(TrendHunter.com) The Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority has launched a new ad campaign to raise awareness for sexual harrassment.
A series of three ads will run on posters around Boston, including on 900 billboards. With slogans like, “Rub against me, and I’ll expose you,” the campaign is intended to empow…
(TrendHunter.com) “Do you have change for a hundred? Yeah, I have a real hankering today for a pair of those new shoes.” Shoe manufacturer, Onitsuka Tiger, has placed a shoe vending machine on Carnaby Street in London. They are selling their new red/blue/white Mexico 66s in 6 sizes directly from an electronic vending…
(TrendHunter.com) Volkswagen has unveiled a series of funny TV ads entitled, The Bettle Interviews, in which the infamous German car becomes a talkshow host and interviews famous celebs such as, Heidi Klum, Shawn “Napster” Fanning, David Hasselhoff, and Bob Knight.
In the ads, the adorable car starts flirting with H…
(TrendHunter.com) “The pope is for sale,” ntoes the New York Daily News. Pope Benedict XVI’s imminent visit to the United States has unleashed a totally expected wave of commercialism. The article notes, “Memorabilia on sale at the (St Patrick’s Cathedral) Fifth Ave. house of worship ranges from a $4 Pope Benedict bo…
(TrendHunter.com) We’ve seen dozens of ad contests, but this particular contest is exclusively for students. The concept of this College Challenge is that students could win $15,000 for pitching the most out of the box commercial idea.
The company, CommercialPitch.com, is launching a new ad sharing platform. From a…
(TrendHunter.com) According to Uby Kotex, you’ve only got one beaver, so you should take care of it… with their line of tampons, pads and liners. That’s not an uncomfortable ad for men to watch, is it?
In the campaign, Uby Kotex urges that, “it’s high time women stopped being so damn shy about our vaginas. You do…
(TrendHunter.com) In order to effectively reach Indian women, Keo Karpin Hair Vitalizer has launched a unique black magic inspired campaign that capitalises on the local fear of voodoo in the superstitious Indian culture and the love of long healthy female hair.
The campaign arrives to women in a small package that…
(TrendHunter.com) The “Au Naturel” campaign for Avondale Wine is simple and straight to the point: we are getting back to nature.
The brand made a decision a few years ago to produce wine in a natural way that will not harm the environment. They use cover crops instead of fertilizers to restore the balance of the so…
(TrendHunter.com) In another attempt for chocolate companies to target women, the KitKat Senses chocolate bars are being promoted in conjunction with Girls Aloud. The spot works in favour for both — KitKat chocolate is promoted with a young, hip, female celebrity endorsement, and the girl band is using it as PR dam…
(TrendHunter.com) This creative guerrilla campaign promotes the heartburn medicine, Pepto-Bismol.
The campaign uses washing machines at laundromats to show the midsection of various people suffering from heartburn pain, with the washing machine window forming their tummy. The image is coupled with the slogan, “No m…
(TrendHunter.com) Following the great success of its HUGO Create challenge, HUGO has announced the second round of this artistic contest which allows creative people from all-over the world to submit their own ad designs for the iconic HUGO fragrance.
The theme of Round 2 is Urban Thrills: MUSIC & NIGHTLIFE. The de…
(TrendHunter.com) FireInvent is a company that combines fire safety products and home decor. Their fire safety boxes come in six different versions. Here is the Designer one. It features “unique colors and a design that makes them blend into the home.” Each kit includes a fire extinguisher, a fire blanket, a traditio…
(TrendHunter.com) No, these are not albinos or vampires. This is actually a pretty creative ad campaign for Off, a mosquito repellent.
The “Leave no blood for mosquitoes” message is delivered through the images of a woman, man, and boy who appear to be drained from blood, leaving nothing to attract the mosquitoes.
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(TrendHunter.com) “Help” is the name of a new branded product by Richard Fine. The products packaging which is made from a soft molded paper pulp and 100% recycled materials. Mocoloco says of the designer’s creative process that, “Fine’s response(to the confusion created by the plethora of pharmacy pain relief prod…
(TrendHunter.com) This is a new ad campaign from advertising agency Euro RSCG, Buenos Aires, Argentina for Sony PSP portable. I don’t quite understand the concept behind the pills. Are they supposed to help us visualize how small and “portable” the product is? In any event, each poster comes with its own slogan: “Adr…
(TrendHunter.com) This is an ad for an instant hand sanitizer from advertising agency EURO RSCG in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. It is not as nastily graphic as the one TrendHunter published a few days ago but it drives the message home.
I like the way this ad cleverly shows some of the junk our hands come in contact wit…
(TrendHunter.com) Ice cream company Ben and Jerry is turning 30 on April 29th and to celebrate, they are giving away free ice cream.
Simple, but nice. And it is good to know that big companies so somethings give you something for nothing just because its their birthday and they can.
They are even being extra nice …
(TrendHunter.com) This amazing image comes from The Australian Postal Service.
The text in the background of the image appears to be wrapping around the hugging couple. It says, “If you really want to touch someone, send them a letter”.
Amazing optical illusion. Great ad.
(TrendHunter.com) As part of their yearlong 100th anniversary celebration, Converse are launching a promotion with Pepsi in May where you can find special Converse sneaker cellphone charms with your Pepsi can.
The collection consists of 12 different popular converse models, including the Jack Purcell, Chuck All Star…
(TrendHunter.com) The “100 Calorie” obsession continues with products like the Cadbury Thin bars not only lining store checkouts, but also invading us through print campaigns, and even video ads like the three featured here.
Clearly, Cadbury is targeting image-conscious women with the commercials. The campaign is a…
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