(TrendHunter.com) If only Hitler could charge a fee for his face being used in so many ads! Following the Malaria campaign which painted Hitler & Stalin with mosquitoes to illustrate the danger of the disease, a new anti-smoking campaign uses a similar approach by drawing the Nazi leader and the notorious Osama Bin L…
(TrendHunter.com) You dream of being serenaded in a gondola on your way to a romantic hotel in Italy, but the closest you’ve been is the Venetian in Vegas because you just can’t pull together the funds.
The good folks at the Hotel Cipriani know that while the Vegas Strip is great, it pales in comparison to the real…
(TrendHunter.com) A while back Trend Hunter told you about Nikon’s new campaign starring comedy actor Ashton Kutcher. The campaign has been very successful in reaching out to geeks, the celebrity-obsessed and the cool kids, all at the same time, thanks to the casting of the likable Kutcher.
Here are some of the pr…
(TrendHunter.com) Quick, name an industry where women earn more than men! According the the Financial Post, there is only one, and that field is modeling.
Ask anyone into fashion who the top earning supermodel is, and they’ll quickly blurt out Gisele Bundchen. Ask them about the top male supermodels, and you’ll lik…
(TrendHunter.com) This is Samsung’s latest commercial created to promote the Samsung Soul phone, titled “10 Optical Illusions in 2 Minutes”. Despite its title, there are no digital imaging tricks used. Each is performed just by a guy, some clever props, and a time span of two minutes. Watch and enjoy.
(TrendHunter.com) Puppies Behind Bars (PBB) is one of the most innovative programs I have ever come across. Prison inmates actually help train guide dogs for the disabled and to work as explosive detectors for law enforcement. The puppies are raised by the inmates in their cells for several months. They also attend c…
(TrendHunter.com) This is a guerrilla ad by a group of actors who surprised and shocked people waiting at Stansted Airport in London with an impromptu musical performance, a la Improv Everywhere. It’s always fun to see people’s reactions when they see actors pop out of nowhere singing and some even tap dancing.
Ther…
(TrendHunter.com) This powerful PSA campaign from Singapore successfuly illustrates how verbal abuse can be just as horrific as physical violence. This is an important issue to raise awareness of, as many people do not realize that vicious domestic verbal abuse can actually have longer lasting effects and hurt their …
(TrendHunter.com) There is a growing fad in Japan to have your MP3 player, cell phone or any other personal technology, designed by your favorite celebrity. A number of pop singers, actors and other famous people have signed on to design products that are marketed to the growing number of young, celebrity-obsessed co…
(TrendHunter.com) “Hi, I’m a PC and I am living with Vista!” That is the latest twist and (below the belt) hit Apple takes at Microsoft’s expense in their well-known “Hello, I’m a Mac. Hello, I’m a PC” series. The spot likens using the wildly ill-received and underwhelming Vista operating system to living with a dise…
(TrendHunter.com) I love commercials inspired by the fantasies of children! This clever Matchbox campaign looks like photo stills from class movies, only instead of handsome men and stunning women in the vintage cars, it’s kids who are still a good half decade from obtaining their licenses.
The toy car ads, by Ogil…
(TrendHunter.com) Take a look at this new advertising campaign from Brazilian business newspaper, Gazeta Mercantil. These print ads are sure to cause controversy, as they show the Dollar, Euro and Yen displaying important events that took place in each area of the world.
“For the U.S., that means 9/11, pot, oil, wa…
(TrendHunter.com) What a smart and cost-effective idea to use popular statues to model your latest fashion line. At least you know they’d show up on time!
That’s exactly what Blush swimwear “Stop Nudism” campaign did. The creatives at glow ad agency, Berlin took it to the streets and used statues as models with stic…
(TrendHunter.com) I must have invested hours as a kid trying to blow big, pink bubbles with my chewing gum. I could blow small ones, and every once in a while I managed a big one, but it never lasted long enough to be captured in a photo. I went through all sorts of brands, including tubs of the 5 cent per piece kind…
(TrendHunter.com) Rather than shock and disturb you with violent or crude images this fun WWF Be The Hero campaign shows you that you can be the hero and save the planet by adjusting your lifestyle with small acts or awareness.
The campaign consists of five print ads that illustrate how a normal average person can …
(TrendHunter.com) One of my favorite fashion icons, the larger than life Karl Lagerfeld has released a new book entitled Metamorphoses of an American. The book features five years worth of photos of model Brad Kroenig (born in 1979) that were shot by Lagerfeld himself. Metamorphoses “traces the physical and emotional…
(TrendHunter.com) I love these Otrivin nasal spray ads which cleverly depict the frustrations associated with blocked noses due to allergies. The ads show four hunting dogs unable to use their generally keen sense of smell to point to the animals they’re intended to find. The ads illustrate how each season can be acc…
(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 …
(TrendHunter.com) These ads for Parkinson awareness were created by TAXI 2, Toronto and are exceptional at delivering a visual message of what living with Parkinson disease is like.
The ads, created for the Parkinson Society of Canada, include a series of images using the tag line, “Everything’s harder when your bo…
(TrendHunter.com) Have you always imagined having your very own olive tree on a romantic Italian hillside? Now you can! Olive oil producers Nudo, lets you ‘foster’ an olive tree in their groves in La Marche Italy. You even get to choose the area of the grove from where you want your tree.
With adoption comes rew…
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