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NHS (National Health Service): Still Smiling

NHS (National Health Service): Still Smiling
Your rating: None Average: 6.6 (25 votes)

Will you still be smiling at work tomorrow?
Drink a little less, see a better you.

Mirrors were used in pubs/bars throughout the UK to suggest drinkers take it a bit easier

Advertising Agency: BJL, Manchester UK
Creative Directors: Pete Bastiman, Tom Richards
Art Director: Si Hall
Copywriter: Steve Wilkes
Typographer: Paul Brownless
Published: July 2010

16 Comments

Guest's picture
10

Really nice work.

Guest's picture
10

Like it.

Guest's picture
10

Really like this campaign, should enter some awards.

Guest's picture
10

Good hard working stuff

Guest's picture
8

Quality

bobby666's picture 1414 pencils

great insight. nicely done creative.

Pedestrian's picture 438 pencils

Now for some genuine comments from a poster who isn't a "guest"....

It's not good at all. First, I wonder which pubs gave the thumbs up on putting ads that tell customers to drink less. Secondly, the copy doesn't inspire me to do anything. It's quite boring.

Guest's picture

agree with you. these ads obvious not so good as the guests' comments. well, you see, I'm a guest too. I'm just so lazy to register but this is really a great great website.

Guest's picture
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That's a genuinely Pedestrian comment, take it you didn't do this? It's ace.

Others are ok.

Adaddicted's picture 3417 pencils
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I go with the Pedestrian, there's a negativity here.
And this is a print or an ambient??

withalltherespects

deep_tracy's picture 590 pencils

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deep_tracy's picture 590 pencils

Yeah, I was wondering the same thing.

If it's a print ad:
- The copy is not very readable
- The art direction is too cozy, comfortable and inviting; a grimy toilet, stall, or mirror would have been more effective, IMHO

If it's ambient:
- Has any pub actually agreed to put these up (considering that they're telling people to drink less)?

Guest's picture

Read about this in Campaign mag (London), it was a tie up with Wetherspoons pub chain (looking to trim their 'end of night' fighting stats).

It's an ambient campaign.

tanvir raju's picture 56 pencils

EH! completely agree wid Pedestrian....itz an ad for nothing....wrong copy n approach..couldn't inspire me either!

Tanvir Hassan

Guest's picture
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ok that's enough who the hell told that 4chan.org Kids to troll this board?

and i think the ad is ok but not astonishing.

pabzi007's picture 108 pencils

very good execution..

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