Movie-Themed Window Displays - Fantastic Mr. Fox Bergdorf Goodman's Holiday Scenes::A fashionably sneaky cross-promotion, the Fantastic Mr. Fox Bergdorf Goodman's holiday scenes were launched just in time to promote the film last month. Building on the hype of the animated film based… [More]

Nostril Rock Bands - Breathe Right Ads Compare Snoring to a Noisy Music Group::These Breathe Right ads from Hong Kong-based advertising agency Grey Hong Kong compare snoring to several other noise-makers such as a rock band, a stream engine locomotive and a biker gang. With the… [More]

Top 50 Creative Billboards and Outdoor Ads in 2009::Trend Hunter has collected more than 1,600 articles about creative billboards and outdoor ads... and this countdown features the very best of 2009. Score. The ranking is based on our monthly traffic… [More]

Voodoo Billboards - The Museum of World Culture Presents Vodou Exhibit::To advertise the recent Vodou exhibit being held at the Museum of World Culture, a Swedish advertising team came up with a brilliant marketing scheme that played off of the old common knowledge that voodoo… [More]

Green Car Ads - The Toyota Prius Flower Billboard is Pretty and Makes a Statement::Leave it to a green car manufacturer to create an entirely green ad for the vehicle. The Toyota Prius Flower Billboard is completely made out of flowers or other growing, live plants. Following it tag… [More]

20 Bits of Movie Poster Madness - From Twilight Move Poster Teasers to Gruesome Movie Promotions::You see them everywhere, literally. They are glued on to the sides of buildings, telephone poles, garbage receptacles, and any place there room. But at least with this you get 20 Bit of Movie Poster Madness… [More]

Celebrity Mockvertisements - The Paris Hilton 'Vacant' Ad in New Zealand Makes the Heiress Angry::A Paris Hilton ‘Vacant’ billboard advertisement that has been popping up all over New Zealand is brilliant marketing, although, it has the hotel heiress fuming. The Paris Hilton ‘Vacant’ billboard advertisement… [More]

Smart Carvertising - Oxford Science Park Makes Periodic Table of Elements Vehicles::Oxford Science Park, based in the U.K., has come up with an ingenious marketing scheme that combines vehicles and science. The advertising scheme that Oxford Science Park has come up with involves covering… [More]

Subway Floodvertising - Brazilian Advertising Campaign for the Movie 2012 Fakes Subway Flood::As part of the Brazilian advertising campaign to promote the release of the film 2012, the subway Cantagalo, in Copacabana, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil is the recipient of a simulated flood. Graphics have… [More]

Plagiarism Ad Campaigns - HSBC and The Economist Both Favor the Same Electrical Outlets::Advertisements featuring electrical outlets sure are popular. While reading The Economist the other night, I happened to notice a red and white ad belonging to HSBC. It featured dual-toned figures of different… [More]

Wrinkly Billboards - SeeThePersonNotTheAge.com Wants You to like Old People::The imaginative advertising agency behind the wrinkly billboard advertising campaign for SeeThePersonNotTheAge.com (a Scottish website aimed at helped younger people relate to older folks) is brilliant.… [More]

39 McDonalds Lures - Other Reasons to Visit Aside From the McDonalds Monopoly Game 2009::It’s that time of the year again! The McDonalds Monopoly Game 2009 has arrived, but this cluster is here to illustrate all the other wonderful reasons why you should visit McDonalds. I realize that this… [More]

Crowdsourced McAdvertising - The McDonalds Honor Angus Campaign is Created by Customers::The new marketing ad campaign for McDonalds is a completely consumer driven operation known as Honor Angus and challenges consumers and customers to come up with a two-worded phrase to describe the Angus… [More]

Outlandishly Large Living Walls - PNC Bank Unveils Biggest Living Wall in North America::The 2,380 square foot PNC living wall is the largest living wall in North America. Designed by Kari Katzander of Mingo Design, The PNC living wall is an epic statement made by the financial juggernaut… [More]

Posthumous Restaurant Promos - Ivar's Underwater Billboards Surface from the Puget Sound::In 1955, believing that submarines would become a popular mode of travel in the Puget Sound, Ivar Haglund installed underwater billboards to direct traffic topside to dine at Ivar’s Seafood restaurant.… [More]

Customizable Cooper Car Wraps - 5,000,000 DIY Design Dreams Made Real by MINI Motoring Graphics::MINI Motoring Graphics, a partnership between MINI and Colorado-based Original Wraps, Inc., boasts 5,000,000 possible combinations of art that you can use to customize your Mini Cooper with removable,… [More]

McPhotoshopping - McDonalds Gets Creative With Digitally Modified Ad Campaigns::McDonalds has always been a huge fan of creative ads and they don’t shy away from creative billboards, photoshopped faces and unique product placement. The ads featured in the gallery above are some… [More]

Regional Meanvertising - Molson Coors' Toronto-Trashing Billboards Flop::Molson Coors launched a summer beer campaign that centered around the theme that their beer is “Colder than…” many frosty things, including people from Toronto. The advertising blitz was launched in British… [More]

Insulting Eco Campaigns - PETA Encourages Vegetarian Diets With Ads That Ask You to Lose Weight::For PETA’s latest campaign to encourage a vegetarian lifestyle, they have targeted the overweight. The ‘Save the Whales’ Campaign shows the back of a large woman in a bikini, and the slogan ‘Lose the Blubber,… [More]

Life-Saving Adverboats - Aircel Billboard Saves People From Monsoon Floods in Mumbai::This Aircel billboard literally helped save people from disaster! When the monsoon rains hit in Mumbai, a group of fast-thinkers grabbed hold of the dinghy mounted on the Aircel billboard. The text on… [More]

13 Hilarious Ads & Public Signs - From Funny Guerrilla Adbusting to Peculiar Photoshopped Ads::We use signs to tell us all sorts of things—how far until the nearest exit? How much for a BLT? What animals will eat us alive when we go into the woods? Some of the best signs are the ones that were done… [More]

Bear Fashion Ads - Diesel's Billboard Confuses Customers With Wild Creatures::Diesel’s latest ad is bizarrely confusing. The billboard is done in three separate panels, featuring a shirtless male model clad is a flashy leather jacket and underwear-baring jeans standing next to what… [More]

Campaigns Against Hidden Secrets - Legambiente PIM Wants You to 'Stop Hiding Problems'::The advertising posters of Legambiente PIM have been hoisted up all over Italy in an attempt to urge people to confront their problems and their fears. The project was named “Under the Carpet,” and features… [More]

Fake Paparazzi Billboards - The Nikon D700 Phone Ad in Korea Flatters Shopping Narcissists::Paparazzi obsession has flooded the advertising world, from fashion editorials to this Nikon D700 phone advertisement in Korea. The billboard ad is mounted in the passageway of a mall next to a red carpet.… [More]

15 Unusual Bus Stops - From Solar-Paneled Shelters to Shockvertising Billboards::To many regular commuters, bus stops are a place of warmth and shelter and a place of rest before and after a long day. With the advancements in technology, bus stops are slowly becoming more futuristic,… [More]

Bloody Bulls - SPY Highlights Animal Cruelty With a Bull Poster::With Spain's recent running of the bulls contest, a lot of attention has been brought to animal cruelty. SPY made the bloody bull billboard to bring attention to the brutality bulls go through. Spy is… [More]

Ambient Auto Ads - Teco Cipriano Promos the MINI in Peculiar Places::Teco Cipriano’s ambient ads for the MINI promo the microcar in a number of peculiar places. From subway maps to roller coasters, these guerrilla campaigns place the MINI directly in the eyes of the public… [More]

Love Letter Murals - Steve Powers Creates 50 Poetic Billboards::Steve Powers is in the midst of a project I love. He is reviving the art of sign painting with an ambitious 50 billboard and rooftop project. The goal is to present individual lines of a love letter on… [More]

Fake Landscapes - Helmut Smits Creates a Clear Blue Sky Billboard::The Clear Blue Sky Billboard was created by Helmut Smits in an attempt to make a fake and portable skyline. The billboard is great for people who live in big crowded cities, where there aren’t many parks.… [More]

Bleeding Billboards - Shocking Approach to Promote Road Safety in New Zealand::A bleeding billboard in New Zealand gets right to the point of road safety, although it may be somewhat of a driving distraction itself. The goal of the Papakura District Council's campaign is to slow… [More]

Fictional Wordvertising - Snickers Creates New Words For Delicious Ad Campaign::The chocolate bar Snickers just got a yummy marketing makeover with help from advertising agency TBWA/CHIAT/DAY in New York, USA. The campaign promoting the delicious treat has taken to making up fictional… [More]

Billboard Threesomes - Calvin Klein Under Fire for Steamy Ads on Giant SoHo Advertisement::Calvin Klein has always been known for their racy billboards, however, many think the infamous fashion line has gone too far. Calvin Klein’s latest billboard in SoHo portrays a young teenage girl engaging… [More]

Talking Walls - Jameson Whisky's Interactive Advertising is the Talk of the Town::Jameson recently projected interactive ads in urban city centers such as New York, to promote their brand and to also have a little fun with advertising. The viral video shows how Jameson ingeniously… [More]

Fast Food Opinions - Burger King Gives its Two Cents About Global Warming::A Burger King joint in Tennessee recently advertised its opinion on global warming. The climate denial message states that “GLOBAL WARMING IS BALONEY” and has got people calling in and asking about the… [More]

Shockvertising Lawsuits - American Apparel’s $5 Million Payout to Woody Allen::Picking up where Diesel and Calvin Klein left off in the 90s, American Apparel loves creating controversy with their advertising. Unfortunately this time they may have taken it too far. One of the ads… [More]

Faux Child Billboards - Australian ‘Stop Child Abuse Now’ Campaign From JWT::Any awareness campaign that works to better children’s lives needs to be supported, even when they use provocative measures to get their cause across. This shocking street campaign from Melbourne was… [More]

Lambient Media Campaigns - Sheepvertising to Promote TheTrainLine.com::Thetrainline.com recruited a flock of sheep by a busy trainline to advertise their sheep UK train ticket-booking service and promote the fact that rail passengers can now save on average 43% by booking… [More]

Billboard Wars - Audi and BMW’s Dueling LA Billboards::There’s been a bitter billboard war brewing between BMW and Audi in Los Angeles. The rival automakers put up billboards on opposite sides of Santa Monica Boulevard, and they’ve been taking potshots at… [More]

Crowdsourcing Billboards - American Apparel Wants You to Vote on Storefront Sign::American Apparel loves fleshy young ads, and now American Apparel is turning to crowd sourcing to determine what the retailer will display on the front of its Harlem store. Choose from the slideshow… [More]

Illusory Anti-Graffiti Ads - TransPerth Adds Handcuffs to Train Seats::Western Australia’s transport authority, TransPerth, has launched an anti-graffiti campaign by placing posters on the back of train seats which present the illusion that the occupant is handcuffed. The… [More]

Fake Ads On Billboards - Attention-Grabbing First Bank Gimmick Altered to Promote Entrepreneurs::It’s a sign of the times. Joining the ranks of the recession-ridden, a Colorado bank bought billboards featuring fake advertisements with the bank's real phone number. The marketing ploy, intended to capture… [More]

Interactive Digital Billboards - Toshiba Electronic Signage Controlled by Cell Phones::Toshiba recently rolled out an electronic billboard featuring games that passing pedestrians can play using their cell phones. Computer users are also invited to participate via YouTube. Displayed in… [More]

Ski Jump Restrooms - Canned Coffee Company Re-dos Loos for Disorienting Pee Experience::A marketing campaign for Georgia Max Coffee encourages everyone to feel like a ski jumper at the top of the ramp. A number of restroom interiors at ski resorts across Japan have been vinyl-wrapped with… [More]

Snowing Billboards - Tryvann Bus Stop Ad Snows When Ski Conditions Are Stellar::This snowing billboard for Norway's Tryvann Winter Park ski resort is both interactive and informative. When it's snowing at Tryvann, a timely SMS triggers fake snow inside the billboard, alerting passersby… [More]

Greener Billboards - Top 3 Outdoor Communications Companies Adopt Eco Posters::Eco Posters are a revolutionary new material for outdoor billboards made from polyethylene (PE) substrate. It’s fully recyclable, and the top three outdoor communications companies--Clear Channel Communications,… [More]

Vintage Subway Ads - Using Old London Underground Campaigns to Inspire New Creativity::There’s nothing like kicking it old school. Here are some of London’s most innovative underground advertisement designs. Whenever I find myself in a design rut, I always try and look up some of the classics.… [More]

Fake Sky Painting - Illusion Billboard For Berger Paints Shows Their True Colors::This billboard ad for Berger Paints has the illusion of a live painter appearing to be painting the exact blue color of the sky onto the billboard itself. To achieve the illusion, the billboard was cut… [More]

Optical Illusion Sportsvertising - Mammoth Mountain Ski Uses Bill(snow)boarding For Attention::Those with their hands on the advertising budget in Mammoth Mountain, California, have discovered the marketing genius in 3D illusionary billboards. The faux half-pipe wall, complete with a suspended snowboarder… [More]

15 Bizarre Bathroom Ads - Creative Campaigns Targeted at Captive Audiences::There's something inherently genius about placing advertising within a bathroom stall or inside a urinal. After all, the audience for these ads is captive--in such a small space, there are only so many… [More]