Sol Meliá Hotels and Resorts: Passion, 1

Passion, 1

Passion. It’s in everything we do.

Advertising Agency: Turkel Advertising, Miami, USA
Creative Director: Bruce Turkel
Art Director: Hugo La Torre
Copywriter: Greg Wheeler
Photographer: Cylla Von Tiedemann
Published: 2006

Thelondonpaper in recycling campaign with Crussh

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Watching Animals Get Busy – The Santa Fe Zoo’s Naughty Ad

In order to promote their guided night tours, Santa Fe Zoo collaborated with TBWA Colombia on this fun print ad.

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News Corp acquires Jamba for $200m

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Coca Cola Oasis Cactus Kid ads banned for teenage pregnancy & water rejection

The Coca Cola owned Oasis drink brand campaign about “Cactus kid” and his pregnant girlfriend has been banned by the ASA in the UK.

The ending to the story was chosen by Cactus kid fans at www.runcactuskidrun.com and aired the 22 August during the Big Brother show in the UK – making this a toothless ban indeed since the campaign has already officially ended anyway. This ad, it seems, was the final straw – the campaign received 32 complaints, which is apparently enough to get something off the air. It does make sense to kick Oasis a little for acting as if it is a relpacement for regular water. That ain’t healthy.

Oasis – Cactus Kid part one (2008):30 (UK)

Oasis – Cactus kid / Diner (part two) – (2008) :30 (UK)

Oasis – Cactus kid / Motel (part three) – (2008) :30 (UK)

Watch the final ad inside, after the jump, folks!

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Sunshine grabs top slot for BBC One with 3.7m

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ESPN to provide VoD content for Go!View

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School of communication Arts group on Linkedin

There’s nobody (but me) there yet since I just started the group, but if you went to the School of Communication Arts in London and (or) had the honor to study under John Gillard – why not join the group: School of communication Arts on Linkedin ?
This way, perhaps us old schoolmates that scattered with the wind upon graduation may find each other again. 😉
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More on John in Adland:
An interview with John Gillard
Gillard, “the pied piper of creative talent” dies

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Interpublic folds Rivet into Lowe ahead of Nokia review

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Google offers salvation from email shame

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Follett appointed minister for the creative industries

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Tourism Australia unveils Baz Luhrmann global ad campaign

LONDON – Tourism Australia has unveiled a AUS$50m (£19.5m) international marketing campaign featuring a 90-second commercial created by film director Baz Luhrmann, inspired by his forthcoming blockbuster ‘Australia’.

Warburtons welcomes consumers ‘to the family’ in new TV spot

The latest Warburtons campaign is aimed at promoting the bread as the UK’s favourite family baker.

Chick Smith Trott wins Go3 creative pitch

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