The Economist: Red wires

Average: 7 (39 votes)

Red wires marks the beginning of The Economist talking to people who might not yet consider themselves to be Economist readers through its marketing and advertising. It was sparked by research undertaken by the magazine last year which discovered that, because of the rise in the number of people going on to university, there are now over 3 million people in the UK whose interest in world affairs, travel, news and politics suggests an unconscious affinity with what The Economist reports on every week. The Economist describes these people as the “intellectually curious”.

This ad uses the image of a wire-jumper (Florent Blondeau) walking through a city on a series of red wires and the strapline “Let your mind wander” as a metaphor for the inherent pleasure in connecting different ideas, and how this is reflected in the wide-range news and analysis available in a copy of The Economist.

Advertising Agency: Abbot Mead Vickers BBDO, UK
Director: Tom Carty
Aired: July 2009

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Wolfgang

nice

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Guest

not the economist tipical ad. like it

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Guest

Heeey Abbot!!

mpared's picture
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mpared

I prefer the old ones!!

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Guest

One of the best signature shots that I've seen in a long time.

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Ohkamp

Very nice. :)

shahidali's picture
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shahidali

fantastic.

shahid

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Guest

Great!

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Guest

excellent!

alexander_bickov's picture
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alexander_bickov

Individual idea

kgeiger's picture
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kgeiger

AMV does it again. Nice stuff.

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Charly P

Really good, brilliant idea, brilliant production.

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Corbeen

its one of those ads ... english ads, I see them threw the years and they all look alike but yet they are powerful somehow.. Its almost the same esthetic like the rush hour for bbc long time ago :

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3xR0smB1V58

but its nice...

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cathlim

nicely done

Suchita Bhhatia's picture
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Suchita Bhhatia

neat