No-Smoking Day: Water

No-Smoking Day: Water

Advertising Agency: Intermarkets, Dubai, UAE
Creative Director: Ian Rowland Gerry
Art Director: Tarek Eletrebi
Graphic Designer: Elsa Dorlian

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Submitted by Sabupaul on Wed, 2008-03-26 06:22.

Fallon had done the same ad some 15 years back. It's there in the One Show.

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Submitted by LeeHarvey on Wed, 2008-03-26 06:59.

Yep, remember it all too well. Had a bread in it with the warning on it, amongst others...

Submitted by Jet Propulsion Lab on Wed, 2008-03-26 10:20.

No, it was from Goldsmith/Jeffrey in New York. Done by Tracy Wong all by himself. I used to admire all his work from O&M/NY, Goldsmith, and of course, Goodby Berlin & Silverstein. I even had the chance to meet the guy when I was still in college back in S.F. and mentioned to him how much I liked his anti-smoking campaign...

As a person working in the creative community, I'm very offended by this ad because it's an exact carbon copy of Tracy's ad (others in the campaign were bread and banana.)

I remember having a long debate with others on this web site on the topic of knowing what's already been produced (ESPECIALLY when the work has received numerous awards and recognition.)

I realize this ad is from Dubai, but I was shocked to see that very famous much-pulicized work being reproduced here verbatim.

Submitted by BlownAway on Wed, 2008-03-26 10:38.

Can someone please provide a link for these ads?

Submitted by simsmieh on Wed, 2008-03-26 12:33.

Mr."Jet Propulsion Lab", your comment is not convincing because there is no proof for what you are saying until you provide the link. By the way , i searched on a lot of ads website (even coloribus), but i couldn't find the "original " one !

Submitted by simsmieh on Wed, 2008-03-26 13:42.

... and two different people "are sure " they're seen it done by two different persons. but no one send the link! !!

And if it's so why is it not on:

http://www.notobacco.org/photos/index.htm

http://tobacco.health.usyd.edu.au/site/supersite/resources/docs/galler...

http://curiousphotos.blogspot.com/2008/02/anti-smoking-ads.html

http://inventorspot.com/articles/stop_smoking_inventive_marketing_6077

http://blog.miragestudio7.com/2005/10/creative-anti-smoking-advertisem...

http://www.adpunch.org/entry/a-collection-of-anti-smoking-ads/

http://www.smokefreeengland.co.uk/thefacts/campaigns.html

http://www.cherryflava.com/cherryflava/2007/03/antismoking_ads.html

http://adweek.blogs.com/adfreak/2007/03/headless_turkey.html

http://www.smokefree.gov/ads.html

http://www.livevideo.com/video/47BF27177E184173A4AADE05F24155EC/star-w...

http://www.nlm.nih.gov/exhibition/visualculture/celebrity.html

http://www.anti-smoking.org/

http://www.crookedbrains.net/2007/11/thought-provoking-anti-smoking-ad...

and last but not least:

http://www.coloribus.com/paedia/search/?q=smoking

Submitted by Ryon64 on Wed, 2008-03-26 16:19.

i cant open them for a close up look but here you go

http://www.luerzersarchive.net/searchresults.asp?rp=1&qid=1099426

just do a search for Tracy Wong

i dont really care that it has been done before. in fact i find it funny that people get so up in arms about it all. the average consumer in dubai or any other country the originals where never published will never ever have seen the originals or all the knock offs. so its still going to be effective communication.

Submitted by Jet Propulsion Lab on Wed, 2008-03-26 21:27.

Just noticed something. Those "Fresh Mex" tv spots for Chevy's Mexican Grill right above the anti-smoking ads were ALSO done by Tracy (at Goodby.) Simply brilliant guerilla tv campaign (which ran on the same day it was filmed!!) I don't think I've seen a more conceptual tv campaign ever since. The year, 1992...

Submitted by Takmelius on Thu, 2008-03-27 00:44.

I wish we could see it more clearly.

Submitted by purple tree on Wed, 2008-03-26 06:33.

okay i didnt get how this is anti smoking....

1. the answer to the question is "YES I WILL DRINK IT CUZ I NEED TO DRINK" thats the first thing that came to my mind...

2. label on water is = to label on ciggs..

3. therefore ya i will smoke cuz i need to smoke >???!@!?

so wouldnt that make t a pro smoking campaign.

PS: i am a smoker :)

down adv. From a higher to a lower place or position...

Submitted by john doe on Wed, 2008-03-26 07:22.

yawn

Submitted by poojagadodia on Wed, 2008-03-26 06:58.

http://www.watgame.com
i liked the concept....simple n effective....good work!!!

Submitted by iT-iS-i on Wed, 2008-03-26 07:04.

Weren't you the lil fella who didn't get it just now?

Add insult to injury then burn the candle at both ends.

Submitted by yoshiro on Wed, 2008-03-26 08:41.

Me gustó

Submitted by esotericusername on Wed, 2008-03-26 16:36.

yeah...i would

Submitted by justinmichaeljohnson on Thu, 2008-03-27 19:36.

On behalf of Mr. Tracy Wong:

Jet Propulsion Lab is right. See One Show 1989 (Gold OOH). CA Advertising Annual 1990. I’m flattered by the new work! Sincerely, Tracy Wong

Tracy Wong

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Submitted by LeeHarvey on Fri, 2008-03-28 03:23.

Thanks justinmichaeljordan! End of discussion.......

Submitted by BlownAway on Fri, 2008-03-28 06:06.

Actually, we're the ones flattered. Had we only done it 20 years ago!

Submitted by justpassingby on Wed, 2008-08-27 04:20.

very interesting post, i wonder if the agency knew and just copied it or they truly didnt have a clue.