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Ghazale Middle Eastern Restaurant: Wives

Ghazale Middle Eastern Restaurant: Wives
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The only thing better than two falafels is three wives.

Advertising Agency: Cossette Communications, Toronto, Canada
Creative Directors: Dan Vendramin, Darren Clarke
Art Director: Ed Lea
Copywriter: Mark Lewis

Comments

sakibafridi's picture 155 pencils

for an award winning agency, this is pretty tacky. Advice: Get to know your audience and their insights.

Jet Propulsion Lab's picture 9781 pencils

Ahhh, the voice of a true advertising professional.
I totally agree with you.

Misstree's picture 209 pencils

I like the art direction tho...dreamy.

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Not all who wander are lost.

wkanaan's picture 491 pencils

those people havent done any research whatsoever. Nthing in this campaign would make me want to go and eat at the restaurant

denrae's picture 87 pencils

wow. this is utterly offensive campaign.

hope this ad isn't running in the states. if it is, they should be expecting some calls soon.

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the worst creator will always be better than the best critic.

Desi's picture 1052 pencils

I am sure some people in the mid east will find this offensive.

Funny thing is the same guys did this: http://www.coloribus.com/paedia/prints/2008/2/8/198014/

arstewar's picture 234 pencils

why is "than two" called out? shouldnt it be "than two falafels" atleast? same thing with on the first one, reads choppy

Dzsoi's picture 3562 pencils

That is not an insight. That is what American (and European) males think about polygamy.

teenie's picture 1910 pencils

One execution is pro-women, this one is anti-women. Gratuitous, easy, cop-put ads. I don't even know what message they're trying to get across. Offensive works if it WORKS to further the product, but the whole reason for the ad (to promote a restaurant) is completely lost in here.

Can we please stop making ads to win awards and get back to advertising the benefits????

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