You wonder if they took all the money spent to get people to stop smoking, the money spent treating those with smoking related illness, the money spent on advertising, lobbying, and lawsuit by the tobacco industry and just banned smoking altogether…what would all that money be used for??  Ideas?

Animals make for great advertising talent.

Basic rule of advertising…sex sells!  Check out these 100 examples of sexy ads and tell me if you can resist!

A lot of these ads have appeared on the site in the Daily Image collections, but a nice post dedicated to them and some new ones was kinda tough to pass up.

You want to sell bricks to guys?  Well this is how you do it!

I know the Swine Flu is getting all the press these days, but drink an driving, drugs, and smoking claim more lives in a day than the pig sniffles will this year.  These ads make you think before getting behind a wheel, taking a hit, or lighting up.

Some really cool ads from Absolut, Levi’s, Nike, Pioneer, and Eristoff Vodka. In order to stand out from everyone else you have to get unique so people will stop and look.  I think the Pioneer ads kick ass!

This is an annual advertising festival called 100 watts, which has a history of more than 18 years already. The theme for this year was ‘Awarding Effective Advertising’, which basically means the supreme impact of ads such that they can sell things to people who absolutely have no need of them. Here is a few [...]

Always interesting to see how people used to do things in the past. Here is a nice collection of ads in the olden days advertising various products. The women actually wore clothes!

Advertising that hits home with powerful messages. Sure to make one sit up and take notice!

Here is what happen when creativity meets public transportation. Ventura, California – Creation of Dennis Oppenheim

Another selection of creative adverts from all over the world and promoting all sorts of products!