Jesus & the nuns in a middle of a big controversy

Silver Lynx Award in Print category for CD Fady Yaish and his agency FP7 Doha.

Where the hell such a godawful ad appear? It can't possibly have been published in any any media in the Middle East!! It would have made some big time noise, as it looks truly disrespectful and indecent [that's the least one can say...]

As a matter of fact, Dubai Lynx organisers are investigating to make sure that Samsung have approved this ad & it did have run somewhere across the region...

Hmmm! Will wait for the other shoe to drop, as this one smells really bad...

Imitation or one more suprising coincidence?

Aramex campaign designed by FP7 Qatar

CD: Fadi Yaish

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Dubai Lynx recently handed a Gold Award in the outdoor category for Aramex campaign designed by FP7 Doha.

Here at ArabAd, we were stunned to stumble across a similar concept and execution designed by DDB Brazil for a competitive brand: Fed Ex that is!

Yep, no one but Fed Ex... How surprising!!!

Fed Ex campaign designed By DDB Brazil -----------------------------------------------------------------------------

The exit argument has always been "Great Minds think alike..."

Well great! & NO COMMENTS...

But a copycat ad handed a Gold Dubai Lynx Award, ain't that too much? Too bad...

See for yourself, then draw your own conclusions...

Last time, we pinpointed a copycat ad (See below: Chateau Musar, Chateau Kefraya), the feedback was puzzling...you can check it out in ArabAd March issue...In short, the reply was: yeah, so what?! Everyone copies anyone, that's life, that's how advertising works; and the best awards are loaded with copycats and the likes; you are wasting your time busting imitators, it's nothing but a normal behaviour in our industry.... I swear that was one of the replies; the second letter just claimed having never ever seen the original ad...Huuuh yeah, right! They work in advertising but never notice the ads around...So funny, we might die!

Heat Fast. Cook Fast

Coroli Corn Oil campaign designed by creative director Fady Yaish of FP7 Doha was awarded a Bronze Lynx in the Print category.

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Gentlemen start your thinking

A campaign for the RTA (Road & Safety Authority) of Dubai was awarded a Bronze Lynx; this road safety awareness campaign was designed by FP7 Doha; creative director Fady Yaish.

Don't Forget...

A bronze Lynx Award in the print category for 3M Post-it campaign designed by FP7 Doha

23 pages in 23 seconds

Samsung Printer campaign designed by FP7 Doha was awarded a Silver Print Lynx award; click to enlarge images

New colours to chew

A bronze Lynx award for an all colour campaign by FP7 Doha for Babol chewing gum

With anti-blink feature

A silver Lynx in outdoor category for this Samsung (students) camera ad designed by FP7 Doha.

Splash Heinz

Dubai Lynx silver outdoor award for Heinz Ketchup ad created by FP7 Doha

ink, oil, mud

SAMSUNG Washing machine campaign by FP7 Doha Qatar won the Dubai Lynx Gold Awards in the print category.