Political Tape Ad – Silencing Bush, Chávez, Sócrates & Berlusconi (GALLERY)

(TrendHunter.com) “The world needs a tape like this.” That’s the genius tagline of the new print ad campaign for Tesa tape.

Four of our recent “great” world leaders are featured with one of their pretty “smart” quotes (of which there is an abundance) with red Tesa tape used to tape their mouth shut. The campaign wa…

Giant Urban Artvertising Contest – Diesel Wall (GALLERY)

(TrendHunter.com) For the last few years, Diesel has held annual competitions to create an ad campaign to dominate the walls of major cities.

Since “Big ideas need big spaces,” the Diesel Walls are ready for updated expansions in New York, Manchester, Zurich and Barcelona. As a result, the Italian fashion label has…

Self Spoofvertising – Janet Dickinson For Orbit Gum (VIDEO)

(TrendHunter.com) Former super model Janet Dickinson may seem serious on her reality shows, but there’s a quirkiness to her that she often doesn’t get to express. Not willing up to pass up a chance to show her humorous side, Janice picked up a gig to star in a TV spot for Orbit gum.

The plastic surgery veteran star…

Dance Mashup Ads – Bonds Youth Underwear (VIDEO)

(TrendHunter.com) Dancing to an upbeat tune in neon underwear is a great way to sell, well, underwear. Just look at this commercial!

Only a few seconds into the Bonds Youth TV spot, I wanted their undies. The gorgeous models prance around enthusiastically to a mashup of retro and modern tunes that you can’t help bu…

Green Credit Cards – Leonardo DiCaprio & HSBC (VIDEO)

(TrendHunter.com) Leonardo DiCaprio continued to promote eco and environmental awareness with his first visit to Hong Kong to promote local bank HSBC’s new “Green Credit Card”.

A joint project between HSBC and The Leonardo DiCaprio foundation, the green credit card is made of environment-friendly materials an…

Futuristic Surrealism Vodka Ads – Absolut World (GALLERY)

(TrendHunter.com) These might just be the most artistic and creative ads I have seen for a long while. The artistry and effort that was put into making them is very evident and would make even Salvador Dali proud.

Absolut Vodka released these new super creative ads as a promotion for their Absolut Machines interacti…

Edible Cartoons – Face Food Bento Boxes (GALLERY)

(TrendHunter.com) The Japanese bento box, or lunch box, dates back hundreds of years in Japanese history. The contemporary bento box has been influenced by pop culture elements such as movies, TV shows and manga.

The bento box is “Comprised of food crafted into visually creative, appealing and recognizable forms, a…

Rape Public Awareness Ads – Pepper Spray (GALLERY)

(TrendHunter.com) These creative rape public awareness ads from Thailand relay an important message. Girls & boys, always have a pepper spray ready in dangerous places.

The campaign smartly plays on the tag line “When they can’t see, they can’t hurt you” by blackening out the attacker through the range of the pepper…

Living Cities – Nissan Qashqai Urbanproof Ad (VIDEO)

(TrendHunter.com) If a city was living, if the actual building were capable of movement, it might look something like this new TV spot for the Nissan Qashqai.

The Urbanproof ads give Buenos Aires breath, the concrete interacts with the people, the architecture has a life of its own. The buildings play with the Qash…

Cheap Petroleum Alternatives – Biomass Gas

(TrendHunter.com) A company says it will make ethanol for the U.S. at less than a buck a gallon. They will refine what’s known as biomass which is available for 65 cents per gallon. The technology uses low energy to make it efficient to produce the biomass which can be used to produce ethanol.

Ethanol currently use…

Playful Guerilla Ads – Sexy Camera in Public Bathrooms (GALLERY)

(TrendHunter.com) Sexy Camera is a new erotic candid camera TV show on air on March 2008 on FX channel in Italy. To promote the show, AM-NEWTON21 ad agency, Italy came up with this creative guerrilla campaign that reaches the target male audience in their public toilets at pubs and gyms.

The campaign uses soap dispe…

Funny Feminine Hygiene Ads – Tampax Swimming Pool (VIDEO)

(TrendHunter.com) A funny commercial is always good in my book. A funny and sexy commercial is even better.

These two video commercials for Tampax use the same clever idea of a sexy girl going for a dip in the pool ending up draining the pool water to show the ‘super absorbent’ quality of Tampax.

One commercial g…

Futuristic Deodorant Ad – Rexona Sci-Fi Commercial (VIDEO)

(TrendHunter.com) This is a brilliant commercial for a deodorant named Rexona that I confess I’m not familiar with. The commercial is set in a Hollywood-style, futuristic mode and it is very, very funny and very entertaining. The commercial is one of those ads you don’t mind watching over and over again even if you h…

YouTube Recruiting (Part 2) – Cistercian Monks Get Universal Music Deal (VIDEO)

(TrendHunter.com) Trend Hunter has published other musicians who had their big break via YouTube, myspace or other social networks; but now a YouTube video is to thank for Austrian Cistercian Monks getting a world-wide music album contract with Universal Music.

Universal has been looking for monks, men of the cloth …

Guerilla Hanging Ads – Sparring Partner Gym (GALLERY)

(TrendHunter.com) By the curious looks you see on the faces of the people in this Italian street, the guerilla campaign for Sparring Partner Gym is pretty effective.

The campaign which was concocted by the Leo Burnett Ad Agency, Italy; cleverly uses transparent billboards of people exercising their biceps by hanging…

Celebrity Branded Drinks – “Gatorade Tiger” Combines Tiger Woods and Gatorade (VIDEO)

(TrendHunter.com) Tiger Woods inked a deal with Gatorade to launch his own branded sports drink in 2007. This is believed to be Tiger’s first beverage endorsement and licensing deal. The “Gatorade Tiger” campaign was rolled out about 2 days ago to be followed by other products, all with flavors reportedly selecte…

Olympic Branding II- Adidas 2008 Olympic Ads (VIDEO)

(TrendHunter.com) With the whole Olympic craziness this year, all brand supporting the Olympic Games are doing their best to create consumer campaigns relevant to the competition context.

Adidas goes beyond that, focusing on the national pride tone of voice and approach. This is a good marketing move if we think of …

Accidental Endorsement – Girl in Clinton Ad Votes for Obama (VIDEO)

(TrendHunter.com) The little girl featured in Hillary Clinton’s “3 A.M.” video campaign is lashing out against the ad, using the footage instead to encourage the world to vote for Obama. I guess that campaign backfired!

Casey Knowles, who is now 18, was a child actress and her stock footage was used in the Clinton …

Fake Ads For Batman Movies – Harvey Dent for Dark Knight (GALLERY)

(TrendHunter.com) “I Believe in Harvey Dent” is a viral campaign taking place on the internet right now(isn’t always there one?)that may confuse some folks. I know when I first saw it without reading the print my first reaction was: that guy is an actor. Why would he be running for public office? The campaign’s objec…

Top 29 Easter Themed Items – Eggcellent Innovations (SUPER GALLERY) (VIDEO)

(TrendHunter.com) Like just about every holiday, Easter has become highly commercialized. It marks the dawn of the spring season and is marked by images like tulips, baby chicks, bunnies, and everything pastel.

For a range of industries, from designers to marketers, it’s an excellent opportunity to flex creative sk…