Once again, CP+B has produced some very intriguing work. This time it is for one of advertising's greatest brands, Volkswagen. They are running two campaigns, "Fast" and "Un-pimp My Ride", both leave you with a reaction that Crispin Porter loves to create; the "What the...Chuckle, chuckle, No way did they just do that!" reaction. I'm occasionally skeptical about the CP+B work, especially when it involves musicals. However I have to admit I like the core message of these campaigns. The core message of the Fast campaign is that the GTI makes you want to drive fast. For the Un-pimp campaign it is that the GTI is already a pimped with stylish German engineering. Simple, True, and Memorable. My only concern is that it seems to clash with the VW advertising of the past. VW has such a longstanding reputation for intelligent and clean advertising. It's no question that the famous "Think Small" work of Bernbach is classic. Does this Fast really match the intelligence of Bernbach's work?
Wednesday, March 08, 2006
VW Madness
Once again, CP+B has produced some very intriguing work. This time it is for one of advertising's greatest brands, Volkswagen. They are running two campaigns, "Fast" and "Un-pimp My Ride", both leave you with a reaction that Crispin Porter loves to create; the "What the...Chuckle, chuckle, No way did they just do that!" reaction. I'm occasionally skeptical about the CP+B work, especially when it involves musicals. However I have to admit I like the core message of these campaigns. The core message of the Fast campaign is that the GTI makes you want to drive fast. For the Un-pimp campaign it is that the GTI is already a pimped with stylish German engineering. Simple, True, and Memorable. My only concern is that it seems to clash with the VW advertising of the past. VW has such a longstanding reputation for intelligent and clean advertising. It's no question that the famous "Think Small" work of Bernbach is classic. Does this Fast really match the intelligence of Bernbach's work?
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VW in da house.
I mean, "V-Dub in da house."
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