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Burak

The personal blog of Burak Bakircioglu who shares his opinion on advertising, marketing and daily life topics.
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Burak Ekinil’s debut ‘Balik’ is to be released

Burak ― Burak Ekinil, who is the name behind many successful jingles and sound tracks, is to deliver his debut music album on 23 February 2012. Being one of the luckiest people who had listened to this entertaining music album before ten days to its release,... (more)
 Burak ― Posted on Feb 18th, 2012
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The First Damn Good Music Album of 2012: Born to Die by Lana Del Rey

Burak ― We all know the fact that the music industry is desperate, ruthless and have been going through tough times. CD sales are steadily down. Music is at the touch of our fingertips and only 3% of the music downloaded on the Internet is legal which does... (more)
 Burak ― Posted on Jan 17th, 2012
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McDonald’s: Piccadilly Circle

Burak ― The McDonald’s giant interactive LED billboard at London’s Piccadilly Circus was created to do more than just sell burgers, it is an interactive poster allows the 34 million people that pass it every year to actually live the brand’s value of... (more)
 Burak ― Posted on Jan 17th, 2012
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Coca Cola: Hard Times

Burak ― Hard Times features a variety of characters from the Simpsons, most notably greedy billionaire C. Montgomery Burns. As Mr. Burns faces the loss of his fortune and worldly belongings, he learns to appreciate lifes’ simple pleasures like friends... (more)
 Burak ― Posted on Jan 17th, 2012
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Creative Outdoor Ads: A billboard with full of living fish

Burak ― This outdoor campaign, which was designed for a fish restaurant in Germany named Fisch Franke, uses the slogan  ”Fresh as can be.” which fits quite well with the design concept. The ad was released for 5 days and in order to keep... (more)
 Burak ― Posted on Jan 17th, 2012
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Creative Outdoor Ads: A bus stop that measures your weight

Burak ― This outdoor work was designed for an internationally well known health club; Fitness First. The seats of the bus stop acts as a scale and displays the weight of anyone sitting on the seat on a digital screen. Everyone looks impressed. Click on... (more)
 Burak ― Posted on Jan 17th, 2012
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Creative Outdoor Ads: Your free McCafé is ready!

Burak ― On the left, there is an outdoor advertising campaign where a steam machine was built to fit inside a transit shelter and periodic bursts revealed a message during a McDonald’s’ free coffee promotion. It looks like an effective campaign,... (more)
 Burak ― Posted on Jan 17th, 2012
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Screw it, Let’s do it: Have Respect!

Burak ― Image courtesy of Franmonks Last week, I had a chance to read the book “Screw it, Let’s do it” which was written by the founder of Virgin Group; Richard Branson and first published in 2006. Branson in his book gives nice messages by... (more)
 Burak ― Posted on Jan 17th, 2012
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Häagen-Dazs Commercial: Melt Together

Burak ― Luxury ice cream brand Häagen-Dazs released its first TV ad, ‘Melt Together’ in the UK after 4 years, which repositions the ice cream as one of the best products for sharing with people you love. This 60 second spot is just a start of... (more)
 Burak ― Posted on Jan 17th, 2012
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Vicious Cycle: Consumerism and its effects

Burak ― Image courtesy of Unsure Shot (left) & Eric Lafforgue (right). This post is about the effects of global consumption societies. It can be considered as the next half of my previous post titled  ‘All Consuming: Turbo Consumption‘ in which I... (more)
 Burak ― Posted on Jan 17th, 2012
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Peace through Music ‘Stand by Me’

Burak ― This work that bridges the physical distance between the musicians and cultures of this planet is a worth listening masterpiece that was produced by Playing For Change Foundation whose aim is to ‘bring peace through music’. The creator... (more)
 Burak ― Posted on Jan 17th, 2012
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Bottled water causes blindness in puppies!

Burak ― Posters of the anti bottled water campaign by Tappening This campaign is a very clever one that makes people be conscious of how bottle water companies harm our world. It was started by anti bottle water group Tappening. Bottle water companies,... (more)
 Burak ― Posted on Jan 17th, 2012
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All Consuming: Turbo Consumption

Burak ―  Image courtesy of Marc E Marc. In recent years, with the developing technology and globalising world we have all become people who live in a turbo-consuming society. We all consume something during our lives; we buy dresses, cars, holidays,... (more)
 Burak ― Posted on Jan 17th, 2012
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London 2012 Summer Olympics Logo

Burak ― [ 70% of 11- to 20-year-olds dislike the London 2012 logo ] Although it is a bit early, the logo of the 2012 Summer Olympics that is going to be held between April and August in London has already been released. The designers of the logo mainly... (more)
 Burak ― Posted on Jan 17th, 2012
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All About Branding: Harley Davidson

Burak ― As most of the advertisers may know, ‘branding’ process started and spread all around the world when the making of products increased throughout the Industrial Revolution and therefore companies needed to differentiate their products from the... (more)
 Burak ― Posted on Jan 17th, 2012