Skittles, recently they went about changing their website to a shed load of internet & social media content which was modifiable by the general web population such as twitter feeds, facebook fan pages and wikipedia entries. The process didn’t start off too smoothly with the twitter feed bringing in any tweets that featured the word [...]
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I’ve Got NZ Under My Skin
Posted in , , tagged , , , on May 25, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
After having used Air New Zealand for a few flights on my round the world trip last year (get me, I’ve travelled!), I came across this new ad for them involving a large amount of body paint which I found to be entertaining and lighthearted. It really takes on the Kiwi ethos for an airline [...]
Don’t Do Drugs, Especially the Fake Ones
Posted in , , tagged , , , , , , on April 26, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
The producer of viagra, Pfizer, have made this rather stomach churning ad that has been shown in cinemas in recent weeks. The ad shows a man taking drugs bought over the internet which then leads to him regurgitating a dead rat. Lovely. The ad has received a number of complaints but the ASA have decided [...]
Condoms – Fighting Terrorism Before it Can Even Begin
Posted in , , tagged , , , on April 13, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Doc Morris Pharmacies, an online pharmacist based in Germany, have had these ad’s created for them by Grey’s Worldwide. I think they’re great, but it does makes you wonder, is there a bad sperm in all of us (men)? Just in case your not sure, the one above is Hitler, and below is Bin Laden, [...]
AMI Refuse to Remove Ad’s: Want Longer Lasting Posters?
Posted in , , tagged , , , , , , , , on January 8, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
They want you to remove your sex ad’s, you said no, no, no!
Double Standards
Posted in , , , , tagged , , , , , , , , on December 9, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Brand Repubic are reporting that a government funded study has shown that advertising and binge drinking aren’t as interconnected as initially believed, with the evidence indicating that “there is some uncertainty over the mechanisms linking advertising to consumption… it is unclear whether advertising restrictions can be expected to have an immediate effect on consumption”.
This comes [...]
The Atheist Buses: Preaching to the Choir
Posted in , , tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , on January 6, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
The British Humanist Association (BHA) have today launched their £140,000 campaign questioning the existence of God. The slogan “There’s probably no God. Now stop worrying and enjoy your life” will be emblazoned upon the side of 600 buses in England, Wales & Scotland, 200 of the infamous “bendy” buses in central London and within the [...]
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