Archive for September, 2009

Genuine ambient effort from Brother printers

We have just talked about unreal, retouched world in advertising. Genuineness is hard to find here. In most of the cases, genuineness is either missing or represented in a wrong way. Here we can see a genuine effort from Brothe...


Its time to be really real

Pimples do exist in real world. But they are not real in the pages of those glossy magazines, except in ads for cosmetic products. True, we are living in an imperfect world, where just plain facts exist. But there is another wo...



Texting while driving kills

Texting while driving is dangerous. Because you may get shot. That is what I thought after seeing this print ad which tries to say about the use of mobile phones while driving. The advertisement for US Department of transpo...



Smile all the way to the bank (don’t forget to show your teeth)

Yes, show your (dreadful) teeth! If you are really embarrassed about your teeth, if you think that it affects your relationships and whole, here is a chance to win a contest. My smile bites, the contest organized by 1-800-D...


Excellent photographs sans concept

Ads and campaigns for clothes often miss the real point. Or they are deliberately deprived of their real message. These ads and campaigns are often seems pointless with stupid half naked men and babes. Even no clothes are neede...



Supremacy of online ads in UK

It seems that brands are finally coming to the realization that a new generation with new aspirations and consumer behavior are emerging. The most notable example for this statement is this report which says about the prominent...



A Friend You Can Eat

Spot 1- When you invite your friend around for a barbecue, it might pay to have a Swedish Fish as a backup. Spot 2- It’s grim in the Arctic when the food runs out. So grim you might even consider eating your friend. Sp...


A sincere plea for help

value="http://www.youtube.com/v/CwHeeq6nkrA&hl=en&fs=1&"> This television spot for St. Jude Children’s Research Hospitals, created by Advertising agency Hill Holliday, draws our attention with its authenticity and since...



Stop killing the bugs with your favorite magazine

Yes, we all are familiar with this kind of situations. We don’t have to walk far backwards through the route of our memory to remember the situations in which we used to kill a mosquito or cockroach with magazines. This ev...


DDB Cheers for a Cure

If you are a woman, wearing lee jeans may give a pleasant shock to you which immediately brings you to a joy ride- this is what this spot for announcing Lee National Denim Day on October 2. Lee National Denim Day is dedicat...