I AM Plagarism
Colonial Williamsburg has undertaken a new ad campaign to try and attract visitors. “I am Williamsburg.” It’s a very inspirational campaign, making an attempt to connect the visitor to the location.
The problem is, it has been done before.
The city of Amsterdam has already marketed this idea that “I am Amsterdam” for some time. As you can see from the photo above, they have gone to great lengths to market this concept. It is an internationally recognized brand immediately recognizable around the world. The ad firm that stole this idea should be exposed for the plagiarist that it is.
To plan your visit to amsterdam, visit www.iamsterdam.nl. To plan your visit to Williamsburg, well, you can go somewhere else instead. Perhaps Holland; it’s lovely.
I didn’t take a photo of the “I AMsterdam” sculpture, so I had to go find one on flickr.com. Image courtesy show³.
