Most ads out there are annoying, but given the amount of professionals working in the marketing and advertising industries, they’re bound to come up with something cool and creative sooner or later. We’ve searched the web and collected some of the most creative print ads we could find.
Some of them feature clever tongue-in-cheek jokes that make us laugh, others have clever puns that make us think, and some even make us react emotionally. The Crisis Relief ads especially excel at this last point. It’s nice of these companies to respect us by appealing to our intellect or sense of humor rather than simply trying to catch our attention with a simple low-cut neckline or flashy colors.
Most of these ads don’t just advertise the company or cause behind them, they also make an actual point. So if you don’t understand the angle at first, give it some time and think about it.
Businesses have been trying to cram things down people’s throats for about as long as they’ve existed, but the ways in which they tried to do it weren’t always so sophisticated. Here’s a post we wrote about vintage ads that would have been either banned or denounced by the public if they were published today.
Maybe if more ads looked like this, we wouldn’t hate them so much. Take a look!
Ecovia: Stop the Violence
Advertising Agency: Terremoto Propaganda, Curitiba, Brazil
Keloptic
Advertising Agency: Y&R Paris
Weight Watchers
Advertising Agency: DraftFCB, Germany
Chupa Chups: It’s Sugar Free
Advertising Agency: DDB, Spain
WWF: Shark
Advertising Agency: DDB&CO., Istanbul, Turkey
Orion Telescopes
Advertising School: Texas Creative, University of Texas, USA
Manix Lubricant
Advertising Agency: Bddp & Fils
Guinness: Enjoy Responsibly. Phones Down, Please
Advertising Agency: unknown
Pedigree: A Dog Makes Your Life Happier. Adopt
Advertising Agency: AlmapBBDO, São Paulo, Brazil
King Khalib Foundation: Some Things Can’t Be Covered
Advertising Agency: Memac Ogilvy, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
Colgate Dental Floss
Advertising Agency: Cerebro Y&R, Panama
Volkswagen: Precision Parking
Advertising Agency: DDB Tribal Berlin, Germany
Playboy Brasil: 31st Anniversary
Advertising Agency: Neogama, Brasil
MA: Discover the Full Story
Advertising Agency: Saatchi & Saatchi Russia, Moscow, Russia
Nivea Night
Advertising Agency: TBWA\NEBOKO, Netherlands
Moms Demand Action: One Child Is Holding Something That’s Banned in America to Protect Them
Advertising Agency: Grey, Toronto, Canada
Hut Weber: It’s the Hat
Advertising Agency: Serviceplan Hamburg / München, Germany
Faceabook
Advertising Agency: Brickman, Ramat Gan, Israel
Pepsi: We Wish You a Scary Halloween!
Advertising Agency: Buzz in a Box, Brussels, Belgium
Oogmerk: Get the Respect You Deserve
Advertising Agency: LG&F, Brussels, Belgium
Nivea Men: Because Life Makes Wrinkles
Advertising Agency: Jung von Matt/Alster, Hamburg, Germany
Durex: Extra Large
Advertising Agency: The Jupiter Drawing Room, South Africa
StrongerMarriage.org: WE
Advertising Agency: Richter7, Salt Lake City, USA
McDonald’s: Free Wi-Fi
Advertising Agency: DDB, Sydney, Australia
Liking Isn’t Helping: Be a volunteer
Advertising Agency: Publicis, Singapore
Lego: Imagine
Advertising agency: Jung von Matt, Hamburg, Germany
Kielo Travel: Dreaming of a Holiday?
Advertising Agency: New Moment New Ideas Company Y&R, Belgrade, Serbia
Omax: Wide Angle Lenses
Advertising Agency: Publicis India
Veet: No Hair is Better
Advertising Agency: EURO RSCG, Spain
Durex: Cheaper
Advertising Agency: Espiral DP, Guayaquil, Ecuador
askCleo.com: I can help
Advertising Agency: unknown
Fedex: China-Australia
Advertising Agency: DDB Brazil
Every leaf traps CO2 – Plant for the planet
Advertising Agency: Leagas Delaney
Mastercard: 12th Annual Women’s Golf Classic
Advertising Agency: MacLaren McCann, Canada
33 Powerful And Creative Print Ads That’ll Make You Look Twice originally appeared on Bored Panda on February 7, 2014.
