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La Redoute’s Questionable, Yet Very Naked, Mistake

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When creating good advertising, we are taught that it is of the upmost importance to consider our target audience’s feelings, and what their reaction may be to what we put out there. So, when French powerhouse fashion retail company La…

Nike: Tiger… Did you learn anything?

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This is my kind of spot. As a completely indifferent third party, I’m relieved to see something so dramatic (without it being gossip because I cringe at gossip) on TV even if it is about Tiger Woods. The omniscient narrator…

Peta: Human Meat…

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While this isn’t a new campaign, it’s still worth a mention. Last year Peta did a number of “demonstrations” using “human meat” with the slogan “meat is murder.” It’s definitely attention-getting. I’ve seen a couple of films about the truth…

Too Much or Just Enough?

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The copy of this magazine ad reads “Smoking is being a slave to tobacco.” This photo is only 1 of 3 in the public interest campaign put out by Association de défence contre…

Idea Killer or Killer Idea?

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