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Cell Phone Ads Never Looked So Good

I've said this before...why don't our commercials seem as clever or poetic as those from other countries?  Maybe it's that old maxim about grass being greener and I'm overlooking quality U.S. advertising work.  One thing is for sure, the grass sure does look greener from inside these clear, inflatable, bouncing balls, courtesy of a cell phone ad in Australia.  "Can you hear me now?" may have infused its way into the cultural lexicon, but is it as dreamy?  Not a chance.

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