advergirl

Oh, hello

Terribly sorry to have been gone for so long. It's been days, maybe weeks. That new whiz over at Logic + Emotion zipped past me in the Ad Blog rankings and all I did was wander around out in the big world and accomplish little or nothing ...

So, back to my soapbox.

And, here's a fun find from Ad Arena to celebrate my return:

Not to go all anti-ad-hyperbole on you, but I think this expertly communicates just how unrealistic our expectations about appropriate weight are and speaks volumes about why so many of us give up and let the pounds pile on.

Agency: Grey

Getting Old is Freedom

Love to Ad Arena for this fine find.  Just drink and it will all be better.

Agency: Saatchi&Saatchi

This guy worked at an ad agency?!?

Uh, nice poster, adman. Boo.

Found at: AdFreak

Hair in all the wrong places

Very funny find for Korean Hair Loss Treatments from Coloribus

(Or: sometimes bad Photoshop is good Photoshop)

Belittling bombs

I believe Publicis commited one of the great ad sins with this pro bono piece. Tricky business when your witty writers accustomed to campy copy designed to amuse and entertain are tasked with drawing attention to genuine human suffering.  While clearly well meaning, using a ketchup packet to harken to the horrifying wounds inflicted by landmines is ... at best, minimizing an experience we can't even relate to. And, while it is just a condiment, tossing any kind of food to make some ad point about suffering to the very privileged is vaguely, well, gross and seems oddly American for an agency out of New Zealand.

Seen at Arena, Ads of the World, Houtlust, etc.

Skinny Puppy

I recognize that I have a true weakness for pet ads, but, come on, this is a delightful image:

Found at: Goodness
Agency: TBWA

Relieving Children's Pain

Great find on Peanuts - these Y&R ads could have been for the first martini in a sippy cup, but they work well for Bayer Kids' Pain Reliever, too:

60% of heavy drinkers are over 30

Ads from a campaign sponsored by the ALAC, the Alcohol Advisory Council of New Zealand whose mission is to change the dangerous way that New Zealanders drink ...

Key question: Think of all the people in your agency who do not drink. What would the world be like if they were the only humans responsible for creating advertising? (If you cannot answer this question because everyone at your agency drinks, you likely have a few bitter clients and a shelf full of Addys.

Or another thought: What are the chances that these ads were not based on the apartments / experiences / lifestyles of the ad team itself?

More ads at ALAC
Back story at HoutLust

Prowildlife: "Help mother nature to fight back"

I know these have been passed around quite a bit at this point, but I did want to save them to my collection ... so, just zip right past this self-serving post.

Agency: Jung von Matt/Alster
Found at: Ads of the World, et al

Let's see, who buys stockings?

Drat. I have no category for ads-that-make-me-laugh-out-loud-sitting-alone-in-my-office-and-
thus-adding-fodder-to-the-rumors-that-i-am-in-fact-insane.

Copy: very, very opaque stockings.

Women with varicose veins rejoice. Criminals, well, ha:

Agency: Ogilvy & Mather GmbH
Found at: Twenty-Four