Archive for the 'advertising' Category

The JC Penny Ad That Wasn’t From JC Penny

Probably a case of outsourcing gone wrong. An ad created by a third-party vendor, Epoch Films, without the knowledge of Saatchi & Saatchi, JC Penny’s ad agency, was entered in the Cannes Lions Awards, won the bronze award, but was a fake.

The video is actually a spoof of JC Penny’s ad campaign where the retailer used the phrase “Today’s the day to …. “. In the spoof, two teenagers are seen practicing and timing themselves getting dressed (speed dressing) in anticipation of a romp in the girl’s basement, with her mother upstairs watching TV. The video ends with the phrase “Today’s the day to get away with it”.

It’s pretty funny, but JC Penny’s not seeing the lighter side of it and does not want to be seen as condoning teen sex. JC Penny are said to be unhappy with Saatchi & Saatchi over this incident and have instructed them to ‘rectify the problem’, so to speak.

Watch the video while it’s still available:

[as seen on AdFreak]

Happy Daddy Day!

To all fathers celebrating it (me excluded), a happy father’s day! Spend more time with your kids!!

Hopi Hari Theme Park Poster

[as seen on Ads of the World]

Fight Smoking With Cigarettes

Here’s an ironic commercial spot for an anti-smoking campaign. Artists have created a piece of animation using hundreds of cigarettes.

I wonder what they did with all those cigarettes after they’ve finished shooting the ad. I’d be happy to take them off their hands! ;)

[as seen on AdFreak]

Recycle Now!

Greenpeace says in this ad, “Recycling: You’re already doing it. We humans are born to recycle. So why not find out more on how to do all the different kinds of recycling?”

I get that we need to recycle to preserve Earth’s fast-depleting natural resources, but the image in the ad!

Kind of reminds me of NEWater. :P

Greenpeace Recycling

[as seen on Ads of the World]

Choose Your Gift Wisely

For some of us who tend to go overboard with gifts for our loved ones, perhaps, as these ads show, “flowers would have been a better idea”.

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[as seen on I Believe In Advertising]

Brilliant Ad From Nike Football

Directed by Mr Madonna (Hard Candy’s out!! I want one!!), Guy Ritchie, this ad is shot from the viewer’s perspective. Makes you a little dizzy, but it’s brilliant!

[as seen on AdFreak]

How To Have Breast Enlargement Without Surgery

There is a way to have breast enlargement without the need for expensive cosmetic surgery! It’s very simple. ;)

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This is an ad from a matchmaking company. Clever!

[link: Ads of the World]

Goodbye Snuggly Pink Friend!

I get this feeling most mornings when I have to drag my weary body out of bed to go to work. Who wouldn’t want to trade a couple of extra hours in bed instead of going to work when you have a nice, warm blanket to snuggle up to?

This ad was created for an insulation company Pink Batts in New Zealand.

[as seen on AdFreak]

Target Maternity Bras


Hold’s up heavy loads really well!

[link: Ads of the World]

Miss Epil: Ladies Please Use

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Please help us men find the way. Trim that bush! :D

[link: I Believe in Advertising]

Keep Animals Away From The Circus


Ad from a Brazillian ad agency reminding us that the big guy "has a memory of an elephant, but his remembrances are no good. Keep animals away from the circus."

I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again, there are only two places people should see animals - in the wild or at the zoo.

Say no to circuses featuring animal performances!

[link: Ads of the World]

Light At The End Of The Tunnel


This is an advertisement for a laxative. Quite clever! I love it! Do you get it?

[link: Ads of the World]

Nike China Ads

Proof that you don’t have to have an astronomical budget to produce a good commercial. Nike always comes up with great ads. I love these, especially the one with the girl body-slamming her boyfriend.

[as seen on Superlocal]

Olympus E-3 Ad - Great Autofocusing


Most men have great autofocus built into their system. Haha!

[link: Ads of the World]

Wearing Glasses Make All The Difference


As this ad suggests, wearing a pair of glasses makes you look more respectable, even though you make look like a butcher. Put those glasses on and you’ll look like an artist!

[link: AdFreak]

Justin Timberlake’s Pepsi Ad

The part with the mailbox? OUCH!!

Ford Focus Stripped And Turned Into Musical Instruments


As part of a marketing campaign, a Ford Focus was stripped down, taken apart and 31 musical instruments were created from its parts, including a Rear Suspension Spike Fiddle and a Door Harp.

[link: Autoblog]

Climbing Monkeys


I like this idea. Place a monkey with suction cups on its limbs in hard to reach but easily noticeable places (outside the window of a cafe, for example) to promote an indoor climbing centre. Pretty neat!

[link: Ads of the World]

Handmade Bra Ad


Interesting ad for Aniela Bras. The tagline reads, "48 years experience in handmade lingerie". Thus the hands on breasts picture.

[link: Ads of the World]