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FC · Post by FC » Fri Jun 09, 2006 7:17 pm

That's wicked dude. The war has started. But amazing, and i am surprised that it got a bronze specially when it is first thots.

Anurag · Post by **Anurag** » Fri Jun 09, 2006 7:57 pm

Truth, i disagree with you. I think a National CD can not be held liable for the work of so many of his people. In this case I think both the ideas are good in their own and relevant to the respective country.

And then everyone is doing PSA, for heaven's sake there is PSA category in all the major awards.

Vigyapan Sipahi · Post by **Vigyapan Sipahi** » Fri Jun 09, 2006 8:00 pm

That's not what TH is pointing. First is the client legit (does it exist)? Second as a National CD, he should make sure that the work should be for credible clients.

Priyanka · Post by **Priyanka** » Fri Jun 09, 2006 8:25 pm

it's easy, who came first?

Allen Mathews · Post by **Allen Mathews** » Fri Jun 09, 2006 8:28 pm

I think Grey's work came first and then it was highly publicized. I think you are wrong to point finger at Pratap as it is not possible for an NCD to be aware of all the work leaving the agency. And the client being not in directory or the net, come on man, is this saving the CAT NGO on the web?

TruthHurts · Post by **TruthHurts** » Fri Jun 09, 2006 8:29 pm

http://urbancatleague.org/

Marton · Post by **Marton** » Fri Jun 09, 2006 8:31 pm

I think the idea is so so, it should not have won a Bronze. Have seen so many ideas like these. SO I do not think anyone copied the other, it is just so bloody obvious.

encyclomedia · Post by **encyclomedia** » Sat Jun 10, 2006 9:29 pm

its strange that despite registering a domain name, they have a gmail ID. Please contact them at
UrbanCatLeague@gmail.com
also the last newsletter was spring 2005

but the kitten stories are very cute

Payal · Post by **Payal** » Mon Jun 12, 2006 5:04 pm

grey india was hot during the time of alok nanda, swapan and juju. alas it is all gone. do not know what extra pratap has given to grey. tho i hear he was a hot creative during his earlier days. perhaps he needs better creatives.

Pencil_Girl · Post by **Pencil_Girl** » Mon Jun 12, 2006 5:21 pm

yup,

i remember those great campaign they did for Dunlop some 10 years back (extra wide) and for Bausch contact lens. I think the ads then were far better then what we do now. Unfortunately we were not award savvy or these ads would have won bigger. Now it is very rare to see great work like that coz a CD and his team can build career on scam ads. That sucks.

P-C

Pappu · Post by **Pappu** » Mon Jun 12, 2006 5:22 pm

This ad only means one thing to me.

ANimals have a better life in NY then people in India.

Pappu · Post by **Pappu** » Mon Jun 12, 2006 5:25 pm

sorry, i have to rephrase that. Please ignore the first post.

They care about animals more then humans in NY.

This is quite true as they spend fortune on animals and their shelters while humans have no place to sleep.

Which is why we see less of save CATs (i find this funny) ads in India. We still CARE about people and i am proud of it. This ad could easily have been for street cats but the agency picked Humans. So hats off to them.

chaicopy · Post by **chaicopy** » Tue Jun 13, 2006 1:30 am

And what it did acheive for the street kids? A bronze!

Imagine the creative guy looking out for a starving kid. Giving him a chocolate and getting him photographed. Just to enter awards.

dustyparticle · Post by **dustyparticle** » Wed Jun 14, 2006 11:14 pm

paste street kids on the mall floors stick them on swinging doors feed them at the ticket counter wheeeeee gimme gimme street kids yaaaaay!

dont pay these dumb pat-myself on-the-back scams any attention and hopefully them dumbfuggs will stop manufacturing them. and our ad juries need some serious morality check.

Desh Premi · Post by **Desh Premi** » Sun Jun 18, 2006 7:55 pm

in fact i have seen one homeless guy sticker on a mall floor. looks quite funny as people just walk all over him.