Publicity Stunt Pricing – Dolce & Gabanna’s $369,000 Sunglasses

(TrendHunter.com) I feel so dirty, I will wash my hands and keyboard after posting this publicity stunt.

C’mon $369,000 for a pair of sunglasses from Dolce and Gabanna?

The sunglasses are gold and probably have some…

Las Vegas Targets Gay Community – Paris Las Vegas: Gay Days & Nights (GALLERY)

(TrendHunter.com) Las Vegas wants the gay community to know that, “Everything is sexier in Paris Las Vegas.”

In anticipation of the Las Vegas Gay Days & Nights special festivities, held July 3 – 6, Las Vegas has rolled…

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…

Advertising in Scale – Hot Wheels Mini Models (GALLERY)

(TrendHunter.com) The new Hot Wheels print ad campaign depicts ‘finger paintings’ of tiny people posing along side of the latest Hot Wheels toy cars.  In the first image there is a buxom model lounging on a red Ferrari,…

Deformed People as a TV Show? – Fox Promotes ‘Fringe’ With 12 Fingered Man (VIDEO)

(TrendHunter.com) Perhaps tasteless, perhaps intriguing, the Fox Broadcasting Company is hyping a new show coming that features the oddities and rarities of humankind. The show is called FRINGE and will feature the strange,…

Wearing Only a Logo – Que Fashion Launches Without Clothes (GALLERY)

(TrendHunter.com) I always find it curious that fashion brands would use naked models to promote their newest lines. Even in such ads, you would at least see the jeans or the underwear thrown in somewhere.

However, you…

Fake Websites – Pretty Women Lure You to Fake Sites, and Sixt Gets Your Attention (GALLERY)

(TrendHunter.com) There’s nothing that grabs the attention of men quite like the combination of hot cars and pretty women. And that is exactly what gets leveraged in this campaign for Sixt, a rental car company.

We see…

Personified Food in Asylum – Fun Heinz Baked Beans Ads (GALLERY)

(TrendHunter.com) I love this Heinz campaign which shows personified food items being held at an asylum. Why? Because they are not getting Heinz Baked Beans.

The print ads show an out-of-control sausage strapped to the…

Superhero Soccer Campaigns – Transformers and Ironman for Football and EURO 2008 (VIDEO)

(TrendHunter.com) The Spanish TV channel Cuatro commissioned creative agency Kotoc to come up with a project for the design and creation of promotional pieces for the UEFA 2008 European Football Championship (EURO 2008).…

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…

Sleazy Promotional Items – American Apparel’s Boob-Flash Matches (GALLERY)

(TrendHunter.com) American Apparel are well known for sleazy ad campaigns. And these promotional American Apparel matches continue with the tradition.

The matches feature french actress Lea Seydoux flashing her boobs.…

Social Communities for Cars – Smart Marketing for Smart Car

(TrendHunter.com) SmartUSA seems to be doing everything right according to Web 2.0 standards. Their latest is a social networking site called smartinsider.com.

Owners or fans of the Smart car can form local or regional…

Cows Doing Yoga Before You Eat Them – “Like it Lean” Tasteless Ads (GALLERY)

(TrendHunter.com) The tag line for this ad is, “Taste for a healthy lifestyle.” Perhaps the tag line should be, “Taste for a bad campaign.”

It is just in bad taste to portray the animals you are promoting people…

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…

Naughty (But Nice) Talk Shows – The Sexy Time Show (VIDEO)

(TrendHunter.com) In comparison to traditional media, the web is liberating creativity for shows that ‘gently’ push the limits. A recent example of this is the “Sexy Time Show”

Sexy Time Show, hosted by Jennifer…

Reinventing with a Rotation – Diamond Shreddies Instead of Square (+ 3 Focus Group Videos) (VIDEO)

(TrendHunter.com) In perhaps one of the most successful relaunches of a breakfast cereal, Shreddies have been reinvented with nothing more than a simple rotation.

The traditionally-boring cereal came out with a series…

Auto Vending Machine – Smart Idea (GALLERY)

(TrendHunter.com) This giant vending machine dispenses a really small car. Put your $20,000 in the slot, and take your pick from a Smart Coupe or Cabrio. Smart cars have only recently been exported outside of Europe to…

Break Up Shagging – Edgy Coke Zero Ad (VIDEO)

(TrendHunter.com) This sizzling new Coke Zero commercial, hot off the press from the folks at Grey ad agency, Copenhagen takes breaking up to a different level. But does it fit with Coke’s brand image? Or is it more in-line…

Revolutionary MashUp for Music Artists – Ludacris Launches WeMix (VIDEO)

(TrendHunter.com) Ludacris hooked up with a reality show producer to collaborate on a website called WeMix.com. They tout the site as a place for unsigned talent, singers, writers, musicians, and producers to get together.…