Take A Page from Cingular’s Playbook

Take A Page from Cingular’s Playbook

There have been a number of older ads that have come to our attention lately that do a brilliant job of illustrating the principle of “show, don’t tell” and this recent campaign by Cingular definitely falls into that category.Cingular, as you may remember, was one of...
Miele Gets it Right!

Miele Gets it Right!

When it comes to billboard advertising, a company that sells vacuum cleaners is probably last on your list when it comes to looking for inspiration, but a recent ad campaign by Miele might change your mind. Developed by Adarena, the billboard only features a single...
Uber Launches New Version of Cartop Ads

Uber Launches New Version of Cartop Ads

Uber has a profitability problem.  Their core business is losing money and although the company is sitting on mountains of valuable, saleable data that other corporations would be interested in getting their hands on, as of yet, they haven’t found a way of...
Tell Your Epic Brand Story with Pictures!

Tell Your Epic Brand Story with Pictures!

Check out this billboard advertisement by Nike?  It’s a lesson in simplicity from a design perspective.  We’ve got a simple black background, we’ve got an athlete pulling with all his might, and appearing to pull the tub boat that’s out in the lake the...
Bus Stops Turn into Advertisements

Bus Stops Turn into Advertisements

It’s both fabulous and comfortable, is it not?  Well, as comfortable as one could reasonably expect a bus stop to be, of course. This is one of IKEA’s latest OOH ads, and it’s brilliant.  On the side table, there’s a small placard that announces the stop as...
Whenever Possible, Play into Stereotypes

Whenever Possible, Play into Stereotypes

Everybody knows that Americans are obsessed with coffee.  Hot coffee, iced coffee, specialty coffee drinks, it doesn’t really matter.  As a country, we run on coffee.  If we don’t have a good amount of caffeine coursing through our collective systems,...
Show What Your Product Can Do!

Show What Your Product Can Do!

Show, don’t tell. That’s a common bit of advertising advice that almost everyone has heard before.  Unfortunately, that’s easier said than done sometimes, and for that reason, anytime we run across an excellent example of that advice in action, it’s well worth...
Use Shadow Creatively to Make Your Ad Memorable

Use Shadow Creatively to Make Your Ad Memorable

On its face, billboard advertising is fairly simple.  There are a handful of “rules” that when applied correctly and consistently, will yield good results.  Saying that, however, is deceptive.  Chess is also a fairly simple game to learn, but it can...