre-9/11 AdvertisingWith the 10 year anniversary of the 9/11 terrorist attacks in NYC and Washington D.C. fast approaching, here's an overview of eerie, strange and just plain weird advertising that pre-dates 9/11 and creepily resembles visions of the tragic event.<br />
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I came across several of these print ads published years before the attacks.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Print Ad for <a href="http://www.piac.com.pk/PIA_Experience/pia-experience.asp">Pakistan International Airlines</a>, 1979.</td></tr>
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Of the ads pre-dating 9/11, I found this one to be the oldest - and the creepiest.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Print Ad for <a href="http://www.answers.com/topic/asbestos-corporation-limited">Asbestos Corporation Ltd</a>, 1981.<br />
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Oddly enough, this ad - for asbestos of all things, is not only strange given the events of 9/11 which would occur 20 years later, but also the medical hazard that asbestos was later identified as. Note the tagline.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">World Trade Center Brochure Ad, 1984.<br />
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An auspicious headline for a World Trade Center brochure ad.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Print Ad for <a href="http://www.siny.org/">The Steel Institute of New York</a>, early '90's.</td></tr>
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An unfortunate ad (with a very amateurish layout) and a body copy line that reads:<br />
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Appearing in <i><a href="http://www.businessweek.com/">Business Week</a></i> just months before 9/11, this ad for Cordant Technologies' jet engine division for new airfoil technology has a disturbing vision of foretelling.<br />
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Later this week, I'll look at advertising over the last decade which exploited the 9/11 tragedy.Jayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14596135775300371663noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7266022744552340241.post-71258801483309606732011-08-17T19:36:00.001-04:002014-03-20T18:47:22.444-04:00Not All Pun & Games: Kenneth Cole - A Case Study In Bad Copywriting.<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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New Yorkers are becoming numbingly familiar with various <a href="http://www.kennethcole.com/">Kenneth Cole</a> billboards and outdoor advertising that feature around the city.<br />
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For the last decade, these ads - written by Kenneth Cole himself, attempt to convey the fashion brand as something beyond a mere clothing line. In an attempt to link the brand to current social issues and events, Cole may be doing more harm than good.<br />
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A well-known rule of thumb in the school of copywriting is - if you're going to use puns, make sure they are good ones - otherwise, they should be avoided at all costs. Cole's ads are becoming so poorly regarded in the advertising industry, one popular ad blogger has dubbed him "<a href="http://copyranter.blogspot.com/2011/08/worst-copywriter-in-history-of_17.html">The Worst Copywriter in the History of Advertising™</a>."<br />
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Shortly after 9/11 - when New York (and the U.S.) was still in shock at the horror and devastation from the tragedy, Cole placed a billboard around the city with the line:<br />
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A second billboard shortly following this read:</div>
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"On Sept. 12th, families returned to the dining room table.<br />
TODAY IS NOT A DRESS REHEARSAL."<br />
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I couldn't find images of these billboards (if anyone can find an image, please let me know and I'll update this).<br />
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Post-Hurricane Katrina, Cole looks to find an upside.</div>
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By 2006, Cole attempted to address the issue of NYC's homeless with this little gem. Did the homeless people walking by this sign along with other New Yorkers find this re-pulsive?<br />
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In 2007, when the Iraq War and the search for Weapons of Mass Destruction had been dominating the airwaves, Cole had something to offer. The play on words - to "Weapons of Mass Distraction", by this stage, was older than the hills. This is one WMD that was better off staying hidden.<br />
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Riding the Obama wave of hope late in 2008, Cole makes a new precedent in stooping to low puns.<br />
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2009 would prove to be a bumper crop year for bad Cole punnage.<br />
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The American economy hit a severe slump and many became worried about keeping their jobs and paying bills.<br />
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But Cole still managed to find a way to appeal to those who are more concerned about their clothing than their country.<br />
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In winter of that year, Cole shoehorned his brand into the miraculous landing of a passenger flight on the Hudson.<br />
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Were people warming up to Cole's punnery or was it polluting the ad-mosphere?<br />
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In early 2011, riding the coat tails of the Arab Spring, Cole made a tweet that was less than appropriate about the uprising in Egypt.<br />
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After grabbing the desired headlines and free publicity, the predictable apology was summarily delivered.<br />
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Most recently, Cole has attempted to latch his brand on to the Gay Rights movement.<br />
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As well as war or American foreign military involvement. This wordplay borrows from one of <a href="http://www.nobelprize.org/nobel_prizes/literature/laureates/1950/russell-bio.html">Bertrand Russell</a>'s famous quotes, "War doesn't determine who's right, only who's left".<br />
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While a lot of these lines are hit and miss - in my opinion, the majority fall in the "miss" column. I believe many see it as a shameless attempt to attach a brand to social causes and while there's nothing wrong with doing that, the methods (or lines) Cole employs, lowers the bar.<br />
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I'm guessing Kenneth Cole never went to ad school or honed his skills in an ad agency. If he did, I suspect the initial feedback he'd receive from a junior copywriter would be to avoid the bad puns and that his strategy is showing and is a little too obvious <i>in plain sight</i>. Puns tend to be tacky and debase the product or service they are attempting to promote.<br />
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Here's a social cause other fashion advertisers might want to get behind - eliminating bad advertising and poor copywriting puns.Jayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14596135775300371663noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7266022744552340241.post-34367470599215504022011-07-03T12:05:00.000-04:002011-07-03T12:05:25.997-04:00Greenpeace: Attack of the VW Ad ClonesDuring this year's Superbowl Weekend, <a href="http://www.deutschinc.com/">Deutsch</a> launched "The Force," a successful TV spot for the <a href="http://www.vw.com/en/models/passat/gallery.html">2012 VolksWagon Passat</a>.<br />
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It ranked highly on the <a href="http://www.usatoday.com/money/advertising/admeter/2011-02-07-2011-ad-meter-chart_N.htm">Superbowl Ad Meters</a>. The video above was a huge viral success with over 40 million views to date. It also won a Gold Film Lion at Cannes.<br />
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It found success through the use of nostalgia (the iconic Star Wars Imperial March Theme by John Williams) combined with a storyline involving a cute little Darth Vader who's having a hard time mastering "The Force" - until his father helps him out with the VW Passat beeper.<br />
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THE GREENPEACE EMPIRE STRIKES BACK<br />
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Fast forward to this week, where <a href="http://greenpeace.co.uk/">Greenpeace</a> - unable to conjure up any original message of its own, decided to target VW.<br />
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Here is the viral video launched at the start of the week.<br />
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A second segment was released on the same day.<br />
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These videos were released in several different language versions.<br />
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OK. So the little Chewbacca, Leia and Lando are also cute. The VW logo is displayed on the recreation of the "Death Star". The clips use real imagery and footage from the Star Wars films.<br />
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A few questions... If they went to all this trouble to make these clips, why is the Death Star ray still green?<br />
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And why did Greenpeace single out VW in this "<a href="http://vwdarkside.com/">Dark Side</a>" campaign?<br />
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Looking at the <a href="http://www.greenpeace.org/eu-unit/en/Publications/2011/The-Dark-Side-of-Volkswagen/">statement</a> on Greenpeace's website, it is clear this was aimed at a European audience - and yet they chose to parody an American viral / TV spot. The message they are attempting to convey is that "VW is opposing key European laws that we need if we are going to save our planet from climate change".<br />
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for the half-witted, scruffy-looking Nerf herders.</td></tr>
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Greenpeace have also taken to guerrilla tactics by throwing banners over existing billboards advertising other unrelated brands such as Budweiser and Schweppes in London. The VW logo is positioned over Darth Vader's mouth.<br />
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MAY THE LAWS BE WITH YOU<br />
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Unlike Deutsch and VW, Greenpeace failed to get the rights to Star Wars copyrighted material from <a href="http://lucasfilm.com/">Lucasfilm</a>.<br />
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As a result, the two "Dark Side" vids were pulled from their site and YouTube (the ones I have embedded above are reposts from other YouTube users and may not last). There are also copies posted on Vimeo but these will most likely be pulled again due to copyright infringement.<br />
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The use of the VW logo may also be a breach of copyright laws.<br />
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It appears that Greenpeace never completed their training in legal issues. Their viral videos didn't even last a full week - granted there are "shadow" copies still floating around. The billboard banners have most likely already been removed.<br />
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If this planet is really headed towards the dire straits "sky-falling-in" catastrophe that they've successfully labelled as Climate Change, why are they resorting to cheap, underhanded tactics to get their message across?<br />
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Did it work?<br />
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Will VW be persuaded to change their perceived anti-environmental policies?<br />
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IMHO this is a poor effort by Greenpeace. Unoriginal and unimaginative. Did they employ an ad agency or did they come up with this all by themselves?<br />
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Their campaigns are becoming more and more militant around the globe.<br />
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To Greenpeace, I offer these words of wisdom, as delivered by Yoda in "The Empire Strikes Back" -<br />
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</div>Jayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14596135775300371663noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7266022744552340241.post-2777039652317097642011-06-22T22:12:00.003-04:002011-06-22T22:16:29.921-04:00BLEEPing Gold at the Cannes LionsIt's time for another blog post. And following on from <a href="http://elbloggodemango.blogspot.com/2011/06/remember-alamo-drafthouse-rule-no-ing.html">my previous post</a> on the use of BLEEPing language, I've found another sterling example.<br />
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Browsing through the <a href="http://www.canneslions.com/work/">winners</a> announced so far at this year's <a href="http://www.canneslions.com/">Cannes Lions International Festival of Creativity</a>, I came across "<a href="http://www.canneslions.com/work/radio/entry.cfm?entryid=10231&award=2">Holiday</a>" - a 30 second radio ad for <a href="http://www.ikea.com/au/en/preindex.html">IKEA</a>'s Kitchen Installation service from Sydney, Australia.<br />
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The cheeky little ad is by <a href="http://www.threedrunkmonkeys.com.au/">Three Drunk Monkeys</a> (Sydney, Australia). Radio might be considered old media, but a fresh and simple idea can still cut through.<br />
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Australians are known for having a strong passion for the vernacular. This ad speaks directly to the "mums and dads" of Greater Sydney who find themselves participating in the ever-growing popular national past time of home renovation.<br />
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The script for the ad reads:<br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 16px;">TEACHER: Okay... Bradley, tell the class about your holidays.</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 16px;"> </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 16px;"><br />
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</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 16px;">BRADLEY: Yeah, it was really good. My dad built us a new f(BLEEP)ing kitchen. It’s got wooden f(BLEEP)k bench tops. And some stupid f(BLEEP)ing soft closing drawers.</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 16px;"> </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 16px;"><br />
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</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 16px;">There’s a dishwasher, that was a real c(BLEEP), and even a f(BLEEP)ing breakfast bar.</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 16px;"> </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 16px;"><br />
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</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 16px;">Mum thought Dad was a massive C(BLEEP) while he was building it.</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 16px;"> </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 16px;"><br />
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</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 16px;">VOICEOVER: Get a kitchen installed without teaching your kids new words.</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 16px;"> </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 16px;"><br />
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</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 16px;">Visit IKEA.com.au. We can plan, deliver and install the whole f(BLEEP)g thing for you.</span><br />
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More category winners at the Cannes Lions are being announced through the week.Jayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14596135775300371663noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7266022744552340241.post-90298786280327206512011-06-06T21:54:00.003-04:002011-06-22T22:13:18.222-04:00Remember the Alamo Drafthouse rule: No %#@!ing texting during the movie.The <a href="http://drafthouse.com/">Alamo Drafthouse Cinema</a> is a movie-theater-and-restaurant-in-one chain based in the South-West.<br />
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Recently, they enforced their "no texting during screening" policy to a patron who was allegedly messaging on her phone while a movie was playing.<br />
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In a rage, the patron called up the Alamo and left a long rant that the Alamo has turned around and used as a killer before-the-movie PSA.<br />
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Watch the "Don't Talk - Angry Voicemail" motion text trailer below (<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: red;">*warning NSFW*</span>).<br />
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On issuing the PSA, Alamo Drafthouse principal, Tim League, stated:<br />
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<div style="text-align: left;"><i>As many of you know, I really can’t abide people who talk during a movie. A couple of years ago I was accosted in the Village parking lot by a patron who was warned for talking in a movie. I’ve nearly come to blows more than a few times over the years with rude customers over the same issue. When we adopted our strict no talking policy back in 1997 we knew we were going to alienate some of our patrons. That was the plan. If you can’t change your behavior and be quiet (or unilluminated) during a movie, then we don’t want you at our venue. Follow our rules, or get the hell out and don’t come back until you can.</i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><br />
</i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i>Recently, we had a situation where a customer persisted in texting in the theater despite two warnings to stop. Our policy at that point is to eject the customer without a refund, which is exactly what went down that night. Luckily, this former patron was so incensed at being kicked out, she quickly called the office and left us the raw ingredients for our latest “Don’t Talk or Text” PSA. You can check it out below, or come to the Alamo this weekend where the video will be playing before all of our R-rated movies.</i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br />
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</tbody></table><div style="text-align: left;">Great way to turn a rabid complaint in to a warning message, Alamo!!</div>Jayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14596135775300371663noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7266022744552340241.post-24407146853901739912011-06-01T14:23:00.001-04:002011-06-02T16:29:23.536-04:00Naomi Campbell out-diva's Cadbury's "Diva" Bliss ChocolateWe've all heard the stories.<br />
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<a href="http://www.naomicampbell.com/">Naomi Campbell</a>, world reknowned supermodel and diva extraordinaire, has a history of being <a href="http://articles.cnn.com/2010-03-02/justice/driver.naomi.campbell_1_assaulted-driver-naomi-campbell?_s=PM:CRIME">difficult</a> <a href="http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/uk/crime/article4178695.ece">to</a> <a href="http://www.thehollywoodgossip.com/2010/04/naomi-campbell-assaults-cameraman-denies-links-to-blood-diamonds/">work</a> <a href="http://www.blackberrycool.com/2006/03/31/naomi-campbell-assaults-maid-with-swarovski-blackberry/">with</a>. Her reputation precedes her when it comes to her shrift and short temper.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">What you get when you google image search "Naomi Campbell Chocolate."</td></tr>
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So it was only natural when <a href="http://www.cadbury.co.uk/home/Pages/home.aspx">Cadbury</a> decided to launch a campaign for its new, luxuriously rich line of gourmet dairy milk chocolate bar, "Bliss", that it decided to compare its diva quality with that of Naomi.<br />
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Launched in supermarkets and newspapers in the UK by ad agency <a href="http://www.fallon.co.uk/">Fallon London</a>, the ad leads with the headline,<br />
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<div style="text-align: center;">"Move over Naomi, there's a new diva in town."</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: left;">The wrapped chocolate bar sits in a pool of diamonds (which some compare to the controversy linking Naomi to the <a href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/law/blog/2010/aug/05/naomi-campbell-blood-diamonds">"Blood Diamond" case</a> in which she had to testify). The ad then states, "I'm the world's most pampered bar."</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: left;">Naturally, this comparison left a bitter taste in Campbell's mouth and sent her into a tantrum. She blasted Cadbury and the ad on grounds that it was racist. She stated that she is looking at, "every option available" including legal action.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Not A Happy Campbell</td></tr>
</tbody></table><div style="text-align: left;">Naomi feels certain that its the color of her skin thats being described, and not her diva-style tantrums or supermodel lifestyle that she lives. She did not see the humor in the ad and found it insulting and hurtful.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: left;">The campaign also received a response from Simon Woolley of <a href="http://www.obv.org.uk/">Operation Black Vote</a>, who responded to the drama with <a href="http://www.obv.org.uk/news-blogs/why-cadbury-should-know-better">his own criticism</a>.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: left;">In response, Cadbury pulled the advertising with no plans to repeat the ad.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: left;">Whether the campaign was racist or not is open to debate. Personally, I feel that the company was playing up on Noami's reputation and not her race.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: left;">But I just wonder why Cadbury had to shelve and mothball the whole campaign. Surely they could have found another "diva" to help sell their chocolate - maybe with a method or angle that isn't so combative. </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: left;">Alternatively, if it was really only a one piece campaign that wasn't terribly extendable in its execution, maybe it was just easier to scrap the whole thing.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: left;">If Cadbury weather the lawsuits without any major compensation or legal bills, at least they managed to raise the profile of their product through some controversial free publicity (including this very blog entry).</div>Jayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14596135775300371663noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7266022744552340241.post-81500390421621667682011-05-31T20:40:00.003-04:002011-10-23T13:25:31.605-04:00Does Wonderbra lift and separate from the other handful of bra brands?Over the last few years, there's been a particular branding campaign which has captured my gaze.<br />
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Even though the campaign isn't directed at me, I still notice these ads and can't look away.<br />
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjN4FKApORiHG20G0G8J5R1YDgvC-ziKjKvIdUoGPn1Q8sogjYHVZlan2NCOMfGT2NqAsCgkJ5RgrK8uZr2ufIthqKLK9OK1C4IW9FrzJLbZknYpDmvuZr05ttvEHAvj5xoLBu7dx8GnCc/s1600/Wondderbra_DD.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="310" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjN4FKApORiHG20G0G8J5R1YDgvC-ziKjKvIdUoGPn1Q8sogjYHVZlan2NCOMfGT2NqAsCgkJ5RgrK8uZr2ufIthqKLK9OK1C4IW9FrzJLbZknYpDmvuZr05ttvEHAvj5xoLBu7dx8GnCc/s400/Wondderbra_DD.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">"DD", <a href="http://www.saatchi.com/">Saatchi & Saatchi</a>, 2006, </td></tr>
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<a href="http://www.saatchi.com/">Wonderbra</a> is a lingerie company that's been around for most of the last century but really only uplifted its name globally in the 1990's. They differentiated themselves as the bra brand which not only enhances a woman's bust line but makes heads turn.<br />
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQVDpoQ6Qyjq-2-GxTo8aj0ZSo9YDHadXj-iByX2GCb22uQSKxhMCzu3TOKRkt8Y4v4YCssXyRMjHznogSqSwukHx9oBCmvjqdha_uNl3DWRhGPU2lRFiLN8GjaDoBhTtf7QfmxUoMGJY/s1600/Wonderbra_HelloBoys.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="265" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQVDpoQ6Qyjq-2-GxTo8aj0ZSo9YDHadXj-iByX2GCb22uQSKxhMCzu3TOKRkt8Y4v4YCssXyRMjHznogSqSwukHx9oBCmvjqdha_uNl3DWRhGPU2lRFiLN8GjaDoBhTtf7QfmxUoMGJY/s400/Wonderbra_HelloBoys.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">"Hello Boys", <a href="http://www.tbwa.com/#lsi09ci0b0q">TBWA</a>, 1994.</td></tr>
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A controversial print / poster / billboard outdoor ad campaign by TBWA in 1994, with <a href="http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0381283/">Eva Herzigova</a>, kicked off this new creative strategy which spanned the globe and covered numerous different ad agencies.<br />
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But over the last decade, the branding campaign switched focus to a strategy where the ads displayed don't show the cleavage being enhanced but the results and consequences.<br />
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Focussing on the outcome rather than the eye-grabbing spectacle of the bras themselves, the campaign lets the viewer make the connection.<br />
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Some of these are rather obvious while others are more subtle and make you think.<br />
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-MBwAhIN5N1krYfwMdq2EQGONqHS7HV1twvYZV0W-EodTncLXZCGc-n8oJbFiGyJMiuShrGrdEQIUFL4Aukz4RyFAM0Rizh31YcRuVY45_M9_3Kl_ZCNyA-WwUpY5IviV3RbJBpfnLyQ/s1600/wonderbra_shoes.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="280" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-MBwAhIN5N1krYfwMdq2EQGONqHS7HV1twvYZV0W-EodTncLXZCGc-n8oJbFiGyJMiuShrGrdEQIUFL4Aukz4RyFAM0Rizh31YcRuVY45_M9_3Kl_ZCNyA-WwUpY5IviV3RbJBpfnLyQ/s400/wonderbra_shoes.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">"Shoes", Saatchi & Saatchi Singapore, 2002.</td></tr>
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This ad caught my eye in a creative advertising magazine. It may not be apparent at first, but I think it works on two levels. The woman in the ad can't see her feet because she's wearing a Wonderbra. So she's unaware of the mismatched shoes. I also thought that no one else on the street notices her shoes as they are all looking at the woman's cleavage (not shown).<br />
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbioGG_ibNUT8UjabEIjMmtMhwze9s4wtDX0ZWgOouBKke3YONdhZirrDNEPy9__lURNCSLQ82v4TfCDp4_W5SqDaCH5EmLM2aix18j_VRZhyphenhyphen5zFa5kJmaDC7SrEK9GWHPsu6u5Z3-mic/s1600/wonderbra_umbrella.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="282" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbioGG_ibNUT8UjabEIjMmtMhwze9s4wtDX0ZWgOouBKke3YONdhZirrDNEPy9__lURNCSLQ82v4TfCDp4_W5SqDaCH5EmLM2aix18j_VRZhyphenhyphen5zFa5kJmaDC7SrEK9GWHPsu6u5Z3-mic/s400/wonderbra_umbrella.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">"Umbrella", <a href="http://www.publicis.com/">Publicis</a>, Paris, France, 2007.</td></tr>
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It takes a while for some people to get this one.<br />
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It's not the vacant outdoor courtyard. Or the number of shopping bags.<br />
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(What's holding the umbrella?)<br />
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEhDCVSwD8g_C5g3flqGGJwwXCx0n5au6g_8gWdYUchaNRMXBGgPGDFyCjf_15G9rCXb_ohpnZupqJrTOwECF8WvII8GvB__FuhXmahxm30QkH-sNj0S5bR9-64I0WdOSiWTAddhuBJdc/s1600/wonderbra_advert-420x294.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="280" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEhDCVSwD8g_C5g3flqGGJwwXCx0n5au6g_8gWdYUchaNRMXBGgPGDFyCjf_15G9rCXb_ohpnZupqJrTOwECF8WvII8GvB__FuhXmahxm30QkH-sNj0S5bR9-64I0WdOSiWTAddhuBJdc/s400/wonderbra_advert-420x294.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">"Friends", Publicis, France, 2009.</td></tr>
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A more obvious one but still direct and simple.<br />
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZ6ZahXLbHDYPMD8Syu7fNRTHXm7BIilE4uDY8p_IIao68154Bs13ecnMMH54R9M0vhIcVvPQ_URhCbdKDXXxckkmFCy7EJokIyztnN60znPWZeU5FdZSY1WmhiB4NqkR6YJTFcBPlrXc/s1600/wonderbra_baby.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="282" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZ6ZahXLbHDYPMD8Syu7fNRTHXm7BIilE4uDY8p_IIao68154Bs13ecnMMH54R9M0vhIcVvPQ_URhCbdKDXXxckkmFCy7EJokIyztnN60znPWZeU5FdZSY1WmhiB4NqkR6YJTFcBPlrXc/s400/wonderbra_baby.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">"Baby", possible spec work / mock ad.</td></tr>
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This one is both funny and creepy at the same time. I can't seem to find an agency source for this ad which makes me think it may be a spec or mock / parody.<br />
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDm9D-XGb2ym4dRHDVeYH3Ol1gPyCQan465oSi10wr3Pw65PN1H_3H_i_RPn4SpQahBt6ticA6p4q-I2kxlvz6nFJR70RnvomnPgqbijyIefa6Aus1bW9jXO29P6uOqZMEfoyzzRp3LSs/s1600/wonderbra_vespa.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="298" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDm9D-XGb2ym4dRHDVeYH3Ol1gPyCQan465oSi10wr3Pw65PN1H_3H_i_RPn4SpQahBt6ticA6p4q-I2kxlvz6nFJR70RnvomnPgqbijyIefa6Aus1bW9jXO29P6uOqZMEfoyzzRp3LSs/s400/wonderbra_vespa.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">"Scooter", TBWA Praha, Czech Republic.</td></tr>
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Not so subtle but still lets the viewer make the leap by the way the image has been cropped below the chest line.<br />
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjl5f3WyZi5XKP-g5XDtqE6EA_Q3YwSg8eslIsGXfuOVbeHSuhjFdTlMQcfxar3u6ISlNpdQY0AOm9H5uV3oynUxKHPUWGcP-Rzgr1-ekAwI3ERleRwxawKd0oMz8H5eSMARmTS-1WE0N8/s1600/wonderbra_economist.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="282" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjl5f3WyZi5XKP-g5XDtqE6EA_Q3YwSg8eslIsGXfuOVbeHSuhjFdTlMQcfxar3u6ISlNpdQY0AOm9H5uV3oynUxKHPUWGcP-Rzgr1-ekAwI3ERleRwxawKd0oMz8H5eSMARmTS-1WE0N8/s400/wonderbra_economist.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">"Economist", <a href="http://www.ddb.com/">DDB Worldwide</a>, Singapore.</td></tr>
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This ad parodies the well-known, long-running <a href="http://designerscouch.org/view-collection/Outstanding-Ad-Campaign-by-The-Economist-326">outdoor campaign</a> for <a href="http://www.economist.com/">The Economist</a> which is "written by intellectuals for intellectuals."<br />
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Some people have criticized this ad regarding its intention. Is the Wonderbra wearer quoted ("Linda Foster, CEO, aged 29") too smart for The Economist? Or is she not smart enough? Is it because she shows cleavage that she doesn't have to be smart to get where she wants? Is every man at her beck-and-call?<br />
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Or is it more simply that the bra works so well that the wearer can't see below it to read a magazine like "The Economist"?<br />
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I think the final suggestion is the idea DDB were trying to get across with this ad but some read it differently.<br />
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRxuQF-LA6VaRLtYY_08shBeRdS554U_XT5Gw7MMEWZ-Ix1SllLnmNG9pWIda4h42K2qZk_ZDTdfhZy0Ui6U8O9Fcw5IbBSuwZk-oG5nas01fmcH_krMFgqAeEzgVy49FHwtQzVfxK7iw/s1600/Wonderbra_Oranges.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRxuQF-LA6VaRLtYY_08shBeRdS554U_XT5Gw7MMEWZ-Ix1SllLnmNG9pWIda4h42K2qZk_ZDTdfhZy0Ui6U8O9Fcw5IbBSuwZk-oG5nas01fmcH_krMFgqAeEzgVy49FHwtQzVfxK7iw/s400/Wonderbra_Oranges.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">"Oranges", Copy: "Fits Naturally", possible spec work / mock ad.</td></tr>
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I couldn't find an agency reference for this ad so it may be another spec or mock ad. The oranges being a metaphor for the perfect "natural fit".<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">"Pants", possible spec work / mock ad.</td></tr>
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Another possible spec / parody. The sheer number of these add to the brand as they are spread virally, but may be beyond the control of the Wonderbra company.<br />
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5JePpDAXWTAcZhHzljtmrIZ-kIlNCey-PXvmMmtMiLfxsfhg1IFfVTtYdBFJmX5s4jSkJRBRhu7OeCF9Nk34WsEIXt07ybct1JTRK_tvYRpJdvRSDnxsAjPl6oOpbshs4doNooK3Vo_8/s1600/wonderbra_thumb-400x320.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5JePpDAXWTAcZhHzljtmrIZ-kIlNCey-PXvmMmtMiLfxsfhg1IFfVTtYdBFJmX5s4jSkJRBRhu7OeCF9Nk34WsEIXt07ybct1JTRK_tvYRpJdvRSDnxsAjPl6oOpbshs4doNooK3Vo_8/s400/wonderbra_thumb-400x320.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">"Yellow Safety Line", Guerrilla Advertising, <a href="http://www.eurorscg.com/flash/index.html#/?id=default">Euro RSCG</a>, Singapore, 2008.</td></tr>
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Interesting guerrilla placement by Euro RSCG Singapore - adding a second yellow safety line futher behind the regular line at public train stations in Singapore.<br />
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There has been criticism by some advertisers of Wonderbra's campaign in that it may not speak directly to its target audience of women. Some say that these ads have been designed by advertisers (predominantly men) for other advertisers (other men).<br />
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I don't agree with that entirely and I guess it differs from ad to ad. They do have a consistent visual element without the use of copy to convey their idea. It unhooks the viewer's mind to make the connection - that last step of "the big idea".<br />
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I've been meaning to cover this campaign in my blog for a while, so I'm glad to be finally getting this post off my chest (sorry for the pun/s... lol).Jayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14596135775300371663noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7266022744552340241.post-81750950413049645442011-05-28T18:58:00.006-04:002012-08-01T19:35:59.702-04:00World's Longest Banner Ad for BMW X3<table><tbody>
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<a href="http://www.blogger.com/blogger.g?blogID=7266022744552340241"><img border="0" src="http://edit.adweek.com/files/adfreak/AdFreak%20new/BMW-banner-ad.jpg" /></a></td><td width="5"></td><td style="vertical-align: top;"><br />
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I didn't believe it at first.<br />
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It innocently appeared as just another banner ad for the web.<br />
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This one for the <br />
"All-New BMW X3."<br />
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An unassuming box size of just 300-by-250 pixels - the standard <a href="http://www.iab.net/media/image/300x250.gif">medium rectangle</a>.<br />
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But when I moved my mouse over it, it expanded below the edge of my screen.<br />
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I began reading it, thinking it was just another half-page ad.<br />
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Something was different about this one.<br />
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It kept going.<br />
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The body copy wasn't the usual short and sharp prose that's needed to fit into a tight banner ad.<br />
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And on scrolling down to what I thought would be the end of the ad - what is usually about 600 pixels, it continued southwards.<br />
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So I scrolled further to see another full length screen of text-in-column.<br />
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Scanning the words, I could see they were toying with me.<br />
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Having the freedom to taunt me with words like "watermelon" and speak in a voice that was totally aware of what it was doing and what was going on.<br />
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The odd sub-header broke up the monotony of words.<br />
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But it just kept going.<br />
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Questions raced through my mind trying to fathom this massive block of text.<br />
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How much further would this banner ad continue?<br />
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Where is its limits?<br />
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Who would write such a thing?<br />
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How many men died during its construction?<br />
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How does this end?<br />
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And more importantly, WHERE does it end?<br />
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I felt like a mountain-climber scaling a giant cliff face in reverse.<br />
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Each sentence, each word and each letter was another crevice which my eyes had to latch on to, to advance further downwards.<br />
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Descending in to a mad, chaotic world with no boundaries.<br />
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Where no rules apply.<br />
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The ad even had the audacity to egg me on and encourage me to read further.<br />
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As if to say, "you've made it this far, well done... are you prepared to read further?"<br />
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My eyes "rappeled" over an entire backwards "R" in a single leap.<br />
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I didn't know what was happening at this point.<br />
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The BMW X3 was lost somewhere higher up.<br />
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Another sub-header.<br />
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And then a "speed-reader spork speed bump."<br />
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I had never seen one of those before.<br />
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But I didn't let it slow me down.<br />
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I was beginning to lose my grip.<br />
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The scroll bar's call beckoned my tiring mouse-wheel.<br />
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But I stuck through it with sheer persistence and continued to read.<br />
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By this point, I'll be honest... I just wanted to see the end.<br />
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Instant gratification at a depth of a bajillion pixels.<br />
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Words began losing meaning.<br />
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Sentences no longer made any sense.<br />
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But that didn't bother me.<br />
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I knew it was all part of the challenge.<br />
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A "reverse Mt Everest" of body copy.<br />
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I wondered who, if anyone, before me had scaled its zenith and survived to tell the story.<br />
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I fell past a "Pygmy village" in the flash of a keystroke.<br />
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By this point, my scrolling finger began to ache.<br />
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I could feel a blister forming.<br />
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Feelings of disorientation began to set in at this point.<br />
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My right arm may or may not have began to suffer the effects of carpal tunnel.<br />
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Perhaps descending to these murky depths had a pressure of several atmospheres - not of the barometric kind but of pure verbosity.<br />
<br />You could totally lose yourself staring down into the abyss.<br /><br />
Every paragraph disappeared into a horizon below me.<br /><br />Each sentence felt like another mile.<br />
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But I stuck my mouse finger down and plowed on through it.<br /><br />
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The temptation to scroll at this point became greater than ever.<br />
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Just scroll a little.<br />
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Like a free-fall.<br />
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Short. <br /><br />Sharp. <br /><br />Controlled.<br /><br />Little bursts.<br />
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Skim-reading.<br />
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Get the gist and jump down a little further.<br />
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Don't drop too far at once though.<br />
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You might lose track and find yourself lost way down below.<br />
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My eyes began to water.<br />
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Blinking this far down was not an option.<br />
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The words I was reading at this point were losing meaning.<br />
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Just visual obstacles on a path to the end.<br />
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By this point, I think the hallucinations began.<br />
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Hidden gnomes crept out from behind the letters.<br />
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Leprechauns laughed at me from behind random text blocks.<br />
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I thought I could see rainbows at the bottom of my screen.<br />
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Maybe the much-fabled "Holy Grail Ending" would be waiting for me - at the finish.<br />
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A unicorn trotted out on to my screen.<br />
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I smiled at it.<br />
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It ran down the page but stopped at the bottom to turn and face me.<br />
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It winked at me, as if to beckon me to follow him down.<br />
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My mind wandered further and further away from what I was reading.<br />
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There was no blue or red pill to escape from this reality.<br />
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No magic cookies to make me bigger or smaller.<br />
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There was no rabbit either.<br />
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But this "rabbit hole" just kept going down...<br />
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And down...<br />
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And down.<br />
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Dropping in and out of consciousness.<br />
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Maybe this challenge was too great.<br />
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Too big a task to ask for this mere mortal.<br />
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Content at this point was secondary.<br />
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I dropped my guard.<br />
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My head dipped and my shoulder lurched forward.<br />
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My wrist went one way and my hand the other.<br />
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My scrolling finger slid across the mouse-wheel and I plummeted down.<br />
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I don't know how long I had blacked out for, but when I came to, I found myself at the end of this seemingly bottomless pit.<br />
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The scrolling odometer strapped across my right wrist read a depth of 18,000 pixels.<br />
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Insane!<br />
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It must have been a smooth landing because it didn't take long for my senses to return.<br />
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I read the last paragraph, but alas, this was not even the final stanza.<br />
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As it turns out, the REAL end of this ad is actually somewhere in the middle.<br />
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Somewhere back... UP... THERE.<br />
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How would I find it?<br />
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And when would this lunacy end?<br />
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I scrolled back up - reading the paragraphs I had missed but in a reverse order.<br />
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I guess one way of breaking the monotony of reading down, is to skim-read - what was missed - up in reverse.<br />
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Finally, I found it.<br />
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The much-fantasized end to this banner ad.<br />
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I was overcome with joy, excitement, relief and the urge for menthol-scented eye drops.<br />
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It read like an ending, and yet it was in the middle.<br />
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I guess the laws of "advertising physics" begin to distort and bend in such vast expanses.<br />
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Totally illogical.<br /><br />And yet it made total sense.<br />
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I may not have learned all that much about the BMW X3.<br />
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But I can say that I read a fair majority of the world's longest banner ad and lived to tell the tale.<br />
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For what its worth, the ad was written by "evil" creatives at Toronto agency, <a href="http://www.cundari.com/">Cundari</a>.<br />
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If there is a wheel of kharma working its way through the "Adiverse", one day those very same creatives will be made to read an even greater banner ad.<br />
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Who knows?<br />
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Maybe it won't scroll downwards but in a left-to-right direction.<br />
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Or the even more torturous right-to-left.<br />
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And it will be written by me.</td> </tr>
</tbody></table>Jayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14596135775300371663noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7266022744552340241.post-51482411754532100012011-05-27T21:36:00.005-04:002011-05-28T15:12:04.274-04:00Sweet and Juicy Fruit Logos<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXcyXQh62PK3GKqzoSNVeunEw-NQd4o67Hm9bGSf8yyHanNvWiVttaZtlK_A4nl4wWDKW4wc1JYBLCyn-xsEwqfOPC_wdWpX2MlS2IapCg6XGPXk9BDV0-YV7y1HI3WNNB9gTcFEVvDvM/s1600/fruit-of-the-loom-logo.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="160" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXcyXQh62PK3GKqzoSNVeunEw-NQd4o67Hm9bGSf8yyHanNvWiVttaZtlK_A4nl4wWDKW4wc1JYBLCyn-xsEwqfOPC_wdWpX2MlS2IapCg6XGPXk9BDV0-YV7y1HI3WNNB9gTcFEVvDvM/s200/fruit-of-the-loom-logo.jpg" width="200" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLPODOMOtmWB13xCwIDxlgn9kFpG3KIoPygHepQROFIkEaemJ58BtxMJCLvQ_K3R2NUNq3Ucql5XQozunQIqdqx9Fbs-JXkKvMV4UDEXE3OnhBP_2vf1Uqd6X8yaERONOhNyEq1AMLbSo/s1600/springbank.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="160" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLPODOMOtmWB13xCwIDxlgn9kFpG3KIoPygHepQROFIkEaemJ58BtxMJCLvQ_K3R2NUNq3Ucql5XQozunQIqdqx9Fbs-JXkKvMV4UDEXE3OnhBP_2vf1Uqd6X8yaERONOhNyEq1AMLbSo/s200/springbank.jpg" width="200" /></a></div><br />
I love fruit.<br />
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbwFjR8Gpfc88Mjb31BqVFU0rCuhkbgVZJXCESXSFUe7GFcvJ-MdPHbvJnkFkJt2QCRZVp1sirhS-LRqdZcF6gnKm7fIoEtvo5O5Yh2U8Ed3A12hC3JbnPgoRVRNt-tEG4fZEYmZs-fg4/s1600/orchard.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="160" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbwFjR8Gpfc88Mjb31BqVFU0rCuhkbgVZJXCESXSFUe7GFcvJ-MdPHbvJnkFkJt2QCRZVp1sirhS-LRqdZcF6gnKm7fIoEtvo5O5Yh2U8Ed3A12hC3JbnPgoRVRNt-tEG4fZEYmZs-fg4/s200/orchard.png" width="200" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgenX4TfiSpbz33k95XweWq5koYIWHbipzbBddLKV38zsDD8L9awpLPjAymbW9SVdLKUcSWKJ6xck1AGyUdCMvGzcNsDB8MFZatNWui5vr4c7U6C_dfyj6CIv25OTSCxTYTOI1H4coTuDw/s1600/fruittree.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="160" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgenX4TfiSpbz33k95XweWq5koYIWHbipzbBddLKV38zsDD8L9awpLPjAymbW9SVdLKUcSWKJ6xck1AGyUdCMvGzcNsDB8MFZatNWui5vr4c7U6C_dfyj6CIv25OTSCxTYTOI1H4coTuDw/s200/fruittree.jpg" width="200" /></a><br />
And I also love creative logo designs.<br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKNUGieeExY7Q4Pi5-X0wayPHzWCMBVvk8FD93FoSihcIw5wF3XAmiotTZmjSKTFK6pTiiJbJ63ueFKIfBP2hjxcD9aNoAjKMsFX-LdDdB1E2wXFa3j43PMaV8YZsoqorXOcyeA6TZMb0/s1600/breedlove.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="160" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKNUGieeExY7Q4Pi5-X0wayPHzWCMBVvk8FD93FoSihcIw5wF3XAmiotTZmjSKTFK6pTiiJbJ63ueFKIfBP2hjxcD9aNoAjKMsFX-LdDdB1E2wXFa3j43PMaV8YZsoqorXOcyeA6TZMb0/s200/breedlove.png" width="200" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjh_ddF0zu0If2wI88UrPO7b1ltbfnoxStNM2jLzOsCu-ptjG5i98cd8HYbhP7ImGd9vylzoKqMraSwB2WeSbOoBHgwhEtnetkSVR6TfHDTdn7MjOEKnfn5cKm3O0ju2t02tqNeN8nBVDA/s1600/loveberry.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="160" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjh_ddF0zu0If2wI88UrPO7b1ltbfnoxStNM2jLzOsCu-ptjG5i98cd8HYbhP7ImGd9vylzoKqMraSwB2WeSbOoBHgwhEtnetkSVR6TfHDTdn7MjOEKnfn5cKm3O0ju2t02tqNeN8nBVDA/s200/loveberry.jpg" width="200" /></a></div>So it's only natural I do a blog post on the point where these two intertwine.<br />
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In general, fruits represent energy, health, freshness, honesty, summer, fun and goodness. Fruits tend to be very expressive. As a result, many designers take advantage of them to project a positive company or brand image.<br />
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<b>APPLES</b><br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqVgKwurec3IwcZvmWtpbFuQacImq1KFvE7lAC13LlX1vIjCoCsel95bm5vjDMaArXeNpPQJ-4-Ye05RbneelPPtac3VFIhELeXiHd_yd8_Y9GhyCrMyY2rUFo1faio765GBYEhAPjoAE/s1600/Apple_OriginalLogo_640x480.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqVgKwurec3IwcZvmWtpbFuQacImq1KFvE7lAC13LlX1vIjCoCsel95bm5vjDMaArXeNpPQJ-4-Ye05RbneelPPtac3VFIhELeXiHd_yd8_Y9GhyCrMyY2rUFo1faio765GBYEhAPjoAE/s200/Apple_OriginalLogo_640x480.jpg" width="240" /></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQV6uAelnTO1Prp1OwqiIm0iCP8NcablX7fyn_MPPqETnaJqMq6aYoZHYQ2BS7E2g_3VN_s4SzrIeur6Z0o3HYkzXyIspmnLeKlNrCfPDsESdlr2xtNVNSWErwh_dbe2P3O-5h2JX7bx4/s1600/apple-logo.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQV6uAelnTO1Prp1OwqiIm0iCP8NcablX7fyn_MPPqETnaJqMq6aYoZHYQ2BS7E2g_3VN_s4SzrIeur6Z0o3HYkzXyIspmnLeKlNrCfPDsESdlr2xtNVNSWErwh_dbe2P3O-5h2JX7bx4/s200/apple-logo.jpg" width="165" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">One of the most recognized apple logos is synonymous with the <a href="http://www.apple.com/">Apple</a> name. The early "rainbow" apple was the company logo in the late 70's and through the 80's. The monochrome modern looking apple logo has remained the same since 2003.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZRUbfd_81tcgnRXSpk6iT5A-dGazr48BQvb5D84YGHAxSeq4ZIYr4POUwNbuKJhQpNnQXHSdsouG_gE8k0mfeZUHsJAsqyiZrXS7Q57GpLrqHBpulhUnuuzxMJvs27RrAZ7XfgjSYxV4/s1600/colourfruit.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="160" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZRUbfd_81tcgnRXSpk6iT5A-dGazr48BQvb5D84YGHAxSeq4ZIYr4POUwNbuKJhQpNnQXHSdsouG_gE8k0mfeZUHsJAsqyiZrXS7Q57GpLrqHBpulhUnuuzxMJvs27RrAZ7XfgjSYxV4/s200/colourfruit.png" width="200" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglsg0mLnbTt5VjctipMaRKl_SKwnxpc_zxWfio2tD0Et3lfWToRSMbqyd3HVYyEX06KpFOUk5DsX8JIdv7aEXk4Eet0XdnVLlHf7wpFADdhWbX9V1iQRARD5zdqF913CLC2JbZnWAzqxM/s1600/good.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="160" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglsg0mLnbTt5VjctipMaRKl_SKwnxpc_zxWfio2tD0Et3lfWToRSMbqyd3HVYyEX06KpFOUk5DsX8JIdv7aEXk4Eet0XdnVLlHf7wpFADdhWbX9V1iQRARD5zdqF913CLC2JbZnWAzqxM/s200/good.jpg" width="200" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Apples represent knowledge. This probably stems from biblical stories as well as other associations through history (e.g. Isaac Newton).</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNiGaOW7opom7vS05JEItjf-kIw0P0kc2huerYbve8WdkDvT5emMbkDH4uo4nITdAK2QvdR3RSIJw8DvQdpVUw7RxiNcZWGWPavGouT390qiQ_pvFMrk22n-y28Lb9pC91W1bmlzTzWNQ/s1600/widgetable.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="160" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNiGaOW7opom7vS05JEItjf-kIw0P0kc2huerYbve8WdkDvT5emMbkDH4uo4nITdAK2QvdR3RSIJw8DvQdpVUw7RxiNcZWGWPavGouT390qiQ_pvFMrk22n-y28Lb9pC91W1bmlzTzWNQ/s200/widgetable.jpg" width="200" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgtncWyXH66nENuMN_fu7s1nqgAbB9O78oEdWLfv9YffAbyeXRQqR3G0gEW9HpN71U47VVyb17qxtqcp9KrJo8qc1JF8u9nysXc6xPJ_xAm_JOu0b8EKX0vhfgtjsuTCBvSBiSU90HKIw/s1600/woolworths.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="160" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgtncWyXH66nENuMN_fu7s1nqgAbB9O78oEdWLfv9YffAbyeXRQqR3G0gEW9HpN71U47VVyb17qxtqcp9KrJo8qc1JF8u9nysXc6xPJ_xAm_JOu0b8EKX0vhfgtjsuTCBvSBiSU90HKIw/s200/woolworths.png" width="200" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">The above <a href="http://www.woolworths.com.au/wps/wcm/connect/webSite/Woolworths/">Woolworths</a> logo is for a highly successful supermarket chain in Australia.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
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</div><b>LEMONS & LIMES</b><br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9ummDXBbV_1z4tLYMdBdn-MDOPj4kXkNcz80f10NJDVG9FjzOwXAFzAxy3aoPD-hg3FHDx6LnOlJrlB8oghedWvbPjsRaMGlQf4Y_KpIbhA-BPyqWTExm0srsULwYinndD8c2JU6unbs/s1600/Lemongraphic.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="160" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9ummDXBbV_1z4tLYMdBdn-MDOPj4kXkNcz80f10NJDVG9FjzOwXAFzAxy3aoPD-hg3FHDx6LnOlJrlB8oghedWvbPjsRaMGlQf4Y_KpIbhA-BPyqWTExm0srsULwYinndD8c2JU6unbs/s200/Lemongraphic.png" width="200" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUEKTlo0-GrajTm6jgeuTpxOsS34XUh-g3UMjywCeEzSJjiRQSmyPWXmB77w4Vh8ZCExB_I-U9o19FjFIMMfhpcfGkKx2xmDMrrbW3157t9j_81DP87XSAyiVEXXqogLIlRpdVrnjyeP4/s1600/honeylime.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="160" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUEKTlo0-GrajTm6jgeuTpxOsS34XUh-g3UMjywCeEzSJjiRQSmyPWXmB77w4Vh8ZCExB_I-U9o19FjFIMMfhpcfGkKx2xmDMrrbW3157t9j_81DP87XSAyiVEXXqogLIlRpdVrnjyeP4/s200/honeylime.png" width="200" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Here are a few lemon & lime themed logos.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b>ORANGES </b>represent energy.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b>BANANAS</b>, being a popular and common fruit, also have strong representation.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">And of course, other exotic fruits are also used in logos.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I found the majority of these logos at <a href="http://stocklogos.com/">Stock Logos</a> - a site which collects, designs and sells logo designs for those like me who are somewhat design-challenged. I've added it to my list of advertising links on the right hand side.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">But I saved a few logos of my favorite fruit for last - the <b>MANGO</b>.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
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</b>Jayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14596135775300371663noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7266022744552340241.post-47157517375805408142011-05-26T17:09:00.005-04:002011-05-27T15:04:42.272-04:00What's Up the Tri-Cities Health Board's Butt?I had to dig a little to find this story.<br />
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A recent Colon Cancer Awareness campaign for the <a href="http://www.cancer.org/">American Cancer Society</a> was launched successfully in the southeastern region of Washington State. Running since last summer, the <a href="http://yakimahealthdistrict.org/w/">Yakima Health Department</a> gave the campaign an approval to go ahead.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Billboard for Colon Cancer Awareness, Will Bryan Design.</td></tr>
</tbody></table>Created by <a href="http://willbryandesign.com/">Will Bryan Design</a>, the public awareness campaign is for the <a href="http://nccrt.org/">National Colorectal Roundtable</a> and specifically targets the older demographic in rural communities of WA.<br />
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It comprises billboards, postcards, print and radio ads which run on the line:<br />
<div style="text-align: center;">"What's up your butt?"</div><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Poster for Colon Cancer Awareness, Will Bryan Design</td></tr>
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The visual components are accompanied by pictures of people with pained or shocked expressions on their faces. The senior citizens targetted, are prompted to get rectal examinations to check for colon cancer to help detect and treat the preventable disease.<br />
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Everything was running smoothly until earlier this week when the adjoining Tri-Cities and <a href="http://www.bfhd.wa.gov/base/index.php">Benton Franklin Health Department</a> reared up and <a href="http://www.tri-cityherald.com/2011/05/26/1504803/board-officially-nixes-whats-up.html">blocked the campaign</a> from appearing in its districts. This is despite the unanimous approval to extend the campaign's reach by the very same board just one month ago.<br />
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Probing further into this story, no reason was offered for the about face. A <a href="http://www.bellinghamherald.com/2011/04/21/1978786/billboards-promoting-colon-cancer.html">local survey</a> showed 66 percent of people who saw the billboards reacted positively. <br />
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Personally, I believe the Tri-Cities Health Department are being a little too anal in rejecting this poll analysis. Frankly, it shows them to be acting very backward looking - and not in a good way.<br />
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I don't see what the big fuss is about a head-turning headline and a few innocent wordplays. The residents of southeast Washington should push for a better result.<br />
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It may very well save somebody's life.Jayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14596135775300371663noreply@blogger.com0