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Alka Seltzer: Bear

Alka Seltzer: Bear
Your rating: None Average: 9.4 (151 votes)

Advertising Agency: CLM BBDO, Paris, France
Creative Directors: Gilles Fichteberg, Jean-François Sacco
Art Director / Illustrator: Paul Kreitmann
Copywriter: Alexis Benoit
Other credits: Edouard Perarnaud, Martin Darfeuille, Sylvie Etchemaite
3D: PH-Print

48 Comments

truecopy's picture 397 pencils

First time I saw this I thought: Cannes. I don't think I'm far from the truth. Great work guys. Congratz.

"Sex sells. Truth even better."
A friend

funky_frogii's picture 2548 pencils

agree with the above..........very good campaign.love them all

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David Oswald's picture

How can you not give 10 points to that campaign. Great idea, great execution. Especially the logo interegration is superb.

LeeHarvey's picture 3087 pencils

Nice portfolio, BROTHER(?).....

Agree with your comment.

SeanMartin's picture

I must be missing something, because if this is Cannes-worthy, the standards must have changed radically. These are cute and sorta appealing visually, but you have to look at more than a couple to get what they're trying to do from a message point of view. Nice, but not quite there.

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Here, let me save everyone the trouble of asking. "Do you even work in advertising?"

STRTLRS's picture 1590 pencils

You don't work in advertising, stop pretending.

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SeanMartin's picture

Right. That's your best response?

You must be a real gem of a copywriter, bud. Tell me, how're those mid-term projects coming along? Think you'll pass?

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Here, let me save everyone the trouble of asking. "Do you even work in advertising?"

LeeHarvey's picture 3087 pencils

Dear Sean, I *know* you work in advertising, AND you're an illustrator. Having said that, don't you agree these are awesome illustrations? Look at the way the eyes are made, just grrrreat. I agree with most of the commenters here, this is a great campaign. If you don't agree Sean, that's okay. But don't be surprised if this *does* win a lion in Cannes.

Lee Harvey Oswald

SeanMartin's picture

As I said at the very beginning, I think they're cute. I dont think some of them work as stand-alones (the magician one, for example, because the body split isnt as well defined as it could be), but that's just my take. But is this Cannes-worthy material the way people here are raving? No. We've had far better campaigns through here in the past few months. Let me underscore again, for the reading-impaired: I like them from a visual standpoint. They're fun, if sometimes a little difficult to read. But that's about it. This is a case that, for me, would probably work *far* better in video than print. As they stand right now: close, but not quite there.

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STRTLRS's picture 1590 pencils

I detect a hint on jealousy in your comment...

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SeanMartin's picture

And I detect a bit of cluelessness in yours. What, just because the rest of the crew likes this, I'm supposed to go wild and declare it a Cannes winner as well? Hey, fine, if that's what you need, bubba. I mean, seriously, if it makes you feel good about all the sorry-ass retorts you leave after my comments, go for it -- add another. For myself, sorry, but I've been in this long enough to be *long* past the need to promote my portfolio. I guess you fall in the "reading impaired" category, and, sadly, there's nothing to be done about it. Now, why dont you go finish your website? Then we'll all check your fifteen years of experience out. Wont that be a blast?

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STRTLRS's picture 1590 pencils

It seems like nothing on this site gets your juices flowing. If nothing can impress you, then maybe it's time to move on. You sound like an old fart that has done/seen everything and can't possibly appreciate someone else's work.

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Wyvie's picture 76 pencils

Sean, settle down on the elitism!

Someone who's been working fifteen years may have no better ideas than someone who's straight out of college/tafe/uni. Or, their experience might make ad noobs look like... well... noobs. I like to think it's a healthy dose of both, but I'm naive. :)

I don't work in advertising, there, I've admitted it. Three years of tafe to be a designer, and I'm stuck as an illustrator for a defence company who thinks white space means space for more screenshots. Does that mean I can't have an opinion on these ads? Surely everyone should be allowed to discuss; people who have been in the advertising industry a long time may get out of touch with laymen (and let's face it, clients tend to skew everything anyway).

I don't have a problem with you not thinking this is Cannes material (I, personally, loved it, but did scratch my head at people going so ape), but the elitism isn't going to make you popular.

Yeah, I should've left well enough alone, but I just can't help myself. :)

STRTLRS's picture 1590 pencils

I did provide a comment further down the list, bud.

Mid-terms are coming just fine, been in them for about 15 years now.

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Bye's picture 1484 pencils

I'm going to agree with strtlrs on this one. Sean, why so bitter all the time. You always are. It's just a little more obvious now everbody is liking this so much. And being 'in this long enough' might be exactly the reason why you don't see how these are going to win at Cannes.

Armand Adnan's picture 6 pencils

Hey guys, check this out. I went to google Sean Martins name to see if anything came up. First thing that popped out was Hatebreed. Coincidence? Hehehe!

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I think you're missing something.

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Funny, clever and great illustration.
For me, more than a good job.
Well done guys!

kgeiger's picture 6642 pencils

I'm jealous. I wish I had done this campaign.

9b0's picture

Veryvery cute execution, good idea... Great work. Only dont get, why 3D was needed (maybe if they made some TV spots of this).

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Cannes, Cannes, Cannes..Give me one of those to showlow my envy hehehehhe congrats guys. best one in months

STRTLRS's picture 1590 pencils

It is nice to see a simple campaign like this, very fresh idea. Graphically, it's nothing we haven't seen in recent years. Still well done.

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Adam K's picture

Yep, this will be getting lions and pencils when award show time comes around. More importantly they're funny, original and smart as hell. Perhaps best of all, I can see people who aren't total ad nerds really enjoying these. I like the Mafia and Bear ones best, but they are all really fucking solid, smart, simple ads. And so far none of the sarcastic "Seen it" or "Where's the idea" fuckwad comments that usually reign supreme on this site, so they must be really fucking good. Well played guys, well played.

Bye's picture 1484 pencils

How is 'seen it' sarcastic of anyone to say, if it's done it's done. They aren't around now because it hasn't been done before.

marceloklein's picture 11 pencils

very nice!!!!! ;D

Marcelo Klein
www.marceloklein.com

Ed Mintone's picture 593 pencils

gulp... I'm jealous

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this won an award?
for what?

philippe rachel's picture

very very very good job.

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these are great.

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Best ad (this execution) this year on AOTW.

missed my turn's picture 426 pencils

Wow. These are great. This one is my favorite.

Livio's picture

Clap clap! Very funny.

Vito Russi's picture

It's Great. Funny. The concept and the art direction are brilliant.
Good Job!

Translation to Colombian language: "Una Chimba parceros"

MC's picture 18 pencils

Ca deboite sa mere...c tout!

MC.

gmint7's picture 2679 pencils

:::J:::

realli?? cannes??

i like it a lot,
but don't think its cannes hehe. maybe a bronze. coz i think the smartness is unnatural (swallowing arrow?saw?why?) its like that broken melody ad for sony.

but since the ratings are good.. all the best.

:::J:::

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I LOVE IT.

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great stuff. really great.
finally something worth commenting one at aotw.

Roger Daly's picture 361 pencils

Gorgeous.

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Tu connais la blague de l'ours bleu?

aadi's picture 230 pencils

Great campaign... loved all of it...
Thought the mafia one was a bit linear, hence the weakest...
But Cannes neverthless...
:) :) :)

Rhialto's picture 21 pencils

funny1 like this one best.

suckyoudig's picture 18 pencils

fuckiing good!
im not so sure we need "dissolve your problems" to understand

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Wow, these are perfect!

Write is might's picture 2 pencils

"Dissolve your problems" - wish I could see the bow getting dissolved in the stomach...would have made more sense.

Osito's picture 34 pencils
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Pretty cool!

I had to look at it for a while to get it.

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fuck all none-sense critics, pretending they're all good but not. pretending they know everything but not. pretending that someone's is worse and their works (but they didn't show any 'cause they're ONLY GUESTS and they're AFRAID of being caught and recognized for being a fool) are better. fuck all those guests commenting badly for good campaigns! shit! .......*I'm a guest too but I'm not being retarded commentators like those of you, idiots *I also suck because of these bad words, but that's just all because of you, pretenders! suck your balls and go away from advertising

velle's picture 1560 pencils
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o manthisissogooodbwahaha

Ibrahim1250's picture 12 pencils
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great..great great.................!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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