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Why global tourism campaigns do not travel

By Michael Skapinker

Published: July 22 2008 03:00 | Last updated: July 22 2008 03:00

"So where the bloody hell are you?" One of the advertising world's most derided taglines was formally buried this month when Tourism Australia appointed the DDB Worldwide agency to find a new way to entice visitors to the country.

You can still catch the old advertisement online with its school-play acting and excruciating lines ("We've been rehearsing for over 40,000 years," chirps an Aboriginal dancer).

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