Retro Hollywood Ads – Josh Hartnett for Emporio Armani Diamonds (UPDATE) (VIDEO)

(TrendHunter.com) Trend Hunter brought you the paparazzi-inspired print ad for Emporio Armani Diamonds for Men featuring actor Josh Hartnett. Now we bring you the sexy, black & white video commercial with the shirtless…

Guerrilla Stabbing To Promote TV Show – Dexter Ads

(TrendHunter.com) Portugal took a new approach to TV show promotion with their guerrilla campaign for the second series of Dexter. Inspired by the blood theme of the series and murderous plot, the creatives had lots of…

Free Botox For YouTube Posts – Innovative Surgery Promotions (VIDEO)

(TrendHunter.com) Surgery is a touchy subject, with most people apprehensive about everything from the doctor to the procedure itself. With the help of YouTube, however, future patients could be put at ease.

One doctor…

50 Bloody, Naked Bodies Against Fur – “Without Skin” Urban Intervention

(TrendHunter.com) In Argentina, 50 “naked” bodies lay on blood-stained floors to raise awareness for animals tortured and killed by for their skins. This year’s “Without Skin” campaign built on the success of last year’s…

Fake Currency As Protest – The Zero Dollar Bill

(TrendHunter.com) The concept behind the “zero dollar bill” isn’t just to be fun and cheeky, it’s designed to act as a peaceful symbol of protest. Brian Romero designed the fake cash in an act of dissatisfaction with the…

Giant Flip Flop Flower Beds – Guerrilla Havaianas Ad

(TrendHunter.com) Funky flip flop maker, Havaianas, is an incredible generator of creative ideas, not just in their footwear design, but in their advertising too. One of their most recent guerrilla stunt was a giant sculpture,…

Viral Hoaxes – Lost Brazilian Tribe Not Real

(TrendHunter.com) The news of a long lost Brazilian tribe that had strayed away from civilization has been found to be a big, fat hoax. The rumor was clarified after an aerial survey of the Amazon was conducted.

José…

Human Arms in Butcher Shops – Dexter Guerrilla Campaign II

(TrendHunter.com) The promo ads for the series Dexter seem to get more gory by the second. The show is about a hero/antihero, serial killer who murders his victims (he only kills the bad guys) and then chops them up.

As…

7 Creative WonderBra Ads + Open Casting (VIDEO)

(TrendHunter.com) While Dove used “real women” in underwear in their Campaign for Real Beauty, Wonderbra is letting customers be models for the brand. UK women are being encouraged to show up for a giant photoshoot on…

Stupid Viral Video Tricks II – Guys Fill Jeans with Helium for Levi’s (VIDEO)

(TrendHunter.com) Levi’s is at it again with their viral videos/promos. First, it was the “Guys backflipping into Jeans” video that fooled the blogosphere into thinking it was a random viral YouTube stunt video. Then,…

Advertising with Explosives – Billboard Self-Destructs for Deadline Couriers (VIDEO)

(TrendHunter.com) Last year, a courier service from New Zealand called Deadline Express Couriers decided to demonstrate the timeliness of their deliveries with a bang.

For that purpose, a promotional campaign was devised…

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…

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,…

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…

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…

Pop-Up Roomvertising – Ikea Sets Up Fake Rooms Throughout NYC (VIDEO)

(TrendHunter.com) IKEA is opening its first store in Brooklyn, New York on June the 18th and the home product and furniture giant wants to make as much noise as possible about the event.

With that goal in mind, the company…

Suspended Bed Billboards – Crowne Plaza Publicity Stunt (VIDEO)

(TrendHunter.com) What better way to show people that the ANA Crowne Plaza hotel’s beds provide you with a good night sleep than by suspending a whole bed on the side of a tall building and then getting someone to sleep…

Sending Your Hair to Celebrities – PETA’s Birthday Idea for the Trollsen Twins (GALLERY)

(TrendHunter.com) PETA is known for doing some pretty outrageous publicity stunts, but their birthday idea for the Olsen twins is more funny than disturbing, yet it still makes the point very clear: stop wearing fur, i…

Hidden Cameras on Road Tests – “Kid Fails Driving Test 5 Times” Parrot Ad (VIDEO)

(TrendHunter.com) As of July 1, 2008, using cell phone handsets while driving will be banned in California and Washington, making them the states to enact the law. Poking fun at the new regulation is this YouTube video…

Charging Fliers by Weight – Derrie-Air

(TrendHunter.com) Branson made his name hauling Virgins across the pond. Now, Derrie-Air wants to make a fortune by charging passengers by the pound. Luggage charges and peanut charges were, well, peanuts, compared to …