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Blackspot sneaker ads banned yet again

 Post date: Feb 17 2005 - 14:43

Blackspots advertising campaign seems to be centered around getting banned, something that happens a lot to AdBusters ads actually, they have more than ten years of experience in getting ads refused from big networks. It's the reasons for not airing the ads that really crack us up though, the 15 second animated ads were rejected by the fux at FOX and the empty MTV because, as FOX put it, they are "too jumpy".

Who knew, jumpy is now too risque, and that's even without any breasts or nipples involved. Does FOX think the fuzzy animation has some strange hypnotic powers beyond advertisings usual persuasion?
Maybe they think it's like that video in the Japanese horror flick "Ringu" and it has special powers...... Read more to see the "jumpy" animation.

Delta vs. Volkswagen

 Post date: Feb 16 2005 - 04:25

Karma, karma, karma chameleon.

Superadgrunts, click read more to watch two commercials, one concept.

Stolen Jeans, the story of not stolen copy-concept

 Post date: Feb 14 2005 - 17:23

Fans of Badland know that sometimes, twin ideas just happen. Blame it on syncronicity, similar thought patterns, the idea Gods or aliens, or just a bad-idea-day, no one knows exactly why it happens... But we do know that it does. Read more to see three very original stolen jeans ideas from three different countries all appearing independent of each other.

photo thanks to Mårten at Bold.se, via this thread (in Swedish).

Triple deuce badlander combo, with a cherry on top.

 Post date: Feb 2 2005 - 22:46

Well folks, it happens - we know it happens all the time in creative offices worldwide - the idea diety waves her duality wand and presto, you're in Badland.

Today we look at Panasonic Wet/Dry Shavers vs Edge Shaving cream, Ford 500 vs Harley Davidson and Xbox vs the WWF. A dupliclaim hat trick!

Vonage vs. Chevy Cobalt

 Post date: Jan 26 2005 - 04:08

When two advertisers air their spots at the same time, with the same soundtrack…something has to give. Woo-hoo!

Click here to view the Vonage commercial.
Click here to view the original Chevy Cobalt commercial.

Mastercard steals from Swingers = Priceless.

 Post date: Jan 24 2005 - 19:24

When the movie Swingers was released in 1996 the script and the story brought out the best from the actors in it and propelled them all to big time Hollywood fame. One hilarious scene in Swingers was when Jon Favreau's character "Mike" leaves increasingly pathetic messages on "Nikki's" answering machine, as the machine keeps cutting him off. (scene here). Mastercard has just released a commercial where the scene is nearly identical, right down to the character's names, Mike and Nikki. Tut tut McCann-Erickson, did you really think the world wouldn't notice? Is this an intentional homage (considering the names) or just a lazy rip-off? You decide.
Super adgrunts view the ad in the commercial archive

I Smell a Rat - An Uncaged and Curious Rodent-Based Doppelg

 Post date: Jan 24 2005 - 08:51

If you live in the United States and have your television hooked up to something besides a rabbit-ear antenna, chances are you've seen a few thousand horrid commercials over the last month or so for a cell phone ringtone/wallpaper service called Jamster.

Well, this weekend I had the ol' boob tube on one of the networks appropriate for my demographic when a new spot for this company came on. Now, usually I've reacted with a scream of anguish whilst simultaneously curling up into the fetal position, but somehow... in some way... this Jamster spot was different.

I've seen it before, and not in my nightmares.

(Read more...)

The religious iPod spoof

 Post date: Dec 9 2004 - 16:27

This is one of the funnier spoofs I've seen.

I saw it outside London's St. Lukes church.

China bans LeBron Nike ads as they are a "national insult"

 Post date: Dec 7 2004 - 14:52

It's all over the google news sources that China has banned the latest Lebron Nike ads as they are a national insult. The ads "violates regulations that mandate that all advertisements in China should uphold national dignity and interest and respect the motherland's culture," the State Administration for Radio, Film and Television said on its Web site Monday. "It also goes against rules that require ads not to contain content that blasphemes national practices and cultures." Much like that Toyota Poster that insulted chinese consumers a year ago.
For Super adgrunts, all the versions of the commercial including the 90 second full one are in the commercial archive. Check out the full one first.

Newspaper Marketing agency ad steps out of line, gets banned.

 Post date: Dec 1 2004 - 18:55

The Newspaper Marketing Agency ad nicknamed "killer heels", created by TBWA London, which shows a man spiked on a stiletto has been banned by the ever vigilant watchdog ASA.
The ad received 81 complaints it was offensively sexist and overly violent. The ASA said about the ad "featuring an oversized stiletto-heeled shoe skewering a businessman in a pool of blood was offensive because it trivialised and stylised violence." Despite the visual pun being 'cartoon-like' to avoid offence, people objected to the ad. "The advertisers claimed that, because the image was removed from reality and in a fashion context, it would not be seen to condone or encourage violence or homicide" the ASA said... And probably added under their breath "boy we're they wrong..." (to see it, read more as usual)

NetZero's AOL bashing ad spoof

 Post date: Dec 1 2004 - 01:31

Slate, after already criticising AOL's lame "You got it" ads, goes on to praise NetZero's parodies of AOL's ads.

"In the last 'Ad Report Card,' I chided AOL for its lame new campaign (and lamer business model). I said AOL was screwed because other dial-up providers, such as NetZero, offer a near-identical service for much less money. Apparently, NetZero's not at all afraid to kick a brand when it's down."

The ads are in the archive: AOLs "Kimberly" (Mom), NetZeros Mom. AOL's "All of them", Netzero's "All of them".

Twins to a tee - golf game on the run. (update!)

 Post date: Nov 22 2004 - 18:49

Adgrunt HaHaSoup - creator of one of these ads said: "Go ahead, Badland it, why not, even if it isn't completely bad, it's fun in their similarity."

Perhaps not identical twins these two have many similar traits, which is quite funny.

US FDA Tells Pfizer to Pull 'Wild Thing' Viagra Ads

 Post date: Nov 16 2004 - 23:35

Claymore quipped: FDA: "Wild Thing, I think I banned you!"...
This ad probably has, due to FDAs late reaction, pulled in quite a few new customers already.

Yeah, THAT guy.....

the FDA said Pfizer implied that the male seen in the ads had returned to a previous level of sexual desire and activity.
US FDA Tells Pfizer to Pull 'Wild Thing' Viagra Ads
"FDA is not aware of substantial evidence or substantial clinical experience demonstrating this benefit for patients who take Viagra,"

The FDA said Pfizer should immediately cease using the offending ads and any similar promotions.

Whats faster than a speeding bullet? Two of them?

 Post date: Nov 3 2004 - 13:39

Adgrunt AndrejX spotted these two jaw-droppingly similar twin-ads, and with a little help from Robblink the übercollector, we now have two quicktimes movies to show you.

What's faster than a racing bullet? A BMW or a VolksWagen?
Adgrunt AndrejX spotted these two jaw-droppingly similar twin-ads, and with a little help from Robblink the ¸bercollector, we now have two quicktimes movies to show you.

What's faster than a racing bullet? A BMW or a VolksWagen?

It's Snow Fun

 Post date: Nov 1 2004 - 15:11

There's nothing more fun that plopping down in the snow and making a snow angel, according to some. And apparently, both Volkswagen and Old Spice Red Zone agree. Granted, the VW ad was done in 1998 - 6 years before this Red Zone ad appeared.

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