Thinking of changing your van? New Fiat Ducato.
Perhaps something got lost in the translation, because it would have made more sense to say, Thinking of getting a bigger van?
Advertising Agency: Giovanni+Draftfcb, Brazil
Source: Ads of the World
Here's the tale of Amber Duick.
She's a Los Angeles woman who for five days received emails from someone she didn't know, a man named Sebastian Bowler. Sebastian told Amber he knew where she lived and told her he'd be coming to her home to hide from the police.
Amber says she feared she was being stalked and had trouble eating, sleeping and her job performance suffered.
When she found out the emails were part of a guerrilla advertising campaign for Toyota, she decided to sue Toyota for $10 million.
Of course advertising shouldn't be masquerading as a guy who's wanted by the police and is on his way to hide out at your house.
But what about a series of tongue-in-cheek emails from a guy who says he's wanted by the police and is on his way to hide out at your house?
I don't have access to all the emails, but here are two snippets from the emails sent by the fictitious Sebastian:
Amber mate! Coming 2 Los Angeles. Gonna lay low at your place for a bit till it all blows over.
Amber, ran into a little problem at the hotel. After I'm done visiting you, I'm going to go back and sort out that front desk Muppet. (this email included a bill for damages from a hotel)
THIS is the kind of thing that "terrified" Amber Duick? Seems to me the copywriter did a great job of injecting just enough cornball into the copy to clue in the reader that this is some kind of joke.
Read more about Amber Duick and her suit against Toyota.
Ever since I first read this story, in my mind's eye the role of Sebastian Bowler has been played by Terry Thomas.
Yeti. Love it on the rocks.
Skoda. Simply clever.
Advertising Agency: Cayenne Milan
Source: Ads of the World
Love this spot.
CLICK HERE to watch the Subaru commercial.
I wasn't the youngest, but I was the immigrant child with American relatives. You know what that means? Hand-me-down EVERYTHING.
Max Motors in Kansas City, Missouri, is giving away a free AK-47 with the purchase of a new truck.
Apparently, the promotion has helped sell a lot of cars.
On Max Motors' website there's a banner featuring a large AK-47. Roll over it and it makes the sound of an assault rifle being fired. How adorable.
In a recent post, I featured a link to the new GM TV commercial created by Deutsch, Los Angeles.
Here's a very funny spoof version of that advertisement.
Being an animal lover, I would have had the guy in the last ad shooting with a camera instead of a gun.
Advertising Agency: Brave, Sydney
Source: Ads of the World
"Thanks to the designated driver Death has a tough year ahead."
"A designated driver outsmarts Death."
"A designated driver is Death’s worst nightmare."
Advertising Agency : Mccann Erickson, Quito
Source: Ads of the World
Deutsch, Los Angeles has created a post-Chapter 11 TV spot for GM.
It's not bad.
Actually, when I think about the task that was before them, the Deutsch team did a hell of a job.
Judge for yourself.
CLICK HERE to watch GM's Reinvention spot.
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Ad campaign for Mercedes.
"Acts when you are distracted. Pre-safe. The intelligent brake system."
Source: Ads of the World
