Marketing 100 Calories – Cadbury Thins: Stapler, Panties, Blemish (VIDEO)

(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…

Popsicle Stick Viking Ships – Thor to Sail the World (VIDEO)

(TrendHunter.com) This 15 meter viking ship is no ordinary replica; the Thor is a reproduction made of 15 million recycled Popsicle and ice cream sticks and is “The world’s largest recycled object” according to Robert McDonald.

McDonald, along with his son and the help of 5,000 Dutch children, took about four years…

Spoof Celeb Obituaries – Britney, Amy, Whitney, Courtney, Mary-Kate

(TrendHunter.com) I’m usually kind of cynical when it comes to celebrities and the circus atmosphere surrounding them. Some will say that I’m usually kind of cynical. Period. But I digress. Thing is that I read this article in the April 2008 issue of Glamour Magazine yesterday that really bummed me out a little bit. …

Colleges Criticize Quantity of Beer Ads During NCAA Broadcasts


WASHINGTON (AdAge.com) — More than 100 college presidents and athletic directors are urging NCAA President Myles Brand to re-examine the presence of alcohol ads on broadcasts of games, suggesting that college sports and beer advertising are a "bad mix."

Dramatic Fashion Campaigns – Rag & Bone: A Saga of Hope, Drama, and Miniskirts (GALLERY)

(TrendHunter.com) For Rag & Bone’s spring collection, the fashion house created a campaign featuring Abby Lee as a young model who looks distraught and on the verge of tears.

The aptly titled “A Saga of Hope, Drama, and Miniskirts” appears on the Barney’s website and features the short story of a beautiful young mo…

Is Lowe’s pushing a different kind of wood?

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Our friends at Adland have undertaken a bold investigation into whether Lowe’s features a free-swinging bear schlong in its new 60-second spot. Tipped off by a concerned viewer who noticed the purported “Ursa Minor” during an HD broadcast, Adland busted out its rarely used “Bear Penis Detector Zoom 3000.” You can watch their results and decide for yourself. This might be the first time I was actually excited to see that an agency (in this case BBDO) had posted a behind-the-scenes video, but it sadly doesn’t answer the question what’s up with the bear “down there.”

—Posted by David Griner

Justice ‘The Optimizer’ Mitchell Harnesses Power of Interwebs

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Any video that ends with “We’ll cram our YouTube right into your Facebook,” has to at least get shared a little bit.

Supermodel Lesbians Gone Mainstream – Irina and Freja Kiss for Elle

(TrendHunter.com) These images of two, young supermodels locking lips isn’t from some dirty men’s magazine; quite surprisingly, it’s from the pages of Elle, one of the most respected, high end women’s fashion magazines.

“They even have this image of Irina and Freja, still dressed from the Earth Pledge show, in a bi…

IPA hits out at Google trademarks plan

LONDON – The IPA has criticised Google’s plan to scrap advertisers’ exclusive right to bid on key words for their own brands, calling for a delay in the introduction of the change.

Fashion Faux Pas

Whilst SFS is not necessarily an arbiter of fine fashion, two musician-endorsed ranges that have appeared recently that are well, 'erm, a little off color in the fashion stakes!

Celebrity Charity Events – Kelly Clarkson Stamps for Idol Gives Back (GALLERY)

(TrendHunter.com) Kelly Clarkson performed for charity in the Idol Gives Back Foundation show. The event, which aired yesterday, seeked to raise awareness and funds to benefit six charities:The Children’s Defense Fund, The Global Fund, Make It Right, Malaria No More, Save The Children, U.S. Programs and the Children’…

No One’s Watching That YouTube Video You Paid For

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MultiVu a service of PRNewswire, will help you create and distribute a multimedia news release to “more than 100 million consumers and investors who get their news and information on the Web.”

So, How Intensely Talented is Your Mouth?

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Because Colgate wants to know. o_O Catch the cattle call for “intensely talented mouths” all over MySpace today.

Barackary Clintama

Are you hoping to see Obama and Clinton run together to beat back the Republican machine? If so, here’s what such a move might look like.

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The image is actually an ad for Hogeschool-Universiteit Brussel in Belgium, which claims to be a college and university in one. Clearly, they teach Advanced Photoshop there.

[via Copyranter]

Tornado is no match for iced-coffee drinker

Icebreaktornado Ice Break Loaded is a nice pick-me-up for any situation, whether you’re feeling that afternoon lull at the office or gearing up to take a ride in a tornado’s 300-mile-an-hour winds. This is the print ad above; there’s also a TV spot, which makes up for its exaggerated premise with decent special effects. By Australia’s De Pasquale, via Ads of the World.

—Posted by Tim Nudd

Teens Speak, Coke Fashions, McDonald’s Mobilizes

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If this catches on, you might be wearing that plastic Coke bottle you tossed in the trash a few months back.

Mercedes GPS: Madrid

Mercedes GPS: Madrid

Never get lost again.
New Mercedes A Class with GPS.

Advertising Agency: CLM/BBDO Paris, France
Creative Directors: Jean François Sacco, Gilles Fichteberg
Art Director: Sophian Bouadjera
Copywriter: Laurent Laporte

Mercedes GPS: Paris

Mercedes GPS: Paris

Never get lost again.
New Mercedes A Class with GPS.

Advertising Agency: CLM/BBDO Paris, France
Creative Directors: Jean François Sacco, Gilles Fichteberg
Art Director: Sophian Bouadjera
Copywriter: Laurent Laporte

Computer Virus Paintings – The Unexpected Beauty Of Malwarez (GALLERY)

(TrendHunter.com) Some of the most insidious malware to come down the pike such as NetSky, Mydoom and Parite have been rendered into 3-D visuals. Romanian artist and MIT researcher Alex Dragulescu has studied the recurring patterns of the most dangerous computer codes that can bring down networks and “painted” them i…

Mercedes GPS: London

Mercedes GPS: London

Never get lost again.
New Mercedes A Class with GPS.

Advertising Agency: CLM/BBDO Paris, France
Creative Directors: Jean François Sacco, Gilles Fichteberg
Art Director: Sophian Bouadjera
Copywriter: Laurent Laporte