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THE LIGHTER SIDE: Dancing Dick Smith

Friday, 01 February 2013 08:55
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Recently, Dick Smith claimed that he was the victim of “censorship” after his Australia Day ad was rejected for prime-time broadcast byFreeTV's Commercials Advice (CAD) service. However, it certainly wasn’t the worst piece of advertising Smith has been involved, as this gem from the SmartCompany archives shows:

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