I wish I would’ve thought of this concept, though admittedly I couldn’t have pulled it off as well as this:  ad agency Young & Rubicam re-created these iconic film posters from different vantage points in order to promote surround-sound speakers from LG. If you’ve never actually experience quality surround sound, you should put that on your to-do list.  As a videographer, I’m used to focusing on the visuals in film...

My brother and I loved LEGOs growing up, and quite frankly, we still do.  If you put some LEGOs in front of me right now and leave me to it, I will be entertained for hours. And LEGO is one of those rare companies whose advertising is just as fun as their product.  LEGO ads are genuinely inspiring, which is not something I’m able to say with a straight face very often.  Below are 65 examples of what I’m talking...

When it comes to advertising yourself or your product, you always have to think outside the box, make people do a double take.  These tear-off fliers should get your mental wheels turning and spark a little creativity in you. If people can come up with these fliers to promote themselves, the possibilities are endless for you.  And me.  *Goes to try to think up clever tear-off flier...

These oversized advertising props make me feel like a kid again.  The trees made to look like giant carrots, the nail polish floating in mid-air, and the crane holding the Lego block all make life seem like some sort of bizarre Tim Burton movie – and I love it. In a world where people are increasingly used to seeing advertising, they’re getting better and better at ignoring and tuning it out.  But advertising doesn’t have to...