Gangland: BBDO Germany

Oh the possibilities, the ad above could have easily been mistaken for an advertisement for Gangland, a History Channel TV series. The Gangland and BBDO Germany ad look as if they could come from the same family. But the ad above is actually a recruitment ad for BBDO Germany.

If I would have saw the ad I would have simply passed by it because I would have thought it was promoting a TV show. Well ok, maybe not me because I honestly love the show. But honestly as a print ad the message will not resonate with the intended target audience very well. An online interactive ad would work 10 better especially with young advertising professionals.

Also, why do you guys think they used the image that they did? Were they trying to intimidate potential employees into coming to work for the agency? I don’t think that’s the case. The economy is bad throughout the world, people would kill for any job. Anyway, these are just my thoughts.



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A.B.

Promotional Models

Beautiful women dressed in next to nothing have become very popular in some of today’s top selling video games. Electronic Arts (EA) is one of the most famous companies that creates some of these games. To promote some of these games, EA used Promotional girls also known as (booth girls) to attract video game fanatics. But back in 2006 they were banned. This year EA is taking it a step further by holding a contest where at this year’s Comic-Con convention attendees can win prizes if they commit suggestive acts with the beautiful ladies and photograph it.

What type of prizes you ask? One lucky winner gets a dinner with two of the both girls. I should probably tell you that this is all to promote the new video game Dante’s Inferno. Oh yeah, this will not offend female gamers at all I tell you. What do you guys think?

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A.B.

Very Angry Moms

We know that sometimes moms can get frustrated at the grocery store. Kids crying, wanting nothing but junk food, not having enough cash, but nothing like the commercial above for Mountain Dew Level Up or Die for the brand's Game Fuel. They take it to a whole new level when they turn into characters from the game “World of War Craft.”

The work was created by BBDO New York with visual effects from Zoic Studios.

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A.B.