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Business Trends and Marketing StrategyInmate Charities - Puppies Behind Bars (GALLERY)
Puppies Behind Bars (PBB) is one of the most innovative programs I have ever come across. Prison inmates actually help train guide dogs for the disabled and to work as explosive detectors for law enforcement. The puppies are raised by the inmates in their cells for several months. They also attend c…
Guerrilla Musical Theater 2 - Flash Mob for Lastminute.com (VIDEO)
This is a guerrilla ad by a group of actors who surprised and shocked people waiting at Stansted Airport in London with an impromptu musical performance, a la Improv Everywhere. It's always fun to see people's reactions when they see actors pop out of nowhere singing and some even tap dancing.
Ther…
Hitting With Words - Domestic Violence: Verbal Abuse (GALLERY)
This powerful PSA campaign from Singapore successfuly illustrates how verbal abuse can be just as horrific as physical violence. This is an important issue to raise awareness of, as many people do not realize that vicious domestic verbal abuse can actually have longer lasting effects and hurt their …
Super Travel Searches - UpTake.com
User-generated rating, reviews and testimonials have become essential for the modern traveler. Social travel networks let you check out hotel reviews before booking. After looking at the review, you either book or compare it to other hotels which could have better reviews, prices or are simply a bet…
Celebrity-Designed Products - Japanese Crave Designs by Famous (GALLERY)
There is a growing fad in Japan to have your MP3 player, cell phone or any other personal technology, designed by your favorite celebrity. A number of pop singers, actors and other famous people have signed on to design products that are marketed to the growing number of young, celebrity-obsessed co…
Group Therapy Parodies - Apple Ad: PCs Living with Vista (VIDEO)
"Hi, I'm a PC and I am living with Vista!" That is the latest twist and (below the belt) hit Apple takes at Microsoft's expense in their well-known "Hello, I'm a Mac. Hello, I'm a PC" series. The spot likens using the wildly ill-received and underwhelming Vista operating system to living with a dise…
Hot Rods for Kids - Matchbox Ads (GALLERY)
I love commercials inspired by the fantasies of children! This clever Matchbox campaign looks like photo stills from class movies, only instead of handsome men and stunning women in the vintage cars, it's kids who are still a good half decade from obtaining their licenses.
The toy car ads, by Ogil…
Historical Art on Currency - Gazeta Mercantil Ads (GALLERY)
Take a look at this new advertising campaign from Brazilian business newspaper, Gazeta Mercantil. These print ads are sure to cause controversy, as they show the Dollar, Euro and Yen displaying important events that took place in each area of the world.
"For the U.S., that means 9/11, pot, oil, wa…
Bikini Model Statues - Blush: Stop Nudism (GALLERY)
What a smart and cost-effective idea to use popular statues to model your latest fashion line. At least you know they'd show up on time!
That's exactly what Blush swimwear "Stop Nudism" campaign did. The creatives at glow ad agency, Berlin took it to the streets and used statues as models with stic…
Giant Gum Bubbles - Big Babol Ads (GALLERY)
I must have invested hours as a kid trying to blow big, pink bubbles with my chewing gum. I could blow small ones, and every once in a while I managed a big one, but it never lasted long enough to be captured in a photo. I went through all sorts of brands, including tubs of the 5 cent per piece kind…
Eco Heroes - WWF: Be The Hero Campaign (GALLERY)
Rather than shock and disturb you with violent or crude images this fun WWF Be The Hero campaign shows you that you can be the hero and save the planet by adjusting your lifestyle with small acts or awareness.
The campaign consists of five print ads that illustrate how a normal average person can …
Fashion Icon Books - Karl Lagerfeld's Metamorphoses of an American (GALLERY)
One of my favorite fashion icons, the larger than life Karl Lagerfeld has released a new book entitled Metamorphoses of an American. The book features five years worth of photos of model Brad Kroenig (born in 1979) that were shot by Lagerfeld himself. Metamorphoses "traces the physical and emotional…
Desensitized Hunting Dogs - Otrivin Nasal Spray Ads (GALLERY)
I love these Otrivin nasal spray ads which cleverly depict the frustrations associated with blocked noses due to allergies. The ads show four hunting dogs unable to use their generally keen sense of smell to point to the animals they're intended to find. The ads illustrate how each season can be acc…
Frying Eggs on Your Six Pack - Mike’s Hard Lemonade Commercial is so Hot (VIDEO)
Just in time for summer, Mike’s Hard Lemonade released this TV spot in which a bronzed, sculpted man tans himself on a lounger. His body is transformed into a griddle as he fries an egg on his own six pack.
Clearly, he’s cooking, and what better way to cool down than by breaking into a bottle …
Bloggers Defy Great Firewall - Chinese Publishers Embrace Web
In the West, online publication is a core of modern literature. It’s now been proven that in China, the same can be said for journalism and the web.
Roughly 20 per cent of bestselling books in China now stem from online literature. A press release from the Frankfurt Book Fair likens writing for …
Image Manipulation to Evoke Compassion - Parkinson Awareness Campaign (GALLERY)
These ads for Parkinson awareness were created by TAXI 2, Toronto and are exceptional at delivering a visual message of what living with Parkinson disease is like.
The ads, created for the Parkinson Society of Canada, include a series of images using the tag line, "Everything's harder when your bo…
Adopt an Olive Tree - Nudo Virtual Plant Fostering (GALLERY)
Have you always imagined having your very own olive tree on a romantic Italian hillside? Now you can! Olive oil producers Nudo, lets you ‘foster’ an olive tree in their groves in La Marche Italy. You even get to choose the area of the grove from where you want your tree.
With adoption comes rew…
Graphic Anti-Smoking Ads - 'Til Death Do Us Part
This print campaign consists of two complimentary images; one of a female smoker, the other of a male. The ads are aptly named, 'Til Death Do Us Part.
One HDR-style image features a female sitting in a blood red armchair smoking a cigarette, as death creeps in the shadows behind her, lurking mere …
Wear Your Website 2 - W-41
W-41.com combines clothing and technology into a wearable, on-the-go link for any website. Each product has a unique logo printed on it that is linked specifically to your favorite website (your profile, blog or MySpace). Once you have downloaded the program on your phone, you can take a picture of …
Masking Censorship - World Press Freedom Ads
Censorship is one of the things I hate most, and the most dangerous kind of censorship is the sly and subtle kind that creeps in without making a fuss or grand entrance. It’s the little measures and twisted, undercover ways which go unnoticed and undisputed that abuse people’s rights. That’s …