Category Archives: Advertising and Marketing

Another appeal from Jimmy Wales

The Wikipedia founder appeals to City Evening News readers on behalf of Maurice Lacroix.

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Can we interest you in a beautiful woman and a small fortune?

Impotent tycoon seeks reliable man to have child with 29-year bombshell wife. Generous compensation offered.

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A blue-collar beer goes upmarket

Try out the new PBR — just 300 RMB in Beijing.

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The authentic South African experience, with Huang Jianxiang

An ad for Sina’s coverage of the World Cup.

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Spot the real news

The top red headline in the Shanghai Morning Post turns out to be an ad. Real news is nearly unrecognizable on the front page.

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White space carries unintended meaning in a print advert

Intel runs an ad with lots of whitespace. The immediate reaction among media-savvy readers: censorship!

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Premier Wen’s unwitting endorsement of reading glasses

Presbyopia reading glasses exploit Wen for advertisement

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Meet the 64 million dollar media man: writing competition

A competition: To enter, please write a 100 to 1000 word article in English on subject of the most interesting brand in China.

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The Storm Warriors is awesome. You just don’t realize it yet!

A full-page ad in today’s paper explains a few confusing things about the film.

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Jinkela: wacky ads for a miracle fertilizer

A screwball video advertisement about a fertilizer supplement called Jinkela, or Golden Clumps, is doing its rounds on the Chinese Internet.

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