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TouchBlue vs Carl's Jr: Is that egg on your face?

Not one, but two different guys (non adgrunts with yahoo emails so it could in fact be the same guy) sent me this 'scoop' within two minutes
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Clustarack does a "cog"/domino ad video

We've seen plenty of examples of the "Der Lauf Der Dinge" thing, Honda's Cog film which was sued for being a rip of Swiss artists
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"Be kind, rewind" - Ok, I will!

Adland's own hot-shot director Michel Gondry has a new movie coming out called "Be Kind Rewind." In it two guys who work in a video sto
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FNAC vs. Rocket Boom vs. Flickr

It's good to see that album art is alive and well in the era of mp3s. But to quote AC/DC, who made who?
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Commonwealth Bank now commonly hated in ad biz.

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World of silence

See both films (and more) inside!
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Balloon animals and other condoms badlander

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Astroturfing will bite you in the ass, and get a mention in the New York Times.

We've done this before (remember the hidden [in plain sight] persuaders debate?).
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What's missing is inspiration. MMmkay?

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Cult Shaker: "Fuck me I'm famous"

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Dutch fireworks ad featuring islamic terrorist group slammed for being anti-muslim

The Dutch government's consumer safety institute firework safety message campaign featuring a spoof Islamist terrorist group has been citisized f

Honorary Badlander: Plagiarizing books.

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A double barreled Badlander.

Lowe Australia caught plagarising quantum mechanics lecture, donates money to kids science

Two months ago, Scott Aaronson discovered that an Australian Ricoh advert from Lowe had taken it's dialog straight from his quantum mechanics lec
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Get out of advertising! Where do you get inspired?

Paul Arden yells this at lectures - "Get out of advertising!" - meaning seek inspiration from outside of the office walls.
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T-Mobile / Deutsche Telekom sues Telia Sonera over the color Magenta

Deutsche Telekom have been doing this for a while - that's why there's a reclaim magenta petition out there and an all pink photogroup on fl
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HP corners the cookie-cutter design markets, rolls out TV ads for Logoworks.

There were many who weren't pleased when Paula Scher will design your letterhead for free via HP.
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Offensive ads of the week. One banned, one to go.

Brawndo the Thirst Mutilator vs Funny or Die video

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The current Domino trend in advertising.

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The Guardians colourful campaign by W+K, UK, previously Olvietti ads?

Man, that recent campaign for The Guardian is just yummy looking isn't it? But have we seen it before...? Oh we might have..........
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Clash of the Commercials II - Mother Truckers - Special Badland Edition

Two commercials go head to head in our Free-For-All AdLand Creative Death Cage.* Who wins? Who ends up jackknifed in the ditch?
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eBay vs. Sony

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Cars under street lamps

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Dear Sydsvenskan - I broke your billboard.

Sydsvenskan in Sweden are well known for doing crazy advertising billboards, however not all of them last... "Dear Diary....
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Condoms and tyres

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Drama at Dentsu

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Matchbox ads larger than life - times two.

Matchbox 2006 - one is produced by an agency... one is possibly photoshop only by Miami ad students and wins an Andy 2006. Which one came first?
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Today's AdLand ad bannage roundup

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That's the most foul, cruel, and bad-tempered rodent you ever set eyes on!

New Sony Bravia rabbit fun - see it here today - Sony Bravia Bunnies. Read more about it here.

Music on the construction site

Who knew that construction sites were so musical?
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Peta strips yet another female star of their dignity

I'm using the words "star" and "dignity" in the loosest possible way here, since Alecia Silverstone probably needs the attent
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Flags of the players

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Hardees/Carl's Jr. "Flat Buns" ad causes ruckus

Mashing up old ads with new

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Ogilvy JHB creates fake "Idol" - gets caught by blogger.

So, if the "advertising campaign" wasn't commissioned by Idols or the channel, then who's picking up the tab for this stunt?
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Phil'er Up - It's a long drive to badland.

What the heckamadoodle could these two seemingly unrelated commercials ever have in common? Well, see for yourself.
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Directions

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Greeks as Brazilians

Greek National Basketball team, the actual European champion, sponsored ny a locla bank produced a new TV commercial for the European Basketball Champ
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Bad billboards. Bad, bad billboards.

A New Zealand steak house is in a pickle over a cucumber, and wiener-wear unwraps woes in Dorchester.
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Comic sans must die!

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Badland special - Hair scarves get in my hair.

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Some badlanders are more primitive than others.

I think this is the first example I've found of a fake billboard for a real company in a real television commercial for that same real company be

Cartoon characters have great hair - times two.

Coincidentally, that's the same year as the Leo Burnett Johannesburg Wella campaign, we seems to have been in creation at roughly the same time.
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Dogs & bones or Nestle vs. Reparen

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Stride vs. Stride

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L'Oréal is guilty of racism - fined and jailed.

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Argentina Telecom vs. Diet Pepsi Max

McDonald's "alien" ad banned, Nando's stripper ad stays

Proving that everything is upside down down under (oh c'mon, I <em>had</em> to work that in there) comes this bizarre story.
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Oh, that's just beautiful - A slogan simulacrum.

On May 8th, Chrysler unveiled "Engineered Beautifully" On May 20th, Buick unveiled "Drive Beautiful"
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Juicy Fruit v Charal

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Britney bans bad billboard ads using her bald head

Hahn beer ad too boob-a-licious

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Have you EMV'd your headline today?

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Have you seen this shaggy dog before ?

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Fishing People

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Saatchi & Saatchi fired over Doc Martens ads featuring dead rockers

The Media Guardian reports today that Saatchi & Saatchi London has been fired by Dr Martens for running an advertising campaign featuring dead r
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Lee Cooper Ad Exec Arrested For Poster in India

Gyro Worldwide alerts us the launch of their latest campaign for the English denim company Lee Cooper, which has garnered "an extreme reaction in
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Audi ticks off Toronto with steel TT's

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Putting the mafia on ice.

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If babies sells stuff, crying babies must sell twice as much.

Remember the hubbub caused by Jill Greenberg's photographs of crying children? No?
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Ads with bugs are bugging me

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Ragevirus.co.uk is not ragevirus.com

Adidas vs. Johnnie Walker

Everybody's talking about the new "Impossible is nothing" commercial with David Beckham for Adidas.

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