This ad HORRIFIC!!!! PLEASE BOYCOTT & WRITE!!!!

January 1, 2008

He looks just like my Gerhardt. http://www.pryorsplanet.com/0/212915/0/1113/ Boycot Exit Urban Shoes and Olgivy Advertising Exit Urban Shoes has enlisted Olgivy Advertising to promote their product. The ad is horrific to even look at. We have posted it here so that you can see for yourself... Join us in boycotting both companies. Write to Exit Urban Shoes: alma.sa Write

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January 3, 2008

I just wanted to share the response I recently received;

Peace, Juli

Dear Mrs Kring,The ad for Exit Shoes was indeed done by our office in 2005. It appeared intwo fashion magazines in August 2005. Following its publication, concernswere raised by people who were offended by the ad. We immediately removedit from the marketplace, issued a press statement and apologized to eachindividual who had expressed their concerns. I can only reiterate Ogilvyregrets that this work caused offence and offer to you our sincereapologies.The work is undoubtedly controversial. We want to apologize for any offencecaused and are sorry for hurting your feelings. It is the job of creativeadvertising to generate stand-out and competitive edge for brands. Agencieswill always push at the boundaries, but we recognise that in this instancethe line had been crossed.The debate about what is and is not acceptable in advertising contentpredates and will long outlive this particular incident, but we havelearned that the line between acceptability and giving offence is a thinone and one which must be constantly monitored, whatever target audienceyou are trying to reach. In this case, we crossed that line and we regretit.Yours sincerely,Jan Van AkenCEO Ogilvy BelgiumOffice: +32-2-5456639E-mail: jan.vanakenIf you are not required to maintain a printout for legal or audit purposes,please consider the environment before printing this email.See AOL's top rated recipes and easy ways to stay in shape for winter.