Banned Olympic Ad That isn't an Ad But Worth The View

Here's an interesting advert for all you creative minds to analyze...This Youtuber uploaded a 2012 Olympic themed commercial for "Body In Motion", labeled it "Banned Advert" which features nothing more than several women athletes doing what do they best, and sits back and watches his few count soar. (I'll give it a few days considering it was uploaded today).

Here are a few other banned Olympic commercials, the first is from Ugg Australia (it's actually pretty good), takes a page from the Chariots of Fire classic movie, as 5 Ugg wearing runners in boxers battle the rough terrain in their Uggs of course.



Oh and btw...the NIKE "Find Your Greatness" ad campaign is NOT an official London 2012 Olympic sponsor, and their ad agency Wieden+Kennedy deserve a gold medal pulling this brilliant campaign off.

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William Shatner in the Priceline Negotiator's Last Deal Commercial

William Shatner is the star of the newest Priceline commercial, but this ad is going over to well with the American Bus Association. They are asking the ad be pulled from being aired, apparently seeing Shatner in a bus as it goes over a bridge that ends in a rather dramatic explosion isn't good for the bus biz.


NEW YORK (CNNMoney) -- The American Bus Association is asking that Priceline pull an ad that shows its longtime spokesman William Shatner dying in a fiery bus explosion, saying that it believes the ad is in bad taste.

The ad, which started airing Monday, is an effort by the online travel service to drum up attention for its published-price offering, which is much less well known than its name-your-own-price service.

A company spokesman stressed that while they are killing off Shatner's "Priceline Negotiator" character, they still have the former "Star Trek" star under contact as a celebrity spokesman.

But while Priceline is happy with the spot and the buzz surrounding it, the trade group, which represents inter-city bus lines as well as charter bus services, is upset, saying it "damages the reputation of our industry."

Group spokesman Dan Ronan concedes that he doubts any potential customers will be afraid to take the bus after seeing the spot, but said "it portrays the industry in a bad light. We're protecting our brand and our reputation."

Neither Priceline nor Shatner had any immediate response to the group's objection.

The trade group also invited the 80-year old Shatner to ride a motorcoach and see how safe and comfortable they are. It pointed out that Shatner will be appearing next month in an autobiographical one-man show on Broadway, where a large proportion of customers travel by bus.

"In fact, it is estimated that nearly one third of theater tickets are purchased by group tour and motorcoach customers," said the group's statement

Lynx & Lucy Pinder Say Sorry For The Banned Ads

The recent banned ads with Lucy Pinder for Lynx actually got the brand to release a interesting apology. The online video has Lynx asking Pinder for give them their stuff back.
If you missed the banned spots, see them here.

Lynx Dry Ad and Lucy Pinder Get Banned In The UK

Lucy Pinder and the Lynx Dry ad campaign gets banned by the UK's Advertising Standards Authority because they are said to be sexually suggestive, indecent, provocative, glamorize casual sex and objectify women, so there ya go.

Here's a behind the scenes look into all three commercials in the campaign.

Lynx said the campaign is simply what the target, young men "come to expect, and were comfortable with the typical narrative, tone and content seen in advertising for the brand" and in relation to beach-based ads, "she [the model in the ad] was not undressed to an extent that would be in any way unusual in that location."

Jersey Shore Banned Bus Shelter Ad

Channel Seven has been found guilty of breaching advertising standards with an ad for its Jersey Shore program, which the ASB claims sexualised and objectified women for its depiction of large breasts.

The advertisement featured a large breasted woman’s torso, with the woman holding her bikini by the strings and the caption “100% guidette”. The ad featured on outdoor sites.

The Advertising Standards Bureau said: "The Board noted that the woman in the advertisement is wearing a bikini and considered that this would be appropriate attire for a beach setting. However, the Board noted that the focus of the advertisement is on the chest and torso of the woman and the woman’s breasts are the focus of the advertisement and comprise the majority of the image in the advertisement.

"The Board noted that the advertisement appears in bus shelters and has a broad audience which includes children and that in this context noting the size of the advertisement, the unavoidable focus for the viewing audience is the woman’s breasts. The Board considered that this level of nudity is confronting in the context."

However, Channel Seven said it was disappointed with the ruling, because it claimed the ad was no worse than other advertisements is has rolled out.
via: AD News By David Blight

JCPenney I'm Too Pretty To Do Homework | The Aftermath

JCPenny | I'm too pretty to do homework

(via:CBS News) The power of social media was proven once again this week when it took only hours for an online petition drive to prompt JC Penney to stop selling a T-shirt targeted to young girls that had a message some feminist activists and others found objectionable.

The controversial shirt, which sold for $10, said, "I'm too pretty to do homework, so my brother has to do it for me," was sold on the retail giant's website.

It caught the attention of Lauren Todd, a user of Change.org, who promptly posted the petition demanding that the store stop selling the shirt.

Change.org women's rights organizer Shelby Knox spread word of the petition on Twitter and Facebook -- and the message quickly went viral.

By noon Wednesday -- four hours after Knox began tweeting about the shirt to her 10,000 followers, writing about it on Facebook and spreading the word through the feminist blogosphere -- JC Penney apologized and took the shirt off its site.

The petition had 1,600 signatures. With each one, change.org automatically sent an e-mail to JC Penney's CEO.

Penney issued a statement saying, "We agree that the "Too pretty" t-shirt does not deliver an appropriate message, and we have immediately discontinued its sale. Our merchandise is intended to appeal to a broad customer base, not to offend them. We would like to apologize to our customers and are taking action to ensure that we continue to uphold the integrity of our merchandise that they have come to expect."

Todd and Knox discussed the shirt, its message, the uproar it caused and Penney's response on "The Early Show" Thursday with co-anchor Erica Hill.

Full interview clip below....courtesy CBSNews.com

Lane Bryant Rejected Lingerie Commercial

Lane Bryant : Nobody fits you like.... and The Lane Bryant commercial that ABC and Fox rejected to let it's viewers see.

Controversial Air New Zealand Cougar TV Ad Commercial

This new ad for Air New Zealand was created to advertise their grab-a-seat deals, it ended up being being pulled from TV and had to be banned from the air due to people's complaints about the use of the term cougar. Rape Prevention Education director Kim McGregor told the NZ Herald the ad was objectionable on several levels and that some Air New Zealand staff were concerned about the promotion.

"They find it degrading and that it is encouraging potentially harmful behaviour, so my question is why is our national carrier promoting sexually predatory behaviour?"

Banned Commercial for the New Toyota Yaris

This is a new ad for the Toyota Yaris that was banned before it was even considered to air on TV. Anyone have any info on the ad agency who created it? Personally I think it is very funny.

Jamieson's Raspberry Ale Snow White Print Ad

"Anything but sweet" reads the tag line in a new print ad campaign for Australian Jamieson Raspberry Ale. Snow White like you've never seen before, lying in bed with the seven dwarfs as our darling Snow White blows smoke rings.

The ad's creators said it was created to convince Australian drinkers the fruit-flavoured beer was "anything but sweet". But the saucy strategy, rolled out online, in liquor stores and on bar coasters, has come to the attention of the entertainment giant Disney, who licenses the animated heroine. The campaign confirmed it had "a little bit of contact" with Disney over the likeness and you guessed it, the ads have been pulled and filed in the banned, illegal, unauthorized, or whatever you want to call it ad collection. Too bad I like this and it works.

Ad Agency: The Foundry

Body Heat Ad Rejected By Social Media Network

Believe it or not MySpace has decided to develop a conscious regarding what is too provocative on their site. They recently rejected this ad for a Body Heat promotion, apparently they deemed this too racy. I know I had a hard time holding in the laughter too. The contest seems pretty darn exciting if you ask, the winner will be posted on a billboard in Hollywood and nice check for $10,000, so lets get to all the entries I wanna vote for the hottest body in the world too! The Body Heat TV commercial is below.
Here's what Dot Box the digital ad agency behind the spot had to say about the ad being rejected my MySpace:

“Our “Hottest Body in the World” ad promoting Parfums de Coeur’s new Body Heat men’s fragrance is a screenshot from a 30-second TV commercial that will run on Fox TV stations and also appear on Facebook (Facebook). Nevertheless, Myspace deemed the ad “unacceptable” due to its overly explicit sexuality – and odd development considering Myspace’s less-than-prudish reputation.

Admittedly, our campaign for the Hottest Body in the World is sexy. Through social networks, we are encouraging men to submit “hot” photos of themselves to compete for the title. The winner will get their image on a prominent Hollywood billboard and $10k cash.

In the ad, you see the guy’s chest (see attached). But how many half-undressed women are all over Myspace? And what does this say about Facebook’s moral standards, or supposed lack thereof? The standards of this community are notably lax. So why call this ad out?

Myspace’s response has “family values” written all over it: “Shirtless guy ok,” they write, “shirtless guy w/ girl = maybe (bikini or underwear=no), shirtless guy w/ two females, (one of which is about to do who knows what) = not acceptable.”

Thumbs up to DotBox and the people behind this, great work, and here is the Body Heat TV Commercial promoting the HottestBodInTheWorld.com site.

Coors Light Billboard "Colder Than Most People From Toronto"

Molson Coors Canada decided to pull a B.C. billboard saying Coors Light is “colder than most people from Toronto,” after public complaints.

Ferg Devins, the brewer’s chief public affairs officer, said the company will pull about 30 billboards throughout B.C.

“We basically realize we’ve had a misfire here,” Mr. Devins said. “It was a local insight. The intention was kind of playing off an east-west rivalry, but we’re sorry because obviously we’ve offended some people.”

The ad was designed by the Toronto firm DraftFCB, which refused comment on Tuesday. The controversy erupted after Kathryn Gallagher Morton, a Newmarket woman who was upset after she and her son spotted the ad while on a camping trip in B.C., complained to a Toronto newspaper.

‘‘We actually saw the humour in it all,’’ Ms. Gallagher Morton said on Tuesday. “We just couldn’t believe that Coors thought they could acquire customers by insulting them!’’

On Tuesday, Twitter was flooded with hundreds of tweets from upset Torontonians, as well as hundreds more telling Torontonians to lighten up and not to take themselves so seriously.

Soon enough, Molson Coors Canada announced, via Twitter, that it decided to pull the ads, which are part of a Coors Light campaign that encourages people to complete the phrase “colder than...”

Adam Moffat, spokesman for Coors Light, said the campaign, in its 12th week, was scheduled to end in early September, so the beer company decided that they “just ought to pull it down now.”
VIA: National Post By Emily Senger
As a Torontonian the Coors Light cold Toronto people billboard did not offend me, where has every ones sense of humor gone.

Blackberry vs Apple in Rejected Ad Campaign

A commercial for the BlackBerry Storm, that was rejected by RIM for being confrontational, is instead becoming a viral master piece spreading itself very quickly online. The 20 second clip features a blackberry being shot through an apple. The Blackberry Storm vs Apple was created by New York advertising agency Guava, in my opinion they never had any intention to actually run this spot on TV but to create the hype and have it go viral instead, mission accomplished.

Credit for the Blackberry shots a bullet through the Apple spot go to the advertising agency Guava in NY. Whatever the deal surrounding the spot really is, who cares this is great a campaign.

Lactacyd Commercial - Through the Eyes of A Womans...

GlaxoSmithKline is launching a TV campaign for their Lactacyd female hygiene brand, encouraging women to protect themselves everyday.The commercial unlike any I have ever seen before is filmed entirely from the vantage point of a vagina. We, the viewers are treated to the daily life of a woman though her most personal space of all in an effort to drive sales of its female hygiene brand Lactacyd.


Creative team behind this ad: Seyoan Vela, Colin Lamberton and directed by Robert Nylund.
The TV campaign, is to air in the Netherlands, was created Grey Amsterdam. The ad is aimed at overcoming the perception among women in the Netherlands that Lacatacyd is for problems only, in an attempt to encourage women to adopt the brand in their daily routine.
Elisa Beenakker, a creative at Grey Amsterdam, said: "This commercial takes Lactacyd from feeling like a medical product to feeling like an essential part of a woman's personal care routine.
Via: BrandRepublic Staff Writer
Commercial Credits:
Agency: Grey, Amsterdam
Creative Directors: Seyoan Vela, Colin Lamberton, Ecco Vos, Richard Hol
Copywriter/Art Director: Elisa Beenakker
Art Director: Dagmare van Willigenburg
Agency Producer: Marije de Graaff
Production Company: FatFred, Amsterdam
Director: Robert Nylund
DP: Gosta Reiland
Producer: Suzanne Huisman
Post Production: Valkieser Capital Images
Editor: Johan Wik
Flame operators: Hans Loosman & Tim van Paassen
Post Production Producer: Soeren Smidt
Music Company: Earforce
Sound Design & Mix: Reinder van Zalk @ Earforce
Music: Klas Ahlund, Universal

Absolut Vodka Pulls Its American Mexico Map Ad

Well it did not take too long to have this rather clever ad from Absolut Vodka and the advetising firm Teran/TBWA pulled after an uproar from the Americans. This controversial ad ran in Mexico and was not meant to be seen in the USA.

IN AN ABSOLUT WORLD

The Absolut Vodka advertisement which ran in Mexico showing a map of where the North American border stood before the Mexican-American War of 1848 (released by the Mexican advertising firm Teran/TBWA).

Although it was not shown in the United States, US media outlets picked up on the ad, and after a barrage of complaints, Absolut's maker said yesterday the ad campaign would cease.

Defending the campaign last week, Absolut maker Vin & Spirit said the ad was created "with a Mexican sensibility" and was not meant for the US market.

"In no way was this meant to offend or disparage, nor does it advocate an altering of borders, nor does it lend support to any anti-American sentiment, nor does it reflect immigration issues," a spokeswoman wrote on Absolut's website.

"Instead, it hearkens to a time which the population of Mexico may feel was more ideal," she wrote.

Absolut's blog site has received more than a thousand comments since the ad campaign was launched a few weeks ago, with many calling for boycotts of the Swedish company.

"I have poured the remainder of my Absolut bottles down the sink," one blogger wrote.

A war between Mexico and the United States from 1846 to 1848 started with Mexico's refusal to recognise the US annexation of Texas and ended with the occupation of Mexico City by US troops.

At the end, Mexico ceded nearly half of its territory to the United States, forming the states of California, Nevada, Utah and parts of Colorado, Arizona, New Mexico and Wyoming.

Sorry, what is the big deal here? That is what the map looked like back in 1846 did it not?