Human Arms in Butcher Shops – Dexter Guerrilla Campaign II

(TrendHunter.com) 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…

Bloody Urinals as Advertising – Dexter Guerrilla Campaign (VIDEO)

(TrendHunter.com) 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…

Advertising with Explosives – Billboard Self-Destructs for Deadline Couriers (VIDEO)

(TrendHunter.com) Last year, a courier service from New Zealand called Deadline Express Couriers decided to demonstrate the timeliness of their deliveries with a bang.

For that purpose, a promotional campaign was devised…

VIRAL: David Beckham Strips in New Ads – Emporio Armani Underwear 2009 (GALLERY)

(TrendHunter.com) One of the hottest viral stories today is that Armani has unveiled new Emporio Armani underwear ads featuring David Beckham in their autumn/winter 2009 campaign.

The first glimpse of the new ads is a…

Superhero Stillness – 60 People Frozen by Superhero for Sci-fi TV Ad (VIDEO)

(TrendHunter.com) The popular American science fiction TV series Heroes is going to be shown in New Zealand. In preparation for that event, an ingenious guerrilla campaign has been launched where one of the main characters…

Sheltervertising – McDonald’s Creative Outdoor Billboards

(TrendHunter.com) This is a great demonstration of how a good creative direction can utilize the advertising medium and transform a simple ad into something much more interesting.

This new 2008 outdoor ad from DDB Denmark…

70 Awesome Billboards From Around the World (SUPER GALLERY)

(TrendHunter.com) Outdoor advertising can be a phenomenal way to draw attention to a brand, but if you want your billboard to attract potential customers, you’re going to have to do more than plunk down a standard high…

Public Fixtures Made Phallic – Tom of Finland’s Suggestive Perfume Campaign (GALLERY)

(TrendHunter.com) It’s all about the product placement in this extremely funny and naughty Tom of Finland Perfume campaign.

Created by the twisted minds at Ogilvy ad agency in Paris, the campaign attached images of “manly…

Pop-Up Roomvertising – Ikea Sets Up Fake Rooms Throughout NYC (VIDEO)

(TrendHunter.com) IKEA is opening its first store in Brooklyn, New York on June the 18th and the home product and furniture giant wants to make as much noise as possible about the event.

With that goal in mind, the company…

Suspended Bed Billboards – Crowne Plaza Publicity Stunt (VIDEO)

(TrendHunter.com) What better way to show people that the ANA Crowne Plaza hotel’s beds provide you with a good night sleep than by suspending a whole bed on the side of a tall building and then getting someone to sleep…

Billboards Made of Lettuce – McDonald’s Growing Fresh Salads Ad (VIDEO)

(TrendHunter.com) This unique growing outdoor billboard by Leo Burnett, which promotes McDonald’s health-conscious menu items, just won a Gold at New York Festivals’ Innovative Advertising Awards.

The garden bill…

Guerrilla Director’s Chairs – Puma Marseille Ads

(TrendHunter.com) Future:headz is a Munich-based agency promoting the opening of a new PUMA store in Marseilles, France.

A photo shoot for fut:ter, a German fashion magazine, took place in Marseille featuring models …

Auto Part Integration Ads – Clever Bus Billboards (GALLERY)

(TrendHunter.com) Giant, slow-moving, buses in crowded urban areas make great, high-visibility ad-spaces. The creators of the following ads obviously understands this. The large, bright decals along with the moving exh…

Guerrilla Foot Mirrors – Check Out Your Shoes On The Go (GALLERY)

(TrendHunter.com) An outstanding guerrilla campaign created for Puma stunned the city of Marseilles, France. A set of mirrors was set up on the street with a sign questioning pedestrians if their shoes were fashionable…

Billboard Hotels (REVIEW) – Etienne Boulanger Pod Hotel in Berlin (GALLERY)

(TrendHunter.com) When I wrote about the now closed Berlin one-room billboard hotel in December 2007, I considered it more of an art project or experiment than a place people would actually sleep.

In March 2008, howe…

Fashion Art Installations – Diesel’s Glazed Paradise

(TrendHunter.com) The Diesel Denim Gallery in Aoyoma, Tokyo is currently showing an exhibition of work by Mark Jenkins and Miho Kinomura. Glazed Paradise will be on show until August 15th featuring an installation whic…

Blood-Splatter Billboards – Kill Bill for TV2

(TrendHunter.com) Kill Bill was a particularly bloody film. The pulp fiction, two-installment movie directed by Quentin Tarantino and starring Uma Thurman as a Samurai sword-wielding killer out for vengeance, is showca…