Category Archives: Advertising and Marketing

Laptop rhythm in a Post-It office

This amusing ad for one of Lenovo’s ThinkPad line of laptops was put up on Youku a few days ago.

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The Chairman rocks the mic in Taizhou

Mao Zedong in a National Day ad for a karaoke parlor.

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Digital media spend: Chris Reitermann talks numbers

Video interview with Chris Reitermann, President of OgilvyOne about digital ad spend in China.

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1626 teaches you to pronounce major fashion brand names

Fashion magazine 1626 features illustrations parodying common Chinese transliterations of foreign brands.

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Taobao drink party: strange anniversary date

Taobao UEC’s adverts for a party shows a date that coincides with something else.

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Open all day (during operating hours)

A 24-hour hotpot restaurant in Beijing has some strange operating hours.

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Chinese developer: Buy a house, get a wife for free

Jin Tai Cheng, a Beijing company, is offering a creative solution for prospective buyers at its “Ecological Bay” Villa project.

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An irreverent graphic designer talks about his work

Zhang Facai, creator of witty joke ads, talks about his work and blog.

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Zen and the art of promoting prostitution

It seems that 21st Century China, eastern simplicity and western technology come together to create surprising results.

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Reasons to be bullish about China

A mock ad gives reasons to be bullish about China during the recession.

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