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New York Post on Eminem's IPod Ad

The New York Post notes the similarities between Eminem’s new iPod ad and a 2002 spot for Lugz footwear. (Like the ads, the Post story bears a similarity to my blog post here on Monday). Anyway, according to the Post, the Lugz ad was created by New York animation house Psyop on behalf of unnamed […]
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The New York Post notes the similarities between Eminem's new iPod ad and a 2002 spot for Lugz footwear.

(Like the ads, the Post story bears a similarity to my blog post here on Monday).

Anyway, according to the Post, the Lugz ad was created by New York animation house Psyop on behalf of unnamed ad agency. The Eminem ad was made by TBWA, Apple's longtime agency.

The Post reports:

"Justin Booth-Clibborn, executive producer for Psyop, said his firm has endured its share of copycats and there are no plans to "make waves." Still, he admits that even he was struck by the similarities.

"Of all the times that things look like our work, it is the most strikingly similar," he said.