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Well, now, this is interesting, and if you think about it, inevitable.

For as long as I can remember, advertisers have co-opted whatever was current in youth culture, and young people have rolled their eyes at the transparency of it all.

This is no different, except that here, the people doing the co-opting actually know what they’re talking about. Philosoraptor and Hipster Kitty aren’t stepping out of character to shill the Sonic; they are behaving as they should.

One sign of a great campaign idea is that working on it feels as effortless and satisfying as a good golf swing. I imagine that the creative team on this feels that way right now, because this campaign pretty much writes and produces itself.

(Source: theadventuresofadgirl, via camishere)

Date 18th November 2011

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  1. soundmotion reblogged this from adteachings and added:
    i don’t… duh, forget it.
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  5. fleetfootfox reblogged this from intergalacticju and added:
    Whoa there! I’m not sure whether I should be mildly amused or worried that memes are ganked for ads like these.
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  14. irrhythmic reblogged this from revelationk and added:
    YES YES IT CERTAINLY IS IN FACT IT JUST GAVE ME AN ANGLE TO WRITE FROM YOU ARE MY FAVOURITE KATE
  15. tchy reblogged this from revelationk and added:
    … I whoa okay guys confession I am a sucker for well-done advertising I might not actually buy the thing but I will...
  16. revelationk reblogged this from fuckyeahads and added:
    I…. really, REALLY don’t know how I feel about this (SEV SEV SEV THIS IS RELEVANT TO YOUR PAPER THINGY)
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  18. exchangekeys reblogged this from fuckyeahads and added:
    Bahaha the hipster kitty meme works so well.
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  20. advertisingadvertising reblogged this from fuckyeahads and added:
    Yeah, I’m not following. I wonder if 4chan is enraged?
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  23. manage reblogged this from theadventuresofadgirl and added:
    the state contemporary youth (18-34?) marketing. They even have...iPad app. This kind of...
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  26. cloudyzookalove answered: Cool ad concepts! HOORAY FOR MEMES~ :)
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  29. semigoodlooking reblogged this from peachfuzz
  30. semigoodlooking answered: It’s already off to a great start.
  31. cineloh answered: I don’t really care about the marketing, but I test drove one and bought it that day.
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  34. candidfriend answered: No. No. No.
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  36. evangotlib reblogged this from peachfuzz and added:
    Awesome, awesome, awesome.
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  41. accidentallydomesticated answered: Advertsing has been stealing from the internet for years. Totally inevitable.
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    I once got viscerally upset that even if I took a break from the internet, I would never be able to escape THE INTERNET....
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