Tag: "united states"

California reclaimed by Mexico? That's the Absolut truth

California reclaimed by Mexico? That's the Absolut truth

| April 3, 2008 | Comments (239)

Absolut’s global advertising agency TBWA, and in this case their Mexican branch TERAN\TBWA, came up with an excellent, geographically specific angle.

The agency makes a play on Mexico’s ambiguous, love/hate relationship with its northern neighbour the United States. A map of the top half of the Americas is displayed, only in this version California, Arizona, Texas, New Mexico and other northern states remain part of Mexican territory, as it was before Mexico lost out to the US in the Mexican-American war.

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One Year On, Supporters of Dead Journalist Oppose U.S Drugs Cash Proposal

One Year On, Supporters of Dead Journalist Oppose U.S Drugs Cash Proposal

| October 27, 2007 | Comments (0)

Groups demanding justice for the murder of U.S journalist Brad Will, who was shot dead in Oaxaca, Mexico on this day last year, are opposing the $1.4 billion security proposal put forward by President George Bush this week as part of an initiative to help the country fight its illegal drugs trafficking problem.

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