Advertisements are everywhere. Consumers have a need and advertisements direct the consumer to the company that has a solution for their need. For years, we have tried in vain to escape advertisements, but aggressive advertisement companies have stepped up their creativity. These days, instead of relying on the simple goodness of lemonade and children’s laughter, ads have taken a decidedly more provocative turn. Gone are the nostalgic days of skipping through wheat fields. These days, ads venture on the irreverent. They cater to your physical senses and bend your mind to what is possible. Here are some of the most insanely good advertisements of recent memory, broken down into ambient, billboards, commercials and print.
Ambient
1. Skin Cancer Towel
2. WINZIP Compressed House
3. WPPED Cream Elevator Award
4. Neglected/ Invisible Children
5. McDonald’s Pole
6. Piano Stairs
7. Human Meat
8. Life Is Too Short for the Wrong Job
9. Kleenex Soap Dispenser
10. Elm Grove Police Department: Slower is Better
11. Unicef Land Mine
12. 2012. We Were Warned
13. Nikon D700: Papparazzi
14. Pantene Anti-Breakage Shampoo: Rapunzel
15. Swiss Skydive Elevator
Billboards
1. Panasonic nose trimmer: Fatty
2. Nestle Billboard
3. Sign from God
4. Formula Toothcare Bite
5. Imodium AD Toliet Tissue
6. Allstate Auto Insurance
7. Zimbabwean Money Billboard
8. iPod and iTunes
9. Powerhouse Gym
10. Get Organized with Peter Walsh
1. Findus FraichíFrites: Granny Fries without the Granny
2. International Vegetarian Union: Vegetables Are All Your Body Needs
3. Bose Noise Reduction Headphones
4. Clorets: Fishy Breath
5. Gun Central Alliance, South Africa
6. The Joy of Pepsi
7. Utopolis: Reality Sucks
8. Fortis Bank: Plastic Surgery Loans
9. Target Dri Bots Nappies: No One Likes a Bed Wetter
10. McDonald’s Baby Ronald
