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The most unbelievable commercial ever made.

2011-10-25T11:05:00.003-04:00

Jennifer "Jenny from the Block" Lopez in a sub-$22k Fiat 500 driving around the Bronx?

Yeah, that happens.

Making of the Chipotle spot

2011-09-06T11:16:00.006-04:00

Lots of work goes into creating things that are awesome. Tell your clients.

Back to the Start

2011-08-31T10:52:00.000-04:00

This is nicely done.

Getafe - Donación de Esperma

2011-08-26T09:24:00.000-04:00

This is enough to make me learn Spanish.

MFCEO Kenny Powers Rated R

2011-07-11T14:09:00.000-04:00

Konichiwa, bitches.

Vintage car ads

2011-06-08T09:25:00.002-04:00

Compliments of Brain Pickings.

Mother New York Moves

2011-04-29T09:29:00.001-04:00

Exactly what we'd do.

Billy Collins poems made even more awesome.

2011-04-08T11:37:00.001-04:00

Click now. Thank us later.

Skittles Fly 45

2011-03-07T15:15:00.000-05:00

Dot. The world's smallest stop-motion animation character shot on a Noki...

2011-03-03T16:31:00.000-05:00

Jameson | Fire

2011-02-25T11:28:00.000-05:00

Storytelling at its finest.

Show off.

2011-02-08T15:21:00.003-05:00

"The Entrance"

Heineken drinkers are multi-talented people, people. Entertaining, slightly enchanting, and a refreshing change of pace for a beer spot.

Agency: Wieden + Kennedy, Amsterdam

Portland Cello Project Covering Kanye West "All of the Lights"

2011-02-04T10:03:00.000-05:00

This is rather awesome.

Volkswagen Commercial: The Force

2011-02-03T14:08:00.001-05:00

Interactive Street Advertising

2011-01-17T09:21:00.000-05:00

Interactive Display Window Concept from bareilza on Vimeo.

What are we going to do with all this infrared technology at our disposal, you asked? This. And guide some bombs or something.

Huggies

2011-01-10T14:50:00.002-05:00

Huggies - "Soirée" from MassMarket on Vimeo.

I'll never tire of this technique.

Gol Airlines interactive banner

2011-01-10T10:06:00.000-05:00

Gol Airlines - Mobile Check in from AlmapBBDO Internet on Vimeo.

Pretty cool.

Let's Plagarize!

2011-01-08T19:18:00.000-05:00

Mini Cooper (January 2010 Sports Illustrated, inside back cover) vs. Volkswagen (January 1999)

GOOOOOOOOAAAAAAAAALLLLLLLLLLL!

2011-01-05T10:58:00.001-05:00

Click to embiggen.

Enterprising use of cherished urinal space. Funny thing is, it doesn't appear to be advertising anything but fun. H/t to Uni Watch

Grant McCracken: Cracking The Pomplamoose – Hyundai Case

2011-01-04T13:48:00.001-05:00

I was going to buy a Hyundai until they played the shit out of those holiday commercials. I'll never buy any of the band's records either.

PSFK » Grant McCracken: Cracking The Pomplamoose – Hyundai Case

Bad Rum. Good commercial.

2011-01-04T11:31:00.000-05:00

Outdoor ad: Cadbury Dairy Milk: Giant Snow Globe

2010-12-22T09:16:00.001-05:00

Snow comes to Auckland.

The Big Hill

2010-12-12T21:28:00.000-05:00

Something lurking

2010-12-12T21:26:00.001-05:00

NSFW. A hunter shoots a bear!

2010-10-14T11:45:00.000-04:00

Drink in some Wes Anderson for Stella Artois

2010-10-12T13:49:00.000-04:00

Show & Tell

2010-10-08T09:43:00.000-04:00

This is pretty awesome ---> the best creative marketing examples on YouTube. Check out the 'Creatives' Corner' to become particularly envious.

Hi, we're Farmers Insurance, and we're wasting talent.

2010-10-03T22:37:00.001-04:00

'Professor Burke' of the strangely-named University of Farmers (shouldn't it be University of Insurance?) is renowned character actor J.K. Simmons, who is you know, good at "the acting." Unfortunately, he's underutilized in these semi-charming spots from Farmers Insurance.

A short film about Pringle of Scotland by David Shrigley

2010-09-14T14:36:00.001-04:00

Johnnie Moore's Weblog: Pushback

2010-08-20T09:24:00.000-04:00

Probably not an actual real letter about crowdsourcing, but the points made have to be seen as valid.

Via Johnnie Moore's Weblog: Pushback

Ladders - Cool Parkour Commercial (V Isokinetic)

2010-08-05T09:33:00.001-04:00

Burn Energy Drink

2010-07-28T08:58:00.002-04:00

Well done, if you'll pardon the pun.

It's open season on slow.

2010-06-29T09:00:00.000-04:00

gtcatchandrelease.com

The triumphant return of AdBadger's Mellow Gold

2010-06-22T19:58:00.000-04:00

"Just When I Needed You Most"

Randy VanWarmer

Top of the Pops • August 23, 1979

Up there

2010-06-17T11:23:00.001-04:00

UP THERE from The Ritual Project on Vimeo.

The dinosaurs of advertising, the guys who paint huge ads on the sides of buildings, aren't extinct yet.

Their motives are transparent, too.

2010-06-16T14:48:00.000-04:00

Direct mail pin-up calendar for Eizo medical imaging high precision displays for the examination and diagnosis of radiographs. For the record, I'm a spleen man. Rawr! (Thanks to Advertolog.)

Advertising Agency: Butter, Berlin/Duesseldorf, Germany
Creative Director: Matthias Eickmeyer
Art Director: Nadine Schlichte
Illustrator/CGI: Carsten Mainz
Copywriter: Reinhard Henke

Okay, Ok Go, we get it.

2010-06-15T15:49:00.002-04:00

Here they go again with the "music video" stuff.

Celebrate Originality

2010-06-07T15:17:00.000-04:00

By not using original material! Thanks, Adidas for today's cognitive dissonance.

Sometimes, you don't have to show the product ...

2010-06-07T14:51:00.000-04:00

Not even when you 'show' the product at the end!

RSA Animate - Drive: The surprising truth about what motivates us

2010-06-01T14:06:00.001-04:00

I love this.

Samsung 3D projection

2010-05-27T09:34:00.001-04:00

I'm not sold on the need for everything to be in 3D, but this is the kind of stuff the gets me excited. This and pictures of naked women, I'll have you know. Reminds me of 3D sidewalk chalk art, which I love.

Unsuck it.

2010-05-21T16:05:00.000-04:00

Time to knock over the silos.

Cut the cross-pollination cord.

Back to basics, bitches.

"We have ridiculed Hitler in a way that invites young people to create their own style and not to be influenced by their peers."

2010-05-21T14:55:00.001-04:00

One thing Nazis were very adapt at besides wreaking havoc and destroying the lives of millions, was the effective use of graphic propaganda to facilitate their reign of terror. Everything within the Nazi framework was subject to a strict design regiment — banners, posters, uniforms, symbols.

They created an effective (and disturbingly pleasing) aesthetic that both defined and enhanced their terrifying plans.

Hitler, was, after all an artist. Or at least he fancied himself so.

Does a vision of a Pink Hitler demonstrate Cambia Style's intent?

Or does it miss the mark because the Nazis were so able with style?

via The Telegraph, via Althouse.

Toyota Sienna Minivan - Swagger Wagon | Full HD 1080p

2010-05-19T09:58:00.001-04:00

The rap thing is a little played out, but this is well done.

Heroes

2010-05-18T16:57:00.002-04:00

Think outside the box office.

2010-05-18T16:02:00.001-04:00

Sometimes the best creative problem solving is not to create, but to destroy — not to add, but to remove.

Nothing's shocking.

2010-05-17T08:10:00.000-04:00

Skittle, purveyors of strange, wonderful advertising for about 3? years now, unleashes the rainbow in the form of a
6' 2" human tube sock who performs mild sadomasochism on the elderly. Quite quaint, actually.

What's next? _______ the rainbow.

AT&T manipulates my feelings ... again.

2010-05-13T08:42:00.001-04:00

Makes me all weepy-eyed and nostalgic. Damn you Gene Wilder!

Rethink Possible

2010-05-12T13:41:00.001-04:00

I really like these AT&T spots because they are entertaining. Not because I like AT&T.

All this re-thinking has made me hungry! KFC anyone? Oh, wait, that's Unthink.

For a nation mired in terminal adolescence ...

2010-05-06T15:59:00.000-04:00

These Evian "Live Young" t-shirts make quite the fashion accessory.

h/t Naxspace.

2010-05-05T15:36:00.003-04:00

Awesome.

Honda Impossible Dream II.mp4

2010-04-26T10:06:00.000-04:00

2010-04-25T20:56:00.004-04:00

Coke Quest from Paranoid US on Vimeo.

2010-04-14T09:38:00.001-04:00

I'm not ready for 3D TV yet. I don't think content providers are either. But when everyone catches up to the technology, it's going to be awesome--unless there's something better, of course.

2010-04-13T11:11:00.002-04:00

Very nice short film.

Watch more from the Philips Parallel Lines Film Project here.

2010-04-08T19:41:00.004-04:00

Nice. And, for once, the perfect length.

2010-04-06T09:24:00.005-04:00

Can anyone point us to a case study showing how these videos have increased sales?

Geico jumps the shark lizard.

2010-04-01T16:16:00.000-04:00

I'm happy to say I can't blame The Martin Agency for this. Apparently this was created by an internal creative team at Geico.

Warren Buffett as 'Axl Rose' singing about car insurance customer service? That makes as much sense to me as Ellen Page touting the amazing connectivity of Cisco's human network ... she is human, after all.

The inclusion of Buffett makes an otherwise acceptable spot (Customer service reps singing about their commitment to care with zeal) into a exercise in psychology: What were they thinking?

Luckily for Geico, the video has gone viral and the views keep coming.

Chevy makes a connection — then loses it.

2010-04-01T16:05:00.000-04:00

I'd love to show you the latest Chevy Traverse ad, a charming spot featuring a father taking his daughter for a spin. It resonated with me at a time when so many car (and Chevy in particular) spots are noise or a complete turnoff.

This spot actually tells a story. But you can't see it here because GM has disabled embedding of their YouTube properties.

I suppose I could link to it, but I'm very hesitant — why direct traffic to Chevy's YouTube channel when they won't reciprocate with content?

Disabled embedding is disabling sharing. The spot in question has a paltry 7,376 views after being on YouTube for a month. Compare that with the ridiculously inane viral video for Geico that has been on YouTube for a similar amount of time that has had over 370,000 views.

Granted, the Geico video is a bit more ... 'creative', but that's not necessarily a good thing.

What is GM afraid of? People seeing their spots in places other than GM-approved sites? More eyeballs matter. You would think a company suckling from the government bailout life support teet would understand that.

Biggest loser bus shelter ad

2010-03-25T09:50:00.000-04:00

Simple. Just how I like it.

Via Creative Criminal

Twitter, circa 1935

2010-03-22T11:36:00.000-04:00

Thanks to Modern Mechanix.

General Motors Augmented Reality Windshield

2010-03-19T10:09:00.001-04:00

You knew this was coming. Pretty cool.

Thanks to GSP Digital.

A ceremonial AdBadger throat punch ...

2010-03-10T16:18:00.000-05:00

To everyone involved with this stock photo:

Yes, even you grip truck driver. Beware.

7 Guerilla Marketing Disasters

2010-03-09T09:49:00.000-05:00

Click this

Welcome to the future, bitches!

2010-03-03T10:10:00.003-05:00

Tiny robots following your every move

2010-03-03T10:10:00.000-05:00

Audience, February 2010 from rAndom International on Vimeo.

Creepy. Awesome. Creepawesome.

Snickers Commercial: Road Trip

2010-03-01T19:44:00.001-05:00

You're not you when you're hungry.

Just did it. Again.

2010-02-22T09:11:00.002-05:00

Hey, YouTube. Fix your posting options problems. Thanks.

Hey, Tom, I fixed the posting option problem. You're welcome.

Awwwww...

2010-02-21T21:56:00.000-05:00

Check out the AdAge Power 150. We're not on it!

2010-02-11T10:36:00.000-05:00

Yet. (Click the image, it's the link.)

Yahoo! Hearts Creatives

2010-02-11T09:25:00.001-05:00

They'll still be making these kinds of videos when we're worm food. And they'll always be a minute or two too long.

Must-See Internet

2010-02-11T01:30:00.002-05:00

Logorama

The Man Your Man Could Smell Like

2010-02-10T10:06:00.001-05:00

It keeps getting better

Alchemy, from Peugeot.

2010-02-01T15:58:00.002-05:00

The Brain as explained by John Cleese

2010-01-28T09:49:00.001-05:00

Langara College: Rethink scholarship

2010-01-25T11:24:00.001-05:00

Republic of Bacon - Sorry

2010-01-25T10:53:00.001-05:00

Mmmm ... bacon.

Do knot forget

2010-01-14T15:26:00.002-05:00

Ogilvy - Dusseldorf

Axe Detailer Cleans Your Balls

2010-01-13T13:11:00.001-05:00

This would be better if I were blind. Or like 14.

Mini box recycling

2009-12-30T10:24:00.001-05:00

Just in time for after Christmas. Nice.

Christmas present from the Ad Badger (and Daichi)

2009-12-22T16:15:00.001-05:00

Jeep Techno

2009-12-18T23:22:00.001-05:00

Toyota Yaris - Clean Getaways

2009-12-15T14:18:00.001-05:00

As a father of three girls, I'm appalled. As a 41 year-old child, I'm amused.

RadioShack: Oh Snap ad

2009-12-15T14:10:00.001-05:00

This would be a lot more awesome if Heineken didn't already use his one song in their advertising recently.

McDonald's: Steaming Transit Shelter outdoor / ambient

2009-12-15T14:08:00.001-05:00

It's too bad people with money to spend on coffee don't ride the bus.

10 Brands Could Say Bye-Bye in 2010.

2009-12-08T10:14:00.003-05:00

According to 24/7 Wall Street.

NZ Book Council - Going West

2009-12-03T09:59:00.001-05:00

I wish I had the patience to do this. Or the talent. Some talent. Any talent.

Garbanzo Mediterranean Grill: The Bean Story, Episode 1

2009-12-02T16:57:00.001-05:00

The guy doing the baked bean voice is about as awesome as he can be. Little long, Brad.

Pervy Suds

2009-11-24T15:53:00.000-05:00

Legal Sea Foods: Tattoo ad

2009-11-16T09:01:00.001-05:00

One more.

Legal Sea Foods: Nickname ad

2009-11-16T09:00:00.001-05:00

These ads are fun. Love the Ken Burns-y music underneath.

Legal Sea Foods: First Mate ad

2009-11-16T08:59:00.001-05:00

If you know what he means ...

Tim Burton MoMA Spot

2009-11-13T15:19:00.001-05:00

Frankly speaking ...

2009-11-12T16:26:00.004-05:00

If this Kay's commercial ended with the deaf girl singing the Kay's tagline "Every kiss begins with Kay" in her deaf-girl voice, I would run right out to Kay Jewelers and buy something horribly expensive. Make that two horribly expensive things.

Crass? yes. Awesome? Definitely.

Decathlon

2009-11-09T09:08:00.002-05:00

Y & R, France

Newest Link: Hooked on Ads

2009-11-04T15:22:00.001-05:00

Lots of innovative stuff showcased here.

Pfizer logo now more 'efficacious.'

2009-11-04T11:11:00.005-05:00

New look for Pfizer. The gradient is useless, and the P nearly collides with the edge of the oval. Other than that, a nice upgrade, especially with the softer, italicized 'e'.

Morgan Freeman as Count Dracula on The Electric Company

2009-11-01T22:15:00.001-05:00

See, we've all made poor career decisions. I'm calling these my casket years. You know, before the actual casket years of eternity.

Ad for Canal +: March of the Penguins

2009-10-26T15:25:00.001-04:00

Ok. One more.

Canal Plus / Brokeback Mountain

2009-10-26T15:23:00.001-04:00

This is good too.