PUBLICIS GROUPE

Publicis, Paris



Ha! This is such a strange ad for a lawn care item. In fact, I don't notice a lot of print ads for anything similar to this. Recently, with summer just around the corner, I've seen a bunch of ads for lawn mowers but they have all been TV commercials. It took me a second to grasp the concept of this ad, but after I understood, I was a fan. If you can't read it, the line at the bottom says "Don't Wait Too Long."




This was also done by Publicis, Paris. I love the look of it, especially the vibrant colors in the birds. It chic, classy, and has an Italian feel...after all, that is where the Diesel brand started. Brownie points for the models actually being clothed too. I'm so sick of Abercrombie and everyone else parading naked people around to sell clothes, stupid!

Saatchi & Saatchi, Singapore



I thought this was a really cool way to advertise ESPN and the loyalty of so many of its viewers. Usually, beer, hot dogs, beer, grease, and more beer are shown in ads with dirty men glued to sporting events on the tube. This ad says the exact same thing but does it in a whole new way. The other ads in the campaign aren't as funn as this one because the patterns of the couch aren't as feminine. And...apprently the dog isn't interested enough to stay there the whole day.

Saatchi & Saatchi, Argentina


What the heck? Without even going to his dancing skills, why is that the fridge of this guy's dreams? Hasn't he seen Cribs? He needs to raise his standards. Hilarious commercial, though. I'm surprised he wasn't a better beat boxer in what he thought was a dream.

Leo Burnett, Madrid
(Warning: There is some female nudity in this spot, hopefully you are old enough to handle it. If not....I'm sorry??)



Extremely provocative, yes. Extremely poignant, also yes. I would have used a different ad to avoid the explicitness, but I couldn't help it. I think this ad is the best piece of AIDS awareness I've ever seen. Statistics only go so far and are shocking up to a certain point. This spot literally shows you the act of, and consequences of, spreading this devastating disease. The line at the end reads, "Every 10 seconds someone in the world dies of AIDS. Time is running out." I can't imagine the impact this campaign and website could have, it sure got my attention.

Fallon Worldwide, Minneapolis MN



I'm trying to limit myself in the golf department but I just can't help it, there are so many good spots related to it these days. This one is hilarious, especially if you're familiar with Phil Mickelson. Personally, he's my favorite pro athlete so perhaps I am a little bias. Then again, I tend to think anything with pro athletes in it attempting to be funny, is.. mainly because it's so out of context from the environment we usually see them in. Well, and the look on the Asian man's face doesn't help any, either!

Kaplan Thaler Group, NY


Ummm... not a huge fan. As if people didn't already know why they were purchasing this particular product by Trojan, they went ahead and spelled it out for you, literally. I think it lacks taste big time, if there is such a thing in advertising. I wouldn't know where to begin if given an account like Trojan so I guess I can't really blame them but "orgasm"...written as a roller coaster...really?

Team One Advertising, LA


Long copy and I do not get along well. With that being said, I expected to hate this ad and surprise, surprise, I did. I got bored after one sentence. The plain background and extremely small visual didn't help either. The title was intriguing, but that's about it. I couldn't even force myself to finish the whole thing so let me know how the story ends!