It’s a rare thing when marketers get pissed-off about the appropriation of meaningful symbols to sell stuff. Isn’t that, like, what we do?
But the Beatles and the Vietnam war (particularly in the context of our current overseas “disagreement”) are somewhat sensitive topics. So if you’re going to use “All You Need is Love” to push diapers, expect to be swathed in shit.
See the first spot for All You Need is Luvs. We have to admit it’s sort of cute.
In defense of its use of the Vietnam-inspired tune for a Luvs Deluxe campaign, Mark Rolland of Saatchi & Saatchi said, “The song itself was chosen to help create a stronger connection to the Luvs brand and awareness of its core benefit–leakage protection for less.”
Stick to ripping IKEA ads, man.
