24.9.09

The Good, the Bad and the Ugly in financial Ads


Original…. The Good
Get your money to reproduce.


Creative Directors: João Livi, Leo Macias
Art Director: Leo Macias
Copywriter: João Livi
Illustrator: Daniel Kondo
Photographer: Marcelo Ribeiro
Published: March 2007






The first thief…. the Bad
Make you Money Work Harder
Advertising Agency: Fortune Promoseven, Abu Dhabi, UAE
Creative Director / Art director / Copywriter: Moh'd Khatib

Published: 2008



The second thief the Ugly
Make your money work for you
Advertising Agency: IMPACT BBDO, Beirut
Chief Creative Officer:
 Dani Richa
Creative Director:
 Joe Abou Khaled
Associate Creative Director:
 Joe Abou Khaled
Copywriter:
 Cara Khatib
Art Director:
 Joelle El-khoury
Via [DubaiLynx]




----------UPDATE 2.10.2009----------


Apparently brand owner don’t weight much if their ads were highjack neither rip-off as long they deliver on brand communication objective.
Marketing 3.0 discussed suspected “Mysterious coincidence” wit client and they stand behind agency work and had approved it .
Dear Mr Sarhan,

Thank you for the mail, please note that the ads were approved by us and appeared in the Lebanese press in November 08. re-copycat, we have full confidence in the judgment of our advertising agency, if further info is required please contact Dany Aouad at IB2 on 
d.aoud@i2.com.lb  you will get all the info you need.

Best Regards


DIALA CHOUCAIR
Marketing & Communication Division Head 

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from Diala Choucair
to ayman.sarhan@gmail.com
date Mon, Sep 28, 2009 at 4:36 PM


Please relay this inquiry to Ms. Diala.Choucair
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Your published ads “Make your money work for you” has been found and classified as a copy cats.
http://www.adblogarabia.com/make-your-money-work-for-you/
For me to classify your recent ads either Scam ads or Ghost ads, I need your comments and statement if you ever approved this work ."
Best regards
Ayman




Ads copyright infringements is a ancient and old topic in Arabia – despite of all what been said, agencies in Arabia seems firm on ignoring calls , and advice to avoid scam ads .
Although plagiarism had been a problem long before the Internet arrived, the web has made it much easier for unscrupulous individuals or companies to duplicate and use concepts or catch-lines with a few simple clicks.

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