Dan the Gardener gets topical

Dan the Gardener ads have been regular on Dubai’s free newspaper 7Days.ae. You might like it or hate it but it’s there…so do tell us what you think of them?

Print Campaign - Barclays Bank

In an earlier post, I had mentioned how advertsing textbooks cite animals as attention catching devices...Barclays Bank follows the text-book route.

Print Campaign - Arwa Bottled Drinking Water

A daily dose of laughter
And lotsa bottles of water
Will make you healthy, wealthy and smarter!

Print Campaign - TheOne Home Furnishing

Neo asked the Oracle, Am I TheOne?
Said the Oracle to Neo, Sorry son...
It can only be Thomas Lundgren.


There was much ado about TheOne's challenge thrown to advertising agencies in the UAE to try and win its account (the CEO wanted the agencies to pitch him through a music video). The firebrand founder and CE(motional) Officer - Thomas Lundgren wanted something 'out of this world' and finally I think it was Lowe MENA that won). The ads appear in pairs weekly once:

Print Campaign - HSBC Bank

Loans and stones
May break my bones
But your ads can't hurt me!

Du - We wait for something

Downtown Jebel Ali - Print Campaign

Ikea Print campaign

Gulf News Print Campaign

I was wondering how the Gulf News ad campaign was going to extend its theme to a third ad and they've pulled it off...now waiting for the fourth, fifth and sixth :-).

Commercial Heights - Tanmiyat Properties - Print Campaign

Savana - Flavoured Mineral Water Print campaign

Hmm...at first glance I mistook this for a desginer wear ad...then I saw their tagline "The coolest water".

Brands - Teaser Print campaign

Du Discount for Business Print Campaign

Interesting visual theme.

Arab Bank Print Campaign

Full Page ads. Usual corporatese...design/visual wise.

Gulf News Print Campaign - 'Makes you think"

Visual twist complemented by a straight line 'Makes you think'.

May 4, GN


May 5, GN

Iris Developers Corporate Campaign - What do they deliver?

7Days, 3 April 07


7Days, 3 April 07


7Days, 3 April 07

Mashreq Bank - Corporate Print Campaign

Mashreq Bank tries the testimonial approach to bag more corporate business:

Gulf News, 27 March 2007

IDAMA Property Management - Print Campaign

So what do you do when you have invested in properties in the UAE? You'll need a property management services and here is one and their corporate campaign.

Emirates Today, 27 March 2007


Emirates Today, 29 March 2007

Dubai Lagoons

Getting tired of all those 'run-of-the-mill' property and real estate advertisements riding the construction and real estate boom in the UAE? Here's a campaign from Dubai Lagoons that tries a more down-to-earth communication route and rationale.

7 Days, 1 Apr 07


7Days, 29 Mar 07


7Days, 27 Mar 07