Came across this while reviewing different manufacturer marketing.
It has no greater meaning than the amusement of using the same stock photos in campaigns:
Funny Ads: The HID Guys Have Defected To Hikvision
Ethan Ace
Oct 05, 2017This is hilarious. I knew those Hikvision guys looked familiar.
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Undisclosed Integrator #1
Oct 05, 2017Is that Cosmo Kramer's younger brother on the right?
Brian Karas
Oct 05, 2017In fairness, people in the security industry do seem to switch employers a lot.
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Undisclosed #2
Oct 05, 2017It's one thing to copy a leader like HID, but ....
Brian Karas
Oct 05, 2017Is the guy in the image the partner, or the manufacturer? Hikvision could be slyly implying Arecont's partners are switching to Hikvision.
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Undisclosed #2
Oct 05, 2017Hikvision could be slyly implying Arecont's partners are switching to Hikvision.
You are correct.
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Undisclosed End User #3
Oct 05, 2017Yesterday when I saw Hik's "thrill of winning" ad I was happy their ballet days were over. Now I somehow feel cheated by their cloning of ad models. What's next, they gonna clone other manufacture's cameras??
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John Honovich
Oct 05, 2017happy their ballet days were over
Related: Hikvision Dancer Advertising Campaign - What Do You Think? Technically, though, it was called the 'Art of Video Surveillance'
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Undisclosed #2
Oct 05, 2017Am I the only one who thinks that eliminating the soccer net, stadium and jerseys, makes it look two tweakers on a mountain wearing the same shirt?
#contextiseverything
JH
John Honovich
Oct 05, 2017Note, this is the source stock photo location:
For those of you interested in running a similar marketing campaign...
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Undisclosed #4
Oct 05, 2017
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John Stenmo
Oct 09, 2017Come on guys! I'm trying to get some work done here. I can't see through the tears. This is so hilarious. Maybe they won the lottery? :)
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Undisclosed #2
Oct 05, 2017
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Undisclosed #5
Oct 05, 2017Holy shit.
I've never voted funny to every single post in a thread.
Until I just did.
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Undisclosed #7
Oct 09, 2017
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Undisclosed Manufacturer #8
Oct 09, 2017Maybe Hik is claiming they have developed a cloning machine....
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