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Ad of the Day: Nivea Why the brand ambushed innocent people and made them feel unbearable stress

It's not usually the role of advertising to make people experience extreme discomfort. But it works pretty well in this Nivea stunt from Germany—a clever if highly sadistic bit of…

February 14, 2013, 12:25 PM EST

Pirate Party Wins Seats in Berlin Election Merkel coalition suffers losses

A political party that promotes Internet freedom has won almost 9 percent of the vote in Berlin’s state elections this weekend. The German arm of Pirate Party wants legal reforms on…

September 19, 2011, 6:14 AM EDT

Turkish Actress Wants to Liberate Women With German Playboy Spread "I feel like Che Guevara," she says

German Playboy is getting some major publicity thanks to Sila Sahin, a 25 year-old Turkish-German soap opera star who has caused outrage in the Muslim community by posing topless on…

April 25, 2011, 5:08 PM EDT

Agency Fakes Blog Buzz in Case Study Video

It's not great to fake screen shots in your case studies. But German agency Jung Von Matt did just that (accidentally, it claims) in the video below, showcasing a Twitter-bot-powered…

April 21, 2011, 12:15 PM EDT

VW beats 'MacGruber'—but what wouldn't?

So, this is how Germans do "wacky." Munich agency Wuschner/Naylil serves up a MacGyver parody, among other oddities, to tout Volkswagen Accessories. "Hans Porter" is the fumbling, bumbling star.…

July 6, 2010, 4:08 PM EDT

But where's the sign filled with tartar sauce?

Not to be outdone by America's booming gimmicky posters industry, a Frankfurt seafood restaurant called Fisch Franke souped up a poster frame and filled it with water, then added live…

July 21, 2009, 8:08 AM EDT

‘Banned’ Sprite ad unleashes a load of buzz

It’s a fact of the advertising industry that roughly 99% of those “banned” ads you see on the Web were never banned at all — or even intended to be…

July 20, 2009, 3:26 PM EDT

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