 Embracing Criticism in Ads - Gossip Girl: Every Parent's Nightmare::A Nasty Piece of Work. Every Parent's Nightmare. Mind-Blowingly Inappropriate.
These are the captions the CW TV network has chosen in the new ad campaign for its popular teen show, Gossip Girl.
The… [MORE] |
 China Fashion to Hype Beijing Olympics - China International Fashion Week::China International Fashion Week looked like one big publicity preview for all the glitz that will surround the Beijing Olympics next month.
Nearly 40 fashion shows took place from 30 different brands.… [MORE] |
 Publicity Stunt Secrets - Truth Behind UFO Revealed::Now I can tell you all what I have been up to over the last few days... after playing dumb on Trend Hunter (sorry again.)
The two films about the Vauxhall Insignia UFO were made by me at Cowshed, part… [MORE] |
 Boats Powered by Human Fat (FOLLOW UP) - Earthrace Sets Records::Despite being threatened by pirates and having almost been sunk by submerged logs, the Earthrace biodiesel trimaran (powered by recycled human fat) made the fastest trip around the world. This knocks 14… [MORE] |
 Teen Sex Sells - Miley Cyrus Vanity Fair Issue is Best Seller::Miley Cyrus proved to us something we already knew: sex sells. Now, however, we have the numbers to back it up. Vanity Fair caused a media storm a few months ago with their June issue that included a "controversial"… [MORE] |
 PETA Winning KFC Battle - New Classic Vegetarian Sandwich::Kentucky Fried Chicken is launching a soy-chicken burger: the Classic Vegetarian Sandwich! PETA has been fighting KFC for decades about the unethical treatment of chickens used in their greasy fast food… [MORE] |
 Obama Fashion - Barack Obama Shoes::Obama shoes are the ultimate must-have for the extreme Barack Obama fan! Obama's famous "Yes We Can" slogan is printed in big, capital, white lettering around one side of blue shoe's outer rim, while the… [MORE] |
 Playing Dead in Public Places - Shockvertising at its Finest::If it wasn’t at first glance just so repulsive, playing one of the dead arising to hand out brochures might be kind of a kick. This type of shockvertising gets a lot of attention to your product placement… [MORE] |
 Top 27 Posts About The Dark Knight and Batman (SUPER GALLERY)::The Dark Knight has dominated the box office with an opening weekend of about $155 million. This is good enough for the best opening weekend ever at the box office. The Dark Knight takes this honor away… [MORE] |
 Butt Cleavage for Men - Rufskin Denim By Pouches and Coats::Remember when Trend Hunter featured butt cleavage lingerie for women? Although it's not quite as revealing, the lace up concept is now being applied to denim - for men!
Actually, it strikes this Kentucky… [MORE] |
 Uber Premium Cuban Rum - Havana Clubs Maximo, Just $2000 Per Bottle::The master rum makers in Cuba claim to have worked magic to create this very limited edition rum. They have taken the best and oldest rum in their cellars to hand blend this liquor treat.
Only 1,000… [MORE] |
 Big Mac Marketing Blow Up - McDonald’s Robber is a Jingle Contest Finalist::McDonalds and MySpace teamed up to find a new version of the classic Big Mac jingle. You get it: they wanted some street cred.
Turns out one of the five finalists is a guy called “The Locksmith”… [MORE] |
 McBakeries - McDonalds Launches McBakery Line::After succeeding with its coffee line, McDonald’s is set to provide customers with tasty bakery items to go along with that coffee. The new McBakery line was launched on 16 July, 2008 in Tokyo, Japan.… [MORE] |
 Beer More Important Than Cheating Girlfriends - Another Heineken F_ck It Ad::Following their 'Suicide' commercial, Heineken has another quirky one in the 'F_ck It' series.
A man comes back home from work with two Heineken beers (one for him and one for the wife) to find her blowing… [MORE] |
 Corkscrews Instead of Crosses? - Heineken's Controvercial ‘Fresher World’ Campaign::This new Heineken print ad campaign could cause some controversy with its depiction of a corkscrew in the place of what looks like the Christ the Redeemer statue high on top of Corcovado Mountain, Rio… [MORE] |
 Interactive Dark Knight Promotions - Fight for Gotham City Ad Campaign::Verizon wireless and Nokia have created an interactive web site to promote The Dark Knight movie and its merchandise. However, the coolest thing about this promotional site is that you can play a virtual… [MORE] |
 Leaked Photos - 2010 Camaro Photos Show Stopper Unveiled::Photos of the 2010 Camaro have leaked and Trend Hunter has them. Earlier information suggested that the Camaro will have either a six speed manual or an automatic. Drivers will be able to pick from the… [MORE] |
 How to Turn 10€ Lingerie into Millions - Blush Underwear Ad::Blush Lingerie wants women to know that their 10€ panties might be the best investment of their life.
How? Glad you asked. According to the cheeky ad, the 10€ undies get you a man who will ask you… [MORE] |
 Elevator Cookie Dunking - Moving NYC Oreo Campaign::This is a super fun campaign for Oreos! The ad involves the creative placement of a cookie poster on the walls of a panoramic elevator and a poster of a glass of milk at the base station on the ground… [MORE] |
 Genderless Perfumes - Kapsule by Karl Lagerfeld::It took a genius like Karl Lagerfeld to finally realize that, "There is no gender in perfumes anymore." Lagerfeld is releasing Kapsule, a trio of unisex scents in geometry-inspired bottles.
I love it.… [MORE] |
 From Late Night to Prime Time - Amy Poehler on The Office::Amy Poehler in The Office? You bet! The comedian known best for her sketches on Saturday Night Live is set to star in The Office spin-off series this fall.
Earlier this week, Amy Poehler was nominated… [MORE] |
 Fake Fires for Baby Photos - Maggie Gyllenhaal Disgusted at Paparazzi::Maggie Gyllenhaal, who plays Rachel Dawes in "The Dark Knight," the new Batman movie, revealed she almost gave up the role after a disturbing paparazzi incident.
Maggie, 30, had been trying to keep her… [MORE] |
 Censoring Cigarettes - iTunes Removes Mad Men Cigarette::Apple has censored the poster of Mad Men by photoshopping the cigarette out of the man's hand from iTunes. The new 'clean' image is used to promote the download of the full first season of the beloved… [MORE] |
 Copycat Commercials - Orange 'Snowballs' Ad Inspired by Sony's 'Foam City'?::Mobile company Orange is trying to emulate Sony's viral 'Foam City' success with this new 'Snowballs' ad.
The video advertisement uses thousands of balloons to simulate snow balls falling in Bratislava… [MORE] |
 Dolphins in the City - WWF Guerrilla Donation Campaign::When Maui's dolphin population hit an alarmingly low number of only 111, WWF had to act fast. They wanted to raise awareness about this terrible fact before a crucial parliament vote could take place in… [MORE] |
 Dark Knight Costumes - Batman Movie Fans in Theme Dress::The Dark Knight movie pulled in $66.4 million on its opening day, more than any other movie before. Batman fans lined up for Dark Knight tickets hours in advance, but to spruce up the wait time, some dressed… [MORE] |
 Textbook-Free Universities - Flat World Books Are Free::In the U.S., buying and selling textbooks is almost as hated as 7:30 a.m. classes. Flat World, a company in New York, says it is launching a pilot project to give away virtual texts on 15 campuses. They… [MORE] |
 Domain Name Squatting - Mass .TV Auctions on GoDaddy.com::There has been some serious domain name squatting - buying a domain name hoping to sell it for profit - and it involves some of the biggest television stations in the U.S. A Florida man, who apparently… [MORE] |
 Movie Trailer Birth Announcements - Baby Production::Parents of new babies now have a cute alternative to plain old birth announcement cards. They can have a personal movie trailer made - their very own baby production. The Movie Trailer Birth Announcements… [MORE] |
 Gas Prices Inspiring Wild Stunts - Hookers & Priests Offering Free Gas?::Giving away gas cards with purchases of goods was explored in an earlier Trend Hunter post, as seen below, but now people are going to real extremes to help fund the fueling of their vehicles.
David… [MORE] |
 Fake BJ Ads - Do American Apparel Ads Cross The Line?::American Apparel ups the sleaze factor big time with their latest amateur porn-ish ad.
I have no clue how this company is doing so well in sales with someone like Dov Charney steering it. Past and current… [MORE] |
 Triple Star Tours - Britney Spears, Madonna & Justin Timberlake::Britney Spears and Justin Timberlake were approached by Madonna, the mother of all pop goddesses, to unite on a tour. If they agree, it will be the mega tour of the decade.
Britney Spears is currently… [MORE] |
 Pre-Movie Awareness - Tugg Speedman is a Panda Celebrity::Tugg Speedman is Ben Stiller’s new action hero character from the upcoming movie Tropic Thunder. Tugg has already been named Panda Celebrity of the Year by The Panda Relocation Foundation.
“No one… [MORE] |
 Jokerize Yourself - Free Dark Knight iPhone App::The Dark Knight gets released this weekend, and to generate even more buzz, Warner Brothers is combining the buzz of the iPhone 3G and the hype of The Dark Knight with an addictive free application that… [MORE] |
 Pink Dog Poo - Poop Scoop Awareness Campaign::Pink doggy doo is being spotted on streets in the UK thanks to a bizarre new poop scoop awareness campaign.
Oak Tree Heath nature reserve in Nottinghamshire has unleashed activists with pink spray paint,… [MORE] |
 Breakdancing Honey Bees - Haagen-Dazs Bee-Boys for Awareness::Colony collapse disorder is threatening honey bees with extinction and Haagen-Dazs wants to help. The ice cream company is debuting a video with break dancers dressed as honey bees for SaveTheHoneyBees.com.… [MORE] |
 Virigin Imagery to Sell Used Cars - BMW: You're Not The First::Let's be realistic: getting a BMW for a good price is like scoring with a beautiful woman, "You know you're not the first." But hey, not everyone is lucky to get first dibs on something so gorgeous. I… [MORE] |
 Dramatic Car PR Stunts - BMW 7 Hidden in an Hourglass::“Never Stand Still” is BMW’s newest marketing gimmick for the European launch of the latest model of BMW 7 series. At the Red Square, Moscow, the 7-Series was hidden in 180,000 silver balls that… [MORE] |
 The Possibility of Real Superheroes - Becoming Batman::Neuroscientist, kinesiologist, and martial artist, E. Paul Zehr, has thought of a clever marketing slant for a book, appealing to the kid in each of us. The University of Victoria professor states that… [MORE] |
 34 PR Stunts by The Original 6 Supermodels (SUPER GALLERY)::The Big 6 supermodels, as Claudia Schiffer, Cindy Crawford, Kate Moss, Linda Evangelista, Naomi Campbell and Kate Moss have been called, are back and better than ever, proving that middle aged beauty can… [MORE] |
 Original Supermodels Still Hot - Claudia, Christy, Naomi and Linda for Fall 08::In the spring Trend Hunter readers learned that top fashion houses were dumping celebrities in favor of proven supermodels like Claudia Schiffer, Christy Turlington, Naomi Campbell who were being featured… [MORE] |
 $10,000 Magazines - Diamond Studded Kohl Magazine::It's hard to top a beautiful model as a cover for a magazine launch, but Kohl magazine will include 91 grams of gold and 622 diamonds on the cover. It is estimated that this one magazine cost $10,000 to… [MORE] |
 Rewarding People to Break the Law - Jawbone Offers $20 for Hands Free Law Violations::In a genius marketing effort, Bluetooth headset makers, Jawbone is capitalizing on the recent hands-free law by offering a $20 discount on their new Jawbone model to anyone who has gotten such a traffic… [MORE] |
 Super Charged Electric Cars - Ultimate Aero EV from Shelby SuperCars::Eco-friendly car designers are splitting into two schools: those who think teeny weenie, and those who want faster electric supercars. The Ultimate Aero EV by Shelby SuperCars joins hot eco sports cars… [MORE] |
 Real Designers in Virtual Worlds - Vivienne Tam for Stardoll::Vivienne Tam is the latest real life designer to venture into the virtual world of Stardoll.com, a fashion dress up site.
Stardoll's tween members can now dress up their "MeDoll" avatars with Tam's designs.… [MORE] |
 Beijing Olympics Alternative Reality Games - The Lost Ring::The Lost Ring is an alternative reality game (ARG) based on the Beijing Olympics which is a fascinating concept in itself, but it was the guerrilla marketing behind the game that makes it even more intriguing.… [MORE] |
 Underwater Advertising - Cool Insight Surf Campaign::I'm loving this series of adverts from leading Australian-based surf label, Insight.
The brief was that the photographs had come aim to encompass all that is surf, skate, street, art, music, fashion,… [MORE] |
 Celebrity Ice Cream - Elton John's Ben & Jerry's Flavor for Charity::Sir Elton John has collaborated with Ben & Jerry's on a very limited edition charity ice cream flavor: Goodbye Yellow Brickle Road. The proceeds from the rock 'n roll flavor will go to Elton's AIDS foundation.… [MORE] |
 Synthetic Blood Nourishment Beverages - HBO 'Tru Blood' Promotion::No, this is not another new energy drink on the market; it is part of the elaborate ad campaign for the new HBO series ‘True Blood’ which is based on, what else, 'vampires'.
The show, which premiers… [MORE] |
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