{"id":67,"date":"2013-04-01T22:51:51","date_gmt":"2013-04-02T05:51:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/andreasbakli\/?p=67"},"modified":"2013-04-07T14:49:03","modified_gmt":"2013-04-07T21:49:03","slug":"april-fools-the-best-ads","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/andreasbakli\/?p=67","title":{"rendered":"April Fools&#8217; &#8211; The Best Ads"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Here it is again, April 1st. I found post on <a href=\"http:\/\/http:\/\/www.adweek.com\/adfreak\/aprilfoolsday2013#april-fools-2013---snickers-3\" target=\"_blank\">Adfreak<\/a> that had a gallery of the best pranks this year, but since I only have a limited amount of words, I am only going to write about a few of them.<\/p>\n<p>First up is the brilliant Snickettes by Snickers that are too small to be of any significance, but yet it is something interesting about it.The Slogan &#8220;They&#8217;re NUTS&#8221; is in my opinion a good fit for this product. Would be kind of unnecessary if they wrapped in every single nut, but all in all it is a great prank!<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/andreasbakli\/files\/2013\/04\/Snickettes1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-thumbnail wp-image-73 alignnone\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/andreasbakli\/files\/2013\/04\/Snickettes1-150x150.jpg\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/andreasbakli\/files\/2013\/04\/Snickettes1-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/andreasbakli\/files\/2013\/04\/Snickettes1-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/andreasbakli\/files\/2013\/04\/Snickettes1.jpg 404w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The second one is the glass-bottomed airplane by Virgin. Considering that the luggage is beneath you when you are in an airplane, this would not provide a lot of benefits, but it is definitely a funny thought. I know that airplane producers have made concept models where the airplane is made of a see-through material, but 2013 is a bit early for that.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/andreasbakli\/files\/2013\/04\/Virgin-Glass.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-thumbnail wp-image-69 alignnone\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/andreasbakli\/files\/2013\/04\/Virgin-Glass-150x150.jpg\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The third one is the Smart Eco Tree by Samsung. It is just a tree. At least it runs on solar power and creates oxygen. I do not know if Samsung is mocking environmental activists with this ad; however, it is funny.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/andreasbakli\/files\/2013\/04\/Eco-Tree.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-thumbnail wp-image-70 alignnone\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/andreasbakli\/files\/2013\/04\/Eco-Tree-150x150.jpg\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The next one looks incredible. It is a Stroller from BMW. I love the details on it, especially since it is an M model. I wonder if it has a turbo charged engine and winter tire! I like how they have put the stroller in front of a typical British royal palace. You can see that this model is for rich people only. Prestige product!<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/andreasbakli\/files\/2013\/04\/BMW-Pram.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-thumbnail wp-image-71 alignnone\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/andreasbakli\/files\/2013\/04\/BMW-Pram-150x150.jpeg\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>It is always a pleasure to read news on April 1st and this year was no exception. We also have this tradition in Europe, so there are always some good stories to read!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Here it is again, April 1st. I found post on Adfreak that had a gallery of the best pranks this year, but since I only have a limited amount of words, I am only going to write about a few of them. 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