Posts Tagged ‘advertising’

Super Mario Celebrates ‘Movember’

As I was perusing my RSS feeds today, I stumbled across a fantastic ad campaign put together by an agency in Singapore aimed at raising awareness of "Movember." (If you're unfamiliar with this newly minted 11th month of the calendar year, it's the season you'll notice an uncanny reemergence of the moustache, as men compete to raise funds for prostrate cancer research.)

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Just for Fun: Freakiest Ads of 2009

AdWeek Magazine's AdFreak column just announced its top 30 "oddest, creepiest, quirkiest and downright freakiest commercials that we covered on AdFreak this year." While some will make you laugh out loud, consider yourself warned. Many of the top winners are public service announcements (PSAs), a medium where ad agencies love to show off their creative genius and push the boundaries of good taste. Several will make you cringe, bring tears or churn your stomach (I am still a bit nauseous from the #1 winner).

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