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How not to do a commercial: The Nokia N Series

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By: , IntoMobile
Tuesday, November 28th, 2006 at 6:42 PM

I’ll spare my opinion for the paragraph below, but watch this for yourself:

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Now watch this commercial for Sony Ericsson Walkman Phones:

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Do you see what I’m talking about? The advertising company for Sony is definitely getting paid better, or has more creative minds.

I wrote about the Sony commercial since I loved it so much. After some digging I looked up the song and it’s called "Jump on Foot" from the band "Holiday For Strings," so check them out if you too enjoyed their work. Direct link to the MP3

Commercial found via: I started something

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Stefan Constantinescu

Stefan Constantinescu (@WhatTheBit on Twitter) has loved technology since as far back as he can remember. It started with computers, but in the past few years his passion has turned to mobile devices. As a mobile phone enthusiast who lives and breathes devices that connect to the internet, he knows he is not alone with this radical fascination of all things wireless. He is strongly opinionated and enjoys a good debate so leave comments in his posts and he’ll get back to you! Stefan began blogging as a hobby in the fall of 2006 and joined IntoMobile in the summer of 2007. Later he got a job at Nokia in March 2008, but as of June 2009 he has rejoined the IntoMobile team. He is currently based out of Helsinki, Finland.

  • Jonathan Greene

    While I don’t disagree that the Sony piece is stronger, it is also a simpler concept focusing on a single angle. the Nokia NSeries ad is about all the devices in the series which is perhaps a mistake given how much you need to get across. They could have taken a different approach and perhaps have a series of commercials and online units which focus on a single aspect like music or imaging.

  • Stefan Constantinescu

    Agreed.

    Damn I hope youtube comes back alive soon. I don’t want all these new people reading my blog seeing all these dead videos.