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In an ABSOLUT World according to Mexico (Absolut responds to ad outrage)
Absolut Company Blog ^
Posted on 04/04/2008 1:51:32 PM PDT by mnehring
We have received many comments on an ad showing what an ABSOLUT world would look like from a Mexican point of view. We are sorry if we offended anyone. This was not our intention. We will try to explain. Though you may not agree, I hope you understand......
.....The In An Absolut World advertising campaign invites consumers to visualize a world that appeals to them -- one they feel may be more idealized or one that may be a bit "fantastic." As such, the campaign will elicit varying opinions and points of view. We have a variety of executions running in countries worldwide, and each is germane to that country and that population.
This particular ad, which ran in Mexico, was based upon historical perspectives and was created with a Mexican sensibility. In no way was this meant to offend or disparage, nor does it advocate an altering of borders, nor does it lend support to any anti-American sentiment, nor does it reflect immigration issues. Instead, it hearkens to a time which the population of Mexico may feel was more ideal.
As a global company, we recognize that people in different parts of the world may lend different perspectives or interpret our ads in a different way than was intended in that market. Obviously, this ad was run in Mexico, and not the US -- that ad might have been very different.
TOPICS: Business/Economy; Mexico; US: California
KEYWORDS: absolut; ads; aliens; aztlan; borders; fairplay; hispandering; illegalimmigrants; immigration; kosovo; mexico; mexifornia; reconquista; serbia
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To: mnehrling
...nor does it advocate an altering of borders...Mulefritters.
81
posted on
04/04/2008 3:03:56 PM PDT
by
Petronski
(Nice job, Hillary. Now go home and get your shine box.)
To: dead
82
posted on
04/04/2008 3:04:52 PM PDT
by
geege
To: peeps36
How about the cheap $10 dollar a gallon Popav if you're feeling brave?I believe the term is "crazy-brave."
83
posted on
04/04/2008 3:06:25 PM PDT
by
Petronski
(Nice job, Hillary. Now go home and get your shine box.)
To: P from Sheb
Enjoying an ice cold bottle of Belvedere on ice with a lemon twist tonight I think.
84
posted on
04/04/2008 3:07:01 PM PDT
by
samadams2000
(Someone important make......The Call!)
To: dead
Psst psst. keep the Baja
85
posted on
04/04/2008 3:07:49 PM PDT
by
OeOeO
To: P from Sheb
Tito’s Handmade Vodka - made in Texas
Double Gold, World Spirits Competition
Beat every big name vodka you can think of.
http://www.titos-vodka.com/
86
posted on
04/04/2008 3:09:07 PM PDT
by
Castigar
To: SixIron
Stolichnaya is on the list. Damn.
Luksosowa is NOT. Yay!
87
posted on
04/04/2008 3:10:17 PM PDT
by
Petronski
(Nice job, Hillary. Now go home and get your shine box.)
To: samadams2000
Why would you dump away product you already own?
88
posted on
04/04/2008 3:11:22 PM PDT
by
Petronski
(Nice job, Hillary. Now go home and get your shine box.)
To: Polynikes
Nice call. Picking up a bottle tonight.
89
posted on
04/04/2008 3:12:13 PM PDT
by
samadams2000
(Someone important make......The Call!)
To: Castigar
Thanks, I’ll have to try that.
90
posted on
04/04/2008 3:13:01 PM PDT
by
mnehring
To: Petronski
It made my feel good and I had the Belvedere already on ice. Im not that crazy. Just crazy mad and ABSOLUTELY Mexicanned out....
91
posted on
04/04/2008 3:14:14 PM PDT
by
samadams2000
(Someone important make......The Call!)
To: mnehrling
Absolut is based in Ahus, which is part of Scania. This region was part of the original Danish Kigdom (Jutland, Zealand and Skaneland) from the 9th century until the Treaty of Roskilde in 1658.
Perhaps Danes should use the following map for their campaign.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:Administrative_division_of_denmark_in_medieval_times.jpg
92
posted on
04/04/2008 3:15:49 PM PDT
by
rmlew
(Grievance politics is a mental illness)
To: OeOeO
LOL! I was just thinking that! I want Baja.
93
posted on
04/04/2008 3:19:24 PM PDT
by
AuntB
('If there must be trouble let it be in my day, that my child may have peace." T. Paine)
To: GRANGER
Tito’s vodka from Texas. Smoooooooth.
94
posted on
04/04/2008 3:20:15 PM PDT
by
manic4organic
(Send a care package through USO today.)
To: mnehrling
Wonder if they can make one for the US that shows no Illegals?
95
posted on
04/04/2008 3:22:08 PM PDT
by
VeniVidiVici
(Benedict Arnold, the Rosenbergs and Joe Kennedy were all against the Terrorist Surveillance Program)
To: VeniVidiVici
96
posted on
04/04/2008 3:24:08 PM PDT
by
AuntB
('If there must be trouble let it be in my day, that my child may have peace." T. Paine)
To: mnehrling
We are sorry if we offended anyone.
Non-apology apology. Does anyone anymore either sincerely apologize for doing wrong or stick to their guns and refuse to admit any fault? /rhetorical question I'd respect either of those responses more.
To: mnehrling
Someone should ask Absolut to create an ad portraying an out of business vodka company- using a vodka bottle.
Tell them "we're inviting consumers to visualize a world that appeals to them ."
98
posted on
04/04/2008 3:29:35 PM PDT
by
Vision
("If God so clothes the grass of the field...will He not much more clothe you...?" -Matthew 6:30)
To: mnehrling
So what this company is really saying is:
“Drink our stuff, even if our ads offend you because you weren’t supposed to see them in the first place. We pander to the demographic area we are marketing to, even if that means denigrating another part of the world (or omitting another part, as the case may be). But anyway, drink our vodka.”
They have no excuse other than marketing, so,,, we’ll just have to see how that marketing plays out. Since they area already responding via their website, my thought is, they are feeling some heat.
Here’s to more Stoli,,,or Titos,,,or another type of Vodka.
Anything BUT that A_________ type. I don’t want to type their name.
To: Sender
No, why this ad never advocated the changing of borders or addressed any immigration issues. Not at all. Its a vision of a more ideal time.
Did you post this when you were high?
100
posted on
04/04/2008 3:32:44 PM PDT
by
Vision
("If God so clothes the grass of the field...will He not much more clothe you...?" -Matthew 6:30)
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