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my effort @ longhand
Posted: Wed May 09, 2012 4:47 pm
by smartsanjoo
Recently, there was this fantastic contest on Facebook for the lustre-lost copywriters called LONGHAND. It was an attempt to revive the art of long copy writing. There were 280 entries received. And the work was fairly decent. Legends like Neil French and Indra Sinha were on the jury. An inspiring effort. For more on Longhand search for 'Put Headline Here' on Facebook or log on to putheadlinehere.blogspot.in
Here is my effort @ Longhand.
Agency: R K Swamy BBDO, Kolkata
Copy & Art: Sanjeev Dassani
Re: my effort @ longhand
Posted: Sat May 12, 2012 2:09 pm
by Ek Kanya

nice.
Turns popular emotions upside down and thats nice...

Re: my effort @ longhand
Posted: Sat May 12, 2012 4:37 pm
by diveshmehta
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nojWJ6-XmeQ
Inspired by the above video...First google search result for Banned Condoms Ad
Re: my effort @ longhand
Posted: Sun May 13, 2012 2:32 pm
by Ek Kanya
Re: my effort @ longhand
Posted: Mon May 14, 2012 1:11 pm
by smartsanjoo
Thanks guys for your feedback. Divesh, there is a distant semblance to the TVC (although I had not seen it before) but you will notice that I've tried to handle the subject more sensitively, keeping it realistically close to the life of a middle-class Indian.
Re: my effort @ longhand
Posted: Tue May 15, 2012 12:11 pm
by diveshmehta
Thanks Ek Kanya....
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Ek Bal Purush
Re: my effort @ longhand
Posted: Tue May 15, 2012 12:14 pm
by diveshmehta
smartsanjoo wrote:Thanks guys for your feedback. Divesh, there is a distant semblance to the TVC (although I had not seen it before) but you will notice that I've tried to handle the subject more sensitively, keeping it realistically close to the life of a middle-class Indian.
Yup...We Indians love kids...our main reason to get married is to have kids (free sex is a hidden agenda) and make them carry on our name (Ego) so 'I' (personal opinion) kind of feel that this idea won't work...I had seen the condom commercial long long time ago!
Keep Writing and Sharing Sanjo (Smart is prefix but would really look good as post-fix)
Re: my effort @ longhand
Posted: Tue May 15, 2012 9:03 pm
by shantyarow
Nice work Sanjoo. Always good to see long copy ads (warms the cockles in these visually-driven 3-second poster days).
Re: my effort @ longhand
Posted: Wed May 16, 2012 9:20 am
by DesignBoyz
good writing buddy! A friend of mine, a CD in a top 3 agency, almost asked to hire you, until he realised you are a CD yourself
Excellent stuff! Can we have some more of long copy ads please?
Re: my effort @ longhand
Posted: Sat May 19, 2012 5:48 pm
by Anjana Kamat
beautiful stuff! doesnt exactly warm my cockles (it does warm other unmentionables, though) but very nice writing indeed!
Re: my effort @ longhand
Posted: Tue May 22, 2012 7:13 pm
by shantyarow
Ahem, Anjana...naughty, naughty

Re: my effort @ longhand
Posted: Thu May 24, 2012 10:29 am
by basant kumar
I like he baseline. Peace of mind. For a condom brand? Hats great! Isn't it?
Re: my effort @ longhand
Posted: Sun Jun 03, 2012 6:36 pm
by smartsanjoo
Hi guys,
shantyarow, basant, anjana, DesignBoyz - thanks guys for your kind comments. Sorry couldn't reply earlier, wasn't well. It's nice to find that I could keep you guys warm and tidy.
Special thanks to Divesh. I would definitely try to improve myself brother. Thanks for your 'deep' incite - "...our main reason to get married is to have kids". Girls please take note, he's the man! Miss him at your risk.

Re: my effort @ longhand
Posted: Sun Jun 03, 2012 8:47 pm
by Priyanka
Divesh! Are you married?
Re: my effort @ longhand
Posted: Fri Jun 15, 2012 11:39 am
by Priyanka
not having heard a reply, I assume he is not.