Eye-catching lookalike / Un hors-cadre qui mérite un recadrage?

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THE ORIGINAL?
BMW Mini Countryman – 2010
Source : Cannes Archive Online,
Agency : BCube Milan (Italy)
LESS ORIGINAL :
Skoda Octavia – 2013
Source : Nuwave-Marketing
Agency : La Chose Paris (France)

The fun theory… of copycat / Une pente glissante?

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THE ORIGINAL?
Volkswagen – Polo GTI – 2010
Source : Coloribus
Agency : Tribal DDB (Germany)
LESS ORIGINAL
New Peugeot 208 – 2012
Source : YouTube, P8perplane
Agency : JCDecauxInnovate (Spain)
LESS ORIGINAL
Microsoft Windows 8 – 2012
Source : Adsoftheworld
Agency : Jam London (UK)

Movie screened in a swimming pool / Niveau originalité, ça tombe à l’eau

THE ORIGINAL?
Titanic Screening – Sky HD – 2009
Source : DailyMail
Agency : Unknown (United Kingdom)
LESS ORIGINAL
20th Century Fox « Life of Py » special screening – 2012
Source : Doc News
Agency : Ubi Bene (France)

Blown away … by the similarity / Soufflé par la ressemblance?

THE ORIGINAL?
Bustop « Look your best » – 2005
Source : Cannes Archive Online
Agency : Clemenger BBDO Auckland (New Zealand)
LESS ORIGINAL
Diva by Makole fashion store – 2012
Source : Adsoftheworld
Agency : Dunkelblaufastschwarz (Austria)

Billboard Parties / Ça l’affiche mal?

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THE ORIGINAL?
Heineken « Occasionally perfect Billboard » – 2011
Source : PSFK
Agency : Wieden + Kennedy New York (USA)
LESS ORIGINAL
Virgin Radio BillBooth Party – 2012
Source : I Believe in ADV
Agency : BCP (Canada)

Copycat Express ? / Un sérieux goût de réchauffé ?

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THE ORIGINAL?
NYC DiningCar (click on the image to watch video) – 2011
Source : NYC Dining Car
Agency : RonenV.com (USA)
LESS ORIGINAL
Badoit Express (click on the image to watch video) – 2012
Source : CB News, Goldem13
Agency : Elan et Ubi Bene (France)

Plugged to the past / Une belle prise?

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THE ORIGINAL?
Groupe E “The energy to always do more” – 2006
Source : Adsoftheworld, Cannes Lions Archive
Agency : Saatchi & Saatchi Simko (Switzerland)
LESS ORIGINAL
Elmu Emasz energy company – 2012
Source : @rc Magazine Billboard Contest
Agency : Unknown (Hungary)

Sounds like a copycat? / On nous prend pour des pigeons?

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THE ORIGINAL?
Les Oiseaux de Céleste – Installation – 2008
Source : YouTube, Barbican Arts venue
Artist : Ariane Michel and Céleste Boursier-Mougenot
LESS ORIGINAL
Standard Bank Pigeon Jazz – 2012
Source : Adsoftheworld
Agency : TBWA Hunt Lascaris Johannesburg (South Africa)

Zero evolution / Une idée qui n’a pas trop évoluée

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THE ORIGINAL?
“Help me to evolve” – 2009
“Good ideas bring good results”
Source : Young Lions Competition SILVER
Creatives : Bob Ferraz and Marcelo Melo (Portugal)
LESS ORIGINAL
Experimente Self-Promo “Help me to evolve” – 2012
“Good ideas bring good results”
Source : Vimeo
Agency : Experimente, Belo Horizonte (Brazil)

Thunder sound poster / Orage… oh déséspoir?

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THE ORIGINAL?
Saxsofunny Sound Production Company – 2009
“Every image has a sound”
Source : Cannes SILVER LION
Agency : DDB Sao Paulo (Brazil)
LESS ORIGINAL
Tampa Bay Lightening Metal Poster – 2012
“Be the thunder”
Source : Adsoftheworld
Agency : 22squared (USA)

Giant Cigarette Butt / Une énorme ressemblance?

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THE ORIGINAL?
Anti-Smoking organization campaign – 2008
Agency : BBDO (Germany)
LESS ORIGINAL
SNCF anti-incivility stunt – 2012
Agency : TBWA Paris (France)

Still rolling / Qui a planché le 1er sur cette idée?

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THE ORIGINAL?
Mc Donald’s Tony Hawk’s Tour Sponsorship – 2005
Source : Cannes Archive Online
Agency : Leo Burnett Chicago (USA)
LESS ORIGINAL
Vans Skateboard Shoes and Apparel – 2007
Source : Rhino Awards
Agency : Tribal DDB Hamburg (Germany)

The perfect reflection? / Le miroir de l’autre?

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THE ORIGINAL?
Sears Optical Centers – 2010
Mirrors are blurred around the glasses.
Source : Awarded at CRÉA
Agency : LG2 Montreal (Canada)
LESS ORIGINAL
Opticentro (Optica Das Amoreiras) Anti-Myopia – 2012
Mirrors are blurred around the glasses.
Source : Adsoftheworld
Agency : DraftFCB Lisbon (Portugal)

Please recycle / Poubelle la vie?

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THE ORIGINAL?
UNICEF – 2002
Source : Cannes Archive
Agency : Springer & Jacoby (GER)
LESS ORIGINAL
Colgate Plax – 2009
Headline : “Bad breath?”
Agency : Young & Rubicam (China)
LESS ORIGINAL
Subway / Obesity Awareness – 2012
Source : Adsoftheworld
Agency : DDB (Puerto Rico)

Idea Transplant? / Transplantation d’idée créative?

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THE ORIGINAL?
Hospital de clinicas : Transplants – 2009
“61,702. This could be your number if you needed
an organ transplant”.
Source : I Believe in Adv, CCSP, Adsoftheworld
Agency : RMG Connect Curitiba (Brazil)
LESS ORIGINAL
Santa Casa de Misericórdia : Organ Donation – 2012
“That would be your position if you were in line
waiting to receive an organ”
Source : Adsoftheworld
Agency : Young & Rubicam (Brazil)

Burned Billboard / Une idée déjà bien grillée?

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THE ORIGINAL?
Capisco Hot Sauce – 2011
Source : Cannes Archive Online,
Agency : Inter Publicity Mumbai (India)
LESS ORIGINAL
Taystee Chili Sauce – 2012
Source : Adsoftheworld
Agency : McCann Erickson Nairobi (Kenya)

The hidden truth behind the hidden camera / Surprise sur (re)prise

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THE ORIGINAL?
Diesel Loverdose – 2011
Source : Neuro Factory, Speed
Agency : Speed Montreal (Canada)
LESS ORIGINAL
Nivea Q10 cream – 2012
Source : CB News
Agency : Draft FCB Paris (France)

Fake Taxi Signs / En voiture pour Joe La Pompe!

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THE ORIGINAL?
Antral Taxi Company  / Anti Drink and Drive – 2007
Source : Cannes BRONZE LION, DraftFCB website
Agency : DraftFCB Lisbon (Portugal)
LESS ORIGINAL
Mahiki Night Club / Anti Drink and Drive – 2012
Source : Adsoftheworld
Agency : Bates Pangulf (UAE)

When Facing Distress – Dial 1201

An innovative new media campaign created for “Eran”, Israel’s emotional first aid service, by McCann Erickson Digital Israel

Agency: McCann Erickson Digital Israel
CEO: Eldad Weinberger
VP Creative: Nir Refuah
Art Director: Nir Refuah
Copywriter: Tal Schweiger


Turning Billboards Into Bags / Comment bien se payer l’affiche

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THE ORIGINAL?
Heineken – Bags made of recycled billboards– 2009
Source : Adsoftheworld
Agency : JWT, San Juan (Puerto Rico)
LESS ORIGINAL
Chevrolet Cruze – Bags made of recycled billboards – 2012
Source : Adsoftheworld
Agency : Mac Laren Mc Cann (Canada)