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Paparazzi Parodies

Savvy advertisers use our tabloid culture to put their products front and cente

Implications - It’s clear that ours is a celebrity-obsessed tabloid culture that is fueled by big-ticket paparazzi photographs. Clever marketers and designers channel this frenzy by creating lookalike campaigns that blend in seamlessly with the pages of the gossip magazines that line every magazine rack.
Trend Themes
1. Paparazzi Marketing - Creating ad campaigns that look as if they were lensed by a paparazzo and blending in seamlessly with celebrity-obsessed tabloid culture.
2. Stealth Paparazzi Ads - Creating stealth viral ad videos with the help of illogically large number of paparazzi following celebrities.
3. Paparazzi Fametography - Using paparazzi-inspired editorials, fametography showcasing mundane moments of famous people or models combined with a unique hairstyle, makeup, and costume.
Industry Implications
1. Fashion Industry - Fashion industry can innovatively recapture consumers' attention by releasing ad campaigns and magazine editorials that look as if they were lensed by a paparazzo.
2. Consumer Electronics Industry - Consumer electronics companies can get a-list endorsements by putting their products in paparazzi shots of celebrities to market them.
3. Photography Industry - Photographers and magazines can showcase a unique style and cost-effective paparazzi-like work to create and showcase editorials and fametography.
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6 Featured, 17 Examples:
599,136 Total Clicks
Date Range:
Jan 09 — Mar 09
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Featured Examples

Paparazzi Fashion Campaigns
Paparazzi Fashion Campaigns
Michael Kors Cruise 2009 Ads Look Like Tabloid Shots
Famed photographer Mario Testino plays paparazzo once again for Michael Kors in the Cruise 2009 ad campaign. The campaign features shots of models Carmen Kass and Noah Mills taken by Testino, paparazzi… MORE
Paparazzi Product Placement
Paparazzi Product Placement
A-List Celebs Happily Flaunt Their Blackberry Bolds For the Camera
Blackberry scored big time when celebrities like Victoria Beckham, Jennifer Lopez and Nicole Richie began flaunting their Blackberry smart phones in front of the paparazzi. That type of a-list endorsement… MORE
Paparazzi-Inspired Editorials
Paparazzi-Inspired Editorials
L'Officiel Hommes Follows Andres For a Day in LA
We are used to seeing pictures of Hayden Panettiere or Britney Spears getting their Starbucks coffee, Angelina Jolie & Brad Pitt with their kids or Jennifer Love Hewitt in an unflattering shot at the beach.… MORE
Paparazzi Shots as Ads
Paparazzi Shots as Ads
Mary-Kate Olsen Is A Real-Life Fashion Mannequin
With high-profile actress Mary-Kate Olsen being seen everywhere, designers have been flocking to the diminutive fashion dynamo to showcase their wares. The little pixie is like a true living mannequin,… MORE
Paparazzi Fametography
Paparazzi Fametography
'Can You Digit?' Explores the Future of "15 Minutes of Fame"
Photographer Terry Richardson pays homage to the iconic Andy Warhol and his famous "15 minutes of fame" expression with a new photography project published in the February issue of Interview magazine. … MORE
play_circle_filledStealth Paparazzi Ads
Stealth Paparazzi Ads
Gossip Girl Taylor Momsen Promotes Nike with Paps
The Internet is buzzing about this video, featuring Gossip Girl star Taylor Momsen, being a possible stealth viral ad for Nike. Everything about the video makes me believe so as well. From the illogically… MORE