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Viral Puma Ad

Advertising Agency: Unknown

Puma Ad

This ad is from the early 2003. PUMA officials denied that they made this ad and threatened to sue anyone who posted it. In January 2006 Peter Kim (ex PUMA International Marketing Manager) solved the mystery aroud this viral ad:

What really happened - a small Eastern European agency affiliated with Saatchi & Saatchi created the ads on spec, trying to win business with a PUMA subsidiary. They got nothing and emailed the ads to friends; from that point it snowballed. As you can guess, when the PUMA powers-that-be decided to get all corporate on the blogosphere, the whole thing exploded. Poor Pete M.'s (PUMA GC in the US) email inbox exploded with junk after that, with his name being on the cease and desist. No "Brazilian Maxim", no evil master plan (they're real but we'll say they're fake), but online store sales were up like CRAZY for a couple of weeks. Too bad we didn't even have the shoes in the ads in stock!

Viral Puma Ad

Anyway this is a clever viral ad. [via]

Anonymous's picture
:mrgreen:

:mrgreen:

Anonymous's picture
hmmmmm...slutty....really

hmmmmm...slutty....really like the jizz on her leg.

WOW's picture
IMAGINE THE WORLD WITH THESE

IMAGINE THE WORLD WITH THESE ADS EVERYONE WILL BE ALL DAY TURNED ON!! :evil:

WOW's picture
!!

!!

Anonymous's picture
what exactly is clever about

what exactly is clever about it? Its just tacky

Anonymous's picture
why is his cum on her leg,

why is his cum on her leg, and not in her mouth where it should be? :grin:

Anonymous's picture
There was no jizz on her leg

There was no jizz on her leg in the originals and the ads did really run in magazines. Don't believe everything you read.

Anonymous's picture
even without the jizz its

even without the jizz its still pretty sexual.

Agent Bedhead's picture
[...] *ahem* viral release

[...] *ahem* viral release of these adverts reportedly gave a nice erection to Puma’s sales. However, these ads are not [...]

Anonymous's picture
:roll:

:roll:

walde's picture
ESTE anuncio es una

ESTE anuncio es una pendejada...no posee nada de creativo. Tècnicamente la foto es maravillosa, pero el mensaje es una reverenda pendejada.

Walde

Anonymous's picture
its

its disgusting!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!omg!!!!!!!!!!! :!: :!: :!: :!: :!: :!:

Anonymous's picture
whats the name of the puma

whats the name of the puma collection, on the picture?

Anonymous's picture
THIS is the proplem of

THIS is the proplem of socity today. its advertising like this that is the cause of premarital sex, and rampant teenagers involving themselves in sexual activity that should not be tamperd with until marriage. Young people are growing up too soon there innoncenc is being takern away younger and younger. A 12 year old will see an advert like this and understand what is going on, that is real concern. Then we get ourselfs in all kinds of trouble, STDS, single parents, children without there father and so on, then we wonder why young people are so angry, and vent out there fustration in there enviroment causin trouble and so on. Think of all the promblems we cant prevent by not giving in to our lusts. Advertising like this does not help the socity keep sex, whitch is a precious and beautiful thing and not just a physical act that has no effect on ones mind, personality and most seriously ones soul. Our morals and values are faiding away, we seem to accept anything these days. Advertising is very powerful so please use this power for good and use it to portray positive things, and build morals and respect and images that protects young peoples mind.
nicholas abban

nicholas abban's picture
If you agree with my

If you agree with my comments above let me no how you feel. Holla back at me at f.abban@virgin.net

Anonymous's picture
wow nick... could you really

wow nick... could you really be any more square... i think not

Anonymous's picture
i dont understand why there

i dont understand why there is cum in the pic. other than that it is good

Anonymous's picture
I would like it better if

I would like it better if the guy was on his knees. Really, why can't ads take care of the ladies? And the cum is just tacky, we all know what is going on without that. Do the writers, or whoever just think we're slow?

vinod's picture
i don't understand shown

i don't understand shown

Anonymous's picture
what r they doing

what r they doing

Sarah's picture
this girl looks underage she

this girl looks underage
she is a young girl
and she is a sex object
used to sell shoes
she has no face because her humanity is uninvolved
she is not human, she is not equal
she has cum on her leg and she is in a position of passive vulnerability
is it any wonder that violence against women is on the rise?

Anonymous's picture
well said sarah.

well said sarah.

nozi's picture
i want only this girl, not

i want only this girl, not puma.

FAG UR DAD's picture
Those sick BASTARDS!!!!!!!!!

Those sick BASTARDS!!!!!!!!!

Anonymous's picture
:wink: :roll:

:wink: :roll:

Anonymous's picture
:idea: creative!!

:idea: creative!!

Anonymous's picture
I want to buy some pumas...

I want to buy some pumas...

Gideoten's picture
Although one should be

Although one should be careful with where the ad is placed, to limit the exposure to our young ones, I think it's a great ad altogether :D

Dan's picture
I think these comments are

I think these comments are funnier then the actual ad, to blame all of these problems on a couple of subliminal ads is ridiculous. Obviously it only does harm but the society has to be fundamentally flawed (like we are, and i include myself in the we) before we can see it expressed in the media.

P.S. a real puma girl would swallow!

Anonymous's picture
If you don't get

If you don't get what’s going on in this ad and are over 14 or 15 u shouldn’t be able to express your opinion on this page, and your just plane stupid!

Anonymous's picture
you can't spell plain.

you can't spell plain.

Azarous's picture
This image is a very well

This image is a very well done and it is very imaginative. However I can understand the concerns surrounding this image as expressed by some of those who have responded to this image. Some of you like this picture and some of you believe it to be degrading but in a way all of you feel both intrigued and disturbed by this picture. It is hard to believe I know but natural human nature can not be avoided all of us feel the same urge to fear what is different be intrigued by something new and feel and eternal lust for love.
Azarous

joe's picture
well put azarous you have a

well put azarous you have a talent of writing very poetically.
p.s. anyone who thiks that nicholas abban is square he could probably be more acurately decribed as a triangle lol
joe

Anonymous's picture
Nich, I feel what you are

Nich, I feel what you are saying. Kids are not stupid these days, they are subjected to more sexual images than before. Anyone who says things like "the female should have swallowed" and "nothing is wrong with this ad" do not have descent morals. Hope these people don't have daughters on their knees at the very same time they make these stupid comments.

Anonymous's picture
the women in the picture

the women in the picture cant be portrayed as being under age just look at how developed she is!! and further more on sarahs point, a rise of female abuse?? thats not an advatisors fault. its shitty rednecks americans who believe that they have male supremacy. this ad is a tongue in cheek look at the ever increasing sexual lives of people. get over it and get over yourself. you cant balme puma just cos youve been slapped around a bit. dont think of yourself as a woman think of yourself as a person get a back bone and report the bastard whos affected you! jesus!

Anonymous's picture
:oops: ENGLISH :lol:

:oops: ENGLISH :lol:

Anonymous's picture
:lol:

:lol:

Anonymous's picture
OM ARA C I BOJSH BE :razz:

OM ARA C I BOJSH BE :razz:

Anonymous's picture
:evil:

:evil:

Anonymous's picture
its gross

its gross

lol!'s picture
lol...you people are

lol...you people are stupid....

just because the girl is gibing the guy some head dosnt mean that they are trying to strike women. my gf gives me head all the time lol dosnt mean every one hates her... and she wants to do it anyways... so as long as hes not raping her then im ok with it...

a nother thing.... every one has sex? your parents are doing it now i bet lol >.<

Adi's picture
So there are no girls who

So there are no girls who perform these acts out of free will, or even enjoy doing so? Sex is supposed to provide pleasure and. The way some of the commenters put it they make it sound like a punishment.

srag's picture
god! if it was a real AD i

god! if it was a real AD i would say that the world is coming to its end...or should i say :cumming to its end =P

Anonymous's picture
That ad is not creative, but

That ad is not creative, but obvious. It's the easiest solution, which required the least thought. It is disgusting and demeaning to both the male and female in the shot.

Anonymous's picture
the whole point is to get

the whole point is to get you to notice it...... and it did its job!!!!!

Anonymous's picture
i would like to buy a pair

i would like to buy a pair of pumas now ... XP

John's picture
Interesting reading the

Interesting reading the comments here. Ive found that perception is projection. You see what you want. The comments here are just information about the observers state of mind. I see a poor bloke whose just severed some nerves with a bad gash to his hand from a broken milk bottle. Quite nasty. There was of course spilt milk. But lets not cry about that! And this woman, (who shares his taste in footware) is tending his wound with the first aid kit that was in the puma bag. Well, it could be, couldn't it? Cum-on, get real!

Josel's picture
Una tremenda pendejada.

Una tremenda pendejada. Deacuerdo con el de arriba; no tiene nada de contenido creativo.

Joe (#2)'s picture
i wanna know if the sales

i wanna know if the sales for the female version of the shoes rocketed as well as the male version.
"but online store sales were up like CRAZY for a couple of weeks."

It would raise a couple of questions for the moral campainers above in this blog.
not saying i approve of the ad.
although i would probably take the guys place if given the choice.

:p

shelby's picture
hmmm... tacky. im doing a

hmmm... tacky. im doing a marketing campaign on a puma range for an assignment, any clever ideas? hint: nothing quite this dodgy

Anonymous's picture
hmmmm, if i buy puma, does

hmmmm, if i buy puma, does that mean i'll end up like the guy in the pic? XD

Anonymous's picture
why is there so little jizz?

why is there so little jizz?

Anonymous's picture
Because the rest is in her

Because the rest is in her moth =p

adsneeze's picture
Dirty talk :P

Dirty talk :P

kb's picture
if this is really from puma

if this is really from puma then its very degrading to humans. All that it says is, anyone who wears puma is a filty animal. Only animals do this to the public.

A company like Puma should think about the wellfare of the society and not things like this.
Creativity is not Stupidity, they should change this and come out with somthing creative.

Bob Geldoff's picture
What they should of done is

What they should of done is put a little puma kitten on her leg. Now that would of been better.

Anonymous's picture
First of all, anyone saying

First of all, anyone saying this ad does not degrade BOTH men and women is a moron. Yes, most adults engage is sexual activity. Both the act that is pictured and all other kinds of sexual acts included. But in advertising i think it is fair to say that women are usually portrayed doing these acts. The man is of course also stereotyped as the "typical"man, virile, high sex drive, etc. It places both in unrealistic categories. And like someone else said, why the fuck is she the one on her knees? Because that's where society expects her to be in an advertisement like this. You don't expect her to be the one receiving oral sex. That would put her in a position of power. If this advert was real, it would be targeted at MEN. Do you really think that a picture with a woman on her knees with some guys cum on her leg is going to make women want to buy fucking puma shoes?

And no, it doesn't specifically promote violence against women, but it promotes disrespect which breeds violence so he might as well be slapping her in the face with a caption saying: buy our shoes, hegemony rules!

Secondly, i agree with what someone else said. That it's not clever, it's obvious. Sex sells. It's been done to death.

Jenna's picture
First of all, anyone saying

First of all, anyone saying this ad does not degrade BOTH men and women is a moron. Yes, most adults engage is sexual activity. Both the act that is pictured and all other kinds of sexual acts included. But in advertising i think it is fair to say that women are usually portrayed doing these acts. The man is of course also stereotyped as the "typical"man, virile, high sex drive, etc. It places both in unrealistic categories. And like someone else said, why the fuck is she the one on her knees? Because that's where society expects her to be in an advertisement like this. You don't expect her to be the one receiving oral sex. That would put her in a position of power. If this advert was real, it would be targeted at MEN. Do you really think that a picture with a woman on her knees with some guys cum on her leg is going to make women want to buy fucking puma shoes?

And no, it doesn't specifically promote violence against women, but it promotes disrespect which breeds violence so he might as well be slapping her in the face with a caption saying: buy our shoes, hegemony rules!

Secondly, She doesn't look underage. As has already been pointed out, she is obviously developed. But her style of dress (short tartan skirt, cropped top, fishnet stockings combined with the sneakers and the cutsie bag) is clearly tapping into pornographic ideas surrounding so-called "lolitas" that have become popular in adult films.

Thirdly, i agree with what someone else said. That it's not clever, it's obvious. Sex sells. It's been done to death.

Joe (#2)'s picture
well i was in Spain this

well i was in Spain this summer in Pamplona for the bull run festival, and my green puma trainers helped ensure i didnt get a bull horn up my arse.
no bj though, so its obviously just LIES; ALL LIES!!

:O's picture
who else hates people that

who else hates people that spaz and over react to things, cause i do :D! sex is good you dumb ass's if not for it YOU WOULDN'T BE HERE..come to think of it in your case that would be a good thing. (btw this is directed at some comments much eariler)

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