There’s Not Enough Shakira in This Univision Campaign

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Barely making an appearance in this new Univision commercial that touts the network’s exclusive Spanish-language coverage of the 2010 FIFA World Cup, Shakira sings “Waka Waka (Esto es Africa/This Time for Africa),” the official World Cup song and Univision’s official theme for all of its coverage of this world-class event.

All the “cultural richness” and “exciting soccer moments” make their way into this :30. Additional campiagn elements will include print, outdoor, in-theater, radio, online and mobile. Hopefully we’ll see more of Shakira in those media.

The ad might have been a bit more effective had it featured Shakira’s best asset as illustrated in the accompanying image.

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