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The Economist: Health club

The Economist: Health club
Your rating: None Average: 6.5 (28 votes)

For the latest “City Blitz” (previous cities included Philadelphia & Seattle) effort from the Economist, this poster hung in 75 cities in the Dallas area. Because the posters were backlit, they resembled the glowing red monitors displaying the difficulty level on the gyms’ cardio machines.

Advertising Agency: BBDO New York, USA
Chief Creative Officers: David Lubars, Bill Bruce
Senior Creative Director: Kara Goodrich
Senior Creative Director / Writer: Pierre Lipton
Senior Creative Director / Art director: James Clunie
Illustrator: Nick Dewar

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Guest's picture

to clarify: this poster hung in 75 HEALTHCLUBS in Dallas. i don't know where that little description came from but it's really off. come on guys....

Leland's picture 56 pencils

Not at all

AmOgodzzz's picture 501 pencils

Another clever and cheeky ad from the Economist. Great work.

Juan Cabral's picture 719 pencils

BBDO NY makes great TV spots.

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Guest's picture

very very cool! i luv bbdo

Guest's picture
10

great. really smart

Guest's picture
10

another great one....good job!

Guest's picture

THIS IS MUSIC WAVES OR GRAPH??

Guest's picture

This is a music waves or graph??

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10

this is great. classic economist

sirvan's picture 7307 pencils

I like the idea of using these treadmill workouts as a communications tool, but this doesn't make much sense.

Even though it's essentially a comment on how "difficult" these particular World problems are, what's it saying about The Economist? What's it saying about working out? Where's the connection, aside from using one "language" to deliver a very "ho-hum" fact about the World today?

Innovative media does not a good ad make.

I think that a lot of you are saying "great!" because it's a) BBDO and b) The Economist. When the work they've done so far hasn't been nearly up to the historical standards.

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Sirvan, you really do not get it. i have seen your comments and they are always wrong. this is getting good ratings because it's smart. and no, i do not work at BBDO

sirvan's picture 7307 pencils

Well, Guest, I have seen your comments too. And, frankly, you're all over the place. Sometimes you make good comments, apply critical thinking, and try to see the bigger picture. And sometimes, like now, you sound like a starry-eyed little girl who's knees buckle with a mere wisp of criticism. Seriously. It's just plum confusing.

Also, obviously, you do not work at BBDO, no need to tell us what we already know. My guess would be... Starbucks?

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si lo ven de abajo hacia arriba pareciera que dice LIE

everartz's picture 5344 pencils

im so bored with the economist's ads... boring!!!

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rolling.stone's picture 1086 pencils

excellent

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vurtomatic's picture 355 pencils

Get a world view from a treadmill?

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