JCPenney: "Speed Dressing"
JCPenney: "Speed Dressing"
| Name: | JCPenney—"Speed Dressing" |
| Stats: | 220,000 views in the first week it appeared on YouTube |
| What you see: | This now-infamous "Speed Dressing" ad was submitted to the Cannes film festival by a third-party contractor to Saatchi & Saatchi, JCPenney's ad agency. The video shows a boy and a girl, both in their teens and obviously boyfriend and girlfriend, practicing in respective bedrooms putting their clothes back on as quickly as possible. One thing's for sure: These two are not practicing for school sports days. Both Saatchi and JCPenney—horrified at the risk to its family-friendly brand—have done their utmost to remove the ad from YouTube. Needless to say, new copies of the ad keep being posted on YouTube. This latest one seems to have escaped scrutiny ... so far. |
| Takeout/Takeaway: | Kids will be kids, especially when it comes to sharing smart, funny videos. |
| Social Media Effect: | What started as an innocent attempt to hawk clothes has become a risque new take on teen romance. |
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