the future of television advertising

The Bullshit Observer has an interesting article on the current state of television advertising. I couldn't agree more... Read the article here.

i approve this ad...looking for a job?

Dentsu in China did these ads for a jobzonen.dk which is a job site like monster or career builder but for Denmark. People are dogging the ads but I think they hit the nail on the head. Being on the job hunt myself... well...lets just say i can relate and most likely my guys sam, fabian and anthony can as well!

if you are offended you most likely have a nice job and make more money than me!

you just never know with advertising

OK!
So there you sit pondering whether you should be disturbed by the kid drinking gas, or the underage homo eroticism.... me too pals...me too!...
Let me explain what is going on here. This is a controversial ad for a swiss bus company called Flygbussarna who recently announced a plan to increase the use of rapeseed oil-based biofuel in its fleet, with the goal of being completely fossil-fuel free in three years.

The company launched an ad campaign this week to promote its green-fuel credentials, using posters which show people, including children, drinking from fuel pumps with the Flygbussarna logo.The text of the ads insinuates that the company’s rapeseed-based fuel is safe enough to drink.

Granted these ads are offensive, confusing and can potentially influence children to consume all sorts of poisonous substances (or appendages)... does the controversy shine light on their effort to become fossil-fuel free?
I think it does...but again... it's a question of ethics...
decide for yourself !

IF THEY ONLY HAD THIS WHEN I WAS A KID

Remember all those commercials for toys that did all these amazing things and you waited months and months to get your hands on that toy. Then you finally get it and the toy is a hunk of junk, nothing like the commercial and you felt so let down and you just wanted to call out these companies on their lies... WELL... now you can go online and tell the world. EXPO TV is the new rage that allows you to upload a video of a product in action, or just to give a review.

This kind of thing should have happened years ago. I am going to plagiarize the blog where I found this...Expo Tv is consumer reports meets youtube. And they have all kinds of product reviews. The first thing I am posting is a glass of wine spilling when i jump on a Tempur-Pedic bed.

I hope this site spreads like wildfire. I will never be burned by another Fry-Daddy again!

i approve this ad: matchbox cars

This is simple and perfect stuff. This time by Ogilvy & Mather, Frankfurt, Germany. There are a few other takes on this same idea however I am partial to this kid, the look on his face is priceless.

i approve this ad: safe sex done swiss style

Euro RSCG Switzerland did these condoms ads. The top notch art direction brings a fresh face to this idea which has been used time and time again. I am not sure when you will be having sex in the jungle, or a cave but I felt it was appropriate to post them given my Swiss friend Fabian sent me the ad in the previous post which is another condom ad, however this one is not for giant condoms, this is just for the every day couple, no matter if you are straight or gay! (check out the last ad)...oh yea they went there!

i approve this ad: durex extra large

my guy fabian is on fire with sending emails. here is another one he sent me today for durex extra large condoms! it's a classic...

this is how austria does ps3

tbwa in austria has released this ad for the ps3. ladies and gentleman, meet the penis thumb. is it good? is it bad? is it tasteless? does it even make sense? who knows, but it's causing quite the stir. check it.
does this just mean that x-box 350 and wii are kicking playstations ass?

Audi R8 and Ironman VS. David Lynch

As you may have noticed unless you are totally oblivious or you live in a cave, product placement in movies is commonplace these days. If you saw Cloverfield and didn't notice him using his NOKIA phone to make calls, or the refreshing AQUAFINA that the guy drank in the subway tunnel or the SEPHORA sign the one guy/girl leans against for a good minute then I don't know what to tell you. Anyways...the car companies are cashing in. The New Audi R8 (which has the engine in the back and you can get a clear backside to reveal the engine) is all over the Ironman movie, which apparently kicks ass, and Mercedes is in bed with New Line Cinema to have their new S-Class Sedan in all the promo ads as well as the movie. Samantha will also be driving around in her Mercedes GLK-350 compact SUV. Check it...then watch the third video to see how David Lynch Feels about the whole thing!

IRONMAN PROMO w/ the AUDI R8

KIM CATTRALL GETTING IN HER MERCEDES GLK-350 FILMING SEX AND THE CITY

DAVID LYNCH BEING AWESOME

black tooth paste

my guy mat sent me this. it's clever yes, but is it racist? i dunno... you decide....

i approve these ads: Vancouver Aquarium

Taxi in Canada did these ads. Do they make you hungry?

a few good creative men

this made me laugh

i approve this ad...the happiness factory

I do not approve this on the basis of how they are making working in a factory look fun, although that is a tough thing to do and they seemed to have accomplished that. I approve this based on the quality of the work and how tight the concept is. You can see the continuity through out the entire work and it really is a flawless site.

AKQA in new york and coca-cola have an interesting take on employee morale. They created the happiness factory which is in essence a micro-site to change perception of what it means to be an employee for coca-cola. They launched this on a global scale in 40 languages.

The idea was to have employees and potential employees interact with the company and give the impression of a fun and hilarious atmosphere at the coca-cola factory.

the site starts with an animated movie that would make pixar proud.

it then leads you to the site where you can pick various characters who act as employees, you punch them in and they go to work which turns out to be interactive video games that you play. Again the graphics are top notch.

get out and play.......does stop motion ever get old?

Nokia has put together an awesome site to promote a new video game feature NGage via a website called get out and play. While the site loads you play an analog looking version of the classic game breakout or arkanoid.
It then leads to an amazing stop motion video that pays homage to the classic nokia game snake and features a cardboard robot villain as well as a really awesome couple of frames dedicated to people running into a wall.

The most innovative part of the site is the interactive video game which is basically a modern version of breakout or arkanoid but instead of dots, lines and a ball you get to control a "human bar" and knock a human into a wall of humans via stop motion animation. It's not the most high tech game ever by any means but it's a cool concept. NOTE... the game happens halfway through the entire video where 1,000 people make the worlds longest snake using stop motion. Pretty awesome.


CLICK HERE TO CHECK OUT GET OUT AND PLAY

i approve this ad: ideath

apparently Australian kids love their ipod's so much that they are running into moving cars. with this becoming a much more common event the Australian police are putting their foot down and demanding some attention be brought to the matter.


insert tasteless joke here:
Q. what were these kid's listening to on their ipods?
A. Death Metal

if aphex twin made tame advertising

it might something like these creepy little bastards.

i approve these ads

Pretty awesome ads for knives and a toaster. This was done by Shackleton, Madrid, Spain.

the best advertising agency in the world

if you don't watch the professor brothers on superdelux now is a good time to start.

if you're in advertising you'll appreciate this, if you're not in advertising you'll appreciate this.



watch the full episode with some un-edited keifer when the timer counts down to 1:38 here...

Political Undies

i'm not sure if this is advertising, propaganda, art direction ego gone mad or pure genius but Mccann Erickson in Bombay India does Hanes ads like this...

the fizz

One of three videos made at miami ad school with three talented guys named Taran and Patrick and Tarak.

This was an ad campaign to increase soda sales.

If you are thinking about telling me how this is like the Beastie Boys video for Sabotage please DO save your breath ...it was intentional.





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