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July 2, 2009

Video: Watch the new ad campaign for The Economist

The Economist is launching its first cinema ad campaign in eight years in a bid to reach out to people who wouldn’t consider themselves to be Economist readers.

The “Red Wires” campaign includes this 70-second ad aimed at attracting more “intellectually curious” readers to the weekly title.

Last year, the magazine carried out a survey which found that more than three million university students had the same interests as those covered by The Economist.

The ad uses the image of a man walking through a city on a series of red wires with the strapline: “Let your mind wander”.

Each wire represents a thought inspired by reading The Economist.

The ad will be released in cinemas tomorrow and shown during Channel 4 News on Sunday 5 July.

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