Country: Canada
5 Decades of Uniquely Canadian TV Ads
Our ever-friendly neighbor to the north, Canada has been grabbing its fair share of the global headlines lately. Let’s
copycat
104 ads
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Oops! Lawyers stealing concepts = jailed in Badland.
Intellectual property is a tricky field, it's far easier being a divorce lawyer. Perhaps that explains why Todd
Country: United Kingdom
GAY TIMES and Grey London launched Amplifund campaign - "Incomplete Without the T" (2021) (UK)
GAY TIMES and Grey London have launched Amplifund campaign - "Incomplete Without the T". This speech was shown
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M-sense Migräne has their logo copied by Facebook / Meta
No sooner had Facebook announced their "meta" rebranding before the internet exploded in memes mocking the new name,
Country: US
Peloton's Stylish Post-Lockdown Ad stole its visual concept from Lowe's
Every idea always exists in the world, independent from us, and waits to be "picked." I honestly believe
Country: United Kingdom
Lynx pays people for putting billboards in their homes, just as Hedvig home insurance did.
This is an interesting Badlander, it's the media itself which is the idea badlanded here. Lynx has just
Country: United Arab Emirates
Shaggy's "It wasn't me" Super bowl ad song previously used in joint Bank & Dubai police anti-fraud campaign
Shaggy was one of the many celebrities who appeared in the 2021 Super Bowl commercials, as he revived his hit
Country: US
Every Covid-19 Commercial is exactly the same
Dear Advertising Industry and clients: It is not blatantly obvious that you haven't increased the creativity during this
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SPAR : "_ngle _ells _ingle _ells"
Gosh SPAR Indonesia, you aren't even really trying are you? A direct copy of J&B'
Country: Sweden
Crooked and controversial flagpole art in Stockholm looks plagiarized from Icelandic artists previous project
Recently the art "du gamla du fria" ("thou ancient, thou free" which is the name for
Country: US
Tyler Shields, the decapitation of Trump and stolen inspiration
We've seen this so often that we have an entire section named Badland, usually to discuss the copying
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Twin logos of the week: Meet Brave the browser lion & Workfront Lion
This simply amused me - am not saying these logos are identical or even inspired by each other. We'
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Brazilian agency rips off designer
A few weeks ago, we published a campaign from a Brazilian ad agency, Publiká7, for Cammila Auto Parts, encouraging auto