UK Anti-Spliff Spot A Whiff
Here, we have the latest example of what we get when governments do anti-drug ads aimed at teens—weak, preachy parental messages that talk down to kids and treat them like utter morons (or slugs and bugs). The sign off line of this anti-cannabis spot which began airing last night in England is, “The more you mess with cannabis, the more it messes with your mind.” Thanks Mr. health teacher! Uh, can Billy and I go to the bathroom? Also, despite being produced by Mother, an ad agency with a pretty good creative reputation, the spot employs one of the hackiest devices one learns in the first semester of ad school to always avoid: the visual label. Basically the commercial is a bloody mess. Related: NYC’s unintentionally-hilarious anti-drug phone kiosk campaign.
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It was also accompanied by this site:
http://www.talktofrank.com/cannabis.aspx
It works! We all want to run out right now and get stoned!
i'd posted the earlier ad on my blog back in december. today, i get a fucking email about this new ad. "HEY PAT, SAW YOU POSTED THE LAST AD AND WE'D LOVE FOR YOU TO CHECK THIS ONE OUT!"
aggressive viral marketing for shitty anti-drug commercials stops being funny when i start getting personally addressed emails from these guys.
They forgot the 8 GOLD MEDALS!
That was seriously weak sauce.
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