Loans and stones
May break my bones
But your ads can’t hurt me!

July 26th, 2007 | Posted in HSBC, Loans, banks, finance, uae print ad campaigns, united arab emirates | No Comments
June 21st, 2007 | Posted in HSBC, RAK Bank, barclays, food, sony | No Comments
Smoking is being banned in all public places by Dubai Municipality….more on that here.
And also since May 31 was World No Tobacco Day, there were a flurry of ads in UAE print. A few of them are reproduced below:
The Dubai Municipality & WHO ad:

One that takes on the Marlboro brand of advertising:

Here’s one with long copy:

Here’s a topsy-turvy one:


Another one, a clever image play:


June 9th, 2007 | Posted in Dubai municpality, No Tobacco Day, WHO, World Health Organization, cigarettes, print ads, smoking | No Comments
1) How SMBs become MNCs…isn’t that a wrong usage of the apostrophe in the headline or am I missing something…please leave a comment.

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3) Schon Properties – At last a property ad that talks to the common man and his accommodation problems

4) Bur Juman Mall
May 27th, 2007 | Posted in Bur Juman, Real Estate, food, property, shopping malls, software, tally | No Comments