Controversial Stencils – Hitler and Chaplin Ad for Hut Weber

(TrendHunter.com) Hat store Hut Weber crossed a very skittish line in Germany by using Adolf Hitler’s iconic mustache and hair in a stencil ad to promote its hats. The controversial image is right next to the equally iconic and recognizable bowler hat and mustache of 1920’s comedian Charlie Chaplin with the caption, …

Painting Town Red, Dancing All Night, and Other Cliches You’d Kill to Live Out

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Wednesday night at ad:tech totally kicked Tuesday night’s ass.

Home in Bentonville: Priced to Sell

Not Even Julie Roehm Can Escape the Subprime Monster

OMG! Microsoft has a sense of humor? Spoofs Springsteen for SP1.

BEHOLD the terrible spoof of Springsteen’s Dancing In The Dark video, complete with a super-cheesy Bruce Springsteen impersonator used an an internal Microsoft “Pep-talk” promotion thingie for Vista SP1. Wow. I think my jaw just shattered on the floor, will someone please wipe that up?

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Pro-Age Theatre – Dove Body & Soul Play

(TrendHunter.com) Dove is known for creating emotionally touching ads, particularly for those included in the Real Beauty campaigns. Dove’s latest addition to break traditional beauty stereotypes is a play called Body & Soul.

The theatrical production features 12 “real women,” none of whom have any modeling or acti…

Posh Festival Keepsakes – Bandstand Toy Vauxhall Corsas

(TrendHunter.com) This toy car is an interesting UK festival trinket that would be difficult not to cherish as a keepsake of the event!

The Bandstand festival is a joint project between Sunday Best Records and Vauxhall Corsa that takes place in London and Liverpool in May. To launch the event, they have produced lim…

Viewers Not Rushing Back to Favorite TV Programs

NEW YORK (AdAge.com) — A preliminary look at ratings of returning programs on the big broadcast networks reveals that the "majority of original programming has failed to return to its pre-strike levels among key demos," according to Havas media-buying shop MPG.

Manix Endurance: Marathon

Manix Endurance: Marathon

Advertising Agency: CLM BBDO, Paris, France
Creative Directors: Gilles Fichteberg, Jean-François Sacco
Art Directors / Copywriters: Céline Artigau, Nicolas Hurez
Illustrator: Jean-Paul Letellier
Published: April 2008

Manix Intense: Roller coaster

Manix Intense: Roller coaster

Advertising Agency: CLM BBDO, Paris, France
Creative Directors: Gilles Fichteberg, Jean-François Sacco
Art Directors / Copywriters: Céline Artigau, Nicolas Hurez
Illustrator: Helio
Published: April 2008

Florida Keys and Key West: Stories

Florida Keys and Key West: Stories

Advertising Agency: Tinsley Advertising, Miami, USA
Creative Director: Dorn Martell
Art Director: Korryn Warner
Copywriter: Rick Blitman
Photographer: Mateo Garcia
Published: June 2007

Florida Keys and Key West: Soulmate

Florida Keys and Key West: Soulmate

Advertising Agency: Tinsley Advertising, Miami, USA
Creative Director: Dorn Martell
Art Director: Korryn Warner
Copywriter: Rick Blitman
Photographer: Mateo Garcia
Published: June 2007

Florida Keys and Key West: Big guns

Florida Keys and Key West: Big guns

Advertising Agency: Tinsley Advertising, Miami, USA
Creative Director: Dorn Martell
Art Director: Korryn Warner
Copywriter: Rick Blitman
Photographer: Mateo Garcia
Published: June 2007

Florida Keys and Key West: Fantasy

Florida Keys and Key West: Fantasy

Advertising Agency: Tinsley Advertising, Miami, USA
Creative Director: Dorn Martell
Art Director: Korryn Warner
Copywriter: Rick Blitman
Photographer: Mateo Garcia
Published: June 2007

Extreme Ballerina Heels 2 – Christian Louboutin Fetish Shoes (GALLERY)

(TrendHunter.com) These incredibly bizarre Christian Louboutin stilettos like they would leave the wearer in absolute agony, but that’s part of the point. They’re part of the Fetish exhibit at the Galerie du Passage in Paris.

Going on point is one of the most difficult parts of formal ballet training, and while thes…

Nuts TV secures rights to US darts tournament

LONDON – Nuts TV has announced it will exclusively air this year’s PDC US Open as part of a package of darts programming.

ad:tech SF: In Pursuit of Something Shiny

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Power Panel: The Internet Economy. It’s an amalgam of nonsense. What’s a power panel? What does it mean to discuss the internet economy?

Would You Like to Be a Pepper, Too, Axl Rose?


NEW YORK (AdAge.com) — Recently, two executives at Cadbury Schweppes were playing "Guitar Hero III" at work and began pondering how cool it would be if Axl Rose finally released a new album. What happened next will probably serve as a case study for how a well-placed press release can drum up tons of media coverage. Axl even responded and said the album would be done before the end of the year.

Russian Bear Vodka: Mirror

Russian Bear Vodka: Mirror

Real men don’t drink and drive.

Advertising Agency: Lowe Bull, Cape Town, South Africa
Creative Directors: Kirk Gainsford, Alistair Morgan
Copywriter: Simon Lotze
Art Director / Illustrator: Brian Bainbridge
Photographer: Cameron Watson
Released: April 2008

Who Decided Segways Were a Savvy Marketing Tool?

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On my way to work today, I passed three Sovereign Bank employees wheeling around outside City Hall on Segways, handing out flyers.

Churchill to sponsor ITV quiz show Beat the Star

LONDON – Churchill is to sponsor ITV’s new quiz show ‘Beat the Star’, which launches this Saturday, as a part of its wider ‘Challenge Churchill’ campaign.