The best ads from 2014
What better way to start 2015, than by looking back at some of the best ads from 2014. Below are my picks, in no particular order. More than anything each of these ads I believe will make you feel something..… Continue Reading
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Watch a real truck jump over a speeding F1 car
EMC break a world record by jumping a real truck 83 feet, over a speeding Formula 1 Lotus car. At first I thought this was a fake….but it’s not, is pretty impressive. If you are wondering who EMC is, they… Continue Reading
Facebook create a series of Wes Anderson style “How To” videos
Facebook have created a series of really charming and well shot “How To” videos. The videos currently cover 4 common facebook tasks that are handy to know, namely, How To Block Someone, How To Untag a Photo, How To Share… Continue Reading
The Harvey Nichols ‘Could I Be Any Clearer?’ Christmas card
Harvey Nics is following on from last years multiple award winning campaign, with the Harvey Nichols ‘Could I Be Any Clearer?’ Christmas card. If you’re fed up of receiving novelty Christmas onesies from Aunty Jo, then the ‘Could I Be Any Clearer?’ Christmas card… Continue Reading
A Magic Billboard that Promotes a Magic Festival
The Quebec City Magic Festival and their agency lg2 have created a magic billboard in Québec. Unlike a magic show they have kindly revealed how they pulled this stunt off. Great creative work tends to be more effective when the ad really… Continue Reading
Bulk buy supermarket creates the oddest ad of the year
A supermarket in the US of A, has created what must be one of the strangest ads I have ever seen. The store in question, Ocean State Job Lot, is a bulk buy discount retailer. Although it looks rather scripted, and the… Continue Reading
Wil Wheaton entertainingly punts Newcastle’s new Scotch Ale
Famous geek Wil Wheaton entertainingly punts Newcastle Brown Ale’s new beer, Newcastle Scotch Ale. Scotch Ale is a collaboration between Newcastle, and its Edinburgh-based sister brewery Caledonian. This is just the start of beer collaborations, and no nonsense ads from… Continue Reading
Feeling Stressed? Try Kitten Therapy
Stressed out people in Los Angeles were invited into a glass box equipped with a meditation playlist….and a bunch of kittens. The Kitten therapy seems to have worked, watch the video below to see how it panned out. Yet again… Continue Reading
An Awards Show For Awards Show Case Study Videos
Ad Agency Rethink, has created an awards show for advertising awards entry case study videos. Of course the awards are a fake but the clip is pretty spot on. Fictional awards include; Best use of agency people posing as real… Continue Reading
This Home Depot ad parody by John Oliver is fantastic
Last Week Tonight has created a wonderfully hilarious parody ad for Home Depot. The ad features Nick Offerman acting as a salesman who is helping / distracting a couple from having as series of near disastrous arguments. The ad was… Continue Reading