CASTING OUT THE TYPE

A new trade execution for Sina.com takes direct aim at an Asian stereotype to raise awareness of its Chinese-targeted service.
A full-page ad via Young & Rubicam’s San Francisco office broke last week in Adweek and other marketing-trade publications.
Its headline reads, “Sina.com lays to rest the notion that the Chinese don’t know how to drive,” continuing in smaller letters, “people to a site.” The words appear to bump into each other down the page.
The ad is designed to boost advertising and partnerships.
“This should make business aware of the tremendous economic potential that exists within the global Chinese-Internet marketplace,” said Hurst Lin, U.S.