Voya has these ads where origami animals are made of orange
money (kind of like the orange money employed by ING commercials a couple of
years ago, which begs the question: did ING get caught doing something so they
changed their name to Voya hoping we wouldn’t remember, but like
Ditech/CashCall, they still used the same ad campaign so we’d remember anyway?
I’m just curious.), and this always makes me think of the Secret Service.
Yes, when they’re not drunk driving into White House
security barriers or getting caught in foreign hooker scandals, the Secret
Service is actually responsible for going after counterfeiters. And apparently
they are quite strict. Any time anyone makes fake money for the movies,
apparently they have to clear it with the Secret Service first, or else risk a
raid, no matter how fake the money looks.
So when I see these ads, I keep expecting the Secret Service
to show up and arrest everyone on set, saying: “I don’t care what origami
animals you folded it up into or what color it is, it’s still counterfeit
money! And telling people to put their savings into counterfeit orange money is
a serious crime!”
Here’s an example of the Voya Orange Money ads:
And here’s an Orange Money ad from ING:
BTW: Concept-wise, the squirrel ad with the hiding nuts
away, and the orange money meaning retirement savings, are very solid, and we
all get it. Good job.
