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Popular This Week1. Gaga-Fied Dolls - Loyal Followers Create DIY Lady Gaga Dolls (GALLERY)  There is no doubt that Lady Gaga has been one of the most unique sensations to hit modern pop culture. We have featured our fair share of Lady Gaga-themed articles here at Trend Hunter, but none have shown…2. Adult Babies - 'I Want to Be a Baby' Confuses People With Mysterious Blue Soothers (GALLERY)  IWanttobeaBaby.com recently participated in an odd (but effective) advertising campaign that saw blue soother stickers being places atop posters with celebrity and model faces. There were around 5,000…3. Sandwich Tattoos - Melt Bar & Grilled Offers Discount to People With Grilled Cheese Tattoos (VIDEO)  Melt Bar & Grilled in Lakewood, Ohio is giving a 25% discount to patrons who have grilled cheese tattoos. It's a curious promotion, especially considering sandwich tattoos aren't exactly commonplace.
Matt…4. Ghetto Blaster Mobiles - Raph Rashid's Beatbox Kitchen Throws Down Delicious Beats (GALLERY)  Street meat has never looked as cool as the Beatbox Kitchen created by Raph Rashid. This is an interesting take on mobile kitchens providing food on-the-go.
The van itself resembles a giant ghetto blaster… |
Popular This Month1. Literal Flash Mobs - Naked Models With Painted on Clothing Strut Through Oxford Circus (VIDEO)  Painted on clothing is certainly a unique way to advertise an online fashion store -- especially since no clothes are featured!
A mini flash mob of both male and female body painted models invaded Oxford…2. Marathon Tattoo Events - 13 Different People Inked With the Number 13 at Patrik Muff's Munich Store (GALLERY)  On Friday, November 13, the ink-obsessed jewelry designer Patrik Muff held a most unusual event at his store in Munich. In the 13-hour event, 13 different people were tattooed with different variations…3. Apocalyptic Consumerism - Carl Bender Creates End-Of-Days Style Products (GALLERY)  Carl Bender is the artist behind these bizarre fictitious apocalyptic products. His controversial collection of fake consumer products urges consumers to have a closer look at commercial messaging and…4. Gaga-Fied Dolls - Loyal Followers Create DIY Lady Gaga Dolls (GALLERY) There is no doubt that Lady Gaga has been one of the most unique sensations to hit modern pop culture. We have featured our fair share of Lady Gaga-themed articles here at Trend Hunter, but none have shown…5. Upside Down Retail Displays - The Sprize Loyalty Program at the Gap Turns Shopping on Its Head (VIDEO)  Gap recently introduced the Sprize loyalty program with a bang. Their motto "Shopping turned on its head" was never so literal as when they turned a Vancouver Gap into an upside down shopping experience.…6. Flower Showers - PR Agency 'Cow' Brightens People's Day With Publicity Stunt (VIDEO)  It’s not every day you see cannons giving flower showers off the top of a bus. It’s also not every day that you get free flowers to take home. That’s what PR and brand communications agency Cow did to…7. Live Shower Crooning - The Burger King Singing in the Shower Campaign (GALLERY)  The Burger King Singing in the Shower campaign launched today, and involves the world’s first guilt-free showercam to give hungry Brits a fly-on-the-wall view of South London's 20-year-old Sam and her…8. 18 Flash Mob Movements - From Hammer Pants Flash Mobs to Literal Flash Mobs (CLUSTER)  Although I’m not overly familiar with flash mob movements, apparently it is taking over the globe. For those of you who are equally in the dark, a flash mob consist of people who suddenly congregate in…9. Giant Pop-Up Facades - Bread & Butter Creates a Stunning Winter Solution at Tempelhof Airport (GALLERY)  Berlin's Bread & Butter Show has teamed up with System 180 for an incredible winter solution for their fashion event in January at Berlin's historical Tempelhof airport. The 400-meter-long roofed airfield…10. Atypical Advertising - Coca-Cola Commissions Cabracega Design for ExperimentaDesign Biennale 2009 (GALLERY)  Cabracega Design was commissioned to create the Coca-Cola Light Exhibition for the ExperimentaDesign Biennale 2009. For the exhibition, Cabracega Design took everyday objects and recreated them with a…11. Chocolate-Covered Supercars - A Milk & White Chocolate Porsche 911 Carrera S for Sinterklaas (GALLERY)  Love chocolate and Porsches? Then feast your eyes on this chocolate-covered Porsche. As a holiday marketing ploy (to celebrate Sinterklaas) a Dutch Porsche dealership covered a new 911 Carrera S in tasty…12. Stationary Street Bikes - Street Legal Cardio Machinery Hits the Road (VIDEO)  The fitness specialists of Funktion Personal Training are trying to get people out of the gym for their daily workouts. With the help of the creative minds at Rethink Communications they are making great…13. Supersized Love Plants - The Heathrow Mistletoe is the World’s Biggest (VIDEO)  Recognizing that airports are emotional places, Heathrow in the UK has gone all ‘Love Actually’ by installing the world’s largest sprig of mistletoe for Christmas arrivals. The airport hopes that over…14. Scuba Diving Santas - Festive Aquiarium Shows in Australia and Japan (VIDEO)  Visitors to an aquarium in Melbourne, Australia have had the chance to take in a festive show by a diver dressed in a Santa Claus costume this year.
What an incredible experience to see Santa under water…15. Buskvertising - Axe Pays Buskers to Promote Leather-Scented Deodorant (VIDEO)  Axe, a company known for eccentric promo ideas, came up with the idea to sponsor street musicians to spread buzz about their leather-scented deodorant.
In exchange for putting up an Axe Instinct sign…16. Adult Babies - 'I Want to Be a Baby' Confuses People With Mysterious Blue Soothers (GALLERY) IWanttobeaBaby.com recently participated in an odd (but effective) advertising campaign that saw blue soother stickers being places atop posters with celebrity and model faces. There were around 5,000…17. Vegas Flash Mobs - Phamous Planet Hollywood Flashmob Takes Gamblers by Surprise (VIDEO)  If you, like me, can’t get enough of spontaneous public dances, you have to check out the PHamous Planet Hollywood flashmob!
It’s really neat, although in Vegas, these types of spectacles don’t have…18. Steaming Bus Shelter Ads - McDonald’s Ad Reveals Secret Message With Steam (VIDEO)  Cossette Vancouver came up with a steaming bus shelter to entice bundled up Canadians to buy McDonald’s coffee, an ingenious idea, especially in a cold and rainy city filled with avid java sippers.
“A…19. Criminal Boasting Posting - Almost Illegal Challenges are From the Wrong Side of the Tracks (VIDEO)  One Second mouth refresher, known primarily for their breakthroughs in functional candies, is breaking through yet again with their new Almost Illegal Challenges campaign. In the past the brand has used…20. Twittering Talk Shows - Ashton Kutcher Sparks New Web-Based Entertainment (VIDEO)  Mega super-star and social media celebrity Ashton Kutcher is launching a new form of web-based reality TV, or is it a talk show? Well, we’re not sure yet, but however you want to describe the launch of…21. Pop-Uptailing - Retailers use temporary concepts to create fast brand awareness  22. Sandwich Tattoos - Melt Bar & Grilled Offers Discount to People With Grilled Cheese Tattoos (VIDEO) Melt Bar & Grilled in Lakewood, Ohio is giving a 25% discount to patrons who have grilled cheese tattoos. It's a curious promotion, especially considering sandwich tattoos aren't exactly commonplace.
Matt…23. Ghetto Blaster Mobiles - Raph Rashid's Beatbox Kitchen Throws Down Delicious Beats (GALLERY) Street meat has never looked as cool as the Beatbox Kitchen created by Raph Rashid. This is an interesting take on mobile kitchens providing food on-the-go.
The van itself resembles a giant ghetto blaster… |
Popular Last Month1. 50 Unconventional Ways to Spread a Message - From Pink Poop to Messages in Leaf Dew (CLUSTER)  If you have an important message to get across, then the easy answer is to be innovative in your delivery—but the tricky part is figuring out how to stand out and be heard. This cluster is full of some…2. Subway Floodvertising - Brazilian Advertising Campaign for the Movie 2012 Fakes Subway Flood (GALLERY)  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…3. Nudevertising Climate Change - Supermodels Take it Off for 350.org and Global Warming (VIDEO)  Last week on Oct 24, 2009, the International Day of Climate Action was recognized by 350.org and people in 181 countries, at over 5,200 events around the world. Supporters gathered to address the climate…4. Female Cranial Fillets - Disturbing Meat Cuts Look as if They’re Human Flesh  I’m sure we’ve all drawn happy faces on our pancakes or cookies with syrup or icing, but this butcher shop product just isn’t the same.
Female cranial fillets are rather disturbing, since it’s tough to…5. Superhero Changerooms - In NYC Posterchild Turns Public Eye Sores into Art (VIDEO)  Posterchild, one of Toronto’s most famous street artists, has taken to the streets of NYC for his most recent public art. He’s been on a mission to convert public eye soars, like phone booths, into art,…6. Stop-Motion Mustaches - Pepsi Max Movember Competition Documents Your Hair (VIDEO)  The Pepsi Max Movember competition is just another example of a company supporting the month long charity stunt that involves having men growing mustaches, raising money for prostate cancer charities and…7. Humanimal Photo Competitions - The New Yorker Magazine Pays $50,000 for the Best Pet Photo  The New Yorker Magazine is hosting a rather interesting and cutesy contest that requires the use of both your furry little animal friend as well as a camera, where you are supposed to capture your canine…8. Social Media Premieres - New Video from Britney Spears '3' Premieres on Twitter (VIDEO)  Britney Spears is at the forefront of music industry attempts at cracking social media with the release of the Britney Spears ‘3’ video yesterday.
The new video from Britney Spears, ‘3’, premiered on…9. 25 High Flying Finds - Skydiving, Bungee Jumping, and Parachuting Galore (CLUSTER)  Even if your fear of heights would keep you from ever trying these things, that doesn’t have to stop you from enjoying others’ daredevil activities. These high flying finds feature people from around the…10. Raw Meat Fashions - The "Eat Your Steak. Be A Man." Campaign From Goodman Steak House (VIDEO)  There are some things that don’t go together—white clothes and mud, bad breath and kissing—and you’d think raw meat and naked skin would be up there as well. Not according to Goodman Steak House and their…11. 10 Blank Innovations - From Blank Ads to Blank Keyboards (CLUSTER)  Sometimes writers, inventors and even trend hunters have difficulty finding inspiration. When trying to be creative they just draw a blank.
Such was the case a few minutes ago when I was stuck on what…12. Niche Food Secret Societies - The Marmarati Induction Was for Serious Marmite Lovers Only (GALLERY)  The Marmarati is a newly formed secret society devoted to Marmite, that ultra bitter spread either loved or loathed by so many.
At last night's Marmarati initiation ceremony, London Marmite lovers met…13. In-Car Pantomimes - Theatre Performances out of an Automobile (GALLERY)  With the Christmas season just around the corner, designers have created an in-car pop-up theatre that can be unpacked from the boot of the car to give impromptu shows on demand!
This gives a new meaning…14. Eco Shockvertising - Moms Against Climate Change Tug at Heartstrings (VIDEO)  We have seen many attention-grabbing advertisements and public service announcements about climate change. There is no doubt that global warming gets a lot of attention these days, but does this video…15. One Euro Sneakers - Muhammad Yunus Collaborates With Adidas Third World Project (GALLERY)  Adidas is planning to sell 1€ sneakers in Third Word countries, building on the trend of dramatically cost-reduced products such as $100 laptops and $1000 cars in India.
Jan Runau, a rep for the Adidas…16. Landmark Dance Tributes - Paris Flash Mob Gets Sexy Under the Eiffel Tower to David Guetta (VIDEO)  We’ve seen plenty of flash mobs, but now we get to see what happens when they’re given the French touch. This flas hmob in Paris was a big public dance performed right under the Eiffel Tower to the song…17. 10 Skydiving Innovations - From Airborne Army Upgrades to Skydiving Mice (CLUSTER)  I am lucky enough to say that I have been skydiving. I am also lucky enough to say that I skydived over the Swiss Alps. All I can say is that it was one of the most invigorating experiences of my entire…18. Spontaneous Employee Dances - This Electric Slide at Microsoft Store Video Makes Me Glad I Buy Apple (VIDEO)  Okay, so I’m doing a little bit of gauntlet-throwing with my subtitle, but after watching this ‘Electric Slide at Microsoft store’ video, I’m relieved that I buy Apple. Microsoft store employees in a Mission…19. Insectvertising - The Fly Way to Get Your Message Across (VIDEO)  Just when you thought the world was finally running out of places to put advertising messages, a team in Germany has found a way to tie small paper ads on to insects, specifically flies.
These inset…20. Illuminating Colorpartments - The Luxury Loft Light Show is an Artistic Marketing Ploy (VIDEO)  What better way to promote your building than with a Luxury Loft Light Show?! Half art installation, half marketing ploy, this is definitely one of the more creative and clever stunts I’ve ever seen pulled…21. Human Fireflies - Hotaru-san by So-Net is a Japanese Guerrilla Campaign (VIDEO)  Now here's a campaign based on a literally glowing idea. Human fireflies were unleashed by So-net on the streets of Japan. The participants were dressed in black, from capped head to toe, and had soccer…22. Spontaneous Atrium Musicals - I Love Lunch by Impov Everywhere in Trump Tower (VIDEO)  I Love Lunch by Improv Everywhere is yet another scene of chaos in a public place, this time in the Trump Tower atrium in New York City.
"The mission was filmed for a segment on The Today Show and includes…23. Spaghetti Wieners - Pasta-Infused Hotdogs Mix Two Food Favorites Together  These spaghetti wieners might not look so appealing to pasta or hot dog purists, but it does make a funny picture! Personally, I wonder how much time and trouble it took to string the spaghetti through…24. On-Call Video Game Advice - Harry Redknapp Mentors Players of Football Manager 2010 Video Game (GALLERY)  The Football Manager 2010 video game is running a launch that won’t be easily forgotten. A copy of the best-selling football management simulation comes with the phone number of Tottenham Hotspur boss… |
