Costa Rican Beer brand creates a billboard with an erection

Costa Rican beer brand Republica Parrillera Pilsen has created a billboard that from behind looks like a giant erect penis. On the front is a barbecue fork stuck in a large sausage, but from behind it looks very different. It’s… Continue Reading

Manny Pacquiao stars in an ad, in an ad, thats in an ad

Foot locker gets boxer Manny Pacquiao to star in an ad, that is in an ad, that is in another ad. The brand uses one of their old Foot locker ads in the commercial that plays on the five or so year… Continue Reading

New Volkswagen up! Takes you places

Last weekend Volkswagen kindly lent me their New Volkswagen up!, (see pic above) to drive around Cape Town. It’s their new small city car that’s rather affordable (in South Africa you can buy one for less than R135K). I drove the… Continue Reading

Google use cute friendly animals for new Android ad

Get ready to see a tiger, a bear, an elephant,  dogs, cats and many more animals all getting along just fine. To launch their new Android “Be Together. Not the Same.” campaign, Google have used the power of cute animals. The… Continue Reading

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

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

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

Agency people around the world will relate to this parody ad

Canadian ad agency Union has created a hilarious clip for their Employee Appreciation Day. Ad agency people around the world will relate to this, I don’t want to ruin the surprise so just watch the below clip.

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