Killer campaigns you probably missed in ’09
Creativity
Just when you thought all the 2009 wrap-ups were behind us, here's one that's still worth a look. Osocio, the blog that covers nonprofit advertising, has compiled its top 10 [...]
History’s most ironic (and often tragic) ads
Creativity
Man, Consumerist's list of the Top 10 Ironic Ads From History will make you wince at certain points. Most painful are the ones promoting the World Trade Center's asbestos fireproofing [...]
Attractive women quite adept at selling cars
Creativity
Speaking of suggestive, car advertising sure was filthy in the 1960s. Jalopnik has come up with a list of Ten Highly Suggestive Automotive Print Ads, and most of the (dis)honorees [...]
Worst of the worst: teen-learning-center ads
Creativity
Compiling a list of the most melodramatic teen-learning-center ads is like shooting dogs in a cage, but Tabloid Prodigy has done it anyway. (They opt for the adjective "douchiest," however.) [...]
Car ads not lacking for hot ‘spokescougars’
Creativity
Older, sexually aggressive women, known as "cougars," are hot right now. Well, they always have been. But they're also popular with advertisers, who've been using them to shill cars as [...]
‘Fast Company’ picks most creative ad folks
Creativity
Fast Company has made its picks for the 10 most creative people in advertising and marketing. It's no surprise who came in No. 1 from the magazine that once described [...]