Pennies as Ad Mediums – Luckvertizing (VIDEO)

(TrendHunter.com) Luckvertizing is a term coined by Zoomdoggle.com who affixed the tail sides of 5,000 pennies with tiny messages of luck and their own URL. After about 50 hours of cutting and pasting, they distributed…

TV Shows Launched Via Facebook – Mujeres Asesinas (VIDEO)

(TrendHunter.com) Mujeres Asesinas is a new TV series that is making its media debut on Facebook. The show, which translates to murderous women, touches on family violence and unravels a plot where common women are tra…

Non-Vegetarians Eating Poo – Keimling’s Crappy Ads

(TrendHunter.com) Well, what do we have here? An ad for Keimling vegetarian restaurant that basically tells you to stop eating animals because you’re essentially eating crap! A bit extreme, wouldn’t you say?

Both the …

Censored Skin As Art – Saudi Fashion Ads for CHANGE (GALLERY)

(TrendHunter.com) I love how this creative ad campaign for CHANGE transforms a negative situation such as censorship into art that works to its benefit. The May 2008 ad campaign for international, upscale brand CHANGE,…

Custom Eco Adverbottles – Klean Kanteen Co-Branded Bottles (GALLERY)

(TrendHunter.com) Personal aluminum bottles are quickly gaining popularity, for health and ethical reasons. Klean Kanteen offers not only stylish plastic bottle alternatives, but the ability to customize them for marke…

Magazine Cover Battles – Batman vs Joker on Empire (GALLERY)

(TrendHunter.com) The July issue of Empire magazine has a battle of good vs. evil between the heroic Batman and the villainous Joker. The dual covers were created to further build anticipation for The Dark Knight’s Jul…

High Fashion Ads for Fast Fashion Brands – H&M;Fall 2008 Campaign (VIDEO)

(TrendHunter.com) H & M, the European brand now known around the world, has released images of their Fall 2008 ad campaigns, and the results are surprisingly not reflective of the brand.

The Swedish retailers, who ha…

Alternate Ending TV Spots – 12 Unhuggable Coca-Cola Ads (VIDEO)

(TrendHunter.com) Coca-Cola has unleashed a fun TV campaign in conjunction with the Euro 2008 Football Championship. The campaign consists of 12 spots that run in pairs of three: one at the beginning, one at the middle…

Star-Studded Luxury Proms – Ultimate Prom at St. Francis Prep School (VIDEO)

(TrendHunter.com) If you thought My Super Sweet 16 featured over-the-top luxury parties, you haven’t seen footage of the prom at St. Francis Preparatory High School in Queens.

The “ultimate prom,” as the media is call…

Animated Analogies – Social Media in Plain English by Common Craft (VIDEO)

(TrendHunter.com) If you’ve struggled to explain what social media is to someone who hasn’t a clue, then you will appreciate this video from Common Craft. The video neatly explains the concept using making ice cream as…

Superheroes Promote Milk – Batman: Got Milk? (GALLERY)

(TrendHunter.com) Actor Christian Bale as Batman from The Dark Knight is the latest celebrity to sport the famous milk mustache in the popular “Got Milk?” ads for the “Body by Milk” campaign.

Launching on June…

Free Range People – London’s Great Outdoors Tourism Ad (GALLERY)

(TrendHunter.com) City officials recently launched this fun “Be a free range Londoner” campaign as part of their London’s Great Outdoors: Visit London tourism initiative.

The print ads depict people as free range eggs…

Drinking Biofuel – Flygbussarna Airport Coaches (GALLERY)

(TrendHunter.com) Flygbussarna Airport Coaches wants you to know that they now run on environmental biofuel. To illustrate how clean this biofuel really is, their print ad campaign shows people drinking it right off th…

Sexy Fitness Videos? – Is Hula Girl A Stealth Nintendo Viral? (VIDEO)

(TrendHunter.com) Nintendo can be sexy, a point made very clear by this viral video. Instead of emphasizing the benefits of personal exercise, the latest Wii Fit commercial hypes up the advantage of having girlfriend u…

Skydiviving Graffiti – Honda Publicity Stunt (VIDEO)

(TrendHunter.com) 19 skydivers spelled out the word Honda in three minutes and 20 seconds for the first live TV promo for Honda in the UK, inspired by the car manufacturer’s new advertising strap line, “Difficult i…

Throwing Money From Planes – Tung Desem Waringin’s Publicity Stunt (VIDEO)

(TrendHunter.com) Instead of investing thousands of dollars in marketing campaigns, motivational speaker Tung Desem Waringin will throw 100 million rupiah ($10,740) out of a plane to promote his new book.

To put into…

700 Simultaneous Camera Flashes – Improv Everywhere Celebrates Brooklyn Bridge (VIDEO)

(TrendHunter.com) Improv Everywhere, the New York-based improvisation troupe which has been staging pre-planned ‘missions’ and pranks in public places since 2001, celebrated the 125th anniversary of New York City’s bea…

Fashion Art Installations – Diesel’s Glazed Paradise

(TrendHunter.com) The Diesel Denim Gallery in Aoyoma, Tokyo is currently showing an exhibition of work by Mark Jenkins and Miho Kinomura. Glazed Paradise will be on show until August 15th featuring an installation whic…

Political Underwear – Obama ’08 Boxer Brief (GALLERY)

(TrendHunter.com) What better way to show your support for your favorite presidential candidate than having his face smacked on your underwear? I am just glad that hip underwear brand Andrew Christian chose Obama and n…

Robotic Teapot Poses – Beckham’s Last Marc Jacobs Ads (GALLERY)

(TrendHunter.com) It is very fitting that this last collection of photos from the infamous Victoria Beckham Marc Jacobs ads comes with the announcement that she will not be staring in next season’s advertising campaign…