As a follow up to the mobile phone advert we transcribed earlier this year, here is an advert that was found in a Kaohsiung MRT station in Taiwan for HTC’s Aria phone. So without further ado, anti-clockwise from left to … Continue reading
Here’s a recent advertisement from Taiwan for HTC’s Desire mobile phone. Watch the advert and see how much you can pick out on the first run, which might just be keywords, then listen a second and third time and see … Continue reading
This Saturday (actually last month) Nintendo will release the Wii game “New Super Mario Brothers Wii” Traditional Chinese Version, TV adverts have been released on the official website for gamers to enjoy. 任天堂溥天即將於本週六在台推出的 Wii 動作遊戲《新 超級瑪利歐兄弟 Wii（New Super Mario Bros. … Continue reading
Not really much on this billboard in the way of Chinese, but I’m posting this for the image alone, which speaks for itself: So if you want the “butter” sucked out of you, then you’re always welcome at 熱河 “Hot … Continue reading
When I originally picked up this marketing material I thought it was for the new Windows Phone 7, although on closer inspection it seems to be for Windows Mobile 6.5 – Microsoft must have just been preparing for the imminent change over. … Continue reading
Unless you’ve been hiding under a rock for the last month, or just not interested in technology at all, you will certainly have heard the rumours surrounding Apple’s new iPhone. Well, it was finally officially announced yesterday morning at Apple’s … Continue reading
A break from looking at product advertising this week – the following poster was photographed outside the government tax bureau in Kaohsiung, Taiwan and is aimed at promoting the controversial (at least in Taiwan) Economic Cooperation Framework Agreement (ECFA). An … Continue reading
Summer is fast approaching, which in Taiwan means 30C+ heat and humidity. Luckily Taiwan has some of the best Tea in the world, and every street corner has an ice tea shop. 50嵐 (50岚) is one of the most popular … Continue reading
Unlike our last Advertising Hack, we can easily tell that this is an advert for the iPhone 3GS. Knowing that before reading anything else, we can prepare ourselves for the things we might run into when reading the text – … Continue reading
This is an easy one for this first of a series looking at Chinese language advertisements. Looking at the billboard advertisement below, you’d be forgiven for thinking this was an advert for make-up or womens’ clothing. Behold the spectre of … Continue reading
