Allegorical Butt Ads

The Preparation H Ointment Campaign is Cleverly Cheeky

It can be quite awkward when talking about or simply referring to a problem in one's nether region, which is best recognized by the Preparation H Ointment ad campaign. In a rather clever and cheeky manner, it has managed to allude to this inflamed health condition without offending anyone. In fact, it probably made a few people who are currently suffering from hemorrhoids laugh instead of cry in a corner.

Conceived and executed by US-based ad agency AbbaSez, the Preparation H Ointment ad campaign represents this affliction by way of a blank book with what appears to be a strategically placed red stain in its center. Photographed by Shawn Couzens and Gary Ennis, the concept is very simple, but gets the point across loud and clear.

Clever Advertising
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Sensitive Medical Ads
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Innuendo Marketing
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Pharmaceutical
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Healthcare
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SCORE
2.9 out of 10
GENDER
50% Men50% Women
MARKETTop markets: North America
GENERATION
  • Gen Z
  • Gen Alpha
  • Millennial (primary audience)
  • Gen X (primary audience)
POPULARITY
Popularity 14%
Activity 66%
Freshness 8%