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Crowdsourcing leads to an ill-advised tattoo

Creativity

Crowdsourcing is not everyone's cup of tea. Some find it a little insulting to advertising professionals who hone their craft only to see the unwashed masses debase themselves coming up [...]


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Holy crap, a Wisconsin man is out of work!

Creativity

Man, what is it with people and billboards? It seems like every couple of months, someone commandeers one to broadcast his or her personal needs all over their communities. This [...]

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Man’s ad to sell nagging wife draws suitors

Creativity

We're pretty certain this Englishman who put his wife up for sale in a classified ad was kidding, because we're also pretty certain that sort of thing is illegal. But [...]

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It’s looking bleak for Super Bowl Single Girl

Creativity

Oh good, more desperate singles pulling undignified advertising stunts! This time it's Amy Borkowski, a New York comedian who's been trying to raise $3 million to air her own personals [...]

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Google’s TV-ad system: everyone’s a player

Creativity

Valleywag has the story of Ariel Schneller, a 24-year-old Internet poker player who placed the homemade commercial above, which advertises his FoxwoodsFiend.com blog, in front of 330,000 Dish subscribers for [...]

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Jason Sadler would love to wear your shirt

Creativity

Is your ad budget a little crunched for 2009? Just call Jason Sadler. On Feb. 24, for only $55, he'll wear a shirt with your logo on it and do [...]