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Top 50 Ad Campaigns in 2008 (COUNTDOWN)Edit
The Most Creative, Edgy and Viral Campaigns

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The Most Creative, Edgy and Viral Campaigns

This marketing trend report features the top 50 ad campaigns, publicity stunts and marketing articles in 2008.  The report is a crowd-filtered ranking based on TrendHunter.com monthly traffic (several million monthly views) and our marketing trend database, which now has more than 2158 marketing trends.

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Dec 28, 08 - 73,435 Views





Killing Animals For Oil

Killing Animals For Oil

Toyota Prius Awareness Campaign (GALLERY)
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 Action Hero Soda Promotions

Action Hero Soda Promotions

Coca-Cola Zero Zero 7 (VIDEO)
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 Shoppers as Vultures

Shoppers as Vultures

2 Harvey Nichols Sale Campaigns (GALLERY)
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Brand Killing Cross Promotions

Brand Killing Cross Promotions

Photoshop Marketing Fun (GALLERY)
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 30 Minute Super Sales

30 Minute Super Sales

Diesel $50 'Dirty Thirty' Jeans (GALLERY)
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 Fairytale Fashion Ads

Fairytale Fashion Ads

Meltin Pot Campaign (GALLERY)
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Denim Fish

Denim Fish

Extraordinary Quiksilver Deep Blue Ads (GALLERY)
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 Disney Fairytale (Part III)

Disney Fairytale (Part III)

Year of a Million Dreams With Gisele, JLo, Jessica Biel (GALLERY)
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 Credit Crunch Bargain Hunting

Credit Crunch Bargain Hunting

Black Friday Ads Strong, but Cyber Monday Sales Up 72% (GALLERY)
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Plastic Surgery Obsession Ads

Plastic Surgery Obsession Ads

Chevrolet Jabs (GALLERY)
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 Clever Busvertising

Clever Busvertising

10 Creative Bus Billboards (GALLERY)
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 Real Olympic Gold

Real Olympic Gold

Michael Phelps Jumps to #1 on Endorsement List (GALLERY)
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Fake Urban Holes

Fake Urban Holes

HP Guerrilla Photopaper Campaign (GALLERY)
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 Burlesque TV Spots

Burlesque TV Spots

Dita Von Teese in Retro Wonderbra Commercial (VIDEO)
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 Shockvertising

Shockvertising

Does It Work? Jury Still Out (GALLERY)
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Playing Dead in Public Places

Playing Dead in Public Places

Shockvertising at its Finest (GALLERY)
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 Creative Billboards

Creative Billboards

Koleston Naturals Uses Nature (GALLERY)
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 Underwater Advertising

Underwater Advertising

Cool Insight Surf Campaign (GALLERY)
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Catfight Ads

Catfight Ads

Next Top Model : Battle Begins (GALLERY)
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 Gruesome Shockvertising

Gruesome Shockvertising

Sony PSP Retry Ad
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 Fashion on The Run

Fashion on The Run

Diesel 'Live Fast' SS08 Ad Campaign (GALLERY)
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Pin-Up Lingerie

Pin-Up Lingerie

Fifi Chachnil's Topshop Capsule Collection (GALLERY)
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 Celebratory Commercials

Celebratory Commercials

Visa Congratulates Michael Phelps in Beijing 2008 Olympics (VIDEO)
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 Fake Lesbian Fashion Ads

Fake Lesbian Fashion Ads

Versace Fall-Winter '08 Campaign (GALLERY)
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Scandalously Provocative Soda Campaigns

Scandalously Provocative Soda Campaigns

Coca Cola Burn Ads (VIDEO)
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 17 Examples of Offensive PR...

17 Examples of Offensive PR...


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 Painted Nudevertising

Painted Nudevertising

Wearing Nothing But Ultra Thin Panty Liners (GALLERY)
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Youth as Wild Animals

Youth as Wild Animals

Wrangler "We Are Animals" Ads (VIDEO)
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 Self Defense Public Awareness Ads

Self Defense Public Awareness Ads

Pepper Spray (GALLERY)
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 Homophobic Advertising

Homophobic Advertising

Nike, That Ain't Right (GALLERY)
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Capitalizing on Bigfoot

Capitalizing on Bigfoot

$1 Million Sasquatch Photo Challenge (GALLERY)
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 Awesome Outdoor Ads

Awesome Outdoor Ads

9 Not So Boring Billboards (GALLERY)
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 Spartan Soccer Warriors

Spartan Soccer Warriors

300 Dutch Football Team Ads by Erwin Olaf (GALLERY)
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Japanese Underwater Fashion Shoots

Japanese Underwater Fashion Shoots

Alix Malka (GALLERY)
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 Controversial Support Bra Ad

Controversial Support Bra Ad

Running Free (GALLERY)
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 42 Unique Billboards That Push ...

42 Unique Billboards That Push ...


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Youth Shockvertising

Youth Shockvertising

Statutory Rape Awareness Ad
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 Glow in The Dark Ads

Glow in The Dark Ads

Child Abuse Ads Show Hidden Images (GALLERY)
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 Curvier Underwear Models

Curvier Underwear Models

Eva Mendes for Calvin Klein Seductive Comfort (GALLERY)
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Surreal Ad Photography

Surreal Ad Photography

'Pickpockets' by Romain Laurent (GALLERY)
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 Youth Shockvertising II

Youth Shockvertising II

CONCEPT 'Don't Lose Control' Child Abuse Ad (GALLERY)
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 Poorly Placed Advertising

Poorly Placed Advertising

American Ad Bloopers (GALLERY)
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Transgendered Brand Endorsement

Transgendered Brand Endorsement

Amanda Lepore for Jawbone (GALLERY)
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 Rockers as Models

Rockers as Models

Josh Beech for Levi’s 501 “Live Unbuttoned’ Campaign (GALLERY)
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 Extreme Advertising

Extreme Advertising

Coke Zero's Tongue-Piercing in Brazil (VIDEO)
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Mythvertising

Mythvertising

Faking Chupacabra and Bigfoot for Publicity (GALLERY)
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 Toyota Prius Campaign

Toyota Prius Campaign

Prostitute, Lover, Killer (GALLERY)
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 10 Photoshop Disasters

10 Photoshop Disasters

From Missing BellyButtons to Giant Heads (GALLERY)
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Racial Reversal Ads

Racial Reversal Ads

Obama and McCain Explore Bradley Effect in "The Colored Race" (GALLERY)
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 Naked Celebs For A Cause

Naked Celebs For A Cause

Centrefolds for Everyman Cancer Campaign (GALLERY)
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THREE WAYS TO REACT: vote, favorite or comment about Top 50 Ad Campaigns in 2008.

Jeremy Gutsche on Dec 28, 08  1,657 Trends   2,617 Comments
Holy crap, these ads are awesome. To all the Trend Hunters: you rock. Thanks for making 2008 such an exciting year!
Jeremy Gutsche on Dec 28, 08  1,657 Trends   2,617 Comments 0
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