I dunno, I’m in two minds about this. The CV video was the start of the lipdubbing craze, every video from then on was a tribute – this one included.
I just get a little sick when businesses use what’s worked on the internet in ad campaigns. We’ve seen a lot of this in South Africa, where the OK Go treadmill vid was used for an ad for a telecom company MTN – the list continues.
just another thought – we the digerati think it’s lame – but look at the mass market – maybe they actually kind of like the ad – they haven’t seen the original so maybe to them it’s cool…no?
This is one of the most ‘try hard’ adverts out there. It’s so obvious that it’s staged. Argh I watched it once, and every time it comes on, I channel surf or run for the mute button, it hurts.
Its a ad…its designed to show off Telecom Products in a business “fun” enviroment… people can get angry and critizise it but really in the big picture its only a ad designd to promote telecom…people need to get a life and stop having a cry about something so small!!
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June 30th, 2008 at 12:57 am
you should flick an email to admedia – they always love putting copy stuff in
June 30th, 2008 at 2:28 pm
I dunno, I’m in two minds about this. The CV video was the start of the lipdubbing craze, every video from then on was a tribute – this one included.
I just get a little sick when businesses use what’s worked on the internet in ad campaigns. We’ve seen a lot of this in South Africa, where the OK Go treadmill vid was used for an ad for a telecom company MTN – the list continues.
June 30th, 2008 at 7:13 pm
hardly a rip off. like what was posted above, just a tribute video. http://vimeo.com/899301
June 30th, 2008 at 11:08 pm
just another thought – we the digerati think it’s lame – but look at the mass market – maybe they actually kind of like the ad – they haven’t seen the original so maybe to them it’s cool…no?
June 30th, 2008 at 11:13 pm
Thanks to the spare room for posting this article. http://www.spareroom.co.nz/2008/07/01/telecom-faking-it-again/
June 30th, 2008 at 11:45 pm
Elemeno P are silly.
June 30th, 2008 at 11:51 pm
I agree they copied an idea which at this point no one owns the rights to.
I think CV should be proud to have come up with something original and worthy of being copied on such a large scale.
July 1st, 2008 at 3:47 am
elemenop blow. video blows. advertising doesn’t excite me either. i can’t get worked up over nothing.
July 8th, 2008 at 11:10 am
This is one of the most ‘try hard’ adverts out there. It’s so obvious that it’s staged. Argh I watched it once, and every time it comes on, I channel surf or run for the mute button, it hurts.
July 8th, 2008 at 11:31 am
We also made a LipDub. Have a look at http://www.universitylipdub.com
July 18th, 2008 at 1:30 pm
I think the really sad thing is, is that people were angry when they found out that ‘McCullum & Partners” wasn’t real.
August 10th, 2008 at 12:49 am
Its a ad…its designed to show off Telecom Products in a business “fun” enviroment… people can get angry and critizise it but really in the big picture its only a ad designd to promote telecom…people need to get a life and stop having a cry about something so small!!
February 3rd, 2009 at 8:10 am
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