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)

An ass shaped like a dick / Pas de quoi sex-tasier?

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THE ORIGINAL?
7Hills Foundation / Aids Prevention – 2011
“Use condom before screwing up”
Agency : Unknown (Turkey)
LESS ORIGINAL
Yog Sutra “For A Healthy Sexual Life” – 2012
Source : Adsoftheworld
Agency : Publicis Communications Mumbai (India)

Sheep with wolf teeth / Et pan, dans les dents!

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THE ORIGINAL?
Volkswagen Golf R32 – 2003
Source : Cannes Archive Online
Agency : DDB Berlin (Germany)
LESS ORIGINAL
Toku-Chan Korean BBQ  – 2012
Source : Adsoftheworld
Agency : Grey Tokyo (Japan)

A dog loves you whoever you are / Mortellement ressemblant ?

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THE ORIGINAL?
Companion Animal Placement – 2001
“That’s the great thing about pets. They really don’t care”
Source : Cannes Archive Online,
Agency : Suburban Advertising (USA)
LESS ORIGINAL
AmiciCani / amicicani.com Pets Adoption – 2012
Headline : A dog loves you whoever you are”
Source : Adsoftheworld
Agency : DLV BBDO Milan (Italy)

Classical use of the lightsaber / “la force” de pomper

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THE ORIGINAL?
107.2 Klassik Radio “The force of sound tracks” – 2006
Source : Cannes Archive Online,
Agency : BBDO Stuttgart (Germany)
LESS ORIGINAL
Adelaide Symphony Orchestra – 2011
Source : Adsoftheworld
Agency : Showpony Adv (Australia)

Deeply Similar? / Profondément Identique?

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THE ORIGINAL?
New Straits Times – 2010
Source : Cannes BRONZE LION
Agency : McCann Erickson (Malaysia)
LESS ORIGINAL
Sistal.it online betting and lottery portal – 2012
Source : YouMark
Agency : Publicis (Italy)

Make Copycats, Not War / Trop de la balle?

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THE ORIGINAL?
MTV To promote the use of condom “Aids kills” – 2006
Source : Cannes Archive Online,
Agency : Ogilvy Lisbon (Portugal)
LESS ORIGINAL
Love Store “Make Love, Not War” – 2012
Source : Adsoftheworld
Agency : Looma, Kishinev (Moldova)

Unleash the copycat / Toutou pareil?

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THE ORIGINAL?
Coaching-Canin.com / Dog Training  – 2009
Source : Cannes Archive Online
Agency : Grey Paris (France)
LESS ORIGINAL
Curli “The leash with liberties” – 2012
Source : Adsoftheworld
Agency : Interone Munich (Germany)

Not a creative revolution / Pas très révolutionnaire comme idée!

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THE ORIGINAL?
Sony Walkman – 2005
Headline : “The new revolution is digital”
Agency : Dentsu Latin America Sao Paulo (Brazil)
LESS ORIGINAL
DNA Digital Nation – 2012
Headline : “Each revolution is looking for a guide”
Agency : SecondFloor (Belgium)

The Flat Truth / Plié en quatre

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THE ORIGINAL?
Perri Alley Shirts – 2009
Source : Coloribus
Agency : 1pointsize Chennai (India)
LESS ORIGINAL
Vernel Detergent – Laundry Softener – 2011
Source : Cannes Lions SHORTLIST
Agency : DDB Dubaï (UAE)

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)

Could we call that a robbery? / Détournement de fonds?

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THE ORIGINAL?
Fund for preservation of historic monuments– 2004
Source : Cannes BRONZE LION
Agency : Ogilvy & Mather Frankfurt (Germany)
LESS ORIGINAL
Crédit Foncier “nouvel emprunt” TV commercial  – 2012
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Agency : BDDP Unlimited, Paris (France)

Same Idea… 18 years after! / Hélicopterriblement déjà-vu?

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THE ORIGINAL?
NewYork Lottery / Click Here to watch Commercial1994
Claim : “Hey, you never know”
Source : Culture Pub
Agency : DDB Needham (USA)
LESS ORIGINAL
Power Ball / New York Lottery / Print campaign  – 2012
Claim : “Yeah, that kind of rich”
Source : Adsoftheworld
Agency : DDB New York (USA)

Lion chased / Fauve qui peut!

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THE ORIGINAL?
Borsen Daily Business Newspaper – 2001
Source : Cannes Archive Online,
Agency : Umwelt (Denmark)
LESS ORIGINAL
FIDH World Movement for Human Rights  – 2012
Source : CB Newsletter
Agency : Agence Limite (France)

Puns with city names / Des jeux de Meaux Dijon-vu?

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THE ORIGINAL?
24 Hours Daily Swiss Newspaper – 2002
Source : AdForum
Agency : Saatchi & Saatchi SIMKO (Switzerland)
LESS ORIGINAL
SNCF (French Railroad Company) Intercités – 2011
Source : DOC News
Agency : TBWA Paris (France)

Kiss me I’m a copycat? / L’originalité manque à la pelle

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THE ORIGINAL?
Street Art Berlin – 1990
Source : @coudrl, Wikipedia
Artist : Dmitry Vrubel (Germany)
LESS ORIGINAL
Dansu Production House – 2011
Source : Luerzer’s Archive 05/11
Agency : Milk, Vilnius (Lithuania)
LESS ORIGINAL
Benetton Unhate Campaign – 11/2011
Source : Adsoftheworld
Agency : La Fabrica (Italy)

Dog Sofa / Une idée qui a du chien

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THE ORIGINAL?
Febreze “eliminate odors on textiles”2008
Source : Cannes Archive Online
Agency : Grey Paris (France)
LESS ORIGINAL
Alto Furniture “Oh, so pretty!” – 2011
Source : Adsoftheworld
Agency : Power CS, Novokuznetsk (Russia)

The copycat song / Version Remasterisée?

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THE ORIGINAL?
Bang & Olufsen “True Sound” – 2010
Agency : Ogilvy & Mather Paris (France)
LESS ORIGINAL
Selmi Ton Studio Zurich “Purest Sound Quality” – 2011
Agency : Ruf Lanz Werbeagentur (Switzerland)

Anatomy of a Coïncidence / Anatomie d’une copie?

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THE ORIGINAL?
Brainobrain Jumeira Chil Dev Program – 2009
“For bright and imaginative young minds”
Source : ADForum, Dubaï Lynx Gold
Agency : FP7 Dubaï (UAE)
LESS ORIGINAL :
Marathon Kids  – 2010
Claim : “The outdoors for your kids,
the museum for their toys”
Agency : Latin Works Austin (USA)

Too Fast… Thinking / Idée piquée et repiquée?

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THE ORIGINAL?
V Energy Drink – 2006
Claim : “Beware of speeding”
Source : Cannes Archive Online,
Agency : Saatchi & Saatchi (China)
LESS ORIGINAL :
Olympikus Running Shoes  – 2010
Claim : “Hi Performance Technology”
Source : Adsoftheworld,
Agency : DCS Comunicações, Porto Alegre, (Brazil)