German cycling safety campaign being called sexist and stupid
A German ad campaign to get cyclists to wear helmets has sparked accusations of sexism.
Dunkin’ and Saucony reunite for donut-inspired sneakers
Saucony has teamed up with Dunkin’ for co-branded sneakers that looks so good you'll want to eat them.
Anti-cruelty campaign shows animals get no pleasure from suffering
How do you push people to action when it comes to anti-cruelty? You create controversy.
Russian start-up plans to deploy space-based billboards
A Russian startup, StartRocket, plans massive billboards to beam advertisements to Earth from space.
BK uses actual photos of car crashes to encourage home delivery
Some people are so hungry for a Whopper that they don’t just go through the drive-thru, they go through the entire restaurant. And that’s what led Burger King to create this campaign by Lola MullenLowe, promoting home delivery with images of real car crashes that occurred…
Volkswagen’s ad about avoiding advertising bans ironically gets banned
Volkswagen’s “Too powerful for TV“ commercial was, apparently, too powerful for television in Australia. The humorous commercial was banned in the country for breaking advertising codes of conduct and for being “unsafe”.
Organ donation ad featuring Jesus at the crucifixion sparks controversy
An Australian group has released a new ad to promote organ donation. And as they point out in the ad, organ donation can save lives. However, the number of people who register for organ donation remains relatively low.
Burger King’s AI-written ads prove tech can’t substitute great ideas
Using artificial intelligence (AI) to revolutionize the future of marketing might be a threat to certain jobs, but Burger King isn’t buying into it yet.
Lingerie campaign celebrates models of all sizes and bans airbrushing
UK-based lingerie brand Figleaves has released its latest campaign that includes a cast models of different sizes, shapes and ethnicities. What also makes this campaign special is that Figleaves is the latest brand to ban airbrushing in their ads.
Over-the-top Toyota ad replaces Chuck Norris with a truck
Chuck Norris is so tough that there’s no chin under his beard, only another fist. But this new commercial by Toyota sees the roundhouse kicking actor being replaced by a truck.
People aren’t happy with the new Jack in the Box commercial
The burger chain Jack in the Box has recently drawn criticism for its new TV commercial. The ad for the company’s new Teriyaki Bowls riffs off the word “bowls” and features not-so-subtle references to male genitalia.
Burger brand apologizes for using beheaded photojournalist in ad
Washington DC-based Z-Burger has apologized after causing a stir for its inappropriate use of an image for its marketing.
