Hilarious SPCA PSA
In the latest SPCA public-service ad, we are introduced to Sultan the Tomcat, the father of more than 300 offspring. Great spot.
(Source: thedailywh.at)
Ashton Kutcher’s Racist Fail
Ashton Kutcher is famous for many things, as media personality and venture capitalist and has increasingly come under fire for his half-baked philanthropy schemes.
While his recent return to popular TV show “Two and a Half Men” seemed to herald a return to prominence for the embattled Kutcher, his latest advertising campaign may signal that he’s more tone-deaf than back-on-top. In his new spot for popchips, Kutcher dons “brownface” and impersonates an Indian man with a host of racist stereotypes and a poor imitation of an accent.
(Source: adage.com)
Roller Skating or Drugs?
Drug abuse is a problem everywhere there are people but one enterprising Entrepreneur in Reno, Nevada thinks he has a solution. According to the folks at Roller Kingdom, Roller Skating is going to be one of the best ways to keep your kids off drugs. A little suspect as a premise, but it definitely makes for a hilarious and adorable video.
Latest Viral Spot for Ridley Scott’s “Prometheus”
In the latest viral spot to promote the launch of Ridley Scott’s “Prometheus,” the viewer is presented with an android, David, introducing and promoting himself as a product.
(Source: Boing Boing)
How’s Your Breath?
Tic Tac’s Latest Campaign Knocks em Over
In the latest spot from Tic Tac, which has already reached 2 million views, French streetwalkers are reminded that their breath might be able to use some minty freshness by faking the collapse of all of France from their bad breath alone. Upon consuming a Tic Tac, however, they are hailed as a hero.
(Source: adverblog.com)
Foreign Objects in One’s Food
One of the most viral news items in the US is the appearance of a foreign objects in food - people love to share and talk about mice, chicken heads, human body parts and other odds and ends which sometimes end up in mass-produced and processed foods and drinks.
“What a great idea!” thought ColensoBBDO, and decided to launch a campaign to plant twigs in boxes of cider for their client, Monteith’s, to build buzz about the brand and demonstrate the kinds of hazards incurred when you make cider from real fruit and not concentrated syrup.
(Source: creativity-online.com)
Pepsi is about to launch a new soda that it believes tastes better than the competition. Check out the story on Advertising Age. - By Spencer
