Ad of the Day: How Ogilvy Berlin Fought Back After the Republishing of Hitler’s Mein Kampf
Brand Marketing
Adolf Hitler's notorious autobiography/fascist screed Mein Kampf (translation, My Struggle) was published in Germany this year for this first time since 1945—after the Bavarian government's copyright expired.
Drunkenly Claw Your Next Artistic Masterpiece on a Scratchable Bottle From Beck’s
Creativity
Based on the insight that people enjoy scratching the necks of beer bottles (who knew?), BBDO created a bottle for Beck's Germany that lets drinkers scratch whole designs into the [...]
Why This Newspaper Ran an Issue With No Photos After Publishing a Disturbing Refugee Image
Performance Marketing
Few photos in recent memory have had the devastating emotional impact of last week's pictures showing a Syrian toddler drowned on a Turkish beach.
Clothing Crackles With the Meaning of Life in These Excellent European Fabric Softener Ads
Creativity
Kudos to Procter & Gamble brand Lenor (known in the U.S. as Downy) for managing to eroticize fabric softener in surprisingly poetic fashion.
Kids Swear Their Faces Off in This Uncomfortably Hilarious Ad for Smart Cars
Creativity
Next up in our Kids Behaving Inappropriately series, BBDO Berlin got a bunch of children to yell extremely dirty words to make a point about Smart cars, and how they [...]
Soundcloud’s Amazing Acoustic Rebuilding of the Berlin Wall Wins Radio Grand Prix
Brand Marketing
CANNES, France—A remarkable Soundcloud campaign from Grey Germany, marking the 25th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall, picked up the Radio Grand Prix here tonight on an impressive [...]