Pregnant Men – In an Absolut World, Men Have the Babies

(TrendHunter.com) Swedish vodka company, Absolut, has run some pretty creative ad campaigns, but this one’s rather fitting after the recent news broke of the world’s first pregnant man.

This ad implies that in an Absolut world, men would be pregnant. Now wouldn’t that be a joy! Where’s the portal into this Absolut …

Luxury Fashion for Less – Comme des Garcons for H&M;

(TrendHunter.com) Japanese design house Comme des Garcons is going to launch an affordable line at H&M;stores this Fall. Following the success of other designer collection for H&M;including Viktor & Rolf, Roberto Cavalli and Stella McCartney, the global fast fashion retailer is teaming with Japanese design house, Rei…

Design Cans 2 – Pepsi Artco Cans

(TrendHunter.com) Last year, we saw Diet Coke launch limited edition “design” cans featuring art from top Irish artists. It was a great idea, and now Pepsi’s on board with a similar promotion.

Cary Lietzes of ARTCO is trying to find the right blend of art in packaging design. Her new project for Pepsi includes artw…

Sexvertising Gym Memberships – Aerobics First, Improve Your Sex Life Campaign (GALLERY)

(TrendHunter.com) It seems sex is the most effective way to persuade guys to join gyms or buy sports equipment.

While the gym ads that Trend Hunter recently featured implied to men that losing weight gets them the girls they want, this Aerobics First running and ski shop ad campaign promises a better time in the sa…

Controversial Vodka Ads – Absolut World Mexico

(TrendHunter.com) Absolut Vodka launched a global campaign called “Absolut World,” and while we’ve featured some awesome ads from the campaign already, we haven’t yet shown you this controversial Mexican border ad which ran in Mexican magazines.

It features a skewed Mexican border, showing a huge chunk of the southe…

Bottled Ice Cream Floats – Schweppes Root Beer Float

(TrendHunter.com) For years, beverage makers have tried to crack the code to develop an indulgent drink that tastes like a homemade rootbeer float. Cadburry Schweppes, with its brands A&W;and Sunkist, is introducing a drink which is supposed to match the flavours of home-made floats.

According to the company, “They…

Controversial Fashion Parodies – Vogue Cover Spoofed (GALLERY)

(TrendHunter.com) The cover of this month’s Vogue has gotten a lot of buzz, but just as the hype began to fade, a spoof has been created with none other than the much gossiped about Anna Wintour, the editor in chief of US Vogue and S.I. Newhouse.

For those who don’t know, Samuel Irving Newhouse Jr is the chairman an…

Life-Sized Cars on Walls 2 – Gigantic BMW Ad (GALLERY)

(TrendHunter.com) This is one of the biggest ads in Russia. Located right in the center of Moscow, this ad features full-sized BMWs like the Z4 M Coupe, M3, M5 and the M6 cars with headlights that turn on in the evening stuck on the wall. The cars are full-sized but they are not real and the ad measures more than one…

Advertising on Toilet Paper – JustToiletPaper isn’t Just Toilet Paper (GALLERY)

(TrendHunter.com) We’ve seen 10 amazing toilet paper designs which prove toilet paper is for more than just wiping. Justtoiletpaper.com realized the same thing. The company launched a line of printed toilet paper, perfect for advertising or delivering a personal message!

“On the average, people go to the bathroom 6…

Hygienic Shockvertising – Ads Show Value of Sanitizers (GALLERY)

(TrendHunter.com) This ad from the advertising agency Euro RSCG out of Mumbai, India is just plain nasty. The message has to do with hygiene and a liquid hand wash and the shock value of the visuals clearly goes through the roof so I thought I’d share the pain with as many folks as possible. Enjoy.

Bed Bug Blasters – Ray Cop Kills Them and Sucks Them Away (GALLERY)

(TrendHunter.com) Brits have bugs in their beds. Mites actually, as does every single one of us with skin on our bodies that sleeps in a bed. Don’t let the bed bugs bite — blast them before they get a chance!

Mites can cause real problems for allergies, so RayCop made a gadget to sterilize your bed and kill bacteri…

Supportive Ads – Target Maternity Bras: Cranes

(TrendHunter.com) To show their clever innovations in supportive technology for maternity bras, The Campaign Palace created this ad campaign for Target.

The Melbourne, Australia-based advertising agency aptly titled the campaign “Cranes,” as it features a woman in a white Target bra and two small, Target-branded cra…

Big Brand Hoaxes – BMW Dog Zapper

(TrendHunter.com) Earlier this week, a new BMW ad ran in British newspapers and it offered quite a shock to dog lovers. Why? Because the new BMW is not a canine lover, on the contrary. It contains a system that prevents any dog from releasing itself on your car. The system administrates a 220 volts electric shock to …

Airplane Privacy Chambers – Delta Cozy Suites (GALLERY)

(TrendHunter.com) Oh finally! An architectural way to avoid the chatty guy next to you! Delta is installing the Cozy Suite on its international 767s and 777s. It is a staggered seating plan designed by Thompson Solutions that gives each passenger their own individual space. The chair is even designed to wrap around y…

Designer ArtVertising (UPDATE) – HUGO Create Winners (GALLERY)

(TrendHunter.com) Hugo has announced the winners of round 1 of the creative Hugo Create contest on 1 April, 2008. The 10 winners will recieve $500 each and will have the chance to be printed in I-D magazine or even used in an official Hugo campaign.

The ten winning designs are: Tom Moran (UK), Ashley Paul Smith (UK)…

Shopping by Text Message – Amazon TextBuyIt (GALLERY)

(TrendHunter.com) Shopaholics rejoice! Let us do the dance of joy! On Tuesday Amazon launched TextBuyIt, letting people text the name of a product, description, UPC or ISBN to the numbers “262966” (which is Amazon on the keypad), so we can buy from our cell phones, including from inside stores.

The service returns …

Customized Scentvertising – Nose Knows Consulting

(TrendHunter.com) Scent marketing, which we’ve covered a few times as “scentvertising”, is a form of advertising that targets the sense of smell. Nose Knows Consulting is a Canadian company that focuses on the olfactory elements of a project to maximize the impact of the product or message.

Nose Knows offers scent …

Brand Personalization – Scion Speak

(TrendHunter.com) It’s all you, you, you. Well for Scion anyway, which is launching Scion Speak, which allows the car brand’s enthusiasts to personalize their vehicles yet further with custom-made modern age heraldic crests reflecting their lifestyle and passions. Designed in consultation with the fiercely loyal Scio…

Advergaming – Coke Zero UEFA 2008 Game

(TrendHunter.com) The hottest trend in ads right now is advergaming; basically building your brand in the gaming sphere. There’s the good the bad and the downright ugly in this field, but notable examples, including the brilliant PlayStation-based BK Games from last year, raise sales, cash and awareness in the noto…

3 Shocking M & M Ads – Mother Horrified That M & M is Licking Himself (VIDEO)

(TrendHunter.com) M&Ms;is rolling three enw TV spots to promote the qualities of an M&Ms;: how irresistible they taste, their creativity and sense of wonder.

My absolute favorite is the “Taste.” It shows a blue M&M;that can not resist but lick himself while he is in the living room, because “when you are an M&M;, you …