What the…

I may be totally wrong in interpreting this ad here, but it does look a little fishy, if you ask me…

And notice the small arrow on the right? Hovering over that will reveal (refer image 2):

I first spotted the ad on Wired How-To but I doubt if it’ll be available at all times. Try hitting refresh and you may get lucky! To me, the position and mannerisms of the ladies on the extreme left and right look very odd. And on the whole, this scene is a little strange and kind of Juhu-Tara Road, if you know what I mean! And for what joy does it say "Tooting High Street, London"? It looks more like New Bombay, Sagar Vihar!

I tried clicking the ad, but it didn’t open. So I Googled "the Human Network" (don’t get me started on how strange that sounds!) and this is where it got me. Nothing wrong. It’s a website for Cisco and you can find out what the Human Network exemplifies too. But where are the women in the above photo?

I thought theirs would be a story like many others on the site, but evidently not. Truly, this kind of an ad baffles me. It seems lie a B2C ad, but then where’s the connection? If it’s a brand identity ad, it’s even more confusing.

Can someone help? Please?

Tags: Ads, Cisco, Human Network, bad advertising