Adland - all the adnews not fit to printAdLand, the beyond-a-blog, commercial-laden delirium of heaven and hell for advertising addicts around the world, gossips about advertising stunts and marketing mishaps. The latest advertising news from a creative point of view served fresh daily since 2000. AdLand Nirvana gives access to the more than 40,000 commercials and 36 years worth of Superbowl ads which are collected in the commercial archive for all those who have upgraded to be super adgrunts! Please read the FAQ if you have any...LG - Keep a secret (Voyeur) - (2008) 1:41 (France)- June 30, 2008 (credits withheld) Not sure what to make of this ad. Does the LG Secret phone allow the user to perform voodoo Is it the preferred phone of stalkers worldwide Does the secret actually come with some super-fly ultra-zooming powers that allow for filming the neighbouring girl as she sleeps, and remote control that rips the sheets off her and starts the water sprinklers All the while playing cheesy porn-esque musak Really Because I'd like to set off some cold water sprinklers in the office of the.http://commercial-archive.com/node/144335 Domestos - You are not alone - print, South Africa- June 30, 2008 What's in the drain Voyeurs Monsters Spiders Ghosts Nono, creepy crawly cootie infested germs my friend. And they're watching us. Now I don't dare shower, much less clean the damn thing. Two more creepy executions inside. read morehttp://commercial-archive.com/node/144334 LG Shine - "You pig!" Brody Jenner & Lauren Conrad - (2008) :30 (USA)- June 30, 2008 Uhm, yeah, these two have a healthy relationship to reflective surfaces. Featuring Brody Jenner and Lauren Conrad (The Hills) read morehttp://commercial-archive.com/node/144333 Milk jug re-design has Americans crying over spilled milk. (Literally).- June 30, 2008 The New York Times reports that the new, clever square milk jug has people crying over spilled milk. I hate it, said Lisa DeHoff, a cafe owner shopping in a Sams Club here. It spills everywhere, said Amy Wise, a homemaker. Its very hard for kids to pour, said Lee Morris, who was shopping for her grandchildren. But these square milk jugs take up less space in transport allowing for fewer (and fresher) deliveries, waste less space in your your fridge, and are neatly recycled after use. Still,...http://commercial-archive.com/node/144332 HBO - Real stories Surprise party (2008) :30 (USA)- June 30, 2008 Agency: BBDO New York read morehttp://commercial-archive.com/node/144331 Coppertone - Crushed by the big C - print Philippines- June 30, 2008 Careful now, without protection from the sun you might be crushed by the big C. Is it just me who keeps reading "Cancertone" instead of "Coppertone" now read morehttp://commercial-archive.com/node/144330 Tanforan Shell station in San Bruno: "Your anger just earned you a car wash, ma'am."- June 30, 2008 The rising gas prices are really irritating people over in the USA - and people aren't shy of using this in some way when advertising. Allan1 gossiped about getting one of those $500 a month, free gas to drive a billboard car deals which might save your wallet. Now weekendamerica reports that the Tanforan Shell station in San Bruno offers "stress relief" where drivers can vent their anger against the oil companies by plunging a man dressed as a Shell employee into a tank - and free car washes..http://commercial-archive.com/node/144329 Veet - Everywhere's a catwalk - print, Australia- June 30, 2008 "Everywhere's a catwalk" oh that's just perfect isn't it I'm not leaving the house until someone invents a non-stinky and permanent way of removing hair off my legs, where I won't have to waste six minutes of every day with gobs of icky stinky cream that doesn't do much but irritate my skin. Gosh, sorry, I just hate veet. ad agency: EURO RSCG Sydney read morehttp://commercial-archive.com/node/144328 Anti FRA-law web campaign.- June 30, 2008 Web agency Starring has joined forces with Fria Tidningen and created a website against FRA with the goal to sabotage the email traffic which the recently passed FRA-law now allows the Swedish National Defence Radio Establishment to read, or as they put it: "the right to intercept all internet exchange points that exchange traffic that crosses Swedish borders". (I guess it is best described as a mini-Echelon). Swedish bloggers have been writing about this relentlessly since the discussions...http://commercial-archive.com/node/144327 Dear Natwest bank, phishing spam is killing your brand.- June 30, 2008 Dear NatWest bank, I was never your customer. Spam pretending to be from Natwest bank, rambling on with mindnumbing phrases like: "security and confidentiality are at the heart of Natwest Bankline. Your data (and your money) is protected by a number of technologies, including Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) encryption." then asking me to:"Please login to Natwest online banking using the link below and follow the instructions on the screen." ensures that I will never be your customer, even if I did...http://commercial-archive.com/node/144326 |