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—Mustapha

No, They’re Not “Spontaneously Dancing” In Beirut’s Airport

March 12, 2011 · Mustapha Hamoui

So many people fell for this video of the “spontaneous” dance in Rafic Hariri International airport, that they all forgot to appreciate the genius who “leaked’ this video and got tons of free publicity for what this eventually turned out to be: An Ad for Beirut Duty Free..

Whether this was by design or spontaneous, expect Lebanese ad agencies to start relying more on viral online campaigns as a result..