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20 Deathvertisements WTF

Ads Depicting Death, from the Macabre to the Murderous

 


Katherine Vong
Katherine Vong
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Our society has a fascination with death, which is why it’s not surprising that there are so many ads depicting death. We love seeing death in movies, reading about it in books, and hearing about it in the news (okay, maybe not so much).

Companies attempting to sell their products through images of death and dying are probably not providing as much shock value as they might think. Are we more persuaded to buy something because of the so-called shocking aspect of death in advertisements? That’s for you to decide as you click through this cluster of ads depicting death.


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Pub: Nov 5, 09
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FOUR WAYS TO REACT: vote, favorite, add more examples of 20 Deathvertisements or comment about Ads Depicting Death, from the Macabre to the Murderous.

Jeremy Gutsche on Nov 5, 09  1,700 Trends   2,768 Comments
Shockvertising at its finest. I still think that you'll see more shockvertising like this, given the tempting lure that the viral blogosphere provides to credit crunched ad teams around the world.
Jeremy Gutsche on Nov 5, 09  1,700 Trends   2,768 Comments 0
Robyn Currie on Nov 5, 09  1,305 Trends   377 Comments
ummm... jeremy totally stole my comment.
Robyn Currie on Nov 5, 09  1,305 Trends   377 Comments 0
WTF Voted by Robyn Currie on Nov 5, 09
Favorited by Robyn Currie on Nov 5, 09
Jeremy Gutsche on Nov 5, 09  1,700 Trends   2,768 Comments
Lol. Sorry Robyn. I'll be more respectful not to infringe on your commenting style. ;)
Jeremy Gutsche on Nov 5, 09  1,700 Trends   2,768 Comments 0
Favorited by Jeremy Gutsche on Nov 5, 09
WTF Voted by Jeremy Gutsche on Nov 5, 09
Favorited by Jennifer Hodgson on Nov 9, 09


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