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Zara's Controversial Ad Campaign

32 mins·17:00, 13 Dec 2023
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Zara's Controversial Ad Campaign

32 mins
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17:00, 13 Dec 2023
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Guest: Emir Shafri, chief creative officer, Publicis Groupe

Calls to boycott fashion brand Zara have escalated; this comes after they received heavy criticism over their new ad campaign, which featured mannequins that were missing limbs and statues wrapped in white shrouds. Critics say the campaign was a "mockery" of the attacks on Gaza. We discuss how ad campaigns are conceptualised, and how they might navigate sensitivities around hot-button issues and events.

Image Credit: Unsplash

Presenter: Lee Chwi Lynn, Sharmilla Ganesan, Sharaad Kuttan

Producer: Alia Zefri

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