Category: Commercials

The video above is of the new Zain commercial, while the one below is the original from 1973. Same song, same singer. Its cool seeing the same thing but 35 years apart. Big difference of course is that the singer (Abdul Karim Abdul Kader) is much older, but I also noticed how the girls skirt is now much longer and Abdul Kader is no longer sitting next to her but standing a couple of meters away. Imagine a remake of Bye Bye London today, the whole play would probably take place at a Starbucks.

Just wanted to share two more commercials which I think are also really great. I love how the fan walks into the room in the commercial above!

Update: Here are some more…
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V7No9jQHoDg
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JlWp7uanYcc
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=By6_nhzJOCY
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hH5I1xRmwhQ
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2OUO-QX2esc
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W5yIxQU5tfA
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kH_iyWijV44
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FzmtPaUk7xI
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jaZSRyj7zvA
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lHQOcKUj5ps
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cUsSWOfLOdE
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YJbQVqL_8o4
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FryfCujh2hU
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xhhbdTXK16c
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mpQS04leUAo
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wQxv8L6B0Os
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kJjoTNseTPc

This is definitely definitely definitely one of my favorite ad campaigns ever. Burger King hired independent researchers to travel to remote places around the world and find people who have no clue what a McDonalds or Burger King is and who have never eaten a burger and then have them try both the Whopper and the Big Mac and see which one they preferred. Its pure GENIUS! Its a very short touching and entertaining documentary which you can watch on the Whopper Virgins site and although I hate Burger King in Kuwait I think I am going to go have a Whopper for lunch tomorrow.

I LOVE IT so watch it! [Link]

A funny Lebanese commercial. [YouTube]

Just saw this anti abuse/racism campaign and thought I would share it. There are three different versions but these two are my favorites. [Link]

via ads2blog

According to the video uploader this commercial was aired on Monday. So just a quick poll, how many people said WTF?! after watching it? [YouTube]

I have been trying to follow this year�s ‘Ramadan Season’ television; however, most of our beloved shows have given up on originality and are just trying to add a new taboo to a recycled story line.

My family actually looks forward to the commercial breaks more than the shows themselves. You know there is something wrong when advertisements are more entertaining than the content itself. [YouTube]

Posted by K.thekuwaiti

If you don’t know who Gordon Ramsay is you won’t get the video. [YouTube]

This commercial was in the news yesterday (I think MBC) and they were talking about how racist it was towards people from the Gulf. I just watched it now and I actually think its pretty funny. Sure they are stereotyping but thats what makes it funny. The commercial is about this Sheikh who spots a fuel efficient Nissan Tiida and goes ballistic on it. What do you think? [YouTube]

I know I said I was going to post only two videos today but I had totally forgotten about this video which a friend had sent me earlier. A hilarious commercial from Syria and supposedly it was released this year! [YouTube]

I just saw two new Fasttelco ads and I think they are of really bad taste. The one above shows a dead bat bleeding while the other one shows a bat screaming in pain as it crashes through a window. These have to be the most horrendous ads Fasttelco have ever released. Check them out on ads2blog.com [Link]

Update: I just got an email from someone at Fasttelco telling me these ads were never and would never be released by them and that they were never approved. Ads2Blog have also updated the original post stating that the ad was done by an Art Director and “were never meant to see the light nor get published”. I guess that makes a lot more sense now. Its good to know Fasttelco haven’t completely lost it.

Someone finally managed to record the really really cheesy radio commercial warning people not to talk on the phone and drive. If you haven’t heard it yet now you can. [Listen Here]

Thanks Mishari!

A few days ago BBC Channel 4 aired the first live advert in the UK for Honda. When I say live I mean live. A group of elite skydivers jumped simultaneously from two aeroplanes and formed the letters H, O, N, D and A in sequence, within a three minute time limit to advertise the new Honda Accord. Really cool idea. [YouTube]

Really cool commercial for Specsavers, a UK based eyeglasses chain. [YouTube]

Just watched this commercial at the movies and thought it was pretty cool. Its a YouTube video so quality isn’t that good. [YouTube]