« Last week 5-Mar-06 | This archive, pg:  1  |  2  |  3  |  4  |  5  | Next week 19-Mar-06 »

Decapitation Ad Sells...Something

china_decap.jpg

This is just one of those ads that would cause so many complaints in America that, well, it's not running in America. It's running in China. To say this ad attracts attention is an understatement. See more "executions" here.

by Steve Hall    Mar-13-06    
Topic: Good, Outdoor



Outdoor Razor Ad Shaves Grass

BIC Razor.jpg

Here's an interesting ad for BIC found by Creative Criminal. You don't see outdoor ads like this very often but you should. It's definitely attention-getting.

by Steve Hall    Mar-13-06    
Topic: Good, Magazine, Outdoor



Nelly, Daddy Yankee Join Reebok' 'I Am What I Am' Campaign

nelly_reebok.jpg

Joining Reebok's rap-tastic "I Am What I Am," campaign, which we still think they stole from popeye, are Nelly and Daddy Yankee. In April, Reebok will introduce a Nelly-inspired line of sneakers, t-shirts and hats. Daddy Yanke will join the party May23 with a line of sneakers. The two will become part of Reebok's $50 million campaign.

by Steve Hall    Mar-13-06    
Topic: Brands, Campaigns, Celebrity



E! News Takes Over Page Six

page6_enews.jpg

What may once have been a one off is now a bonafide ad unit. Late last year, the New York Post emblazoned its Page Size with a Sex and the City watermark. Today, E! News is all over Page Six. We liked the ad unit back then and we still like it. Bucky Turco spotted this one for us.

by Steve Hall    Mar-13-06    
Topic: Good, Online



There's Nothing Sexual About This Ad

playboy_mouse.jpg

Here's one of those ads you can lay on the table in front of the client with complete confidence you've done nothing too scurrilous. When the client's facial expressions turns to one of shock and embarrassment, you can feign innocence and ask, "What? It's just a mouse on a piece of paper." And with a wicked glimmer, add, "Why? What do you see?"

by Steve Hall    Mar-12-06    
Topic: Good



Abracadabra, It's Bra Ad

wonderbra_abra.jpg

Ideas for bra ad concepts are as endless as Peter North's "product." There's no end to the way you can manipulate society's obsession with breasts into an ad campaign. While these concepts aren't rocket science, most good concepts aren't. They work because they are simple. And these ads for Wonderbra are very simple. One is playful. The other pokes fun at the relationship between breasts and shirt buttons. What more can really be said about a bra that hasn't a;ready been said?

by Steve Hall    Mar-12-06    
Topic: Campaigns, Creative Commentary, Good



HBO's 'Big Love' Campaign Hits Newspaper Wedding Pages

polygamists)nyt_ad.jpg

CitySpecific points out an ad for HBO's polygamy-themed Big Love placed in the New York Times wedding announcement section. The ad shows Big Love star Bill Paxton in three separate wedding announcements with his three brides played by Jeanne Tripplehorn, Chloe Sevigny and Ginnifer Goodwin. CitySpecific questions the Times acceptance of this ad but we think it's just another inevitable sign of things to come.

by Steve Hall    Mar-12-06    
Topic: Cable, Good, Newspaper, Opinion



« Last week 5-Mar-06 | This archive, pg:  1  |  2  |  3  |  4  |  5  | Next week 19-Mar-06 »