Whether you’re part of the ad cult or not, you know that Publicis ads are always a treat. This veteran advertising agency and key player in the game somehow manages to come out with smart, fascinating and fresh campaigns despite having been around for decades.
Their dare-to-do attitude makes Publicis ads a peculiar yet effective thing to see. From naked forest fetes to pregnant belly campaigns, here are some Publicis ads for you to enjoy.
33 Peculiar Publicis Ads
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Fake Urban Holes
HP Guerrilla Photopaper Campaign
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Controversial Infant Occupations
The Publicis Conseil LICRA Campaign Ruffles a Few Feathers
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Nudist Forest Fetes
The Sooruz Surfwear Riders Campaign Gives a Killer Hangover
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Hang Gliding Penguins
Washington State Lottery Ad
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Leggy Car Rental Ads
Long Limbed Models and Elite Promise to Get You ‘There' Faster
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Pregnant Belly Advertising
uBid Buys Belly for Less Than 9 Months
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Surprisingly Innocent Underwear Ads
Wonderbra
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Guerrilla Mirror Phones
Rogers Video Phone Ads
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All Your In-laws in Wedding Dresses
Funny Renault Logan Ads
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Stereotype Swatch Ads
These LICRA Prints Discriminate Statistics
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Laundry Machines Turned Into Stomachs
Guerrilla Pepto-Bismol Campaign
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Glass-Breaking Ads
Smashing Wonderbra Ads
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Cheeky Swimwear Ads
Wonderbra Gets The Attention of Sea Creatures
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Notepad-Craving Campaigns
These 'Post-It' Ads Demand Sticky Note Restocking
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Body-Integrated Phones
Neonode N2: No Buttons, All You
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Noise Awareness Billboards
AEG Eloectrolux Advertises The Decibel Level
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Corkscrews Instead of Crosses?
Heineken's Controvercial 'Fresher World' Campaign
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Handvertising Comes to the Masses + 5 Forms of Bodyvertising
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Controversial Anti Drug Ad
Publicis Campaign in Brazil
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Guitar Shop Ads
Culturally Driven Messages Heighten Awareness of Fender Stratocaster
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Humans as Ninja Kittens
Toyota Corolla “Lil' Action” Campaign
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Copycat Commercials
Orange 'Snowballs' Ad Inspired by Sony's 'Foam City
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Battered Pen Ads
Reporters Without Borders Aims to Improve Journalists' Well Being
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Campaigns to Incite Curiosity
Stihl Emphasizes the Importance of Trimming Your Hedges
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Gory Fast Food Campaigns
Thai Food Express Smokes Ronald McDonald
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Nutritional Spoof Ads
The Sugar Collective
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Out of Sync Dubbing
Dad Would Be Proud of My Threesome
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Fingers as Captured Criminals
Bitdefender Hacker Recruitment Ads
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Pop-Up Service Centers
Renault Uses Illusory Photography to Prove They're Always Open
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Mighty Avian Ads
Vitakraft Birdseed is Superfood for the Flying Set
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Vanishing Visualtisements
This Alzheimer's Disease Ad Targets the Belgian Population
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Socially Responsible Giving
Publicis Vancouver Gives Paper Plate Greeting Cards to Clients
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Digital Reality Checks
'Start Thinking Soldier' Campaign Links Real Life to the Web
Related Ideas
11 Scandalous Tony Duran Photo Shoots
From Beyonce to Brooke Shields
20 Scandalous & Outlandish Safe Sex Ad Campaigns
Hardcore Party Pictorials
Photography by Nick Ray McCann Captures Intense Imagery
Logo-Branded Babies
Artist Dietrich Wegner is at it Again with Real Inked Infants
Toyota Prius Campaign
Prostitute, Lover, Killer
Sizzling Photo Manipulations
Jean Yves Lemoigne's Artwork Will Make You Sweat
15 Scandalous Underwear Advertisements
Scandalously Provocative Soda Campaigns
Coca Cola Burn Ads
Evil Motivational Posters
The Joker As Ronald McDonald
16 Clever Sony Ads
Charity 2.0
From Katy Perry's Boobs to Elton John's Ice Cream
Eerie Infant Sculptures
The Catherine Leutenegger 'Welcome Home Baby' Series is Disturbing
50 Scandalous Acts for Animal Activism
From PETA Protests to Racy Celeb Campaigns
Controversial Infant Occupations
The Publicis Conseil LICRA Campaign Ruffles a Few Feathers
McDonalds India Uses Baby Ronald
Scaring Customers Away?
Little Humans as Caged Pets
Amazing Photography by Julian Wolkenstein
Remixed Classic Photos
Drew Beam Recreates Iconic Cultural Images
20 Baby Infant Costumes
From Cute Little Pumpkin Costumes to Infant Pop Star Spoofs
Inked-Out Infants
The Tatted Surreal Sculptures of Dietrich Wegner
Pop Star Infant Costumes
Go Ga-Ga Over Lady Gaga Baby Costumes
Retro-Modern Pinups
Desperate Housewives Channel '50s for TV Guide
Speeding Babies
HP 'Happy Baby' Commercial Promotes ePrint Convenience
Breeding Featherless Chickens
Naked Birds Like Hot Weather, Are Prone to Sunburn
Top Models As Classic Movie Stars
“The Women” in V Magazine
Living Shoes
Grass Flip Flops for Krispy Kreme
DIY Geeky Nativity Scenes
Star Wars and Lego Christmas Imagery
Grass Concrete
The 2008 Beijing Olympic Games Alternative Footpath Paving System
Sassy Pin-Up Girl Snapshots
Fall in Love with the Sizzlingly Wild Michael Youssef ‘Models'
83 Pro-Gay Rights Innovations
From Celebrity Social Acts to Fast Food Drag Queens
Formal Party Animals
H&M Men's Fall 2010 Ad Campaign Features Free-Spirited Style
Fantasy Infant Paintings
'Leeuwenhart' by Chris Berens Features Enchanting Fairytale Tots
Selling Cars With Gangster Animals
Toyota Matrix 2009 Campaign
20 Grassy Innovations That Sow the Seed of Creativity
Bloody-Nosed PSAs
Off-Road Studios Anti-Drug Ads Make You Think Twice About Taking a Hit
Post-It Proposals
The Sharpie Pen 'The Proposal' Ad is Creative and Sweet
Fun-Filled Athletic Campaigns
Terry Richardson for Reebok Brings Out Party Animal Looks
Wonky Wall Writing
Brick Sticky Notes by 25togo Help Build Your Thoughts
Sultry Fun-Loving Shoots
This Elle Russia November 2010 Editorial Makes Getting Ready a Blast
Birth Control Pill For Pigeons
Hollywood Birds on OvoControl P
Dead Stars in New Ads
Morrison, Joplin & Elvis in 'Vinyl Never Dies'
Food Fight Photoshoots
'Cake' from Ben Langholz Captures a Messy Birthday Party
Social Armor Suits
New Flesh Workshop's Party Armor Keeps You Sociable and Safe
Vintage Ray-Ban Revivals
Iconic 'Clubmaster' Sunglasses to Be Re-Released
Socially Conscious Clowns
2009 Calendar Funds MS
Bracelets from Used Guitar Strings
‘Wear Your Music' Charitable Jewelry
Surrealistic Fashion Birds
Gaby Herbstein's Aves Del Paraiso
Recreating Classic Photos
The Kiss at Times Square
Fake Websites
Pretty Women Lure You to Fake Sites, and Sixt Gets Your Attention
Virtual War Games
'America's Army' Sets 5 Guinness World Records in 2009 (UPDATE)
Birds As Slaves
Vending Machine Trains Crows To Make You Rich
Color Swatch Business Cards
Self-Promoting Neal Fletcher Cleverly Unfolds His Talent
Enlightening Log Boxes
The Ham & Cheese 'Tag-It!' Encourages Nighttime Note-Taking
Classic Film Photoshoots
Milan Vukmirovic Channels Old Movies for L'Officiel Hommes Italy
Retro PC Scratch Pads
These SUCK UK 'Floppy Disk Sticky Notes' Will Jog Your Memory
Living Pigment Swatches
The Sherwin-Williams ‘Color Chips World' Ad is Alive
Augmented Reality Toys
Frantz Larsone's War Game Blends Video Games and Physical Toys
Humans as Cats
Whiskas “According to Hubert” Ad
Bubble-Blowing Babies
Jason Lee is the Most Creative Father on the Planet
Lawn Art
Mona Lisa in Grass
Chocalicious Chic
Danish Stine Goya's Fall/Winter Collection Is Rich in Brown Silks
Musical PSA Print Ads
The MTV 'If You, Drink Don't Drive' Campaign Encourages the Arts
Paint Swatch Apps
Benjamin Moore Makes Color Matching Breezy With Their iPhone Application
Deathly Food PSAs
The 'Killer Burger' Ad for Road Safety Trust Shows how Food Kills
Nude Voting PSAs
Vote Naked Illinois Encourages You to Vote in the Buff
Fruity Sticky Notes
D-Bros Add Life to Your Desk With Apples and Pears
$1 Starbucks + Free Refill
Starbucks Fights to Keep up with McDonalds
Artistic Floodvertising
Fake Flooding at McDonalds to Promote Climate Change Awareness
Fashionable Wigs and Birds
The Surreal World of Alex Prager Brings Back 60s Quirkiness
Artvertising With Hands
HTC: Set Your Fingers Free
Plastic Grass Canines
Faux Fashion Dogs by Barthelmess
Religious Sticky Pads
The Commandments Sticky Notes Bestows Pious Power
Interactive Print PSAs
As You Read the Ice Age Publication, You Destroy a Polar Bear's Habitat
Paint Chip Pop Icons
Nite Kongtahworn Samples Benjamin Moore to Create Marilyn Monroe
Newspaperized Blogs
The Printed Blog Blends Old Media and New
Online Decision-Making Games
'Pick One' Has Surprising Consensus Results
Environmental Campaign Crashes McDonalds Site
Paint Chip Lampshades
The Blop Lamp is Completely Customizable
Controversially Gory PSAs
The 10:10 Global Campaign Features Horrific Exploding Children
Hands as a Canvas 3
Funny Fingers
Floppy Disk Sticky Notes
'Disk-It' by Burak Kaynak Keeps Floppies Relevant
Live Revolutions on Twitter
With All Media Channels Blocked, Moldova Shows Conflict on Interne
Astroturf Indoor Seating
Faux Grass Ottoman Gives You the Fun of Outdoors, Minus the Stains
Pantone Chip Mosaics
Manetones by Tim Fraser Brown
$1,035 Birds Nest
Nest Bracelet
Macabre Motorist PSAs
Desiree Hahn Shows the Ultimate Consequence of Texting While Driving
Paint Swatch Snatchers
The 'Pantone Capsure' Captures Color Inspiration From Anywhere
Geezer Musician Menswear
Umit Benan Retired Rockers Collection Gives Us Some of that Old Time Rock
Paper Logs
Woodblock Post-It Notes Let You Shave Faux Wood by Tearing Memos
Wii-Stuffed Babies
The Babysitting Mama Game Taps into a Vast, Girly Market
GPS Tracked Holy Figures
Adding Tracers to Menorahs and Nativity Scenes
Bags Made of Markers
The 'Just Beg' Bags Are Stylish AND Socially Conscious
Pro-Gay PSAs
The Nicki Minaj MTV Interview Hopes to Save Lives
Crumpled Dictator Ads
The Reporters Without Borders Print Campaign is Heartening
Socially Conscious Supply Chains
ebay's WorldofGood.com
Space Pirate Sweet Treats
The Han Solo Carbonite Candy is for Star Wars Fans with a Sweetooth
Pop-Up Post-Its
Studio8 Makes the Year Colorful With the Fedrigoni Calendar for 2010
Color Swatch Clocks
Designer Colin Roberts Makes Clocks from Paint Swatches
Enabling Citizen Journalism
YouTube Reporters' Center Launches in Wake of Iran Elections
Subverted Holiday Traditions
This Nativity Scene is Made Entirely of Human Hair
Pointless Political Standoffs
U.N. and Cypress At Odds Over Asparagus