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{ADbitious} Ogilvy Brasil Channels a little “Woman on Top”

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** Disclosure: Sasha Muradali works for a WPP-held company. ***

When “Woman on Top” meets “Acelera Aê” you end up with a festive, foody advert for Arisco.

Just in time for the Carnaval season, thanks to the creatives at Ogilvy Brasil with a little celebrity help from Ivete Sangalo, it’s a bit fun and fantastic with the print images having us sing “Refrão“(3:15) to ourselves.

You may remember the romantic-comedy, released in 2000, starring Penélope Cruz and Murilo Benício (ah Lucas/Leo/Diogo, O Clone, we dieeee! [El Clon if you watched on Telemundo]) set [Read more...]

March 2, 2011

{ADbitious Gone VIRAL} Volkswagen Commercial: The Force

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Who doesn’t like Star Wars?

Heck, who doesn’t like kids?

As described on their YouTube channel as,

The spot features a pint-sized Darth Vader who uses the Force when he discovers the all-new 2012 Passat in the driveway. It leverages humor and the unforgettable Star Warsâ„¢ score to create an emotional commercial.

We agree!

This [Read more...]

February 8, 2011

MAD MEN: 7 Reasons To VOTE Me One of the MAD WOMEN

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Don Draper

I love Don Draper.

No, not John Hamm (though he’s quite the looker), I love Don Draper.

He is this complex entity that has a handsome exterior laced with a lethal temper, dry wit, savvy wisdom and this keen ability to make the world work for him.

He’s the original AD man; he’s the quintessential of what makes the Mad Men.

About a week ago [Read more...]

July 28, 2010

{ADbitious} Victoria Beckham and Eva Longoria for LG

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images via LG

Yes, it’s real.

Though, just looking at it one might think it was totally fake because [Read more...]

April 20, 2010

un-ADbitious Sex, Death and Nudity: “Be Stupid” by Diesel

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“For Successful Living” … NOT!

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WARNING: This post is image heavy.
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More balls than brains, show me your tits and other deplorable smutty garbage encompasses the new “Be Stupid” campaign by Diesel.

I need to find a new catch phrase, instead of saying how the human race baffles me sometimes, because I’m beginning to see a pattern of idiotic sheep-like proportions around me. It’s sickening, degrading and a shameless display.

You’re kidding me right?

A trendy, relatively upper-market denim designer label, aimed at 16 to 25-year olds encouraging random sex, foolishness, arrogant dangerous behavior and drugs.

Well, now, isn’t that just dandy.

Diesel has taken what is fundamentally wrong with our society, the things our parents warn us about and things that ARE, in fact, harmful to young people and they have glorified them in an advertising campaign [Read more...]

February 8, 2010

{ADbitious iStyle} Emma Watson, Burberry & the Non-Photoshop AD Faux Pas

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The image in question.

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June 27, 2010 Update:-
Below the original post with Behind-the-Scenes images from Vogue UK
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Did Burberry’s art department really decide it’s time they “Punk’d” their audience, or were they just careless [Read more...]

January 8, 2010

GIFT GUIDE for PR and Advertising Folks

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‘Tis the Season for all those parties, tidings of the yule and gifts of glee — so what do you give that Type A communicator in your life who possibly has everything? [Read more...]

December 10, 2009

{ADbitious} Palm Pixi AD is very much “Give Fun, Get Fun” #advertising

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This is the new Palm Pixi advert from Spint and it’s super cute. I have no other way to describe it other than it makes me feel good when I see it.

The imagery is light, airy, [Read more...]

December 9, 2009

Advertising Battle: Nudity, Catholicism & PETA

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Joanna Krupa’s latest advert for PETA has the Catholic Church in a high rolling spin of naked proportions…and apparently some very misguided ones too.

The President of the Catholic League [Read more...]

December 2, 2009

NSFW {ADbitious} – Frightening French and German AIDS Adverts

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WARNING: NSFW — this post contains content of a dubious nature, that may be unsuitable for persons under the age of 18. If nudity, sex, psycho dictators (Hitler, Stalin, Sadaam), insects and AIDS offends you, walk away from this post NOW. You have been warned.
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I have no words.

But I will say this, because today is World AIDS Day, there is no time like the present to show you some seriously frightening, borderline disturbing, anti-AIDS advertisements.

They certainly got my attention.

You be the judge [Read more...]

December 1, 2009

{ADbitious} Top ADs of the 2000s

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ADweekMedia has put together their voting booth for the awards in advertising for the decade. Crazy, isn’t it? 2010 is almost upon us.

Below is a list and the adverts for their top choices in commercial advertising.

Is there anyone you think that is missing? I’ve already voted and I’ll tell you which advert really stood out to me above the rest in my personal opinion:- The Dove “Evolution” advert by Ogilvy & Mather.

Why?

Because I think, that this was something that needed to be said. I even blogged about it back in August 2009. So while, I’ve always had a soft spot for the Guinness campaigns (the surfer and the water horses — my favorite ever) as well as the “Keep Walking” campaign from Johnnie Walker and Smirnoff’s “Tea Partay” cracked me up for days I chose based on a personal thing.

Even so, Budweiser (frogs) and Cadbury (gorilla – wow) made me smile, Will.IAm’s “Yes We Can” for Obama gave me chills, Levi’s (dramatic classical music with jeans, love it!) and Geico (cavemen and Martin the Gecko) were awesome, but Dove’s “Evolution” was the top for me.

This is the official list below [Read more...]

November 17, 2009

{ADbitious} “You Can Shine” Amazing Pantene Advert

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There are a few time, less than I can count on a hand, when I got so involved in an advertisement, that my heart clenched. There have been even fewer times, I was fooled by an advertisement into thinking that it was a not a consumer advert, but rather, an advert for a show or movie. [Read more...]

November 12, 2009

{ADbitious} Nokia’s n900 Project Maemo is Just a Little Freaky

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November 2009 is supposed to bring out the mother of all web tablet and mobile devices, the Nokia n900 (upgrade to the n810). In order to pump up the hype that is already ridiculous, Nokia has put forth the Project Maemo commericial.

I didn’t think this was a commercial for a mobile phone, much less the anticipated Nokia, until the very end of the advert. More than that, it’s just a little freaky. [Read more...]

November 11, 2009

{ADbitious} Fruity Pebbles, M&M’s and the Kisses for Christmas

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Advertisements for kiddies and adults alike spreading some cheer :)

I remember this from when I was a kid, love it: -

Okay this one from M&M’s is just the cutest:-

Have you seen the Kisses one based on [Read more...]

November 5, 2009

{ADbitious} Lovely Day for A Guinness x2

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Alright, so while, I’ve been obsessing over the Coca-Cola advertisements for years, and lately, I’ve been compulsively blogging about the Johnnie Walker ADs, you wouldn’t have guessed that my favourite brand for advertisements is….Guinness!

Yes sirs and ma’ams, tis’ the truth.

Below are two of my favourite ADs they’ve ever created for television.

The surfer:-

I love the horses. Period. [Read more...]

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