Carlsberg tries to ‘unbottle’ bashful Swedes
Creativity
Carlsberg beer and ad agency Akestam Holst are going social in Sweden with their “Unbottle Yourself” mobile app, inviting the nation to let its collective blond hair down and loosen [...]
Man does 60 things in 60-second ad for DVR
Creativity
This amusing DDB spot shows how the MySky DVR turns New Zealand husbands into the biggest wussies on the planet. (In contrast, DVRs make Aussies behave like dim blokes—dimmer than [...]
Just been fired? Good time to clean a beach
Creativity
Using a clumsy mortician to promote cleaner beaches might seem gravely odd, but I kind of dig this Surfrider PSA from Young & Rubicam in Paris (and director Kristoffer Borgli). [...]
Beauty brand tries unretouched makeup ads
Creativity
You can make this stuff up—but go easy on the retouching. Beauty brand Make Up For Ever has released what it says are the first cosmetics ads that aren't Photoshopped [...]
Apple says only iPhones are iPhony enough
Creativity
"If you don't have an iPhone, you don't have an iPhone." OK, I'll buy that. Which is exactly the response Apple's hoping for with this logical (and slightly pompous) proposition [...]
Logo on nude model ruffles soccer sponsor
Creativity
The Vancouver Whitecaps are taking some heat over a promotional video, shown below, that's become a viral smash — at least as far as Canadian soccer ads go. It shows [...]