Posts tagged in ‘dishonesty in advertising’

Viral advertising by Visit DenmarkPosted on September 20, 2009

It’s not often I’m stunned into silence by an ad campaign but a new viral from the Danish Government, by Visit Denmark, has left my jaw on the floor and me lost for words.

In a similar vein to Witchery’s “Man with the lost jacket” campaign, a Youtube video shows a cute Danish woman with [...]

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Youtube gives an instant voicePosted on July 22, 2009

Proving once and for all that mobile advertising executives have their heads wedged firmly up their own arses, Israeli mobile phone company Cellcom launched an ad last week that has been universally derided.

To sell more mobile phones, the ad depicts a soccer ball sailing over the Israel/Palestine wall, hitting a jeep full of Israeli [...]

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Sk8ting (or stealing creative) is not a crimePosted on February 22, 2009

Scott grew up as a hard-core skater in Vancouver, only giving up his skateboard in his mid twenties.
I grew up a nerdy bookworm, avoiding all physical activity.
Yet even I have seen the Spike Jonze skate video Fully Flared, and made the comment that it was the coolest skate video I’d ever seen.
So if [...]

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Fakey McFakester and their fake fake campaignsPosted on January 19, 2009

Seriously, who is advising companies about their digital strategy at the moment? Today’s news has left me cranky as 3 separate articles on fake campaigns that have hit the news.

The first is a bit of a stupid one as the SMH on the weekend had a front page puff piece on some chick who [...]

Tags: Marketing, dishonesty in advertising, social networking, transparency