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Belgian campaign revives old look for one second.

When I spotted (bad pun intended) Duval Guillaume's new campaign for one second breath mint I was instantly reminded of the Badlander Pore Bore b
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French Connection Kung-Fu Lesbian Ad Causes Complaints

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Adidas makes brand boo-boo

Woopise, Adidas has made a pretty big mistake during the winter olympics.
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Udderly syncronized

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Saatchi copies Saatchi?

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New media agency open: all ad space is rooftops.

Rogers suing Bell Canada over cartoon ad.

Rogers communications in Canada is suing their competitor Bell Canada over this cheetah ad because it and other Bell ads "disparage, denigrate, d

Captain Duplication

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Dolce & Gabbana gay kiss ad not banned

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It's for toothpaste?

Well it's not exactly front page news, but I hoped Adlanders out there might enjoy counting the number of ways in which this ad is just...wrong.
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Coke Ad Ticks Off American Trucking Association

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Risqué Tongue billboard complaint upheld in NZ

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Triple badlander - for those who can't count. Google's prime number billboard versus BMG's trade pos

Two hard nuts to crack, or three.

Triple badlander - for those who can't count. Google's prime number billboard versus BMG's trade poster.
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Nude models squirting yogurt as ad event fined for obscenity.

A dairy advertising exec genius was just fined for "staging an obscene event" in Seoul, South Korea myway news reports.
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First jesus related ad bannage of the year

The first ad victim of the ban-hammer is rather tame, but bound to offend someone in "80% Catholic" Lithuania.
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Backlash in Australia over Coke Zero campaign

Bannerblog is covering the story of Coca-Cola's launch of Coke Zero in the Australian market.
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Apple caught copying again?

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The carrot and stick trick - twice.

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Unfortunate moments in online advertising

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Toyota, Volkswagen & now Ikea

Kia's save the greenbacks campaign

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The Ice Rinks Echo.

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Women's legs banned from outdoor ads in Moldovan capital

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Clemenger BBDO and JWT have same idea for AutoTrader

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First viral advert banned by the ASA: Blood on the carpet

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Refused anti-Foie gras ads - too shocking says railway company

Down in Belgium the animal rights activist group GAIA has gotten their anti-Foie gras campaign banned, sorta.
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Domino's Pizza "cave man couch"

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Banned TV Spot - John Woo style

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Racing twin animations, Ford StreetKa vs Music video

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NSPCC ad upsets kids

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Round 74590 in the battle between Miller Lite and Bud Light

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Truth in election posters?

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Most expensive "photo copy" of an ad

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Billboard with logo over nude man's doodle gets banned

A billboard featuring a nude Italian singer sponsored by fitness company, PerfectUK.com has been banned by the ASA.
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Charal vs. Clorox

When you're in Badland, you can always run, but you can never hide.
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Channel crossing can be dangerous

The French telecom market is adopting the 118 number for direct enquieries just like in the UK a couple of years ago.
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Banned ads collection on the web

Jamie Oliver's butcher ads may get the axe

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Dinner Party With Mild Nudity Causes Mild Ad Bannage.

Bluefly, "a leading online retailer of designer brands, fashion trends, and superior value," appears to have come out with a mag ad and TV c
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Robbie Williams and EMI sue Finnish TV channel and ad agency

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Milk's new spots spoof steroid use in baseball

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iTunes ad too close for Lugz?

Is something going on? The iTunes spot on Apple's sites won't play. Athough they did air over the weekend.
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Effies Use Nude Model In Banner Ad

Well, it looks like the Effies are following in the footsteps of industry advertising ads like CP&B's ads for Young Guns submissions and that
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Alibi Jeans Billboard Banned in NZ

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Cillit Bang stains their cult reputation with comment spam

Oh my, a handbook case of how you don't seed a brand on the web is Cillit Bangs latest gaffe.

Sony and Paddy Power ads upset Catholics

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Boeing/Bell Helicopters puts out a print ad and unleashes PR hell on themselves

Seattle Times shows us an ad that is amazingly un-PC - the most offensive bit is the headline: It descends from the heavens.
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American Chemistry vs. Oxy Petroleum

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Win a golden gecko from Geico

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Campbell's vs. Branston

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American Idol the most expensive show to advertise on (in the USA)

Yikes, American Idol is now officially No.1 with a $705K price tag on a 30-second spot.

Coke vs. Monroe College

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Logo Twins, Quarks new look is Scottish Arts Council's old look.

Uh-oh! Quark express has decided to get a new look - the only problem is that someone else is already wearing it, the Scottish Arts Council.

New Zealand billboard gets pulled

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Allstate ad called misleading

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Not so sweet returns for The Richmond Times-Dispatch

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Using crack whores to sell French magazines.

Last year the London Metropolitan Police ran a poster campaign against drugs showing the effects of crack on a womans face - BBC news has larger versi

A Good Way To Wind Up In Badland

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Bumvertising

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Dolce & Gabbana introduce the new male cleavage -

The Malcontent shows off the new Dolce ad exclaiming Sweet!.
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Ads called too sexy in Mexico

An ad campaign to save sea turtles in Mexico is getting some people angry.
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Making (logo) copies an art

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Yo-ho-ho and a badland of rum - Say hello to Captain Malibu.

Wayyy back in 2004, Malibu Rum came out with a television campaign based around a nicely twisted concept of Caribbean island life meshed with urbanite
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Slipknot in the ring with Coq Roq

The metal band Slipknot are threatening a lawsuit over the latest Burger King ads - sending this C&D style letter to Burger King headquarters and
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Film fans or ad fans?

A friendly adgrunt in our hood tipped us to this pair - "Pick up todays Politiken paper" he said..
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Hell Pizza billboard under review

New Zealand's Hell Pizza chain is getting some backlash from its billboards around Auckland and Wellington which feature George Bush. Outdoor
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Shutterspeed makes shutterbugs make films

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Yellow Pages and Target split image concepts

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Computer platform wars in advertising.

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Real Spoofs of genius!

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Unfortunate ad placement of the week

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Technicolor yawns

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