Modern Chinese Architecture – Enormous Exhibition Complex (GALLERY)

(TrendHunter.com) When completed, this exhibition complex, designed by Thompson, Ventulet, Stainback and Associates, will be the largest in China. Located near the capital airport, and drawing on traditional elements like gates and gardens, the complex is linked to the river and the green belt. It includes 16 individ…

Marketing Milk – Got Milk? Goes for (White) Gold

(TrendHunter.com) Spare a thought for plain old milk. When you’re competing with the multi-squillion dollar budgets and cultural ‘cool’ clout of the razzle dazzle marketing of the likes of Coca-Cola and Pepsi, being a fuddy-duddy, unbranded, terminally uncool beverage is tough. Really tough. And marketing the s…

Sexvertising – Most Sought After Box on The Planet (GALLERY)

(TrendHunter.com) Talk about product placement!

Placing your product between the open legs of bikini-clad famous fitness model Marzia Prince, the 2007 Ms. “Bikini Universe” is bound to grab people’s (ok, guys) attention.

With a eye-popping headline of “The most sought after box on the planet”, a box of Gaspari Nutr…

Online Peep Shows (For Branding) – Agent Provocateur’s Peep in Paris (GALLERY)

(TrendHunter.com) If you’re into sexy lingerie and games with a name such as Peep in Paris, head over to Agent Provocateur.

The innovative lingerie brand’s site has put out a new adventure peep game with episodic video installments for you to enjoy for free.

What are you waiting for?

Check out a recent creative pr…

In-Camera Extravaganzas – Alison Goldfrapp’s Happiness (VIDEO)

(TrendHunter.com) If there’s one trend that’s been sweeping promo and ad land over the last year or so it’s in-camera extravaganzas, and no-one does them better than Colonel Blimp/Blink director Dougal Wilson, who’s latest for Alison Goldfrapp, “Happiness” is a glorious hop, skip and jump… well alright, more of a j…

Social Shopping – 17 Year Old Woman Launches Rasba.com (GALLERY)

(TrendHunter.com) Rasba.com, launched by a 17 year old superstar, is a social shopping site that brings a new and innovative twist to the world of online shopping. In short, Rasba.com helps young shoppers connect with hip brands and share products. In short, brands/retailers come to Rasba and easily customizable st…

User Created Designer Ads – Armani Get Together Campaign (GALLERY)

(TrendHunter.com) Hugo Boss launched a neat ad campaign that asked the public to help in design, and now Emporio Armani has announced a similar project.

The fashion house announced a contest in which they asked the public to design a print or video ad for Armani’s new fragrance, Get Together. The winning spot for t…

Fake Stories Launch Real Products – Flying Penguins Launch BBC iPlayer (VIDEO)

(TrendHunter.com) Ah, April Fool’s. The one day that your friends can legitimately bray with laughter as you scurry to the dictionary to verify their assertion that the word ‘gullible’ isn’t in there.

A breathy Terry Jones (he of Monty Python fame) takes on David Attenborough’s mantle, walking amongst and…

Future Tech Predictions – Laptops in 2015 (GALLERY)

(TrendHunter.com) Compenion, Canova, Siafu, Cario. These are a few names of laptops we’ll be whining for in 2015. The Compenion concept notebook from Felix Schmidberger in Stuttgart, Germany, has designed a laptop that you just slide up to open. The pair of organic LED panels slide into place next to each other, and …

$300 Billion Green Ad Campaign – Al Gore’s We Can Solve It (VIDEO)

(TrendHunter.com) Imagine: You’re extremely committed to stopping global warming, and you want to rest of the world to help you. You have a $300 billion budget. Your name is Al Gore.

Gore’s latest step to showing his pledge to stop climate change comes in the form of a $300 billion ad campaign, the first part of wh…

Sensual Foodvertising – PETA Rude Food PSA (VIDEO)

(TrendHunter.com) PETA’s been known to produce some pretty sexy ads. For the Rude Food PSA, they’ve steered away nude celebrities (who would rather go naked than wear fur) and instead used some very hot, steamy imagery without so much a glimpse of a person.

The video show that even fruits and vegetables can turned i…

Marketing Rap – Design Coding by Poetic Prophet (VIDEO)

(TrendHunter.com) Here’s an educational rap about web design by Poetic Prophet. Listen to the lyrics and pick up some tips about how to design your own web page. Marketing rap is big, but I’m so out of touch with hip-hop that I will have to leave this type of lesson to the geniuses among us like Ayman. Right On!

MLB Candies – My Team M & Ms (GALLERY)

(TrendHunter.com) I felt as giddy as a kid in the candy store when I discovered the customizable My M&M;candies, so I’m happy to see they’re continuing to offer more options! Now you can get the yummy candy-coated chocolates branded with your favourite sports team! The My Team M&Ms;cover all the MLB teams colours and…

Social Guerilla Campaigns – Child Labour (GALLERY)

(TrendHunter.com) World Vision launched a campaign in Netherland to raise awareness of the issue of child labour on the 26th of March, 2008. One hundred children demonstrated and visited embassies and the Dutch House of Parliament that day.

Ad agency Ogilvy came up with this creative guerilla campaign to support th…

Retro Icons in Modern Ads – Monroe & Taylor Become Someone

(TrendHunter.com) Marilyn Monroe must be one of the most recognizable and used faces in our culture. And although dead stars have been unnecessarily used in ads before, Monroe fits perfectly in Color Bar’s “Become Someone” campaign promoting their make-up line. She is joined by none less than the legendary Elizabeth …

Mile-High Tower (UPDATE) – Jeddah, Saudi Arabia (GALLERY)

(TrendHunter.com) The big building competition in the Arabian Peninsula is really heating up with a really ginormous tower just announced for Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. Although we revealed this project would be under construction, we didn’t know where it would be built.

The plans show it will be twice as big as the alre…

Nuts on Your Forehead? – Hilarious Jockey Underwear Ads (GALLERY)

(TrendHunter.com) It took me a few a seconds to ‘get’ these Jocky Underwear ads, then I just couldn’t stop laughing.

As women appreciate the help of a sports bra while doing physical activities, guys also need an appropriate protection to prevent their family jewels from popping up.

The ‘Stay Put’ campaign shows yo…

Web Cams in Funeral Homes – Pay Per View Last Rites (VIDEO)

(TrendHunter.com) Pay-per-view funerals will start in Britain soon. If you can’t make the services, for a fee, you can log on and mourn. Wesley Music will offer the service to funeral parlors around the country for a one time payment of $150 for access to a funeral webcast. If the eulogy is half as good as John Clees…

Commercial Parodies – Russian Mail Order Bride Spoofs Dove Evolution (VIDEO)

(TrendHunter.com) Dove’s Evolution ad is one of the most viral internet videos of all time. Like many commercials that generate a lot of buzz, it’s been parodied, this time using a Russian mail order bride theme.

Some may be offended, some may think it’s funny. Regardless, here’s what it’s about:

In the original D…

Product Shockvertising – Bolt Detergent

(TrendHunter.com) Your initial reaction may be shock when you see this ad, but take a closer look. It’s a print campaign for Bolt Detergent and definitely made me do a double take.

The best part is the tag line, “It smells this irresistible.”

It’s an attention grabber, for sure, and isn’t that what clever ads are …