BuzzFeed - Buzz Tagged "Advertising" http://www.buzzfeed.com BuzzFeed, Find Your New Favorite Thing en Copyright 2012 BuzzFeed, Inc. Sun, 12 Feb 2012 23:29:35 -0500 editor@buzzfeed.com (http://www.buzzfeed.com/about) info@buzzfeed.com (http://www.buzzfeed.com/about) Ad Banned For ‘Misleading’ The Public Into Thinking Rachel Weisz Is Attractive http://www.buzzfeed.com/provincialelitist/ad-banned-for-misleadingly-the-publi WHAT IS THIS I CAN'T EVEN.

The British Advertising Standards Authority has released a ruling banning a print ad featuring actress Rachel Weisz for L’Oreal‘s Revitalift Repair:

The British Advertising Standards Authority has released a ruling banning a print ad featuring actress Rachel Weisz for L’Oreal‘s Revitalift Repair:

Reuters reports:


A magazine advertisement for a L'Oreal anti-wrinkle product featuring Hollywood star Rachel Weisz has been banned by Britain's industry watchdog the Advertising Standards Authority for "misleadingly" exaggerating its performance.

In its ruling published Wednesday, the ASA said the advertisement must not appear again in its current form.

"We told L'Oreal Paris to ensure that they did not use post-production techniques in a way that misrepresented what was achievable using the advertised product.

"Although we considered that the image in the ad did not misrepresent the luminosity or wrinkling of Rachel Weisz's face, we considered that the image had been altered in a way that substantially changed her complexion to make it appear smoother and more even.

"We therefore concluded that the image in the ad ... misleadingly exaggerated the performance of the product in relation to the claims 'SKIN LOOKS SMOOTHER' and 'COMPLEXION LOOKS MORE EVEN'."

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]]> http://www.buzzfeed.com/provincialelitist/ad-banned-for-misleadingly-the-publi Wed, 01 Feb 2012 14:17:08 -0500 <b>WHAT IS THIS I CAN&#39;T EVEN.</b> provincialelitist nonadult nonadult <big>Reuters <a href="http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/02/01/us-rachelweisz-loreal-idUSTRE8100ZD20120201?feedType=RSS&amp;feedName=lifestyleMolt">reports</a>:</big> <blockquote> A magazine advertisement for a L&#39;Oreal anti-wrinkle product featuring Hollywood star Rachel Weisz has been banned by Britain&#39;s industry watchdog the Advertising Standards Authority for "misleadingly" exaggerating its performance. In its ruling published Wednesday, the ASA said the advertisement must not appear again in its current form. "We told L&#39;Oreal Paris to ensure that they did not use post-production techniques in a way that misrepresented what was achievable using the advertised product. "Although we considered that the image in the ad did not misrepresent the luminosity or wrinkling of Rachel Weisz&#39;s face, we considered that the image had been altered in a way that substantially changed her complexion to make it appear smoother and more even. "We therefore concluded that the image in the ad ... misleadingly exaggerated the performance of the product in relation to the claims &#39;SKIN LOOKS SMOOTHER&#39; and &#39;COMPLEXION LOOKS MORE EVEN&#39;." </blockquote> nonadult The Best Sidewalk Sign You&#39;ll See All Week http://www.buzzfeed.com/mattcherette/the-best-sidewalk-sign-youll-see-all-week Is there a special on the go-go juice, too? Rich Juzwiak spotted this outside Sel de Mer , a seafood restaurant in Brooklyn. Oysters for a dollar?! Even the Coupon Queeeen would approve. ( Context )

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]]> http://www.buzzfeed.com/mattcherette/the-best-sidewalk-sign-youll-see-all-week Tue, 31 Jan 2012 21:17:09 -0500 <strong>Is there a special on the go-go juice, too?</strong> <a href="http://fourfour.typepad.com">Rich Juzwiak</a> spotted this outside <a href="http://nymag.com/listings/restaurant/sel-de-mer/">Sel de Mer</a>, a seafood restaurant in Brooklyn. Oysters for a dollar?! Even the Coupon Queeeen would approve. (<a href="http://mattchew03.tumblr.com/post/15898628498/since-the-toddlers-tiaras-copyright-police-had">Context</a>) mattcherette nonadult Can You Spot The Ad In This Episode Of "Hawaii Five-0"? http://www.buzzfeed.com/abrams/can-you-spot-the-ad-in-this-episode-of-hawaii-fiv Pay close attention. Someone awfully sneaky at CBS slipped this delicate mention in the latest ep for “Five-0.”

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]]> http://www.buzzfeed.com/abrams/can-you-spot-the-ad-in-this-episode-of-hawaii-fiv Thu, 19 Jan 2012 16:32:08 -0500 <b>Pay close attention.</b> Someone awfully sneaky at CBS slipped this delicate mention in the latest ep for "Five-0." abrams nonadult Awesome Projection Mapping On A Car http://www.buzzfeed.com/txblacklabel/projection-mapping-on-a-car-dubstep-28m7 Warning: contains dubstep. This is advertising from a Moscow trade show by ATOMIC Advertising Agency.

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]]> http://www.buzzfeed.com/txblacklabel/projection-mapping-on-a-car-dubstep-28m7 Tue, 17 Jan 2012 23:02:07 -0500 <b>Warning: contains dubstep.</b> This is advertising from a Moscow trade show by ATOMIC Advertising Agency. txblacklabel nonadult Sexist '60s Coffee Ads http://www.buzzfeed.com/pajaroentertainmentltd/sexist-60s-coffee-ads-31ii How can such a lovely wife make such awful coffee?

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]]> http://www.buzzfeed.com/pajaroentertainmentltd/sexist-60s-coffee-ads-31ii Sun, 15 Jan 2012 00:02:08 -0500 <b>How can such a lovely wife make such awful coffee?</b> pajaroentertainmentltd nonadult Adorable 6-Year-Old With Down Syndrome Is A Target Model http://www.buzzfeed.com/provincialelitist/adorable-6-year-old-with-down-syndrome-is-a-taget OMG! CUTE! WIN!

Ryan's latest modeling gig is for Target, and he appeared in a Nordstrom catalog this past summer.

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]]> http://www.buzzfeed.com/provincialelitist/adorable-6-year-old-with-down-syndrome-is-a-taget Thu, 05 Jan 2012 21:02:08 -0500 <b>OMG! CUTE! WIN!</b> provincialelitist adult Ryan&#39;s latest modeling gig is for Target, and he appeared in a Nordstrom catalog this past summer. nonadult nonadult 20 Dated Celebrity Endorsements From Over A Decade Ago http://www.buzzfeed.com/whitneyjefferson/20-dated-celebrity-endorsements-from-over-a-decade Victoria Beckham for Polaroid! Jesse Eisenberg for Oxy! Fergie for Bongo Jeans! Pink for Jelly Roll gel pens! Looking back, it seems like any ol' celebrity would slap their name onto a now-dated product with little remorse for how it would translate years later.

Over my winter vacation, I went through some of my old teen magazines from the years 1999-2001. Here's some of what I found.

Fergie for Bongo Jeans

Fergie for Bongo Jeans

Along with the other members of her 90s girl group "Wild Orchid"

Britney Spears for Polaroid

Britney Spears for Polaroid

Alexis Bledel for Naturistics

Alexis Bledel for Naturistics

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]]> http://www.buzzfeed.com/whitneyjefferson/20-dated-celebrity-endorsements-from-over-a-decade Thu, 05 Jan 2012 17:47:09 -0500 <b>Victoria Beckham for Polaroid! Jesse Eisenberg for Oxy! Fergie for Bongo Jeans! Pink for Jelly Roll gel pens!</b> Looking back, it seems like any ol&#39; celebrity would slap their name onto a now-dated product with little remorse for how it would translate years later. whitneyjefferson nonadult Over my winter vacation, I went through some of my old teen magazines from the years 1999-2001. Here&#39;s some of what I found. nonadult Along with the other members of her 90s girl group "Wild Orchid" nonadult nonadult nonadult nonadult nonadult nonadult nonadult Along with the rest of N Sync: JC Chasez, Lance Bass, Joey Fatone, and Chris Kirkpatrick. nonadult nonadult nonadult nonadult nonadult nonadult nonadult "Get real!" nonadult nonadult Along with Scott Speedman and Amy Jo Johnson (AKA the original pink Power Ranger) nonadult nonadult nonadult I know this was at the very end of TGIF&#39;s tenure on ABC&#39;s Friday nights, but what in the world is "Brother&#39;s Keeper?" nonadult nonadult How Much Does A TV Commercial Cost? http://www.buzzfeed.com/tannerc/a-30-second-tv-ad-costs-how-much-a2b You might be surprised. Or disturbed.

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]]> http://www.buzzfeed.com/tannerc/a-30-second-tv-ad-costs-how-much-a2b Thu, 01 Dec 2011 00:02:08 -0500 <b>You might be surprised.</b> Or disturbed. tannerc nonadult Photographer Shoots Decaying Billboards http://www.adweek.com/adfreak/photographer-shoots-decaying-billboards-2012-calendar-136666

Does advertising become art as it decays? For some reason these photos are moving and sad.

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]]> http://www.adweek.com/adfreak/photographer-shoots-decaying-billboards-2012-calendar-136666 Wed, 23 Nov 2011 22:17:10 -0500 <b>Does advertising become art as it decays?</b> For some reason these photos are moving and sad. adweek.com nonadult Iggy Pop Is Now A Fragrance Model http://fashionista.com/2011/11/iggy-pop-is-the-new-face-of-paco-rabannes-fragrance-yep-you-read-that-correctly/

Yep, you read that correctly. He seems as thrilled as we are.

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]]> http://fashionista.com/2011/11/iggy-pop-is-the-new-face-of-paco-rabannes-fragrance-yep-you-read-that-correctly/ Tue, 08 Nov 2011 14:17:08 -0500 <b>Yep, you read that correctly.</b> He seems as thrilled as we are. fashionista nonadult Quadraboobs http://www.buzzfeed.com/provincialelitist/quadraboobs A company called The Boobie Trap is putting a terrifying twist on the classic bra commercial formula.

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]]> http://www.buzzfeed.com/provincialelitist/quadraboobs Fri, 04 Nov 2011 18:17:10 -0400 <b>A company called The Boobie Trap is putting a terrifying twist on the classic bra commercial formula.</b> provincialelitist nonadult Sara Lee Deli's New Ad Campaign: The Worst Thing Ever? http://www.buzzfeed.com/foodbeast/sara-lee-delis-new-ad-campaign-the-worst-t-21z7

Could Sara Lee Deli’s New Ad Campaign be the most uninspired video campaign ever produced? You be the judge.

]]> http://www.buzzfeed.com/foodbeast/sara-lee-delis-new-ad-campaign-the-worst-t-21z7 Fri, 14 Oct 2011 20:02:09 -0400 <b>Could <a href="http://foodbeast.com/content/2011/10/13/sara-lees-new-ad-campaign-youre-doing-it-wrong-opinion/">Sara Lee Deli's New Ad Campaign</a> be the most uninspired video campaign ever produced?</b> You be the judge. foodbeast nonadult 5 Every Day Things Made More Macho http://www.buzzfeed.com/callitart/5-every-day-things-made-more-macho Is your toothpaste making you feel like a nancy? Your homeowner's insurance not virile enough? Does your internet service provider put the ISP in lisp? With the new Dr. Pepper being made for men only , I thought I'd try the same approach with other normally gender-neutral products.

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]]> http://www.buzzfeed.com/callitart/5-every-day-things-made-more-macho Wed, 12 Oct 2011 16:03:54 -0400 <b>Is your toothpaste making you feel like a nancy? Your homeowner&#39;s insurance not virile enough? Does your internet service provider put the ISP in lisp?</b> With the new Dr. Pepper being made <a href="http://www.buzzfeed.com/mjs538/the-new-dr-pepper-is-not-for-women">for men only</a>, I thought I&#39;d try the same approach with other normally gender-neutral products. callitart adult The New Dr. Pepper Is Not For Women http://www.buzzfeed.com/mjs538/the-new-dr-pepper-is-not-for-women This is Dr. Pepper's new “genius” marketing campaign around their new 10-calorie soda. They have even made their Facebook page for men only.

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]]> http://www.buzzfeed.com/mjs538/the-new-dr-pepper-is-not-for-women Mon, 10 Oct 2011 12:41:13 -0400 <b>This is Dr. Pepper&#39;s new "genius" marketing campaign around their new 10-calorie soda.</b> They have even made their <a href="http://apps.facebook.com/drpepperten">Facebook page</a> for men only. mjs538 nonadult Obama Fried Chicken http://www.buzzfeed.com/provincialelitist/obama-fried-chicken This is how you sell chicken in China?

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]]> http://www.buzzfeed.com/provincialelitist/obama-fried-chicken Tue, 04 Oct 2011 14:19:23 -0400 <b>This is how you sell chicken in China?</b> provincialelitist nonadult 10 Creative Vacuum Cleaner Ads http://www.buzzfeed.com/roeldelange/10-creative-vacuum-cleaner-ads-3j2z Ads for Vacuum Cleaners: It doesn't sound very exciting, but with a little out of the box thinking you can be very creative with suction power.

  1. Break the Glass

    Break the Glass

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]]> http://www.buzzfeed.com/roeldelange/10-creative-vacuum-cleaner-ads-3j2z Wed, 21 Sep 2011 01:32:10 -0400 <b>Ads for Vacuum Cleaners: It doesn&#39;t sound very exciting, but with a little out of the box thinking you can be very creative with suction power.</b> roeldelange nonadult Advertising Win At Michele Bachmann's Expense http://www.buzzfeed.com/provincialelitist/advertising-win-at-michele-bachmanns-expense Everyone's going to really miss Shelly when she drops out of the '12 race.

]]> http://www.buzzfeed.com/provincialelitist/advertising-win-at-michele-bachmanns-expense Thu, 15 Sep 2011 16:49:56 -0400 <b>Everyone&#39;s going to really miss Shelly when she drops out of the &#39;12 race.</b> provincialelitist nonadult 10 Songs That Have Been Ruined Forever By Advertisements http://flavorwire.com/203000/10-songs-that-have-been-ruined-forever-by-advertisements

You might remember reading a while back that there’d been a mild controversy on the other side of the Atlantic about the use of The Clash’s classic song “London Calling” in some of the promotional videos for the 2012 Olympic Games in London. Well, here's even more musical guffaws in advertising.

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]]> http://flavorwire.com/203000/10-songs-that-have-been-ruined-forever-by-advertisements Mon, 22 Aug 2011 18:32:16 -0400 You might remember reading a while back that there&rsquo;d been a mild controversy on the other side of the Atlantic about the use of The Clash&rsquo;s classic song &ldquo;London Calling&rdquo; in some of the promotional videos for the 2012 Olympic Games in London. Well, here&#39;s even more musical guffaws in advertising. flavorwire nonadult Snake Bus http://www.buzzfeed.com/burnred/snake-bus-281t Alright kids, who wants to go to the zoo? I’d rather ride in this rather than the shark bus ?

]]> http://www.buzzfeed.com/burnred/snake-bus-281t Fri, 05 Aug 2011 05:32:13 -0400 <b>Alright kids, who wants to go to the zoo?</b> I'd rather ride in this rather than the <a href="http://www.buzzfeed.com/jpmoore/shark-buses-will-eat-you">shark bus</a>? burnred nonadult James Brown Selling Miso Soup http://www.buzzfeed.com/provincialelitist/james-brown-selling-miso-soup

Good gawd, break out the old button-ah, I feel good, like a cup 'o soup-ah!

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]]> http://www.buzzfeed.com/provincialelitist/james-brown-selling-miso-soup Thu, 30 Jun 2011 17:34:38 -0400 <b>Good gawd, break out the old button-ah, I feel good, like a cup &#39;o soup-ah!</b> provincialelitist nonadult