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Topic: Israel

Kotex Makes Gifts for Women Based on Their Pinterest Boards Handmade presents themselves get pinned

For brands trying to get their heads around Pinterest, here's a clever engagement of the site's users by Kotex. For a Kotex campaign called "Woman's Inspiration Day," Israeli agency Smoyz…

March 23 2012

Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder PSA Makes You Watch Over and Over Viewer experiences OCD's symptoms

Here's a nice example of form meets function—a one-second PSA about obsessive-compulsive disorder that you have to watch over and over again to get the message, much as OCD sufferers…

March 05 2012

Israel Uses Facebook Timeline to Show an Addict's Descent Over Time A year on drugs, versus a year clean

The Israel Anti-Drug Authority is the first organization I've seen using Facebook Timeline for advertising. (Since most brand pages can't get Timeline yet, that's not too surprising.) IADA set out…

January 05 2012

Israeli Creative Makes His Wife the Best Birthday Card Ever Meny Hilsenrad spent 9 months on a very special video

Handmade birthday cards always turn out better when they're done by talented visual-effects artists. Here we have a lovely little video birthday card created by Meny Hilsenrad, a 30-year-old post…

December 01 2011

BBC Spends Big Money Defending Israel-Palestine Coverage A shoddy complaints procedure drives up legal fees

Critics of the BBC are a persistent bunch. A freedom of information request by The Guardian’s MediaGuardian found that the broadcaster spent more than $1.1 million between 2007 and 2011…

May 23 2011

Overthrow your totalitarian thirst with Sprite

If your country's despotic strongman isn't swayed by peaceful protests, you might want to try offering him a bottle of Sprite. Odds of success are slim compared to the odds…

March 14 2011

Solar-powered print ad pushes green energy

Here's a cool example of "Show, don't tell" advertising—a print ad that promotes green energy by being solar-powered itself. In the magazine, it's just a black-and-white sketch. But held up…

March 02 2011

Pelephone's utopia fantastical but a bit loud

This impressive, fantastical Israeli ad from BBR Saatchi & Saatchi for Pelephone's Musix mobile-music service makes the "Got milk?" Mootopia look like Cleveland. Visual cues include Dr. Seuss,…

March 23 2010

That's an odd scarf you're making, Grandma

"Over 50% of all suicides are committed by senior citizens" says this ad by Shimoni Finkelstein Draftfcb for Israeli charity organization Adam LeAdam. The visual almost overwhelms. Still,…

February 10 2010

French siren is an Israeli-born Angeleno

Dogs and investment advice don't usually make for captivating commercials, so it's probably safe to credit much of this State Street spot's success to little-known songstress Rosi Golan. Her haunting…

July 22 2009

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