Classic Ad Gimmicks Used to Help Save Energy

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This is sorta nifty. Motivated by the assumption that youth adopt ideals based on how they’re presented, Grey/Madrid launched Compra esta actitude (“Buy this attitude”) on behalf of the Madrid City Council.

The effort tells people to save energy by twisting up gimmicks we’re all familiar with. Ads were inspired by shampoo and perfume ads, and even those totally improbable amateur online videos.

Creative is divided by medium: Internet, TV, Radio, Grafica. Run a barcode scanner over each to see the work. The image at left is from the shampoo spoof, where a woman with lustrous hair swings it in the direction of a lightswitch and flips it off. And here’s the online video they’re pushing: “The light pong masters,” inspired in part by stuff like “Guy catches glasses with face” for Ray Ban. Expect some heavily edited, totally improbable ping pong action. Yeah, baby, yeah.

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