Great Advertising
12 Most Embarrassing Ads
Published on Today 4/29/2012
under Cool Ads
- by Gracie Murano
A little too close to reality.
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No more living in denial about the size of your waist line,
thanks to this fantastic, albeit terrifying, guerrilla marketing
initiative from the health club chain, Fitness First. Unsuspecting
commuters in the Netherlands are faced with viewing their body weight in bright lights - quite literally - when they take a seat at this Rotterdam bus stop. Scary, to say the very least, but extraordinarily clever, and likely to increase membership numbers
at the local Fitness First. The brainchild of Netherlands' agency N=5,
the initiative takes the concept of guerilla marketing to a whole new
level.
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The best helpers are ones that you don't have to pay. The
Canadian ad agency Rethink makes good use of bald commuters on rapid
transit trains by exposing their heads for all to see.
VIP Gym thought images of a flabby, cellulite-ridden butt topped
with a pair of love handles would be enough to make people want to "get
up and run." Glued to chairs in restaurants and cafes, the poster gives
you the uncomfortable feeling that you're seeing way more of strangers
than you would like.
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When costumers bend to read the little text it says:
"At this moment, you bum is completely exposed. If it were in a sexy pair of jeans, it would attract attention all the time!"
Okay, it isn't a promotional product, but it is a clever way to
make a poster interactive. The poster is purposely mounted so it droops
over itself. When a curious passerby lifts it up, their personal smell
is called into question. They get props for being funny, and for making a
simple piece of paper into an interactive ad.
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A Coca Cola Guerrilla Marketing Magnet Ad to promote Coca Cola's grip bottles. The ad places magnets behind the billboard so when passersby stand too close with metal in their pockets, they are magically attracted to the ad.
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Condomi Erotic Shopping Bag. Advertising Agency: Draft FCB Kobza, Vienna, Austria
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This guerrilla ad campaign wouldn't stand a chance of flying in the US.
This man doesn't look too happy to be in the ad.
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A floating afro sits at head-level behind a bus stop seat, just
at the right height to make it look like anyone who sits there has quite
an impressive head of hair. This poster by ‘Real Hip Hop' is definitely
an eye-catcher.
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A huge interactive light box was mounted in the Seoul Sindorim Subway Station, the entrance way to a multiplex electronics shopping mall
where various brands compete. Over 500,000 commuters use the station
daily, making it the perfect place for an ad like this. Huddled together
as if at a premiere, the paparazzi appear to be jostling and competing
for the best celebrity shot. The celebrities, however, are the
ones walking by; they automatically trigger a deluge of flashing camera
lights. The accidental superstars then follow the red carpet all the
way out of the station and into a mall, where there's a Nikon shop
conveniently located inside.
If I were shy, I wouldn't be too happy about passing by this ad.
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