13 Innovative Ads for TV Shows (SUPER GALLERY) Edit

Even those who haven’t got around to watching the TV shows, have almost certainly seen ads for some of the most popular TV series in ads.

As an increasing amount of people are turning to the web for their entertainment fix, TV show producers and creative agencies really need to innovative to capture their potential audience.

Dexter has done an incredible job in their campaigns. The shocking ads for the gory TV show are by far the most innovative, as a collective group, of TV show ads featured on Trend Hunter. Other solid examples are Gossip Girl, Secret Diary of a Call Girl.

The following advertisements highlight some of the most interesting campaigns to promote TV shows featured on Trend Hunter.

Dexter

Guerrilla Stabbing To Promote TV Show - Dexter Ads

Portugal took a new approach to TV show promotion with their guerrilla campaign for the second series of Dexter. Inspired by the blood theme of the series and murderous plot, the creatives had lots of… [More]

Human Arms in Butcher Shops - Dexter Guerrilla Campaign II

The promo ads for the series Dexter seem to get more gory by the second. The show is about a hero/antihero, serial killer who murders his victims (he only kills the bad guys) and then chops them up. As… [More]

Bloody Urinals as Advertising - Dexter Guerrilla Campaign (VIDEO)

Public bathrooms are becoming an increasingly popular target for advertising. The latest is a guerrilla bathroom campaign to promote the second season of Dexter on the FX channel in Portugal. The campaign… [More]

Secret Diary of a Call Girl

Wind-Sensitive Billboards - Skirt Lifts on Secret Diary of a Call Girl (GALLERY)

As a companion to their editorial-style print ads, Prime TV collaborated with DRAFTFCB ad agency, Auckland on a naughty outdoor billboard campaign for the British TV show Secret Diary of a Call Girl. Just… [More]

Fake Editorials - Secret Diary of a Call Girl Ads (GALLERY)

The new ads for Secret Diary of a Call Girl, a British television show based on the blogs of London call girl, Belle de Jour, look more like an editorial photo shoot from a high-fashion magazine than ads… [More]

Gossip Girl

Mainstream Teenage TV Getting Naughtier? - Gossip Girl OMFG Campaign (VIDEO)

Vogue Hommes International recently ran a very steamy and risqué editorial in its Spring/Summer 2008 issue, but how steamy and provocative can you go with a network TV show who’s main target is teenagers?… [More]

Dual Magazine Covers - NYLON Features 2 Gossip Girls Covers (GALLERY)

The latest issue of NYLON magazine was printed with alternate covers, one featuring Blake Lively and the other Leighton Meester, both of whom stars of the hit TV series Gossip Girl. It’s a great marketing… [More]

Embracing Criticism in Ads - Gossip Girl: Every Parent’s Nightmare (GALLERY)

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]

Grey’s Anatomy

TV Show Inspired Mobile Games - Grey’s Anatomy

If you missed your fix of Grey Anatomy this week, Gameloft has the solution for you.  With a bunch of mini-games, this mobile game has 6 story lines that evolve based on the character you choose to play.… [More]

Other Shows

Synthetic Blood Nourishment Beverages - HBO ‘Tru Blood’ Promotion (GALLERY)

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]

Google TV Ads - Family Guy Roll-Over Ads (VIDEO)

Family Guy video ads can now show up on any website or blog that uses Google AdSense (including Trend Hunter).  The Google TV ads require no special action by the website or blog owner. Thousands of websites… [More]

Viral Billboards - Angry Spouse Gets Even OR Mystery Ad?

A billboard in LA and New York has gained a lot of attention and buzz recently. The billboard reads: ‘Hi Steven, Do I have your attention now? I know all about her, you dirty, sneaky, immoral, unfaithful,… [More]

Snarky Animated TV Show Promo - Dirt Ads (GALLERY)

To promote the new season of Dirt, a series of six really funky, animated clips were created featuring comic book style spoofs of the types of things you’d see in celebrity tabloids. The ads created… [More]