EPSON print ad

There are 3 benefits spelled out in this print ad : 防水, 防光, 抗臭氧. This printer can print 防水 pictures. We can understand this benefit but what are 防光 and 抗臭氧 ? Nothing said. That's not important as it seems 防水 is the key benefit that appeals to consumers. I can imagine there could be loads of creative concepts to communicate the water-proof benefit. However, it has taken the celebrity route. Who is 唐素琪 ? Do you know her ? I don't. She simply doesn't add value in communicating the message. I really wonder why people are so obsessed with using celebrity ...

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Anonymous said…
http://youtube.com/watch?v=Vo0BAdG6x0o

http://youtube.com/watch?v=OaNJzO2kNtc

Hong kong broadband new commercial
Louis Lau said…
Thanks for your contribution. I also wanted to talk about these but didn't have time to locate the TVCs. See my post of today.
Unknown said…
seems that now celebrity is not being used to strenghten the images and message.

just a 人有我有, to have someone on their Adv. It is so direct and easy to do, spend the budget on celebrity and they don't need to have a great creative.
Louis Lau said…
Yes agree. Creativity should come first and then we consider whetehr celebrity can add value. In fact over-use of celebrities is not only the case in HK but also elsewhere. See this : http://ries.typepad.com/ries_blog/2007/07/celebrity-endor.html
小鰻 said…
Thanks for sharing the article!
Louis Lau said…
My pleasure.

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