This is one of the funniest ads I have seen. The ad was posted on YouTube a week ago, but it got pulled after just a couple thousand views. Some suspect that Apple had something to do with that, since the ad makes fun of the iPad in a very subtle way. I find the ad [...]
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The ad that would make Steve Jobs cry
Posted: September 22, 2010 in Banned AdsTags: 84 percent blog, advert, Advertising, app, Apple, application, banned ad, copywriting, Cristian D. Cano, iPad, Newsday
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Pregnant Nun Ad Gets Banned in the UK
Posted: September 15, 2010 in Banned AdsTags: 84 percent, advert, Advertising, Antonio Federici, banned, Catholic, copywriting, Cristian Cano, Cristian D. Cano, gelato, nun, pregnant, priest, temptation, UK
The Pope’s visit and ten complaints to the Advertising Standards Authority were the reasons why these series of ads for Antonio Federici gelato got banned in the UK. According to the Advertising Standards Authority, the advert breached decency rules. “We considered that the portrayal of the priest and nun in a sexualised manner and the [...]
