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70 Creative Advertisements That Makes You Look Twice

hongkiat.com — It’s quite true about the saying - There ’s no second chance at making a good first impression. Advertisement, regardless-ly online or offline, if they don’t catch your attention within seconds they are considered failed. Here’s 70 really creative advertisement that will make you look twice.

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  • shanedj, on 09/08/2008, -1/+8Is it just me or is this page that it links too lacking the links to the actual ads!
  • Vacks, on 09/08/2008, -2/+3Dugg! Really nice advertisements indeed!
  • 10goto10, on 09/08/2008, -5/+205Hey, they did make me look twice: http://digg.com/design/70_Creative_Advertisements_ ...
    • stereoa, on 09/08/2008, -2/+10Hey, you did post this verbatim on both entries....
    • richirwin, on 09/08/2008, -0/+21I see what you did there.

      An extra Digg for the appropriate username.
  • SaadGhouri, on 09/08/2008, -0/+1I love the one with the old lady riding the dog. Wait! let me look twice
  • davidkeithjones, on 09/08/2008, -3/+9Really cool!

    The Duracell ad was a tad bit tasteless though. Don't use people emotions about loved ones at war to sell batteries.
    • terrenceisdaman, on 09/08/2008, -0/+6i dont think that ad is about emotions
    • VenDrake, on 09/08/2008, -0/+2I really didn't get that one. Was there something I missed?
      • reddoggie, on 09/08/2008, -0/+6She's going to be alone for how many months?? Hmmm... let me see, why would she need batteries?

        Tasteless, but lawl!
      • VenDrake, on 09/08/2008, -0/+3@ reddoggiereddoggie Yeah, I thought of that, but I really didn't get that from the rest of the picture. I kept looking for someplace where she was caring a battery pack, or a toy or something, but I just didn't see it there anywhere. It it weren't for the fact that there's a battery in the bottom corner, that thought never would have crossed my mind.
      • liammk, on 09/24/2008, -0/+1I think its just saying that Duracell is the longest lasting battery and nothing sexual...
    • ifruit, on 09/08/2008, -0/+11She's going to use a Duracell in her vibrator while he's away.
    • nathron, on 09/08/2008, -0/+1WHOOSH
    • oxilite, on 09/09/2008, -0/+5As a member of the military, I applaud this ad. Because when I deploy, I don't want to have to worry about my Girlfriends batteries running out, causing her to look for a biological solution!
    • liammk, on 09/24/2008, -0/+1where did you get war...
  • Corvida, on 09/08/2008, -6/+1These are awesome advertisements. Very creative and unique. I'd visit and check out any of these companies to find out more about their product or service.
  • Gravey9, on 09/08/2008, -1/+24down already? terrible.
  • cl2yp71c, on 09/08/2008, -1/+61I can't even look once.

    Mirror?
  • hagfish70, on 09/08/2008, -0/+3No, I only had to look once to see that the site was down.
  • zapwow, on 09/08/2008, -6/+82This sure caught my attention. http://diamondshreddies.ca/
    • cl2yp71c, on 09/08/2008, -5/+2That has got to be some sick joke...
      • BoneheadFarker, on 09/08/2008, -0/+5Nope...there are lots of billboards advertising it too.
      • Turbojugend27, on 09/08/2008, -2/+14I read into the the whole shreddies thing. Some kid just out of advertising school came up with the idea.

        ***** brilliant if you ask me, advertise a "new" product without having to change anything.

        Sales for shreddies have increased since this marketing campaign started.

        So who is dumb, kellogs, or the consumer? :P
      • NathanielJ, on 09/08/2008, -0/+3@Turbo - Why does either have to be dumb? It's not like us Canadians are buying them because we actually think they're new/changed.
    • kc0re, on 09/08/2008, -4/+4only in Canuckistan.
    • zadadka, on 09/08/2008, -0/+6(In best Richard Attenborough voice)
      "...and so we witness the birth of a viral..".
    • jrackow, on 09/08/2008, -0/+13Love it. This makes me want to eat it because I respect an ad campaign that doesn't suck. It's brilliant. It's like an SNL parody turned real.
  • Boooohjoke, on 09/08/2008, -0/+8Mirror?
  • muttsuki, on 09/08/2008, -0/+4this page seems to not load........

    and it sucks
    someone mirror or something. :P
  • Craftybadger, on 09/08/2008, -1/+5Mirror?
  • mwaleed86, on 09/08/2008, -2/+1Awesome!...but some of them are old!
  • StarmanDXE, on 09/08/2008, -0/+60Try this link:
    http://content3.clipmarks.com/view_clip.aspx?guid= ...
  • JamesMatt, on 09/08/2008, -17/+1Network Timeout
    The server at www.hongkiat.com is taking too long to respond.
    The requested site did not respond to a connection request and the browser has stopped waiting for a reply.

    * Could the server be experiencing high demand or a temporary outage? Try again later.
    * Are you unable to browse other sites? Check the computer's network connection.
    * Is your computer or network protected by a firewall or proxy? Incorrect settings can interfere with Web browsing.
    * Still having trouble? Consult your network administrator or Internet provider for assistance.

    ***** marvelous













    The server at www.hongkiat.com is taking too long to respond.







    The requested site did not respond to a connection request and the browser has stopped waiting for a reply.

    * Could the server be experiencing high demand or a temporary outage? Try again later.
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    * Is your computer or network protected by a firewall or proxy? Incorrect settings can interfere with Web browsing.
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  • spiderbazz, on 09/08/2008, -1/+3Yup.... down already.
  • nightowl313, on 09/08/2008, -1/+12This is the same article: http://clipmarks.com/clipmark/605200A4-8F7F-4573-B ...
  • V1ncent, on 09/08/2008, -8/+6I tried viewing the website mirror but the text was reversed. Need a mirror of the mirror to get the text right!
  • aaronisreal, on 09/08/2008, -2/+2They makes us look twice, precious.
  • Kleep, on 09/08/2008, -0/+2WoW... Did anyone else see the girl with ice on her but read "Condomshop.ch"? That was very wrong... and gooey.
  • stereoa, on 09/08/2008, -0/+2Should've included Spore's telescope ad.
    • Recessive, on 09/08/2008, -0/+1No, because it would have just added to the fact that half of these have already been on the frontpage.
  • indyGuy, on 09/08/2008, -0/+19Oh, god, I thought this image was for condomshop: http://content3.clipmarks.com/image_cache/Charolas ...

    Seriously, people, group the captions better with the photos.
  • aserer511, on 09/08/2008, -2/+5top advert that did NOT make you want to look again-The Seinfeld/Gates microsoft ad
    • anniejmiller, on 09/08/2008, -0/+2that ad just didnt make any sense. i'd like to think that there is some sort of actual humor in that commercial, but I'm pretty sure even the writers of that commercial don't know what's going on. if they're hoping to make microsoft more hip by using jerry seinfeld, they are so wrong.
  • MLGLies, on 09/08/2008, -0/+12The Funeral Ad on the Subway is absolutely hysterical.
  • FasmTrout, on 09/08/2008, -0/+5I don't understand the Duracell ad. Could anyone please explain?
    • terrenceisdaman, on 09/08/2008, -1/+9i'm pretty sure the ad is inferring that the woman will be using the batteries while her husband is away
      • nmezib, on 09/08/2008, -0/+1oohhh... lol I really didn't think of it that way.

        classy
    • drummer815, on 09/08/2008, -0/+5I think the message is: Batteries go in vibrators while soldiers are away at war. Classy, Duracell. Although I'm guessing that these were similar to Photoshop Fridays, not created by these companies.
    • Daxx22, on 09/08/2008, -0/+1That's what I got out of it. But then again Digg and Dirty Minds go hand in hand, so I'm not sure...
    • Andross07, on 09/08/2008, -0/+5Or perhaps "take a picture, it will last longer".
      • fakekevinrose, on 09/08/2008, -0/+3Hey, theres no room for your high road interpretation. our minds our in the gutters and i wont let you ruin that.
    • Zippo, on 09/08/2008, -0/+2You'll understand when you're older.
    • zip000, on 09/08/2008, -0/+3Oh, I thought that it was something lame like the soldier runs on duracell.
    • Mayday, on 09/08/2008, -0/+3Haha...didn't think of the vibrator. I was thinking that their batteries will last as long as the war.
    • SealandRes1, on 09/15/2008, -0/+1I think they're implying that the longevity of their batteries is very much like the longevity of the moment (the moment *feels* like forever) depicted in the picture,
  • TrevorBelmont, on 09/08/2008, -6/+1Ads are a plague on the modern mind. I can't approve of Digging them en masse, regardless of creativity or content.
    • Zippo, on 09/08/2008, -1/+8Advertising is necessary for business. It's how businesses get noticed. It's how they continue to gain sales.
      Sure, you can argue all you like that the world could be a better place without ads... just don't try to run a business.

      I myself work in advertising. I'm a graphic designer. To us, it's less about advertising and money, and more about an outlet for creativity. It's an art form. And hey, if you can make a creative piece of artwork that also helps a business out, why not?

      Sure, you could say that the big corporations don't need to advertise... But, they kind of do. If say, for example, Duracell stopped advertising. Then Energizer's going to keep advertising... few years down the road, Energizer has much higher profits and Duracell's suffering losses.
      OK, so now you're arguing that ads warp our minds and force us to buy. They don't. Surely you're not that weak minded. You have the choice to look at or ignore an ad.

      Just remember that we *do* live in an economy based on capitalism and free market.
      If advertising is really terrible, then look around your house... your life... count all the brand names you see. You buy stuff too.

      Just so you know, advertising is what keeps Digg and many of your favourite websites alive.
      • TrevorBelmont, on 09/08/2008, -0/+1I understand the necessity of advertising. I also understand that it's an ever more intrusive part of our lives. Americans see hundreds (and by some accounts, thousands) of advertising messages a day. To what end? We over consume and gauge our levels of success and happiness by the things we do or do not have. I assert that the unending deluge of ads detracts from the quality of our lives. This is part of why TiVo is so popular and why ad blocking browser software grows more and more popular. Advertisers don't need our help in propagating their messages. Digging articles like these plays into their strategy and it's something I condemn and refuse to participate in.
      • Zippo, on 09/09/2008, -0/+1Or you could just appreciate creativity.

        And TiVo is probably as popular as it is today because of advertising and marketing. lol
  • Daxx22, on 09/08/2008, -0/+1Snickers dude's got skills.
  • 420ilerBuzzed, on 09/08/2008, -0/+2***** I hate it when servers can't handle the traffic.
  • ethana2, on 09/08/2008, -0/+4What the heck, I loaded the page from a mirror and I can't see /any/ of th---

    ohhhhhhh
    Those ABP guys are getting GOOD.
  • Cenobia, on 09/08/2008, -0/+10I don't really get the Duracell....OOOOOOH, that's awful.
    • fluxion, on 09/08/2008, -0/+1lol, the "that's awful" is what i needed to finally figure that one out
  • Spankus, on 09/08/2008, -1/+0Europeans are weird when it comes to advertising.
  • leerayIG88, on 09/08/2008, -0/+1This just made me look three times.
  • Mithivh, on 09/08/2008, -2/+3Every link leading outside of Digg on this entire page is gone.
    The article link
    The suggested mirror
    A direct link to an image

    Fail.
  • nedzeve, on 09/08/2008, -1/+470? Could you narrow it down to maybe your 10 best for those of us who have slightly better things to do all day?
    • doople, on 09/08/2008, -0/+9If you have better things to do, wtf are you doing on Digg?
    • ZiggyILM, on 09/08/2008, -0/+4...but you're on Digg
    • jakebathman, on 09/08/2008, -1/+1omgee if you have better things to do then wtfmate are u doing digging right now?! FIRST
  • interactivideo, on 09/08/2008, -0/+2The poor grammar in the title made me look twice....
  • KielKilla, on 09/08/2008, -2/+3WHY IS THERE A NAVAL MUSEUM IN ALBERTA? ITS LIKE IN THE MIDDLE OF NORTH AMERICA.
    • asnider, on 09/08/2008, -0/+3Yeah, I was thinking the same thing. We have a naval museum in Alberta?
    • elmuerte17, on 09/08/2008, -0/+6CAPS LOCK IS THE CRUISE CONTROL FOR AWESOME
  • plhofmei, on 09/08/2008, -0/+4Once again we see (several times): sex sells.
  • Mardil, on 09/08/2008, -0/+1great job
  • makkura, on 09/08/2008, -0/+1Fail. Most of these ads are student work.
  • AncientPC, on 09/08/2008, -0/+2lol, the Duracell ad is so wrong: http://content3.clipmarks.com/image_cache/Charolas ...
  • liquisoft, on 09/08/2008, -0/+3Some of those aren't actual ads. They're just 'shopped images shared around the net.
  • Vich, on 09/08/2008, -0/+2Dugg for "Bergmann funeral service" - dark humour indeed
  • austenallred, on 09/09/2008, -0/+1From now on, any site whose server can't handle the traffic gets buried.
  • mand3rz, on 09/09/2008, -1/+1*looks*

    *goes back to look again*
  • joy2k9, on 09/09/2008, -1/+0love the ads! :D
  • MedicalMatt, on 09/09/2008, -0/+1***** adverts.
  • Fosef, on 09/09/2008, -0/+0What the hell am I missing with the Dominos ad?
    • LoveAndSeagulls, on 09/09/2008, -0/+1exactly what i'm wondering...
    • Aurorae, on 10/08/2008, -0/+1The pizza is so hot it burned a hole through the paper. The hole isn't real, it was made.
  • BrokenCircle, on 09/09/2008, -0/+1Text Adverts FTW!
  • wassim2k, on 09/10/2008, -0/+1yeah because it's a dupe.
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