IBM - Go Green commercial

Summary: A company boss considers an eco-friendly plan, but it's the money savings that sells him on it.

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Song: Optimistic Voices composed by Harold Arlen composed by E.Y. "Yip" Harburg
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You're out of the woods
You're out of the dark
You're out of the night
Step into the sun, step into the light

Description

The boss of the unnamed company and a business woman are meeting about her green proposal, but he only considers the business implications of the plan. Such as how it'll make the company look and impressing the "tree huggers". But he asks why he should sign it.

The woman explains that could save the company 40% on energy costs, and that they spent $18 million on energy the previous year.

Suddenly the ad goes from black & white to color and little animated critters appear on his desk, and the top & bottom blue bars typical in these IBM ads turn green.

"Where do I sign?" the boss asks.

The end of the ad encourages you to search: ibm go green

That will lead you to the IBM Go Green page (actually an overall portal for their STOP TALKING START DOING campaign).

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Ad Basics

Brand
IBM
Year
2008
Title
None listed
Also Known As
Go Green
Country
United States
Ad Agency
Ogilvy & Mather
Tagline
Stop talking. Start saving
Company
IBM
Product
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