Amnesty International's new anti-waterboarding advert

Amnesty International's new anti-waterboarding advert, this is one powerful advertising campaign.

NIKE Take It To The Next Level - 2 minute full version tv spot

Nike "Take It To The Next Level" - Nike Football
New two minute blockbuster TV commercial by director Guy Ritchie starring the likes of Ruud van Nistelrooy, Wesley Sneijder, Cesc Fabregas, William Gallas, Wayne Rooney, Cristiano Ronaldo, Marco Materazzi, Zlatan Ibrahimovic, Nani and Arsene Wenger.
A great commercial, and if you are a soccer fan be warned, its an addictive commercial.
The song is "Don't Speak" by Eagles of Death Metal. Enjoy.

Nike MTV TV Spot "Plus I Run" Commercial

The new Nike Plus I Run advertising campaign is simply brilliant.

Dan Levy the MTV personality jogs through Toronto in this fantastic water colored ad for Nike's Plus I Run ad campaign.

Released: April 2008
Avertiser: NIKE
Agency: WIEDEN+KENNEDY NY
Country: USA/CANADA

Agency: Wieden+Kennedy, New York/MTV Canada
Production Company: Helios Design Labs, Toronto
Director/Editor: Alex Wittholz
DP: Eric Fenato
Animators: Felix Wittholz, Matt Brushett, Setareh Shamdani, Marc Pannozzo, Josh Gorle
Music: Grand PM

Bynolyt Binoculars Print Ad - Eskimo Gets Smacked

Bynolyt Binoculars, this is a great fun print advert from Belgium. Sure the idea behind this advertisement has been done a million times, but I like it anyway; it is funny and unrealistic but who cares - it caught my attention and know I know Bynolyt Binoculars is in the business of selling binoculars. Isn't that what advertising is supposed to do?

Released: April 2008
Brand name: Bynolyt
Agency: DUVAL GUILLAUME
Country: Belgium

Advertising Agency: Duval Guillaume Antwerp, Belgium
Account: Patrick Clymans
Creative Directors: Geoffrey Hantson, Dirk Domen
Copywriter: Kristof Snels
Art Director: Sebastien De Valck
Photographer: Koen Demuynck

Mercedes Benz The Dream Factory

The Mercedes Benz Dream Factory is one the newest advertising campaigns from Mercedes Benz. I like these print ads, simple, creative and pleasing to the eye. The three ads below feature the new Mercedes CLS, the new SLK and the Mercedes Benz SL. The Mercedes Benz Dream Factory, same ad for all three models using different colors yet still an effective print ad campaign.
Advertising Agency: VVL/BBDO Brussels, Belgium
Creative Director: Jan Dejonghe
Art Director: Cedric Mayence
Copywriter: Yves Cwajgenbaum
Photographer: Christophe Gilbert
Published: 2008

Mercedes Benz Print Ad - Fake? Student Work? Copy?

Just came across this new Mercedes Benz Print Ad for the new Mercedes Benz C-Class at Ads Of The World. Created for Mercedes Benz by Dentsu Beijiing, China the controversial ad titled Be Overwhelmed by the new C-Class seems to have created a bit of a stir in the forum there. Some advertising professionals hate the idea, seems to remind them of the Guiness Beer Ads.I do know that Mercedes Benz works the BBDO ad agency worldwide, this could simply be another fake or student work from Dentsu. By the way I don't like the ad either, this ad makes no sense to me and I'm sure Mercedes Benz would have wanted more of the C-Class Benz in the ad.

Advertising Agency: Dentsu, Beijing, China
Creative Director / Copywriter: Hiroshi Yoda
Art Director: Wang Rui
Published: January 2008

Kiss All Natural Tobacco - Controversial Print Ads

Kiss - All Natural Tobacco. This clever yet controversial print advertisement campaign, launched by Kiss cigarette Israel did not go without it's share of legal problems. Gee I wonder why? I'm sure my loyal readers don't need me to go into the details of why this ad campaign was stopped and a fine was issued by Israel's Health Ministry. The ad agency was guilty of using human figures to advertise tobacco. The agency claimed that the ads were works of art and that the audience they were intended for wouldn't be offended by the ads, they still got fined.

I kinda like em.

Title: Kiss — All natural tobacco
Advertisers: Winston-Salem
Brands: KISS
Geography: ISREAL

Hot Tub Stops Hunger American Freak Commercial

Every once in awhile there comes a long a new product and an advertising campaign that simply blows the mind. Saatchi & Saatchi, Stockholm the advertising agency behind what is one of the greatest commercial epics I have ever seen has proven again why they are the best in the business. The Hot Tub Stops Hunger - American Freak is incredible. I laughed, I cried, I was disgusted and most importantly I wont get Hot Tub snacks out of my mind for a very long time. The website for Hot Tub is just as entertaining.

I promise you that you have never seen anything like this before.

Enjoy the Hot Tub "American Freak" Stops Hunger Commercial Epic.




Advertising Agency: Saatchi & Saatchi, Stockholm
Creative Directors: Adam Kerj, Fredrik Preisler
Art Directors: Mårten Hedbom, Gustav Egerstedt
Copywriter: Nima Stillerud
Productioncompany: The Producers
Director: Erik Nilsson
Producer: Anna Bergström
Postproduction: Nostromo
Special FX: Syndicate
Sound design: Red Pipe
Screenwriter: Sindre Kartvedt

Dacia Renault Commercial Starring Fidel Castro & Other Notables In History

Commercial for the new station wagon by Dacia/Renault. TV Spot starring Che Guevara, Fidel Castro, Mao Tse-Tung, Karl Marx, Lenin, Martin Luther King, Rosa Luxemburg, Ho-Chi Minh and Mahatma Gandhi. Watching Castro walk through the bedroom with Gandhi in bed was hilarious.

Special thanks to Kathrin of Nordpol Hamburg for sending us this great commercial spot.

Absolut Vodka Pulls Its American Mexico Map Ad

Well it did not take too long to have this rather clever ad from Absolut Vodka and the advetising firm Teran/TBWA pulled after an uproar from the Americans. This controversial ad ran in Mexico and was not meant to be seen in the USA.

IN AN ABSOLUT WORLD

The Absolut Vodka advertisement which ran in Mexico showing a map of where the North American border stood before the Mexican-American War of 1848 (released by the Mexican advertising firm Teran/TBWA).

Although it was not shown in the United States, US media outlets picked up on the ad, and after a barrage of complaints, Absolut's maker said yesterday the ad campaign would cease.

Defending the campaign last week, Absolut maker Vin & Spirit said the ad was created "with a Mexican sensibility" and was not meant for the US market.

"In no way was this meant to offend or disparage, nor does it advocate an altering of borders, nor does it lend support to any anti-American sentiment, nor does it reflect immigration issues," a spokeswoman wrote on Absolut's website.

"Instead, it hearkens to a time which the population of Mexico may feel was more ideal," she wrote.

Absolut's blog site has received more than a thousand comments since the ad campaign was launched a few weeks ago, with many calling for boycotts of the Swedish company.

"I have poured the remainder of my Absolut bottles down the sink," one blogger wrote.

A war between Mexico and the United States from 1846 to 1848 started with Mexico's refusal to recognise the US annexation of Texas and ended with the occupation of Mexico City by US troops.

At the end, Mexico ceded nearly half of its territory to the United States, forming the states of California, Nevada, Utah and parts of Colorado, Arizona, New Mexico and Wyoming.

Sorry, what is the big deal here? That is what the map looked like back in 1846 did it not?

Mercator Insurance - Two Truly Great TV Commercials

Know one likes to think about buying insurance, but Mercator Insurance and their advertising firm came up with a few inspiring commercials that are funny, clever and simply great commercials.



The Mercator Insurance TV Spot: Never Trust Man was a 2007 Film Cristal award winner at the Meribel Ad Festival.
How real is this, men twisting their necks to get a good look at an attractive woman while walking down the street with their own wives. What a great commercial. The music is bang on too.



The tag line is priceless "Mercator Home Insurance. Because you're likely to move out someday.

Agency: Duval Guillaume, Antwerp
Creative Director: Geoffrey Hantson, Dirk Domen
Copywriter: Kristof Snels
Art Director: Sebastien De Valck
Production Company: Caviar, Belgium
Director: Kurt Deleier

Legambiente - Do More With Your Hands

Legambiente an environmental organization from Italy and their ad agency came up with interesting ad campaign for using your hands to do a little more than what you normally would use them for. The quote is: "Your hands can clean more than you think. A little gesture can give some relief to the planet too.
...Do something."

Advertising Agency: Forchets, Italy
Creative Director: Niccolò Brioschi
Art Director: Andrea Vitali
Copywriter: Guido Tarricone
Photographer: Tommaso Fiscaletti

Schick Quattro Great Print Ad Campaign: Tattoo

The first of these is a brilliant idea. Maybe it is just me who got the double meaning of this great ad. Obviously a woman shaving her pussy cat tattoo. The second could have the hidden meaning that men are more attractive with a clean cut smooth shave. Either way you look at them they are a creative print ad campaign.
The Power of 4 Schick Quattro
Advertising Agency: JWT New York, USA

Bad Advertising Oh Yes There is Plenty Of It

Who better to admit to making mistakes when advertising than Microsoft.

The idea above is a rather unique ambient way to advertise for an employment website.
And below simply a bad bus advertising campaign from career builder.
Still very funny though.

I'm not touching this one.

The idea behind this advertising campaign is a pretty good one at raising awareness , but aren't they going to be scaring the heck out of the little ones.

Creative Bus Ads From Around The World

A collection of 7 creative bus ads from around the city streets of the world
From the creative ad campaigns of the Axe Effect to even Ronald Mcdonalds feet can be seen spread across our city buses. Just a small sample of some great advertising campaigns.

Jockey Stay Put Advertising Campaign

I JUST RECEIVED THIS EMAIL ASKING TO HAVE THESE IMAGES REMOVED FROM MY SITE, SORRY.

Copy of email:

Dear All,

I'm Wanlapa, Creative Secretary writing from Creative Juice\G1, Bangkok. I see the Jockey Ads on your website.

http://great-ads.blogspot.com/2008/04/jockey-stay-put-advertising-campaign.html

Because there are some of our reasons, so I would like to ask you to remove the Jockey Campaign from your Website.

Regards,
Wanlapa Nakkarak
Creative Secretary

Jockey "Stay Put"
This is brilliantly funny, this ad campaign is from Thailand and whether or not it was actually published I'm not sure. Truly a great ad campaign.
This gives new meaning to keeping your boys in place.

Advertising Agency: Creative Juice\G1, Bangkok, Thailand
Executive Creative Director: Thirasak Tanapatanakul
Art Directors: Nanat Teparak, Thirasak Tanapatanakul
Copywriters: Gokhan Yucel, Setthar Kheowngamdee, Panusard Tanashindawong