tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5960556842966646748Sun, 13 Dec 2009 07:26:53 +0000How many times have we cussed with the incessant ads between a good movie or a match on TV... but how many of us have realized the amount of effort that has gone into them ... there are ads like 'Pan Pasand' which we have grown up seeing being aired all the time...And this blog would offer a quick trip down the advertisement memory lane,juxtaposed with some latest ones in the market vying for the ever effervescent memory of the general junta.http://wordsofbabel.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.com (Vidya Yagnyesh)Blogger104125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5960556842966646748.post-6385904831846416069Wed, 22 Oct 2008 12:15:00 +00002008-10-22T18:10:58.965+05:30Air ConditionersI have been trying to hunt down this particular ad from Daikin for a very long time...The most alluring feature of this ad is the fact it shows 2 of the 36 views of Mt.Fuji as painted by the Japanese artist Hokusai.It starts with the painting of The Great Wave off Kanagawaand ends with a modified painting of Shore of Tago Bay,Ejiri at Tokaido.http://wordsofbabel.blogspot.com/2008/10/daikin-air-conditioner-ad.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Vidya Yagnyesh)1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5960556842966646748.post-8379040273911375198Fri, 14 Mar 2008 01:55:00 +00002008-03-14T07:27:48.422+05:30ChaseThe bg is "Secret Agent Man" by Johnny Rivers.The song was the theme song of a T.V. show in the early to mid 60's of the same title. The show starred Patrick McGoowan as a secret agent.http://wordsofbabel.blogspot.com/2008/03/chase-secret-agent.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Vidya Yagnyesh)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5960556842966646748.post-6576061394154540Fri, 14 Mar 2008 01:50:00 +00002008-03-14T07:24:59.624+05:30ATTI just love this Ad.... the editing is perfect !! The reactions captured are so natural... :)The only AT&T ad I sat up and watched with rapt attention...rest of them suck ! This ad was aired on March 11 during American Idol's 7th Season.http://wordsofbabel.blogspot.com/2008/03/at-yeah-buddy.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Vidya Yagnyesh)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5960556842966646748.post-6535014200160976752Wed, 05 Mar 2008 01:42:00 +00002008-03-05T07:15:14.391+05:30Similar AdsThis ad campaign was created by Saatchi & Saatchi,Moscow.Now isn't similar to the Volkswagen ad?But Volkswagen ad finishes with class and panache :)http://wordsofbabel.blogspot.com/2008/03/gmail-ad-in-russia.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Vidya Yagnyesh)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5960556842966646748.post-1964951780223782911Tue, 04 Mar 2008 00:37:00 +00002008-03-04T06:58:10.567+05:30AbsolutABSOLUT CITY AdsABSOLUT ads are prime testimony to how advertising can change the fortunes of a company. A single ad - The ABSOLUT LA Campaign helped ABSOLUT overcome Stolichnaya as the best selling imported vodka in California. A beautiful set of ads that opened a whole wide world for the incredibly creative folks at TBWA. - The ABSOLUT City collection.ABSOLUT LA - The ad that started it http://wordsofbabel.blogspot.com/2008/03/absolut-city-ads.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Vidya Yagnyesh)1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5960556842966646748.post-8956198119648600041Mon, 03 Mar 2008 04:54:00 +00002008-03-03T10:26:08.259+05:30TobaccoStrange isnt it that Nicco Teen should so closely resemble Morpheus/Sandman?http://wordsofbabel.blogspot.com/2008/03/neil-gaimans-sandman-morpheus.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Vidya Yagnyesh)2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5960556842966646748.post-4712565556465642277Sun, 17 Feb 2008 22:02:00 +00002008-02-18T03:39:30.445+05:30Amnesty InternationalI am sorry people, but these are some ads that really drove home the point. We live in mixed cultures where race,colour and faith should no longer be barriers. History portrays us as separate entities but with global distances shrinking, we can no longer afford to stick with our geography-induced differences.http://wordsofbabel.blogspot.com/2008/02/anti-white-campaign.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Vidya Yagnyesh)2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5960556842966646748.post-5640981144821481483Sun, 17 Feb 2008 22:00:00 +00002008-02-18T03:32:16.677+05:30Amnesty InternationalThe power of petition!!!Very beautiful execution with excellent depiction of the power of petitions.http://wordsofbabel.blogspot.com/2008/02/amnesty-international-execution.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Vidya Yagnyesh)2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5960556842966646748.post-2148360958681474709Sun, 17 Feb 2008 21:57:00 +00002008-02-18T03:30:47.692+05:30Amnesty InternationalTitle: SIGNATUREAdvertiser/Client: AMNESTY INTERNATIONALProduct/Service: HUMAN RIGHTS AWARENESSEntrant Company: TBWA\PARISCountry: FRANCEAdvertising Agency: TBWA\PARISCountry: FRANCEExecutive Creative Director: Erik VervroegenCreative Director: Erik VervroegenCopywriter: Stephane Gaubert/Stephanie ThomassonArt Director: Stephanie Thomasson/Stephane GaubertAccount Supervisor: Guillaume http://wordsofbabel.blogspot.com/2008/02/amnesty-internation-signature-powerful.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Vidya Yagnyesh)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5960556842966646748.post-6177088018229105434Tue, 12 Feb 2008 03:36:00 +00002008-02-12T09:09:29.843+05:30ComcastThis Comcast commercial is almost like paying a tribue this the Anrea True Connection's 70's song More More More as seen in the next video.http://wordsofbabel.blogspot.com/2008/02/comcast-more-more-more-ad.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Vidya Yagnyesh)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5960556842966646748.post-3046708070134670177Sat, 09 Feb 2008 03:43:00 +00002008-02-09T09:15:36.016+05:30PolaroidDiagnosing and trying to resurrect dying photography with Polaroid Camera commercials!!That's Hugh Laurie,popularly known for his role as Dr. House.http://wordsofbabel.blogspot.com/2008/02/house-md-on-polaroid-comercial.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Vidya Yagnyesh)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5960556842966646748.post-8653781909294669583Fri, 08 Feb 2008 04:04:00 +00002008-02-08T09:37:09.511+05:30AppleI am a new soul - by Yael Naim is a very catchy song and used best for selling Apple's New Mac Air, which is so in synch with the song's lyrics..Music video is pretty surreal but makes a lot of sense.http://wordsofbabel.blogspot.com/2008/02/apple-mac-air-i-am-new-soul.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Vidya Yagnyesh)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5960556842966646748.post-6442014887858747614Sat, 05 Jan 2008 20:16:00 +00002008-01-06T01:46:44.350+05:30Oscar MayerAndy Lambros was just four years old when he was recruitedto sing the “My bologna has a first name, it’s O-S-C-A-R”jingle for a TV advertisement. The youngster became frustratedwith the number of takes necessary to get the song just right,and his “How’s that?” ad-lib was so naturally cute that it wasultimately left in the commercialhttp://wordsofbabel.blogspot.com/2008/01/oscar-mayer-comercial.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Vidya Yagnyesh)2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5960556842966646748.post-769548341655635174Sat, 05 Jan 2008 20:08:00 +00002008-01-06T01:39:34.997+05:30Coca Cola One of Coca-Cola’s most enduring jingles was also a hit single: “I’d Like to Teach the Worldto Sing.” The lyrics were inspired when a creative director for Coke’s ad agency was strandedovernight in Dublin, Ireland, due to heavy fog over London’sHeathrow Airport. Passengers were tired and cranky, and notlooking forward to spending the night at Shannon Airport. Thead exec grabbed a snack at thehttp://wordsofbabel.blogspot.com/2008/01/coca-cola-ad.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Vidya Yagnyesh)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5960556842966646748.post-1903155714997275539Sat, 05 Jan 2008 19:52:00 +00002008-01-06T05:01:50.704+05:30Old SpiceLook what I found here!!!!Anybody wants to take a guess on who the clean shaven sailor is?John Bennet Perry ----- Father of Mathew Perry.. Now could THIS get any better??? :)http://wordsofbabel.blogspot.com/2008/01/old-spice-ad-1971.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Vidya Yagnyesh)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5960556842966646748.post-5849539781964760429Fri, 04 Jan 2008 16:23:00 +00002008-01-05T10:11:53.896+05:30 Very creative; A peek into the washing machine through the eyes of a kid...http://wordsofbabel.blogspot.com/2008/01/ariston-washin-machines.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Vidya Yagnyesh)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5960556842966646748.post-8325496133819939513Mon, 24 Dec 2007 16:09:00 +00002007-12-24T21:44:03.755+05:30 http://wordsofbabel.blogspot.com/2007/12/yellow-pages.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Vidya Yagnyesh)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5960556842966646748.post-7945257715161005829Mon, 24 Dec 2007 16:08:00 +00002007-12-24T21:46:11.216+05:30Arranged Marriage If anybody knows the actual product of this ad, please let me know...Found it funny in a wacky sort of way!http://wordsofbabel.blogspot.com/2007/12/if-anybody-knows-actual-product-of-this.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Vidya Yagnyesh)2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5960556842966646748.post-5153771676821102780Tue, 18 Dec 2007 19:40:00 +00002007-12-24T21:50:27.259+05:30Rosser ReevesAnacin This is one Ad that Rosser Reeves and his ad agency made with their unique way of getting repetitive and drilling. Viewers hated this ad but the sales of Anacin sure did shoot up.Reeves' idea of advertisement was to be as simple and to the point as possible with no false promises or fancy frills in the ad.To him Ads were a science not art.Of course, I beg to differ. Creativity is the core of http://wordsofbabel.blogspot.com/2007/12/anacin.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Vidya Yagnyesh)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5960556842966646748.post-1496860961927172526Sat, 15 Dec 2007 21:31:00 +00002007-12-16T03:06:02.547+05:30GEICO http://wordsofbabel.blogspot.com/2007/12/geico-flintstones.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Vidya Yagnyesh)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5960556842966646748.post-4198866388476079692Sat, 15 Dec 2007 19:18:00 +00002007-12-16T00:58:20.225+05:30Annual ReportIt gives cooked up account books a whole new meaning!!!!Croatian creative agency Bruketa & Zinić have designed an annual report for food company “Podravka” that has to be baked in an oven before it can be read. Called Well Done, the report features blank pages printed with thermo-reactive ink that, after being wrapped in foil and cooked for 25 minutes, reveal text and images.Agency: Bruketa & http://wordsofbabel.blogspot.com/2007/12/cooked-up-annual-report.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Vidya Yagnyesh)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5960556842966646748.post-6500658162866793994Sat, 15 Dec 2007 19:08:00 +00002007-12-16T00:51:02.546+05:30Wilkinson BladesView the ad here Generates mixed emotion in the viewer... The CGI of the baby borders on spookiness..http://wordsofbabel.blogspot.com/2007/12/wilkinson-fight-for-kisses.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Vidya Yagnyesh)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5960556842966646748.post-8340785616654395863Sat, 15 Dec 2007 18:52:00 +00002007-12-16T00:27:52.175+05:30WonderbraAgency: Saatchi & Saatchi, FrankfurtCreative Director: Eberhard KirchhoffCopywriter: William JohnArt Director: Patrick Ackmannhttp://wordsofbabel.blogspot.com/2007/12/wonderbra-hills.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Vidya Yagnyesh)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5960556842966646748.post-2207518443818546995Tue, 11 Dec 2007 04:15:00 +00002007-12-11T10:28:27.432+05:30BlockbusterNice Blockbuster ad with close to 35 movie references in it. Anyone wants to share on how many you could find out? leave a comment and let me know...http://wordsofbabel.blogspot.com/2007/12/blockbuster.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Vidya Yagnyesh)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5960556842966646748.post-1020447419280912605Tue, 11 Dec 2007 01:24:00 +00002007-12-11T06:56:33.678+05:30CigarettesAgency: TBWA, VancouverCreative Director: Paul LittleCopywriter: Paul LittleArt Director: Angela Sung, John Williamsonhttp://wordsofbabel.blogspot.com/2007/12/cigarettes-anti-smoking.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Vidya Yagnyesh)0