Food brands and marketers will always be trying to get our attention, spending money to create food ads and marketing schemes including shockvertisements, controversial billboards and provocative commercials.
While some argue that enough is enough--consumers should be able to make up their own minds--I'm the type of person who loves to see a good advertisement or marketing campaign. Whether or not it actually convinces me to buy the food item in question is an entirely different matter. Regardless, food ads and marketing promos abound. Check out this cluster to see which ones you recognize, like/dislike or have convinced you to eat something you wouldn't otherwise.
65 Food Ads and Marketing Promos
63
Poorly Placed Advertising
American Ad Bloopers
62
McPhotoshopping
McDonalds Gets Creative With Digitally Modified Ad Campaigns
61
Racist McDonalds Ad?
Look Closer : Individuals
60
Mutant Veggie Ad
Green Peace Uses Shock Factor
59
Personified Food Ads
The Bosch Electric Food Chopper Will Make Your Veggies Scream
58
Seductive Salad Tossing
Kim Kardashian Goes Clothes Free for Healthy Eating
57
Papa John's Guerilla Ad
Fake Delivery Man in Your Peep Hole
56
Carved Vegetable Bikinis
The 'Big Is In' Campaign by Magimix
55
Bikini Beach Burgers
Does Audrina Patridge for Carl's Jr. Make Junk Food Look Sexy?
54
Controversial Burger Ads
Sexy Ads Show BK Super Seven Incher will “Blow Your Mind Away”
53
Fake-Out Food Videos
McDonald's Versus Ad Rendered in CGI
52
Suicide Food Ads
Carrots and Onions are Dying to Get into Ristorante Cantina
51
Shockvertising Food
Swedish Fish: A Friend You Can Eat
50
Pro Meat Vintage Ad
49
Obama Ice Cream
Russia's Duet Ice-Cream Ad Features Cartoon Obama and Tons of Rainbows
48
Evian Ad
Quenching Thirst Or Libido?
47
Food Flags
Pasta for Italy, Raw Tuna for Japan and Blue Cheese and Grapes for France
46
Pearl Necklace Pasta
Bark Copenhagen Advertising Agency Shows Where Food Meets Fashion
45
Cosmetic Soft Drinks
L'Oreal and Coca Cola Launch Lumaé
44
Prankster Meat Ads
Alka Seltzer's Print Campaign Warns You About Evil Food
43
Spudtacular Viral Ad
McCain Potato Parade
42
Junkfood Passion
Carl's Jr. ‘Hot Chicks Eating Burgers' Contest Wants Your Juicy
41
Non-Vegetarians Eating Poo
Keimling's Crappy Ads
40
Sultry Fast Food Ads
Padma Lakshmi of "Top Chef" Works on Hardee's Western Bacon Thickburger
39
Crowdsourced McAdvertising
The McDonalds Honor Angus Campaign is Created by Customers
38
Social Soda Campaigns (UPDATE)
The Pepsi Super Bowl Ad is Replaced by a Project With Heart
37
Underground Ad Campaigns
Lay's Supports Local Potato Farming in Snack Food Production
36
Smokvertising
The Mcdonald's Angus Burger Goes Up in Smoke Billboard
35
Natural Chicken Promotions
Foster Farms Ad Campaign to 'Say No to Plumping'
34
Fictional Wordvertising
Snickers Creates New Words For Delicious Ad Campaign
33
Bloody Chocolate Bars
Greenpeace vs. Nestle in KitKat Campaign
32
Eating Broken Glass
Mebucaine: When Swallowing Hurts
31
Movie Icon Food Ads
The McDonalds 'Come As You Are' Campaign Has Some Familiar Faces
30
Cropvertising
Why Use Fields for Food When You Can Advertise to Space?
29
Controversial Junkfood Ads
Doritos Banned Super Bowl Commercial Bites Off More Than it Can Chew
28
Beefy Condiment Ads
Portrait Created Using 16 Types of Meat for Colman's Mustard
27
Free Food Frenzies
Arby's Offers Freeby Wednesdays for the Summer
26
Fast Food Ad Fails
Pizza Hut Seafood Print Ad Has People Confused
25
Food-Fighting Ads
Saatchi & Saatchi in China's Clever Laundry Detergent Campaign
24
Soulmate Junk Food Campaigns
Frito Lay's 'Made for Each Other' Campaign Pairs 'Love & Sockets'
23
Glamorizing Basic Needs
Greater Chicago Food Depository Seductive ‘Spaghetti' Ad
22
Silly Cereal Ads
All Bran Helps Unhealthy Food Find Its Way Out
21
War-Inspired Snack Food Ads
‘Battle of the Beans' Pits Soybeans vs. Jelly Beans
20
Fake Obscene Advertising
These MMMafia Censored Ads are Fauxtastic
19
Jesus-Endorsed Burgers
Christ the Redeemer's Favorite Fast Food is the Big Bob Burger
18
Sweaty Fruit Ads
Lindt Excellence Chocolate Enhanced With Smoldering Flavors
17
Sensual Foodvertising
PETA Rude Food PSA
16
Frightening Food Safety Ads
Parents and Kids Should watch Out for the Scorpion in the Burger
15
Chicken Dancing Cheerleaders
Carl's Jr Jalapeño Chicken Sandwich Ads
14
Poetic Beer Commercials
Guinness Spoken Word Ad
13
Food with a Voice
McDonald's Filet-O-Fish Ad Lets Seafood Deliver the Message
12
Profane French Fries
New Zealand Burger King Ad Gives Gateway Tolls the Finger
11
Junk Food Ads Targeting Children
Who? Is Upset
10
Sacrificial Junk Food Ads
Doritos 'Tribe' Commercial is Crowdsourced Snacktastic Genius (UPDATE)
9
Retro Rap Burger Promos
Burger King's SpongeBob SquarePants Kids' Meal Ad
8
Gory Fast Food Campaigns
Thai Food Express Smokes Ronald McDonald
7
Aphrodesiac Food Delivery Ads
Yemeksepeti Food Delivery Will Get You In the Mood
6
Grocery Store Stunts
Tossing $800K of Food
5
Bodybuilding Poultry
McCormick Products Make Food Nice to Look At
4
Mischievous Junkfood Ads
Campaign Entices Mothers To Host Parties at McDonalds
3
Scandalous Cereals
FDA Scolds Cheerios for Hyperbolic Ad Claims
2
Handguns Made of Fast Food
Eno Scares You Into Cleaning Your Hands
1
Turkey Prom Date Ads
The RescueFood.org Ad Encourages You to Rescue Food
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27 PETA Nude Campaigns
From Sensual Foodvertising to Olympic Activists
Naughty Ads for AIDS
The Be Pure Ad Campaign Offers Sound and Sassy Advice
Robotic Exoskeletons
'Wearable Agrirobot' Power Suit Helps Farm Harvest & Pruning
20 Hot Nudevertising Campaigns
Clothes-Free Marketing, From Shoes to Water
McPhotoshopping
McDonalds Gets Creative With Digitally Modified Ad Campaigns
117 Faketastic Innovations
From Kimo Leopoldo's Fake Death to Fake Taxidermy
85 Outrageous Edible Objects
Eating Anything from Architecture to Gun Cakes
Fake Rolls Royces
The Geely Excellence Limousine Rolls Out at Shanghai Auto Show
28 Fake Realistic Designs
From Robot Clones To Ultra Realistic Video Games
Personified Food Ads
The Bosch Electric Food Chopper Will Make Your Veggies Scream
38 McDonalds Lures
Other Reasons to Visit Aside From the McDonalds Monopoly Game 2009
iPhone Diss Ads
Verizon Droid Phone Mocks Apple Favorite with iDon't Ad
Sultry Water Goddesses
Kim Kardashian Floats as an FHM South Africa Featured Girl
20 Crazy McDonalds Finds
From McDiplomas to Baby Ronald McDonalds
Sketchy Super Bowl Ads
The GoDaddy Lola Super Bowl Ads Get Punted, Pre-Game
25 Ways Fast Food is Glamorized
From Padma Lakshmi's Culinary Cred to Gold Leaf Burgers
Cupcake Bra Ads
Kelly Brook Gives Calendar Girls a Fresh Face
18 Creative Coffee Ads
Caffeinated Finds, From Coffee Cup Mouths to Do-Gooder Java
Bikini Beach Burgers
Does Audrina Patridge for Carl's Jr. Make Junk Food Look Sexy?
Controversial Burger Ads
Sexy Ads Show BK Super Seven Incher will “Blow Your Mind Away”
Fake-Out Food Videos
McDonald's Versus Ad Rendered in CGI
Epic Lingerie Ads
The Michael Bay Victoria's Secret Commercial is a Mini-Movie
Funky Food Art
Nouar Creates Anthropomorphic Edible Characters
50 Political Parodies
From SNL Skits to Fake Campaign Ads
Suicide Food Ads
Carrots and Onions are Dying to Get into Ristorante Cantina
Simpsons Super Bowl Ads
Is the "Coke Hardtimes" Commercials an Epic Sellout?
Personified Squirrels
Taxidermy Humor For the Person Who Has Everything
16 Carnivorous Art & Design Pieces
From Meat Jewelry to Beef Jerky Business Cards
44 Record Breakers
From Roger Federer's 15th Major at Wimbledon to 123 lb Mega Burgers
Junkfood Passion
Carl's Jr. ‘Hot Chicks Eating Burgers' Contest Wants Your Juicy
185-Pound Burgers
World's Largest Hamburger is Gluttony Incarnate
Sultry Fast Food Ads
Padma Lakshmi of "Top Chef" Works on Hardee's Western Bacon Thickburger
Crowdsourced McAdvertising
The McDonalds Honor Angus Campaign is Created by Customers
Smokvertising
The Mcdonald's Angus Burger Goes Up in Smoke Billboard
Heart Attack Hamburgers
Food Network Magazine's Top 50 Burgers Are to Die For
Wedgie Lessons
Digits Ad Campaign Features Unlikely Elementary School Subjects
Twitter Internships
Pizza Hut is Hiring a Social Media ‘Twintern'
Bug-Styled Vertical Farms
The Dragonfly in New York City
Nursing Normalization Ads
The New Zealand Breastfeeding Campaign Hopes to Stop Controversy
Fake Landscapes
Helmut Smits Creates a Clear Blue Sky Billboard
Digitally Aged World Leaders
Greenpeace Has Leaders Apologizing for Climate Change Inaction
Movie Icon Food Ads
The McDonalds 'Come As You Are' Campaign Has Some Familiar Faces
Spock Ear Shoulders
'Street 15' in Vogue Korea Blends Shoulder Pads & Futuristic Silhouettes
Fatty Shockvertising
The NYC Department of Health's Gross Pouring on the Pounds Ads
Parisan Perfume Ads
The New Jean Paul Gaultier "Le Male" Campaign Features a Look-A-Like
Funny Fake Protests
Toronto's North York General Hospital Underwear Affair
15 Inedible Sushi Creations
From LEGO Nigiri to Fishy Sofas & Cushions
Controversial Junkfood Ads
Doritos Banned Super Bowl Commercial Bites Off More Than it Can Chew
Itty-Bitty Bovines
Farmers Downsize Flocks With Miniature Hereford Cows
Edible Baby Shoes
Chatherine McEver Adorns Your Home With Unlikely Food Art
Animal Avenger Boats
The Futurist Anti-Whaling Vessel Moves Fast to Save Whales
Eye Candy Underwear Campaigns
Junior Ottoni New Captain Spring 2010 Ads Sell Via Distraction
Edible Cartoons
‘Where the Wild Things Are' Bento Box Celebrates the Children's
Fast Food Ad Fails
Pizza Hut Seafood Print Ad Has People Confused
Whole Canned Chicken
Packaged Pre-Cooked Poultry From Sweet Sue
Carnivorous Art
'Sitting Flesh' Meat Cushions Make a Cozy Place to Eat a Steak
Search Engine Fails
Gmail, Google Ads & Google News Down Worldwide, Panic Ensues
Enviromental Tablets
Apple Makes Being Green a Top Priority With Eco-Friendly iPads
Edible Appendages
The Meat Hand is Made Out of Meatloaf and Tastes Delicious
Kiwi Lawn Mowers
Akiko Ida & Javelle Share a Love For Fruits and Vegetables
Creative Charity T-Shirts
Proceeds from Project White T-Shirt Goes to Designers Against Aids
Viral Outdated Ads
Divinecaroline.com Posts Hilarious Vintage American Advertisements
Water Spanning Vertical Farms
Chetwood Architects' London Bridge Includes Futuristic Agriculture
Personified Yarn
Rellana Woolly Heads Packages Help You Visualize DIY Hats
Fake Receipts
FalseExpense.com Enables Scammers & Extortionists
Ballin' Barney Kicks
Reebok and Atmos Join Heads to Create Court Victory Pumps
Funny Suggestive Commercials
Quiznos ‘Toasty Torpedo' Goes For the Pun
Renting People
Flesh Out Your Wedding With Fake Family Members or Friends
Calorie Counting Dishware
'Tide' Keeps Food at Perfect Temperature
Fake Job Offers
Julia Louis-Dreyfus' Healthy Choice Campaign is Pure Comedy
Charitable Graphic Tees
Celebrity-Designed Tees for Starlight Charity
Faux Food Fashion
Adorn Yourself With Adorable Culinary Accessories
Fresh Prince-Inspired Threads
The Nike X Cassette Playa Rivalry Collection is Wiggity Whack
Baked Shirt Designs
Threadcakes Gallery Recreates Threadless T-Shirts in Edible Form
Modern Mythology Illustrations
Drawings by Stacey Rozich Draw on an Animated Past
Simplistic Print Ads
The BPAY 'Almost Too Easy' Ads Make Everything Seem Manageable
Religious Baking
Jesus Cookie Cutters Shape Sinfully Delicious Treats
Beautiful Baked Goods
The Whipped Bakeshop's Cookies Are Edible Works of Art
Geometric Chip Branding
Doritos Packaging Design Takes Inspiration from the Snack's Shape
Designer Charity Boots
Manolo Blahnik and Other Designers Team-Up with Ugg Australia
Eclectic Eclairs
Inedible Pastries in Brilliant Colors Look Good Enough to Wear
Stationery for Carnivores
La Charcuterie Turns Deli Meat into Office Supplies
Loading Failure Carpets
'Playing With Tradition' for the Strawberry Fields Project
Labor-Saving Farmbots
Lely EV Robotic Feed Pusher Keeps Cattle Fed & Contented
Musical Tilt-Shift
Chad Kichula's ‘Another Love' by Nat Dart Fakes Miniature
Giant Orb Greenhouses
Plantagon Urban Farms Will Supply Fresh Produce in Geodesic Domes
Charitable Social Media Shoes
Digg and TOMS Shoes Release Special-Edition Footwear
Beefy Fragrance Ads
Piers Morgan is the New Face of Burger King Body Spray
Statement Snow Globes
The Greenpeace Coal Globe Conveys a Dirty Message
12 Jell-O & Gelatin Creations
From Edible Landscapes to Yummy Human Faces
Invisible People Ads
Whiz Models are Unidentifiable
Team Spirit Electrolytes
Gatorade Super Bowl Commercial Quenches the Spirit
Personifying Excuses
World Health Club Ads Show You're Not Alone in Your Plight
Socially Aware Business Models
Development Revolution Bucks Tradition, Gives Away 100% Profits
Meat Museum
Brad Coram Collects Canned Animals as Tasty Travel Souvenirs
Rebellious Republican Reads
Sarah Palin Book Already Number One on Amazon's Top 100 List
Websites for Picky Eaters
'Gluten Free Food Reviews' Tests the Bad So You Don't Have To
Couture Charity Bags
ANDAM Longchamp Bags Celebrate 20th Anniversary
Fatty Food Fashion
Drool Over Joy Kampia's Crocheted Cuisine Clothing
Carnivorous Fashion
Monster Crochet Helps You Make a Meat Lover Shawl
Cinematic Football Campaigns
Norway "The Godfather" Soccer Ads Channel Infamous Mob Movie
POV Tonguevertising
Orbit Ads "Show Your Mouth a Good Time" From the Inside Out
Crocheted Breakfast
Kate's Cafe Serves Up Knitted Food Creations
Gratis Sandwiches for Goodwill
On April 8, Denny's Will Give Out Freebie Breakfasts Once More
Motion Sensored Headsets
The Tilt Headset Eliminates Phone Problems for the Disabled
Bacon Topped Veggie Burgers
Odd Secret Fast Food Menu Discoveries
Disturbing Chicken Interviews
PETA Gives You a Graphic Glimpse Into the Life of a Hen
Giant Metal Hamburgers
The Top Secret Hamburger by Liao Yibai is a Hard Oath to Keep
Blow Up Icebergs
Greenpeace Brings Frozen Peaks to Paris to Enact Change
Bacon Bouquets
Meaty Roses for the Hungry Flower Lover
Social Media for Social Good
Canadahelps Launches Great Canadian Giving Challenge
Personified Packing Materials
'Fantaisie in Bubblewrap' Makes You Resist Popping
Venom-Infused Chickens
China Ends Snake-Bite Slaughtering Strategies
Charity Twitter Auctions
@Drew on the Block to Aid Livestrong Foundation
Delicious Extreme Makeovers
FancyFastFood.com Changes the Way We See Fast Food
Sweet Charity Promotions
Baskin-Robbins' 31-Cent Scoop Night
Portraits on Pork
Lasered Images on Meat Let You Know Where It Came From
Stimulus Check Fails
Social Security Administration Sends Money to the Deceased