Brief

A poster campaign for Still Tango will break at the end of this month. It will continue the press ad theme of unpolitically correct statements about social issues. Declarations include ‘The environment is firmly placed last in Still Tango’s list of priorities’ next to a picture of a rural home over-shadowed by a Tango factory spewing out smoke. The ads are accompanied by a national radio campaign, which is a spoof phone-in with outraged complainants and supporters of the controversial statements. The 1.5m campaign has been devised by HHCL & Partners.

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