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		<title>Nokia &#8216;Harmony&#8217; advert for 6500 prompts mixed reviews</title>
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		<dc:creator>Chris Davies</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Nokia&#8217;s latest advert for its 6500 cellphone is already prompting split opinions online; the work of London agency Wieden + Kennedy, it shows hundreds of the handsets suspended roughly in the shape of a top lip.  Called &#8216;Harmony&#8217;, the ad is already in rotation on UK TV, together with Nokia&#8217;s slogan &#8220;design for everyone&#8221;.  Each [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Nokia&#8217;s latest advert for its 6500 cellphone is already prompting split opinions online; the work of London agency Wieden + Kennedy, it shows hundreds of the handsets suspended roughly in the shape of a top lip.  Called &#8216;Harmony&#8217;, the ad is already in rotation on UK TV, together with Nokia&#8217;s slogan &#8220;design for everyone&#8221;.  Each phone shows a different user, flicking on in time with the music; it&#8217;s presumably CGI but the effect is still vaguely hypnotic. </p>
<p style="text-align: center"><img src="http://www.slashphone.com/sp/wp-content/uploads/2008/04/nokia_harmony_advert.jpg" alt="Nokia Harmony advert" /></p>
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<p><a href="http://www.slashphone.com/nokia-harmony-advert-for-6500-prompts-mixed-reviews-14194"><em>Click here to view the embedded video.</em></a></p> </p>
<p>Hypnosis is one thing, but the argument is about Nokia&#8217;s intended message.  The title is pretty easy to understand &#8211; after all, each of the individual voices come together to make the musical harmony &#8211; but the tagline is more vague.  If anything, the video suggests functionality for everyone &#8211; complete with the full mouth shape made up at the end, courtesy of a mirror on the floor - not the design of the handset.</p>
<p>Of course, Nokia&#8217;s eventual aim is to get people talking about the 6500, which it&#8217;s managed.  Vincent thinks the advert is creepy, whereas I&#8217;m quite impressed.  The UK cellphone market is notoriously difficult to conquer, so adverts that concentrate solely on functionality tend not to get the same response as dramatic, interesting ads. </p>
<p>What do you think?  Bizarre or brilliant?  More likely to make you consider the 6500, or remember Nokia next time you&#8217;re looking for a new phone?  Let us know in the comments.</p>
<p>[via <a target="_blank" href="http://www.ibelieveinadv.com/2008/04/nokia-harmony/">I Believe In Advertising</a>]
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