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Creativity comes from the spark of an idea: but what causes the spark? It can be a word or an image, an idea or event: and sometimes different sparks can lead to the same result.

Here you can see similar ideas played out by different agencies. Before you shout 'plagiarism!' however, remember that coincidence can be a tricky topic. It's often impossible to know where the ideas come from, or who had the idea first.

We think the truth can only ever be told by the creative teams involved...

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Adidas: Impossible Map

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Released:	October 2008
Avertiser:	ADIDAS
Agency:	180/TBWA
Country:	Germany
Category:	Clothing & footwear
Awards:	London International Awards 2008 Design Silver
Tags:	Award show winner , Incorrect world map
Corporate Name of Client: adidas AG Agency: TBWA\Germany (180/TBWA), Berlin Creative Directors: Stefan Schmidt/Markus Ewertz Copywriter: Markus Ewertz Art Directors: Erik Gonan/Hendrik Schweder Illustrator: Gussi Kim Graphic Designer: Gussi Kim Management Supervisor : Kerstin Gold Account Managers : David Barton/Falk Lungwitz Project Manager : Tanja Kurr Strategic Planner : Moritz Kiechle Media Production Manager : Katrin Dettmann Retouching : 24+7

Amnesty International: Everybody

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Released:	October 2008
Avertiser:	AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL
Agency:	LEO BURNETT LISBON - PORTUGAL
Country:	Portugal
Category:	Public awareness messages
Awards:	London International Awards 2008 Design Silver
Tags:	Award show winner , Creative review , Amnesty International noted ads , Social Advertising , Incorrect world map
Corporate Name of Client: Amnistia Portugal Agency: Leo Burnett, Lisbon Chief Creative Officers: Chacho Puebla/Joao Roque Executive Creative Directors: Chacho Puebla/Joao Roque Copywriters: Chacho Puebla/Bruno Ribeiro/Fernando Bellotti Art Director: Ricardo Toledo Illustrator: Mico Graphic Designer: Mico

National Air Cargo: We Deliver the World

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Released:	July 2008
Brand name:	National Air Cargo
Agency:	Turrino Advertising
Country:	INDIA
Category:	Transport, travel & tourism
Tags:	Incorrect world map
Product: Air cargo Agency: Turrino Advertising, Kochi, Kerala. Creative Director: Vivek Prabhakar Creative Group Head: Anil Nair Art Director: Saseendran N Agency Producer: Kiran Dahle Country: India

MAP

Prints, Outdoor, Ads MAP, FEDEX, ALMAPBBDO,

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Released:	April 2008
Avertiser:	FEDEX
Brand name:	FEDEX
Agency:	ALMAPBBDO
Country:	Brazil
Category:	Business equipment & services
Tags:	Press , Incorrect world map
Company: ALMAPBBDO, BRAZIL Executive Creative Director: Marcello Serpa/Eric Silver Creative Director: Luiz Sanches Copywriter: Wilson Mateos Art Director: Marcos Medeiros Account Supervisor: Fernao Cosi/Tatiana Gabriel Advertiser's Supervisor: Guilherme Gatti Typographer: Marco Sampaio

MAP

Prints, Outdoor, Ads MAP, PLACAR MAGAZINE, McCANN ERICKSON BRASIL,

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Released:	April 2008
Avertiser:	ABRIL PUBLISHING HOUSE
Brand name:	PLACAR MAGAZINE
Agency:	McCANN ERICKSON BRASIL
Country:	Brazil
Category:	Publications & media
Tags:	Press , Incorrect world map
Company: McCANN ERICKSON BRASIL, BRAZIL Executive Creative Director: Adriana Cury Creative Director: Adriana Cury/Lusa Silvestre Copywriter: Mário Cintra Art Director: Daniel Chagas Martins Account Supervisor: Lusa Silvestre Advertiser's Supervisor: Sergio Xavier Typographer: Darcy Vieira Producer: Ricardo Livio

Land Rover: Camouflage

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Released:	April 2008
Avertiser:	LAND-ROVER
Agency:	Rees Bradley Hepburn
Country:	United Kingdom
Category:	Cars
Tags:	SUV , Incorrect world map , Army camouflage colors
www.landrover.com/usmilitary/europe Land Rover launched a website for military personnel to purchase their range of vehicles. Advertising Agency: Rees Bradley Hepburn, Birmingham, UK Creative Director: John Dean Art Director: Julian Bird Copywriter: Keith Dallaway Photographer: Martin Brent

Yamaha: Desert

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Released:	April 2008
Avertiser:	YAMAHA
Brand name:	YAMAHA MOTORBIKES
Agency:	1861 United
Country:	Italy
Category:	Cars
Tags:	Incorrect world map
Advertising Agency: 1861UNITED, Milan, Italy Executive Creative Directors: Rozzi / Battaglia Creative Directors: Vincenzo Gasbarro, Federico Ghiso Art Director / Illustrator / Photographer: Vincenzo Gasbarro Copywriter: Federico Ghiso

Absolut vodka: Mexico

$Prints, Outdoor, Ads Absolut vodka: Mexico, ABSOLUT VODKA, TERAN\TBWA,$

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Released:	April 2008
Avertiser:	ABSOLUT
Brand name:	ABSOLUT VODKA
Agency:	TERAN\TBWA
Country:	Mexico
Category:	Alcoholic drinks
Tags:	Vodka , Incorrect world map
The billboard and press campaign, created by advertising agency Teran\TBWA and now running in Mexico, is a colorful map depicting what the Americas might look like in an "Absolut" -- i.e., perfect -- world. The U.S.-Mexico border lies where it was before the Mexican-American war of 1848 when California, as we now know it, was Mexican territory and known as Alta California.

WWF: World map

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Released:	January 2008
Avertiser:	WWF
Agency:	FORTUNE PROMOSEVEN
Country:	UAE
Category:	Public health & safety
Tags:	Direct marketing , Incorrect world map
Be a part of the solution before it's too late. Advertising Agency: Fortune Promoseven Creative Director: Marc Lineveldt Art Director: Carl Lundqvuist Copywriter:Neil Walker-Wells

Novynar magazine: Kim Jong

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Released:	December 2007
Avertiser:	Novynar
Agency:	LEO BURNETT (UKRAINE)
Country:	Ukraine
Category:	Publications & media
Awards:	Moscow Festival 2007 Silver , IDEA 2008 , IDEA 2008 Print Gold , Kyiv Festival 2008 , Kyiv Festival 2008 Print Silver
Tags:	Work , Prints , Incorrect world map , PUBLICATIONS & MEDIA , Средства массовой информации , Award show winner , outdoor , Creative review , Golden Drum , Ukraine nominees to Cannes Lions 2008
Client: KP Media (Kyiv Post Publications) Brand: Novynar Agency: Leo Burnett Ukraine Country: Ukraine Creative Director: Jarek Wiewiorski Copywriter: Tanya Fedorenko Art-Director: Pavel Klubnikin

Novynar magazine: George Bush

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Released:	December 2007
Avertiser:	Novynar
Agency:	LEO BURNETT (UKRAINE)
Country:	Ukraine
Category:	Publications & media
Awards:	Moscow Festival 2007 Silver , IDEA 2008 , IDEA 2008 Print Gold , Kyiv Festival 2008 , Kyiv Festival 2008 Print Silver
Tags:	Golden Drum , Work , Prints , Incorrect world map , Advertising Market , News , PUBLICATIONS & MEDIA , Средства массовой информации , Award show winner , outdoor , Creative review
Client: KP Media (Kyiv Post Publications) Brand: Novynar Agency: Leo Burnett Ukraine Country: Ukraine Creative Director: Jarek Wiewiorski Copywriter: Tanya Fedorenko Art-Director: Pavel Klubnikin

Novynar magazine: Jacques Chirac

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Released:	December 2007
Avertiser:	Novynar
Agency:	LEO BURNETT (UKRAINE)
Country:	Ukraine
Category:	Publications & media
Awards:	Moscow Festival 2007 Silver , IDEA 2008 , IDEA 2008 Print Gold , Kyiv Festival 2008 , Kyiv Festival 2008 Print Silver , World Press Awards 2008 Magazine Bronze
Tags:	Prints , Incorrect world map , Award show winner , PUBLICATIONS & MEDIA , Средства массовой информации , Creative review , Ukraine nominees to Cannes Lions 2008 , Work
Client: KP Media (Kyiv Post Publications, KTI-Media ) Brand: Novynar Agency: Leo Burnett Ukraine Country: Ukraine Creative Director: Jarek Wiewiorski Copywriter: Tanya Fedorenko Art-Director: Pavel Klubnikin

Net4: Map

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Released:	December 2007
Agency:	EURO RSCG INDIA
Country:	INDIA
Category:	Commercial public services
Tags:	Incorrect world map
Talk international at domestic rates. Advertising Agency: Euro RSCG, New Delhi, India Creative Director: Mani Jayaram Art Director / Illustrator: Gurdev Singh Sidhu Copywriter: Sunayana, Aashish

Map

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Released:	November 2007
Avertiser:	Volkswagen
Agency:	D&M Brasil
Country:	Brazil
Category:	Cars
Tags:	Incorrect world map
Make your own borders. Client: VW Advertising Agency: D&M Brasil, Brazil Art Director / Illustrator: Frederico Vasconcellos de Oliveira Copywriter: Paulo Lima

Pardon Application Services: World Map

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Released:	November 2007
Avertiser:	Pardon Application Services
Agency:	Hot Tomali
Country:	Canada
Category:	Public awareness messages
Tags:	Incorrect world map
This poster was used to convey the travel limitations associated with having a criminal record. Product : Pardon Application Services Agency : Hot Tomali, Vancouver Country : Canada Creatives : Dan Ramos (Illustrator) Debbie Wager (Designer) Thomas Stringham (Creative Director/ art director) Valentine Ho (Copywriter)

Spice Telecom: USA

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Released:	November 2007
Brand name:	SPICE TELECOM NETWORK
Agency:	Contract Advertising
Country:	INDIA
Category:	Commercial public services
Tags:	Incorrect world map
ISD calls starting at Re 1. Advertising Agency: Contract Advertising, Bangalore, India Creative Director: Ravi Raghavendra Art Director / Illustrator: Sethu Subramaniyan Copywriter: Suzanna Kurian

Spice Telecom: Middle-East

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Released:	November 2007
Brand name:	SPICE TELECOM NETWORK
Agency:	Contract Advertising
Country:	INDIA
Category:	Commercial public services
Tags:	Incorrect world map
ISD calls starting at Re 1. Advertising Agency: Contract Advertising, Bangalore, India Creative Director: Ravi Raghavendra Art Director / Illustrator: Sethu Subramaniyan Copywriter: Suzanna Kurian

Spice Telecom: Australia

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Released:	November 2007
Brand name:	SPICE TELECOM NETWORK
Agency:	Contract Advertising
Country:	INDIA
Category:	Commercial public services
Tags:	Incorrect world map
ISD calls starting at Re 1. Advertising Agency: Contract Advertising, Bangalore, India Creative Director: Ravi Raghavendra Art Director / Illustrator: Sethu Subramaniyan Copywriter: Suzanna Kurian

Smart Link: Inverted Map

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Released:	September 2007
Brand name:	Smart Link
Agency:	DM9 JaymeSyfu
Country:	Philippines
Tags:	Work , Prints , Telecom and communications , Incorrect world map
Communication as clear as if on land. Smart Link Satellite Marine Phone Advertising Agency: DM9JaymeSyfu, Philippines Chief Creative Officer: Merlee Jayme Executive Creative Director: Eugene Demata Creative Director / Writer: Jerry Hizon Art Director: Herbert Hernandez, Allan Montayre Illustrator: Vlad Gerasimov of Sladstudio, Russia

HIDE

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Released:	January 2005
Avertiser:	WWF
Brand name:	GLOBAL WARMING AWARENESS
Agency:	OGILVY & MATHER THAILAND, Bangkok
Country:	Thailand
Tags:	Incorrect world map
Creators Copywriter: Art Director: Account Supervisor: Advertiser Supervisor: Creative Director: Photographer: Typographer: Illustrator: Advertising Agency: Creative Team: Other:

WORLD MAP

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Released:	December 2004
Avertiser:	MATTEL
Brand name:	MATCHBOX MINIATURE TOY CARS
Agency:	OGILVY BRASIL
Country:	Brazil
Tags:	Incorrect world map , Prints , Creative review , Most interesting toy car ads
Creators Copywriter: Art Director: Account Supervisor: Osmar Benevente Advertiser Supervisor: Isabel Patrio Creative Director: Photographer: Typographer: Illustrator: Daniel Cabalero Advertising Agency: OGILVY BRASIL Creative Team: Adriana Cury/Virgilio Neves/Manir Fadel,Leandro,Mariana Valladares/Fernanda Salloum Other:

WORLD MAP

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Released:	February 2004
Brand name:	VOLKSWAGEN TOUAREG
Agency:	DDB TOKYU AGENCY CREATIVE
Country:	Japan
Tags:	Incorrect world map
Creators Copywriter: Art Director: Account Supervisor: Brent Kennedy/Takamichi Kakuta Advertiser Supervisor: Martin Biswurm Creative Director: Photographer: Akio Inden Typographer: Illustrator: Kazuma Muneto Advertising Agency: DDB TOKYU AGENCY CREATIVE Creative Team: Ken Trevor/Nobuyuki Saito,Ken Trevor/Nobuyuki Saito,Masakazu Kubota/Kengo Maeda Other:

POLITICAL MAP

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Released:	September 2002
Avertiser:	UNITED NATIONS
Brand name:	REFUGEE AID
Agency:	YOUNG & RUBICAM
Country:	Spain
Tags:	Incorrect world map
Creators Copywriter: ALFREDO NEGRI Art Director: Javier Wandosell Account Supervisor: JOSE AGRA Advertiser Supervisor: Elisa Garcia Creative Director: GERMAN SILVA Photographer: Typographer: Illustrator: Javier Wandosell Advertising Agency: Creative Team: Other:

MAP

Prints, Outdoor, Ads MAP, CONCORDE, M&C SAATCHI,

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Released:	January 2000
Avertiser:	BRITISH AIRWAYS
Brand name:	CONCORDE
Agency:	M&C SAATCHI
Country:	United Kingdom
Tags:	Incorrect world map
Creators Copywriter: MARK GOODWIN Art Director: TIGER SAVAGE Account Supervisor: RICHARD ALFERD Advertiser Supervisor: DEREK DEAR Creative Director: SIMON DICKETTS Photographer: Typographer: PETE COOK Illustrator: PETE COOK Advertising Agency: Creative Team: Other:

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