A friend of mine showed me this earlier today.

Its an ad from Taiwan I think, and if you watch it, you will see how similar it is to the Wataniya ad used last Ramadan!

I remember everyone liked that ad (the first million times it was on), and rightfullly so! So I really hope that it wasn’t a ripoff from this Asian ad!! There are three options -

  • The Wataniya ad was copied form the Asian one by whatever agency it was (please tell me which one if you do know)!
  • There is the possibility that both ads are similar by coincidence, although I doubt 2 commercials about telecom with someone using the phone and walking on a red carpet that keeps unrolling and visiting different places can be a coincidence!
  • There is also the chance that the Asian ad was taken from the Wataniya ad! Its a very small possibility but its something to consider nevertheless!

Anyway, watch it and judge for yourself! Its not that clear but still worth watching -

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Update - More details on Mark’s blog about the ads, seems like the Wataniya ad came first!