What if Santa was an agency? What kind of feedback would he get after distributing presents? What kind of demands would people (his clients) make? Watercrab, a Bangalore-based integrated advertising agency, has come up with 6 clever illustrations that depict this hilarious scenario. Needless to say, these can also be titled "What if Santa was a designer or a freelancer?". Check … [Read more...]
Get A Bad-Ass Job Title For Yourself Using This Awesome Free Tool
These days, employers are rolling out long job titles to compensate for small pay packages. As a result, most employees end up feeling more important than they actually are :-p. Looking at this trend, New York-based viral marketing agency Thinkmodo has come up with an ingenious 'Badass Advertising Job Title Generator' that suggests the coolest job titles at the press of a … [Read more...]
LOL: Watch What An ‘Honest’ Business Card Exchange Looks Like
Exchanging business cards is normally a pleasant experience with both sides trying to be as polite and courteous as possible, even if the exchange is of little to no value. This hilarious video clip from Vooza takes a satirical jab at this essential networking process and shows us what an honest business card exchange looks like. … [Read more...]
This Is The Most Hilariously Honest Bank Ad You’ve Ever Seen
Scandinavian bank Nordnet promises a 'transparent banking' experience where you have full control over your money and investments. To demonstrate just how honest they are, they've launched a hilarious 4-ad campaign featuring actor Danny Fehsenfeld, who admits he was hired for $8000 to tell you how great Nordnet is as compared to other banks. … [Read more...]
21 Hilarious Comic Strips That Sum Up The World Of Advertising
Life in an advertising agency can get hilariously frustrating, specially for creatives. One such anonymous creative chose to depict the funny scenarios he faced every day by creating short comic-strips and sharing them on his Tumblr blog titled The Awesome World of Advertising. Here are the best ones. … [Read more...]
A Day In The Life Of An Agency Employee (Infographic)
Shushu Spanier, copywriter at BBR Saatchi & Saatchi (Tel Aviv), asked 128 colleagues to fill in a questionnaire related to their daily lives in and out of office. The questions ranged from "Where do you get your inspiration?" to "Ever did it with a colleague?". Shushu then collated the answers and created this infographic that offers an interesting look into the lives of … [Read more...]
How Two Ad Agency Creatives Got The Entire Hollywood To Endorse Them
Matt Roach and David Lawrie are a copy/art team who operate under the moniker aka creatives. When they're not creating award-winning campaigns at M&C Saatchi London, they get A-list celebrities like George Clooney, Gwyneth Paltrow, Cameron Diaz, Gary Oldman, Courteney Cox and Elton John to endorse them on TV. What makes them special? This video has all the answers. … [Read more...]
You Won’t Believe How This Agency Rewarded Its Employees After An Award Shortlist
Toronto-based creative agency UNION recently got shortlisted for Strategy magazine's 'Agency of the Year' award. As a token of appreciation, they rewarded their employees with an overwhelming surprise that none of them expected. Co-founders Lance Martin and Subtej Nijjar take you through the celebrations in the video below. … [Read more...]
Funny Ads Show The Embarrassing Consequences Of Not Having A Mobile-Friendly Website
Desktop websites that are not optimized for mobile usually end up getting cropped on phone screens. Adding a dash of ingenuity to this insight, UK-based design studio Nettl came up with a series of hilarious ads to promote their web design solutions. … [Read more...]
This Agency Has A Machine That Gives Free Beer If You’ve Filled Your Timesheet
Minneapolis-based creative agency Colle+McVoy has come up with an ingenious way to get employees to do the one thing everyone’s lethargic about: fill their timesheets. C+M has built a device called “TapServer” that uses radio-frequency identification (RFID) and custom-written software to dispense free beer to any employee who fills his/her timesheet on time. … [Read more...]
17 Famous Ad Slogans That Work For Condom Brands As Well
Here's an interesting observation - almost all famous advertising slogans can be used for a condom brand as well. To prove it, Los Angeles-based designer Max Wright came up with these hilarious condom wrappers that give Nike's "Just Do It" and KFC's "Finger lickin' good" a whole new meaning. Check them out below. … [Read more...]
Shoppers Challenged To Climb Walls After Sportswear Store’s Floor Disappears
American outdoor product company The North Face came up with an incredible marketing stunt called “Never Stop Exploring” in a temporary store in Korea. Unsuspecting customers were in for a shock when the floor below them started to retract, forcing them to climb onto a wall filled with rock climbing holds. A North Face jacket then appeared from the ceiling and a display in … [Read more...]
What Happens When An Over-Anxious CEO Tries To ‘Help’ His Design Team
Design-illiterate senior executives are the bane of creative teams everywhere. You can tell the accounts and servicing guys to piss off but how do you get the message across to the CEO? You want to be in their good books but their lack of design aesthetics coupled with an over-enthusiastic urge to show their creative skills is the stuff that nightmares are made of. … [Read more...]
“If Only You Checked Your Breasts As Often As You Check Facebook” – These Breast Cancer Ads Are Ingenious
DDB Singapore has come up with a witty campaign for the Breast Cancer Foundation by leveraging social media in more ways than one. The three-ad series shows the Facebook, Twitter and Instagram logos tweaked to resemble the shape of a hand touching a breast. The tagline at the bottom reads: "If only you checked your breasts as often" with supporting body copy urging women to do … [Read more...]
Always Show Up For A Meeting 5 Minutes Late, Here’s Why
When it comes to the workplace, perception matters. You want to play your cards right and 'appear' busy. If you've been showing up for meetings on or before time, you're doing it all wrong. This brilliant graphic shows the correlation between the time you enter for a meeting and your co-workers' perception of you. The sweet spot is 5 minutes after the meeting has started. … [Read more...]
30 Ad Placements That Didn’t Turn Out As Expected
Companies pay millions of dollars a year to get the perfect ad placements on TV, print, radio, outdoor, digital, etc. But sometimes, due to visual and contextual reasons, these placements turn into advertising disasters. While the visual blunders are more common, the contextual ones are funnier. Whatever the reason, these 30 epic fails will make you laugh all day. … [Read more...]
This Is How Crazy Apple Fans Watch An iPhone Launch Event
It's the holiest day of the year for Apple worshippers. Fans wait with bated breath as the Cupertino tech giant unveils the new iPhone and loads more goodies. So how do these Steve Jobs loyalists and Android haters prepare for a humongous occasion like this? Here's an interesting comic by Joy of Tech that sums it up pretty damn well. … [Read more...]
Craziest Prank Of The Year – Dog Dressed As Giant Spider Scares The Hell Out Of People
With 5.5 million views in just 24 hours, this could eventually turn out to be the most watched prank of the year. Polish prankster Sylwester Wardega put tarantula fur and legs onto a black dog named Chica and scared the bejeezus out of unsuspecting passersby in Poland. The "Mutant Giant Spider Dog" video was uploaded yesterday and has gone super viral since then. Check it out … [Read more...]
25 Epic Logo Fails
These impeccable works of art are the direct result of what happens when: (1) Clients take design matters into their own hands (2) You want a quick logo on a budget that's less than the price of a hamburger (3) Phallus-loving designers get panicky with a fast approaching deadline around the corner. Whatever the reason, these 25 masterpieces will bring a smile to your face … [Read more...]
IKEA Spoofs Apple And Shows You Why Its New Catalogue Is The Best Gadget Ever
IKEA Singapore's promo video for its 2015 catalogue is sure to make you smile for at least two reasons. Firstly, its an excellent parody of Apple's (already heavily parodied) product ads. Secondly, it uses digital catch-phrases like "original touch interface", "eternal battery life" and "loads instantly with zero lag" to remind us that traditional mediums like print are … [Read more...]
“Littering Says A Lot About You” – These Brilliant Ads Use Trash To Call Out People Who Litter
This has got to be right up there with the best PSA campaigns ever. Live Green Toronto came up with a series of print and outdoor ads as part of an anti-littering campaign to help curb the city's current problems with trash and pollution. The ads merge the labels on two items of litter to create words like 'pig', 'lazy', and 'dumb', accompanied by a tagline that reads, … [Read more...]
40 Honest Advertising Slogans
What if brand slogans were brutally honest about the products they represent? That's the question Nashville-based graphic designer Clif Dickens wanted to answer. So he came up with Honest Slogans - a series of tongue-in-cheek taglines of famous brands, most of which, make more sense than the real ones. Check them out below. … [Read more...]
50 Perfectly Timed Photos That Will Make You Look Twice
If owning a camera makes someone a photographer, then everyone who owns a frying pan is a chef. The art of photography is not about pushing a button on an expensive SLR. It’s about honing your craft and capturing that perfect moment which, as they say, is worth a thousand words. Today's post is an interesting showcase of 50 such amazing photos that were taken at JUST the … [Read more...]
15 Types Of Difficult Clients And How To Handle Them Effectively
Every agency has that one client from hell. The one who monopolizes your time, frustrates the entire staff, and makes unreasonable demands. If you've got more than one, you probably spend three out of four weekends in office. If we apply the Pareto principle (or 80:20 rule) to the agency-client relationship, 80% of an agency's resources are utilized in managing 20% of its … [Read more...]
Soccer Legend Shows ‘Power’ Of Sexual Supplement In Funny New Ad
A banned commercial for Libidium Fast sexual supplement, featuring Portuguese soccer legend Paulo Futre, has gone viral with over 275,000 views in three days. The 82-second clip starts with a rear-shot of Paulo with a football bouncing up and down in front of him, giving the impression that he is juggling the ball with his feet. The camera slowly zooms out and the viewer … [Read more...]
Dulcolax Laxative Comes Up With The Most Awkward Ad Of The Year
If ever there was an ad that aroused mixed emotions, this is it. McCann Health in Shanghai came up with this awkward but well-executed print ad for Dulcolax Laxative which shows 'desperate turds' as prisoners trapped inside a colon staring down a hole with a tagline that says "Only you can set them free". … [Read more...]
19 Things That Clients And Bosses Should Never Say To Designers
Dear clients, account managers, creative directors and whomsoever it may concern - take note of these 19 statements that break the rules of design etiquette and sends creative karma on a 6-ton lead ball headed straight for your rear end. It doesn't matter if you use these phrases unintentionally or wether you see little difference between designers and hamsters. We are a … [Read more...]
Facebook Users Blame Steven Spielberg For Killing Dinosaur After Comedian Uploads Photo
Talk about the height of stupidity. Comedian and satirist Jay Branscomb uploaded an old picture of Steven Spielberg sitting next to a 'dead' dinosaur prop with a caption that read "Disgraceful photo of recreational hunter happily posing next to a Triceratops he just slaughtered. Please share so the world can name and shame this despicable man". What followed was a tsunami of … [Read more...]
This Guy Put On His Pants Without Using His Hands, His Video Has Received Over 12 Million Views
A Chinese man named Xiao Zhiwei 'seam-lessly' redefined the rules of pant-wearing by putting on a pair without using any of his hands. Xiao uploaded a 44-second clip of himself crouching, stretching, and adjusting his lower body to fit into his skinny pants, with the popular 80's song 'The Final Countdown' playing in the back. The video has received over 12.6 million views … [Read more...]
This Hilarious Video Exposes The Truth Behind Facebook Updates And How People Bullshit Online
A study carried out by the University of Michigan last year concluded that Facebook causes depression, feelings of inadequacy and a "fear of missing out". Highlighting this sense of anxiety, Norwegian filmmakers Higton Bros have come up with this hilariously satirical video that's received almost 3 million views so far. Check it out below. … [Read more...]
GoPro Camera Falls From Plane, Lands Near A Pig And … Don’t Miss The Ending
Check out this crazy video that's gone super viral online with over 15.5 million views so far. Uploaded by YouTube user Mia Munselle, the video shows footage from a GoPro camera that fell from a sky diving plane and landed on her property in her pigpen. She found the camera 8 months later and viewed this video. … [Read more...]
McDonald’s FIFA World Cup Ad Features The Most Mind-Boggling Trick Shots Ever
DDB Chicago created this gem of an ad for McDonald's that doesn't feature any sports stars (or burgers for that matter), yet celebrates the beautiful game with a collection of insane trick shots that'll leave your jaws dropped. Check it out below. … [Read more...]
LOL: 16 Things To Do When The Internet Is Down
Did you know? Loss of internet connectivity is the single biggest cause of face-to-face interaction. Every day thousands of innocent Facebook-users lose access to their precious newsfeed and are forced to spend time with their friends and family. Until technology evolves to a point where we are wired in 24-7-365, here are 16 handy ways to while away your time when the internet … [Read more...]
Forget Bitcoins, PornHub Introduces Titcoins – The World’s Most Beloved Currency
No matter what condition the economy is in, the adult entertainment business is always booming. It's time for women to take advantage of this. PornHub presents Titcoins - the world's most beloved and safest currency. A whole new market format where everyone involved, wins. Watch the video below to see how it works. … [Read more...]
Art Director Creates Epic Homemade Ad To Sell His Junky Car
Art directors are a different species. They have panache. They can make the most mundane of things look desirable. So when Malmo-based Christoffer Castor decided to sell his 1993 Volvo, he didn't opt for the conventional classifieds (heaven forbid – that would be too copywriter-ish). Christoffer wanted something different, something portfolio-worthy. Which is why he roped in … [Read more...]
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