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Virgin Atlantic: What brings you to London?

Virgin Atlantic: What brings you to London?
Your rating: None Average: 9.2 (5 votes)

Agency: Crispin, Porter + Bogusky, Miami, USA

34 Comments

Jozef's picture 60 pencils

The problem with this campaign is that it works only when a plane is directly between the two lines. Otherwise, the idea may be lost. People would still understand, but it wouldn't make quite an impact.

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ooops's picture 450 pencils

yeah...it must be a lot of coincidence...
yet different level of coordination comes with different perspective

ellehcimeo's picture 3534 pencils

but maybe there's a plane way wayyyy up in the sky, so high that you can't see it. if these are placed directly under a flight path, then it was really good thinking.

simpsonson's picture 136 pencils

i´m sure they did so...

kre8's picture 993 pencils

i dont think any of the above comments are relevant.
you would understand it - plane or no plane.

ellehcimeo's picture 3534 pencils

not even my sarcastic one? c'mon!

No fixed abode's picture 380 pencils

What's with the flat copywriting from CP+B? I just had an international CD telling me last night that they were arguably the hottest shop on God's green earth and then I see this. The media idea is nice enough but the jokes are just rubbish. Isn't it obvious from the drool? What possesses you to write something like that promoting an upper class service? No wonder no one has owned up to it.

simpsonson's picture 136 pencils

i like copy in some way... i assume that virgin is well reputed as a medium ore low-cost-airline...and then the copy turns into funny somehow...british humor!

purplesimon's picture 481 pencils

Virgin is akin to British Airways, perhaps better some may argue.

This is a very Virgin campaign. They play on their Britishness, humour and so on. Any Virgin brand works the same way,
whether money, broadband/telephony, etc.

While I'm unsure this would work in the US, it's still a brave (and funny) way to showcase the facilities on Virgin airlines.

TheAdMad's picture 557 pencils

Agree.
Target is not taken into account, and the idea is way too forced. 99.999% people won't get it.

www.TheAdMad.blogspot.com

rikitiki's picture 634 pencils

people arent' that stupid. They'll get it....it's an ad for an AIRLINE....doesn't take a genius to get this.

sbr's picture 138 pencils

it´s an ad for an airline that uses planes from other companies to deliver its message. Unless I´m missing something here I don´t think it works.

Twombl's picture 186 pencils

Great idea.

mikelite's picture 1035 pencils

seriously people, you are overthinking this ENTIRELY. relax. it works, you didn't do it, get over it.

Rog's picture 6110 pencils

I'm with Mike.

>>>> That's not an ad. THIS is an ad.

jennywhx's picture 1144 pencils

perhaps it was located in a place that plane always passby, just like my campus, because it is near to the airport, every 30 minutes i will see a plane passby.
and perhaps it create rumours and topics to chat until one day people saw it with plane together.
not a bad idea, but the first moment i saw it i scare some plane might crash on the white pillar

Rog's picture 6110 pencils

Now, some of you are not going to believe this, but...
people have imaginations.

>>>> That's not an ad. THIS is an ad.

addyong's picture 155 pencils

but people don imagine every day every time every where...

It can be better!

Give Me a Hell Yeah!!!

Rog's picture 6110 pencils

Okay. Enlighten us...

>>>> That's not an ad. THIS is an ad.

pabloaotw's picture 235 pencils

PERHAPS THE AIRPLANE IS A MINIATURE.

mrtalented's picture 2175 pencils

if this billboard is placed near the heavy aviation traffic like airport, that'll work. otherwise, it looks like god is talking from the sky (when the plane is not seen).

nuclearshower's picture 233 pencils

Aviation in miami is definately heavy so I think there isnt much problem :) Loving the idea!

mrtalented's picture 2175 pencils

i never said it's a bad idea. the idea is sweet. but needs extra care about where to place it.

Rog's picture 6110 pencils

God... Richard Branson... same thing.

>>>> That's not an ad. THIS is an ad.

me thinks's picture 722 pencils

Precisely.

chintan ruparel's picture 1516 pencils

whatever this is... i like it, just the thought of doing something different works big-time!

~ old habits die hard, older ones never do ~

Umananda's picture 12 pencils

Ommmmmmmmmmm Good good.

dreamer

Mo's picture 648 pencils

In that case...they could have had some executions without a plane though. That would have helped to end the agruments above.

Erik's picture 88 pencils

Maybe it's a print ad. lol

act's picture 535 pencils

i remembered a few years ago someone did a similar campaign with god saying 'you shouldn't drink and drive.'

Rog's picture 6110 pencils

What do we all think of when we hear/see the word Virgin Atlantic?
Good.
And where do we think these airline billboards would be placed?
Excellent.
So...who do we think could be doing the "talking" in these billboards? (Apart from God and Astronauts)
There you go.
Now stop being so bloody anal and realise the idea is getting people engaged in our ads.
We all love working out puzzles and conundrums, don't we?
That's right.
Let them get involved in it and work it out. The pleasure is working it out. Getting it. Ding!
Amen.

>>>> That's not an ad. THIS is an ad.

Disco Munky's picture 3934 pencils

So speaketh the Rog. And so may it come to pass.

Doin' it for the points

simmy's picture 4 pencils

I dont think its that hard to get. might leave u puzzled 4 a few.. but u ll get it.. especially when u see a plane zip by

Art for art's sake? No thank you.

simmy's picture 4 pencils

I dont think its that hard to get. might leave u puzzled 4 a few.. but u ll get it.. especially when u see a plane zip by

Art for art's sake? No thank you.

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