Does A Zebra With Stripes Too Big For It Inspire You?

So the last weeks we shared two subtle Gold’s Gym ads that focused on weight loss:

And this week here is another.

17th March

 

We have to admit when we first saw this we were like “What the?”  We were trying to work out why a Zebra would be used to market a weight loss business.

It took several minutes – minutes you do not have when marketing or advertising your product – before we realised the stripes were too big.  The Zebra had lost the weight.

Out of 10, we would suggest this to be 8 or 9 for being clever but just too clever and would be surprised if it worked – ie brought in more customers.

Your thoughts?

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1 Comments

  1. James Borbone on March 17, 2014 at 14:12

    It isn’t relatable is the issue for me, a zebra losing weight doesn’t resonate with humans. The wedding ring campaign would still have impact even if people didn’t notice the ring size, it still has a call to action of losing pounds before your wedding day. Golds push the boundary normally to good effect but this one misses the mark for mine.