Drinking Campaigns – A Night to Remember or Forget ? (GALLERY)

(TrendHunter.com) This responsible drinking campaign by Abbott Mead Vickers BBDO, London for Diageo reminds you there is a point that turns a fun night of drinking into a regrettable one you’d rather forget. Drinking t…

Everything on Wheels – Toyota Drunk Driving Ads (GALLERY)

(TrendHunter.com) A new drunk driving campaign by Saatchi & Saatchi Malaysia for Toyota Motor Corporation alerts you that, ‘If you are going to drink, please do not drive.’ How would you know when you are drunk? Well, …

$70,000 Champagne Cellars – Porsche for Veuve Clicquot: Vertical Limit (GALLERY)

(TrendHunter.com) Created by Porsche Design exclusively for the Veuve Clicquot champagne house, the Vertical Limit is a stunning champagne cellar that keeps bottles at their proper temperature (12°C). It has a stainle…

Guerrilla Bathroom Campaigns – Strong Beer Pee Flows Crack Urinals (GALLERY)

(TrendHunter.com) Several ad agencies have recently been actively tapping into the unusual medium of public bathrooms to catch people off-guard and leave strong impressions of their brands.

Take for example this Eisen…

Pinocchio Politicians & Roller-Coaster Taxis – Viral Absolut World Ads (GALLERY)

(TrendHunter.com) Absolut Vodka has been milking the success of their Absolut World campaign to the max, and I don’t blame them, as it is not easy to create something this viral. We have seen numerous print ads, bill…

Chic Wine Beers – Russian River Brewing Company

(TrendHunter.com) Get ready to shed those images you associate with beer; instead of macho men watching sports games or standing around the BBQ, Russian River Brewing Company is introducing a bottled brew that redefine…

Frying Eggs on Your Six Pack – Mike’s Hard Lemonade Commercial is so Hot (VIDEO)

(TrendHunter.com) Just in time for summer, Mike’s Hard Lemonade released this TV spot in which a bronzed, sculpted man tans himself on a lounger. His body is transformed into a griddle as he fries an egg on his own six pack.

Clearly, he’s cooking, and what better way to cool down than by breaking into a bottle …

Breath Name Tags – SMINT: Hello, My Name is… (GALLERY)

(TrendHunter.com) How about approaching someone cute you’d like to get closer to and introducing yourself with, “Hello, my name is Onion”? I would say, you would be one lonely person. That is the witty approach of this new SMINT breath mints campaign that uses “Hello, my name is..” party tags to reflect what your bre…

Sporting Events for Brand Promos – Carlsberg Goal Celebrations for Euro 2008

(TrendHunter.com) If you’re getting pumped for Euro 2008, you will love this new Carlsberg commercial by Saatchi and Saatchi.

Launched a month ahead of Euro ’08, the TV spot shows a bunch of soccer (football) players not just yelling and jumping around to celebrate, but doing crazy acrobatics like handsprings and b…

Top 11 Innovations in Bartending – Modern Mixology (SUPER GALLERY)

(TrendHunter.com) High-tech highball, anyone? To thrive in today’s wired ways of partying, alcohol-related innovations really need to push the boundaries of traditional mixology. As seen in this super gallery, more tech means more buzz.

This cluster packs in everything from robotic bartenders to touch-screen bars …

Free Money as Advertising – Absolut Cash Machine (GALLERY)

(TrendHunter.com) As part of its massive “In an Absolut World” campaign, Absolut Vodka went beyond the typical media of tv spots, print ads and billboards with an Absolut Cash Machine. They wanted people to experience the Absolut World first hand in a creative and unexpected way.

Working with TBWA ad agency in B…

Cancer Survivor Branded Booze – Cleavage Creek’s Charity Wine

(TrendHunter.com) Mother’s Day is coming up and Napa’s Cleavage Creek Cellars will celebrate this day by releasing the 2006 Reserve Chardonnay and the Secret White wines which are two of their world class wines. The bottles will be sold for $15 instead of the usual $30 to $40 and 10 percent of the gross sales of the …

Lavatories for Lushes – Combo Urinals & Vomit Receptacles

(TrendHunter.com) Spotted at the Golden Times bar in Guangzhou, China is this fabulous new innovation in nightclub urinals. This hip combo-unit allows patrons to throw up at the same time as they take a leak, thus a return to the bar.

Red Neck Burials – Beer Can Coffin

(TrendHunter.com) The Beer Can Coffin is the ultimate way to honor a thorough-bred red neck. If if you know someone proud of their hickish ways, you know they wouldn’t get fulfillment from a traditional burial in the afterlife anyway.

This coffin was designed for Bill Bramanti of Illinois who happens to be a major …

Designer Glass Competitions – Pick the Best Martini Glass (GALLERY)

(TrendHunter.com) The makers of Bombay Sapphire Gin conducted a competition to find the best martini glass. They have rounded down the entries to ten finalists and they want you and me to pick the winner. The selected entries, as you can see from the gallery, run the gamut from quaint, innovative and ingenious to dow…

Dissecting Vodka – Absolut Ad Mixes Media (VIDEO)

(TrendHunter.com) This ad for Absolut vodka shows a dissection of a bottle of vodka. What’s special aboutt his ad is that although the glass dissection shown is computer-generated, the water filmed in the ad is the real deal.

A balloon with the same shape as the bottle filled with water was blown up and filmed at 8…

Provocative Billboards – Belvedere Ads Too Racy? (GALLERY)

(TrendHunter.com) We know sex can be used to sell almost everything, we also know alcohol and sex often go hand in hand. That being said, I am still amazed by the blatant sexualization of recent alcohol campaigns.

I guess my surprise stems from the fact that the risqué “rebirth of luxury” ads for Polish vodka brand…

Trapping Alcoholics in Glasses – Anti-Bing Drinking Campaign: Was It Worth It? (GALLERY)

(TrendHunter.com) “It’s not the drinking – It’s how we’re drinking.” That is the message of a new anti-binge drinking campaign by The Alcohol Advisory Council of New Zealand.

Posting the question, “Was last night really worth it?” the campaign illustrates the social and health side-effects drinking too much can have…

Liquor Guns – Hijos De Villa Tequila Shooter

(TrendHunter.com) The Hijos de Villa Tequila gun redefines the term “shooter.” The toy is shaped like a 45, but instead of containing bullets, its loaded with 200 ml of genuine Mexican tequila.

My family in the Southwest live literally right next to the Mexican border. Every time I visit, I think of what small gift…

Fitness Beer – Drinking Carlsberg Lite for Health? (VIDEO)

(TrendHunter.com) Carlsberg tries to appeal to the health-conscious consumer with this TV spot for Carlsberg Lite. Naturally, since we’re talking about guys, any approach won’t just cut it. It must feature lots and lots of attractive girls.

Entitled “Fitness Centre”, the ad follows three men going to a dream fitness…