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Track Crossing Safety Campaign: Too Many Didn't

Track Crossing Safety Campaign: Too Many Didn't
Your rating: None Average: 8.2 (36 votes)

Advertising Agency: Clemenger BBDO, Wellington, New Zealand
Executive Creative Director: Philip Andrew
Creative Director: Mark Harricks
Art Director: Scott Henderson
Copywriter: Dan Moth
Agency Producer: Scott McMillan
Account Manager: Jill Bainbridge

27 Comments

truecopy's picture 397 pencils

Love it. Great work.

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andrej dwin's picture 963 pencils

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ziyad_pa's picture 71 pencils

xcellent!

roman-schwienbacher.com's picture 1027 pencils

very good idea , escellent work.
simple and effective

second_creator's picture 668 pencils

good one

Early to bed, early to rise, work like hell and advertise

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mumbai
Early to bed, early to rise, work like hell and advertise

BOOBJOB LOOBCANNON's picture 1866 pencils

Would be great if you axed the 'too many didn't' line.

It doesn't need it and works better when you let people figure it out for themelves.

We're going to need more lube.

Artchique's picture 168 pencils

oooh yes. That would make it even better. :)

Jet Propulsion Lab's picture 10715 pencils

I normally agree with that type of comment. Don't say what you're showing, it's redundant, right?
But with this particular piece, I really don't mind the second line at all. Matter of fact, "because" of that line, the message becomes a bit more emotional and hard-hitting.

This is a brilliant piece of communication. With SO many so-called "fake" and insignificant ambient/guerrilla ads out there recently, this stands high above all the rest.
I'm almost certain that this will pick up numerous awards, but more importantly, I really hope the general public appreciates this type of work when they see it...

BOOBJOB LOOBCANNON's picture 1866 pencils

Hmm. Looking at it again perhaps you're right.

We're going to need more lube.

Philip's picture 71 pencils

...fantastisch!!!!!!!!! - fantastic - superb !

Martha's picture

Maybe you can help me.I'm looking at the picture but I can't find the clue of it. Maybe the symbol of the 4 vertical lines with one crossing them must tell me something, but it does't! Which symbol is it? Maybe in Italy we don't use it so... :)
thanks

Stigset's picture 1461 pencils

It's not really a symbol, it's a counting technique. When you count (days, or in this case deaths) you draw one line per number. When you reach the fith you cross the four others, and you start over again. That way it's easier to keep track of how many decimals you've counted. (you've probably seen it in prison movies, where the prisonner count's the days he's been in, by scratching a line in the wall).
Great ambient, btw.

Martha's picture 12 pencils

Thank you very much. I thought there was a relation between this ad and counting days in jail but I couldn't go further. So as you can count days you can count lives, it's not immediate for me! :)
Martha

Martha ter Horst

Guest's picture

... scat job?

BOOBJOB LOOBCANNON's picture 1866 pencils

Urgghh!? Scat? that reminds me of a movie Ihad th misfortune of seeing when I was in Berlin, I didn't watch for long, once it became apparent what was going on.

We're going to need more lube.

WC's picture

I wish I've had the idea! dammit!!!!! POWER LAAAA

Fk Mikenj's picture 197 pencils

clap. I wish I've had the idea!

BestAds's picture

Please stop copying all the ads from www.bestadsontv.com.
In the last two weeks you have copied at least 30, including this one from Clemenger BBDO, Wellington. They sent it exclusively to us.

Screw you!'s picture

Get over yourself! It's piece of communication meant to be shared. Especially true of a life saving public service message. I guarantee neither the agency nor the client doesn't mind the ad being passed along. And I'm never going to vist your site because you have a stupid selfish attitude about this sort of thing. Didn't your Mum teach you to share?

screw you's picture

我非常同意楼上的观点。did't your mum teach you to share?

Rog's picture 6110 pencils

Creepy, black humour. Bang on, Clems.

>>>> That's not an ad. THIS is an ad.

RM's picture 421 pencils

yeah very creepy, this just underlines the fact that the simple ideas are the best.

Let me guess...

The creatives went to the station, they soaked in the sights and sounds, they bought a Coke, Pepsi or longneck for that matter, opened it. The sound of the bubbles escaping for the first time triggers brain stimulation, they take a sip, look down onto the tracks and there you have it ding!

Well done Clems, G'day Rog!

Rog's picture 6110 pencils

Woah, Ryser! Freak me out.

>>>> That's not an ad. THIS is an ad.

manojchaki's picture 33 pencils

superb!

picturejockey's picture 630 pencils

This should be done in Bombay. Everyday about 10 people die here while crossing tracks and no I am not exaggerating, the average is indeed 10 people according to a daily.
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BOOBJOB LOOBCANNON's picture 1866 pencils

Do you not call it Mumbai now?

We're going to need more lube.

ooops's picture 450 pencils

counting AGAIN

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