Turkish Obama in Garanti Bank Ads
posted by Djouls at 6:26 AM
Istanbul, Turkey : U.S. President Barack Obama is all over the city, all over the country, in the streets, on the radio and on TV. This is of course a fake. This is a commercial for the Turkish Bank Garanti, promoting a loan interest support of 1.19 %. They shot the commercial as if the real U.S. president was himself promoting this bank. This is so cheap. I'm pretty sure most of the uneducated population here, in Turkey, believe it's the real one. Note the resemblance with Shepard Fairey's Obama.
Labels: advertising, obama, politics, video
9 Comments:
Hello there,
Just came across your site by coincidence. It's really funny that you think "most of the uneducated population think he's the real Obama". You are talking about Turkey here, not Arabia. Everyone knows he is fake, they didnt shoot it as if it was the real Obama, it is just a parody and Garanti is a huge bank.
By the way, the Turkish population is probably more educated the American population. Take care.
Hi Anonymous,
Sorry if you were offended, however to be clear, that post was written by a Turkish person, who lives in Istanbul. Not that his personal opinions reflect that of all people in Turkey, or should be taken completely seriously, but he is speaking from his own experiences living there and not as an outsider.
We all know that he isnt the real Obama.
What kind of a stupid blog is this.
Come on ppl, chill out.
it's a brilliant ad.
think about it. an internationally known public figure... a "celebrity", being used... for free , to promote a Turkish bank. (which is partially owned by GE finance btw.) it is in the hopes of the bank that the people, uneducated or not, think it is the real Obama... even if they know it's not, it's still brilliant, it's an associative link.
And to think that this ad is "cheap" is to point out that you, writer, do not understand marketing/advertising.... and shouldn't be commenting on the topic.
Whatever I'm Turkish and I totally agree that are plenty of idiots in Turkey who are foolish enough to think that is the real Obama. On the other hand I am also American and there are just as many stupid people here. Just watch the Glen Beck show on Fox News, can you believe that show is popular!?
michael vincent bryce: fuck you and fuck marketing/advertising. i have no respect for people who shamelessly pray on people's lack of knowledge. Just so you dont waste your time responding, I don't care to have an argument with you about the pros and cons of what you do, I just think you're a fucking douche. Free markets would work a lot better if pricks weren't trying to manipulate others for financial gain. Here is a novel idea. make the best product and the product will sell itself. Only useless crap needs the cheap methods you are advocating.
Really enjoyed finding this and your site, ne var ne yok!
most of the people thinks he is the real obama. and this is the key point of the ad. if that did nor work, the ad would'nt be talked here..
by the way, the name of the director is ilkay kopan and u can see his other ads from that link: ilkaykopan.blogspot.com
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