A daily dose of laughter
And lotsa bottles of water
Will make you healthy, wealthy and smarter!


July 29th, 2007 | Posted in arwa, beverages, uae print ad campaigns, united arab emirates, water | No Comments
Neo asked the Oracle, Am I TheOne?
Said the Oracle to Neo, Sorry son…
It can only be Thomas Lundgren.
There was much ado about TheOne’s challenge thrown to advertising agencies in the UAE to try and win its account (the CEO wanted the agencies to pitch him through a music video). The firebrand founder and CE(motional) Officer – Thomas Lundgren wanted something ‘out of this world’ and finally I think it was Lowe MENA that won). The ads appear in pairs weekly once:




July 26th, 2007 | Posted in dubai, furniture, TheOne, uae print ad campaigns, united arab emirates | No Comments
Loans and stones
May break my bones
But your ads can’t hurt me!


July 26th, 2007 | Posted in banks, finance, HSBC, Loans, uae print ad campaigns, united arab emirates | No Comments
June 21st, 2007 | Posted in barclays, food, HSBC, RAK Bank, 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 cigarettes, Dubai municpality, No Tobacco Day, print ads, smoking, WHO, World Health Organization | 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, food, property, Real Estate, shopping malls, software, tally | No Comments