糖心Vlog

Smith's crisp ads

Published on
June 7, 1996
Last updated
May 27, 2015

Marketing and communication studies students at Glasgow Caledonian University, charged with thinking up an advertising campaign for local booksellers John Smith & Son, have come up with the theme of "Interesting Things by the Name of Smith".

These include a series of "round things", including a Granny Smith, a horseshoe from a blacksmith, a bullet from a Smith & Wesson, and a "Do Not Disturb" sign on a hotel doorhandle for Mr and Mrs Smith. The round things, naturally, give way to square things, books from the eponymous retailer.

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