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- moojj, on 10/11/2007, -6/+383Title / description don't do this ad campaign justice. In my opinion this is one of the best campaigns I have ever seen.
- iownsomuch, on 10/11/2007, -3/+223Well I guess it's better than "ZOMG !!!111!!! BEST AD EVAR LOL"
- Wailord, on 10/11/2007, -8/+179Don't you mean "AWESOME! FOUR of the most AMAZING billboards you'll see all day!"?
- Pentoast, on 10/11/2007, -2/+154You have no idea what that means, do you?
- ptFoe, on 10/11/2007, -32/+170BBC is too classy for America.
Take it off. - sjl127, on 10/11/2007, -4/+123and it shows just how divided we are.
- addiggt, on 07/06/2009, -1/+109Each billboard was placed at the same spot, one after the other, which is why the phone numbers were the same. They weren't all up at the same time. :)
- VicGolgo13, on 10/17/2007, -2/+102We experience Y2K all over again.
- dreambucket, on 10/11/2007, -1/+85it displays the goldeneye nude code
- knightblade2oo4, on 10/11/2007, -6/+76Great ad campaign, it leaves the bias behind and allows the viewer to make the call. Much more powerful than pasting a bias message on a billboard.
- nreynolds, on 10/17/2007, -2/+69the billboard explodes and a new one takes its place.
- duniyadnd, on 10/11/2007, -0/+64@Antbing: Look at the buildings behind the boards, they're the, so it's the same board, so probably happened one after another rather than all at once.
- PunkRampant, on 10/11/2007, -2/+63I don't want to be mean, but the American media version of this campaign would probably be
Paris Hilton
Criminal or Misunderstood
But I'm not speculating which side would get the most votes. - jskidmore, on 10/11/2007, -2/+61Wow, what a great campaign. This is one of the few campaigns I have seen that haven't tried to send a biased message.
- BlackStar77, on 10/11/2007, -2/+59Wonder what happens when the counter reaches 9999.
- meatmcguffin, on 10/11/2007, -17/+71American broadcasters could learn a lot from the lack of bias that the BBC has made their core value for seventy years.
- addiggt, on 07/06/2009, -3/+56I definitely agree with you Moojj, I realized moments after submitting this how bad the description/title were in comparison to the ad campaign. Hope this gets the attention it deserves though.
- drlha, on 10/11/2007, -9/+60Reality has an Anti-American bias.
- Recusant, on 10/11/2007, -2/+45I couldn't agree with you more, I love this campaign. Anything that can make something as plain as a billboard attract so much attention is obviously doing something right.
- AntBing, on 10/11/2007, -20/+59How do they separate the votes? Each billboard uses the same 47647 and either a 1 or a 2.
- Portwineboy, on 10/11/2007, -6/+43being from the left != anti-American
/signed, a Republican - Spiffness, on 10/11/2007, -1/+35I sent a vote and I got a BBC text message back...
Seems legit enough.
"Each billboard was placed at the same spot, one after the other, which is why the phone numbers were the same. They weren't all up at the same time. :)"
Funny enough, I actually got two replies. So either their system is goofed or I voted on two issues? Also, it occurs to me now these pictures are probably out of date and I don't know what I sent in... just wanted to test it out. - CrimsonBlur, on 10/11/2007, -2/+33Are you serious? You know, it's people like you that really think they're "so much smarter" than everyone else. The entire point of the ad campaign is to make people think! It isn't creating a wedge between anyone, this isn't some kind of official government policy being voted for, it's a billboard ad meant to provoke thought and garner attention. BBC does some quality journalism, so I'm not unhappy with the attention, either.
What is your problem with BBC anyway? They're better than most (all?) of the American 24-hour news broadcasters. - Phyrefly, on 10/11/2007, -3/+33You can just program it to display a smaller font...
It's good that a reliable news source is finally available in a country filled with propaganda. Heck, BBC even replaced CNN on my cable network (in Canada).
Two teacups up. - letelenny, on 10/11/2007, -0/+29Correct me if I'm wrong but I do believe that picture is in New York or some other big US city, so its Americans that are optimistic, not Brits.
- AxeSwinger, on 10/11/2007, -2/+31@sushi
Umm..it's trying to buy your eyeballs to watch the network.... - j4200, on 10/11/2007, -4/+33Guerrilla warfare is when you ambush the enemy fast and quick, take their *****, then run off to cover. taking the best advantages of their resources, for your benefit. Guerrilla marketing is when you create a campaign that rides the coat tails of something it is opposing. Gaining exposure on your opponent's dime is the ultimate goal. Using icons and brands that they have spent the money to build recognition, and associating your message to those.
- fourfive, on 10/11/2007, -0/+26http://www.adverbox.com/bbc-2/
- jskidmore, on 10/11/2007, -4/+28Gotcha, that makes much more sense.
- FadieZ, on 10/11/2007, -7/+31Anyone else try texting their vote?
- Plasmatica, on 10/11/2007, -6/+28Pretty cool. Great campaign.
- vj8usa, on 10/11/2007, -1/+22What pixelation? Are you talking about compression artifacts?
- jskidmore, on 10/11/2007, -3/+24What are you talking about? It's called JPEG compression...
(vj8usa... dang you beat me to it) - ch1x0r3r, on 10/11/2007, -3/+23Although just about every media network is biased, I reckon BBC has done a pretty decent job, especially if you compare it to FOX. At the very least, BBC provides great coverage.
- meatmcguffin, on 10/11/2007, -3/+23"America is the best and freest country in the world."
At least *try* and come up with your own thoughts as opposed to those that politicians have rammed down your throat. - Branden, on 10/11/2007, -5/+25You can shove that advertisement up your ass.
- neutralmind, on 10/11/2007, -3/+22we should have all billboards as:
1.) digg
2.) bury
If "bury" reaches threshold, it explodes.
if "digg" reaches threshold, it EXPLODES! - eatsushi, on 10/11/2007, -8/+27Finally, a billboard that isn't trying to sell me something!
- spudnic, on 10/11/2007, -1/+19Put that billboard up in Iraq and I reckon you'd get a different answer
- soda0289, on 10/11/2007, -2/+19If you notice, all the billboard are in the same spot.
- awinn233, on 10/11/2007, -2/+17Fantastic campaign, now how do I get the BBC world news?
- AdamTReineke, on 10/11/2007, -1/+16@ShorXrorE - It is bird-flu.
- rkgford, on 10/11/2007, -1/+16Here's an original: http://www.mopocket.com/graphics/_46_171951595_6692ff6317.jpg - someone has clearly edited the images to remove the NAILS ads, etc. It's also much clearer in the original that the displays are large plasmas.
- j4200, on 10/11/2007, -2/+17The title does it justice. I would prefer that you didn't stick AMAZING ad campaign by BBC.. or SHOCKING! or BREAKING... or any stupid adjective in caps. THe title of the link does it's job. The witty headline is up to the article writer.
- warispeace21, on 10/11/2007, -2/+15What "anti-American bias"? Have you ever watched the BBC or been to their website? I go to their website regularly and they have never shown a hint of political bias. Can you name me a single example of "anti-American bias"? Cause I'd love to see it.
- ISurfTooMuch, on 10/11/2007, -0/+13If you're referring to a scientific survey, you are correct. First, as you say, there is self selection, in which only those who are motivated will take part. Then, there's the issue of the randomness of the sample, in that not everyone is exposed to the billboard. There's also the issue of excluding those who don't have cell phones.
But this isn't the point. This isn't meant to be a scientific survey. It's an advertisement, and it's meant to be thought-provoking. At that, I think, it succeeds very nicely. - hardcle, on 10/11/2007, -1/+14I love BBC news. It makes the US cable news channels look like a joke. They show some every morning on the BBC America channel. I'd love to be able to get it 24 hours a day.
- meatmcguffin, on 10/11/2007, -2/+15proof?
- HillerMylife, on 07/24/2008, -0/+13Bird flu.
Which is kind of ridiculous, because it's not a matter of "imminent" or "preventable," it's a matter of "media overhype" and "it's not nearly as big a problem as infant diarrhea" and "all influenzas are avian diseases you idiots." - dggeek, on 10/11/2007, -1/+13"the billboard explodes and a new one takes its place."
And we're on our 4th already! I knew those Idol voting skills would come in handy. -
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