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Ice cream names cause debate - are the names racist or Nazi codewords?

GB Glace launched a new flavor of a classic ice-cream the other week, and were promptly accused of racism.
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Bottle voodoo between Bavaria and Brutal Fruit

In the old Marca Bavaria ad, made in Canada 2003 which created a stir back then, a man on a beach notices that how he moves the bottle affects how the
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Cult cleaner ad for Cillit Bang is banned!

As if to cement it's mythical cult status Cillit Bang has lucked out completely and gotten their ad banned by the ASA.
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Ad awarded an Swedish Golden Egg accused of theft/brain sync.

No rest for the wicked, they say, so here is yet another pair of ads ready for Badland.
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Adidas vs Douwe Egberts

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Taco Bell vs. Dr. Pepper

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Robber steals idea from superbowl commercial

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Those skinny jeans

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Sofa King ad slogan banned

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Toyota vs Volkswagen

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Capital One's carpet bombing

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Marmite Blob Advert Restricted

Media Guardian reports that the Marmite "Love it or Hate it" Blob spot was pulled from kids' TV.
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WOMMA ethics draft not well received.

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Dunlop versus Mercedes

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Pop-ups suck, declares wired underneath a pop-up

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More spanking used to sell

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Overstock ads O-annoying notoriety gets noticed

Slate's Seth Stevenson seemingly has a crush on the Overstock.com lady, and so does the rest of the web. Or not.
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The scent of Bin Laden

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Delta vs. Volkswagen

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Stolen Jeans, the story of not stolen copy-concept

Fans of Badland know that sometimes, twin ideas just happen.
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A dead pigeon ad divides Holland

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Triple deuce badlander combo, with a cherry on top.

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Citizens United thanks Hollywood A-list on billboards

Citizens United has booked billboard space near the near the Kodak Theatre (where the Acadamy Awards are held) for the month of February.
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Super Bowl Human Ad Space on Ebay

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Making the wrong kind of wave

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Streakers On The Run in Ads

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Vonage vs. Chevy Cobalt

When two advertisers air their spots at the same time, with the same soundtrack…something has to give. Woo-hoo!
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I Smell a Rat - An Uncaged and Curious Rodent-Based Doppelg

If you live in the United States and have your television hooked up to something besides a rabbit-ear antenna, chances are you've seen a few thou
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What's the truth about Splenda?

I've been stewing about the news circulating recently about Splenda and it's got me a bit wound up (see Groups Asks Johnson & Johnson to
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13th time is the charm, FCUK needs to fcuking stop it

The UK Advertising Standards Authority are getting miffed at FCUK again and have warned FCUK, this is the 13th time since 1999 that the ASA has publis
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Hack in the box

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Battle of the Brews

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Tattoo you - real ink tatADS have arrived.

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Adage names McDonald's marketeer of the year

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Forbes money mag wants ads for free.

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The religious iPod spoof

his is one of the funnier spoofs I've seen. I saw it outside London's St. Lukes church.
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When is permission to repost images needed?

All you illustrators and photographers and reps who know a thing or two about copyrights might be interested to read Calacanis : Dealing with the phot
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Uh-oh, we are officially more hated than Lawyers

China bans LeBron Nike ads as they are a "national insult"

It's all over the google news sources that China has banned the latest Lebron Nike ads as they are a national insult.
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"Killer heels"

Newspaper Marketing agency ad steps out of line, gets banned.

The Newspaper Marketing Agency ad nicknamed "killer heels", created by TBWA London, which shows a man spiked on a stiletto has been banned b
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NetZero's AOL bashing ad spoof

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Clear Channel sponsor "Our Leader" Dubya Bush.

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Is it advertising or is it graffiti?

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Twins to a tee - golf game on the run. (update!)

Adgrunt HaHaSoup - creator of one of these ads said: "Go ahead, Badland it, why not, even if it isn't completely bad, it's fun in their

US FDA Tells Pfizer to Pull 'Wild Thing' Viagra Ads

Claymore quipped: FDA: "Wild Thing, I think I banned you!"... This ad probably has, due to FDAs late reaction, pulled in quite a few new cu
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Whats faster than a speeding bullet? Two of them?

A badlander of speeding bullets
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It's Snow Fun

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CSI Badland - DP DDB v. BBDO in the Burgled Beverage Barricade Brand Boggler

It's a quasi-effective anti-theft device. It's a Bud Light commercial. It's a Pepsi commercial.
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The cuecat kittens never seem to end

Would you like an old joke with your coffee?

Coffee should be black as hell, strong as death, and sweet as love. Coffee has the same effect be it hot or cold. In the US or Sweden.
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Child labour group gets Pepsi ad banned in India.

A judge has ordered Pepsi to withdraw a television commercial that has angered child-labour activists.

Christina Aguilera's naughty nurse ad canned

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Best seller in Japan - a breast enlarging ringtone

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Can these ads really tempt Americans to SMS?

Text messaging isn't all too popular in the states we hear, while mini-keyboard beepers have carried text messages for a long time, people use th
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Nokia vs. Sagem

I'm beginning to think that European and American guys shouldn't travel to Asia without some pepto-bismo....
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Helmut Newton's Boags ads causing brouhaha.

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Moaom fruit chews new wrapping too sexy.....

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Pinball dreams - replayed.

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Chevy corvette ad withdrawn after complaints.

SFGate reports that the Chevy Corvette ad directed by Guy Ritchie has become a PR nightmare.
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HP vs. VW

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Nike tennis coach ad withdrawn from Australian airwaves

Nike's new global ad, a spot on depiction of giggly teenage girls that have a crush on their handsome tennis instructor, has been withdrawn, due
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Client Presentation Errors

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Both of these ads really suck.

They do - literally, even if they are both award winners and quite good. One won a gold in this years Cannes Festival for Outdoor.
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Italians angry about 'smelly salami' posters.

A simple poster in the London underground urging people not to eat smelly foods while riding the tube has caused a bit of a diplomatic spat.
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Bisley vs. Krause - Musicnotes vs Math

Chaos versus organized... These two ads looks very similar.... in Badland!
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Top ten reasons we hate using stock - #134

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Non smoking ads lie - twice over.

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Photocopied concept, part two.

These gems of Badland have been found via Mediafact who reported about the ads in November 2003.
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Pigpile!

These aren't your typical badlander candidates since both agencies belong to the same conglomerate, but the similarities do pile up. Literally.
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