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Robbery (A brilliant commercial from Russia) Castaway delivery man: the end of the series. Pudding Air Travel Redemption. Claim: A clever consumer earned millions of miles of free air travel by taking advantage of a Healthy Choice pudding promotion.

Pudding Air Travel Redemption

Example: [Collected on the Internet, 2000] David Phillips, a civil engineer at UC-Davis, has become a cult hero in the obsessive subculture of people who collect frequent-flier miles by converting $3,150 worth of pudding into miles. Oh, yeah — he's also going to claim an $815 tax Last May, Phillips was pushing his shopping cart down the frozen-food aisle of his local supermarket when a promotion on a Healthy Choice frozen entree caught his eye: He could earn for every 10 Universal Product Codes (bar codes) from Healthy Choice products he sent to the company by Even better: Any Healthy Choice bar codes mailed by the end of the month would rack up double the mileage, or 1,000 miles for every "I started doing the math, and I realized that this was a great deal," he said. "They had individual servings of chocolate pudding for apiece," he said.

Miles. But not to worry. Creative Advertisements. Posted by kaska on 15 Apr 2013 / 4 Comments Advertisements are everywhere. Some advertisements use humor to draw attention, but some goes to extremes.Today i try to made a collection of the most interesting and creative advertisements from all around the world. Take a look, and try to think about the psychology behind them. It’s fascinating how advertisements can affect on human decisions. 50 Inspiring Vintage Advertisements. Like many others I find myself captivated with vintage advertising.

50 Inspiring Vintage Advertisements

There have been numerous articles, blog posts and websites dedicated to the subject and I just can’t seem to get enough. Specifically, it is the advertising of the 50′s and 60′s that is most aesthetically pleasing to me. It seems every ad in that era was either a beautifully shot photograph or a stunning Rockwellian painting. Not to mention the incredible attention given to layout and typography. The following are 50 of my personal favorites. Western Electric [Source] Volkswagen [Source] Sony [Source] Lightolier [Source] Retro Car Ads. In one of the previous posts we’ve already told you about Coca-Cola advertisment.

Retro Car Ads

Today we represent you another retro collection – old car ads. We are pleased to bring to your attention car legends from Chrysler, Buick, Cadillac, Oldsmobile, Pontiac, Dodge, Mercury, Lincoln by 1949 – 1964. 1957 – Chrysler New Yorker 2-Door Hardtop. Clash Of The Titans - Coca Cola And Pepsi Print Ads. These two companies Coca-Cola and Pepsi have competed against each other since forever and will not stop doing it.

Clash Of The Titans - Coca Cola And Pepsi Print Ads

Although they have based their main focus on TV commercials, print ads have their place in their promotional campaigns. They have advertised for their products through print ads since the beginning, but we won’t feature vintage advertisements of them, if you would have expected this. Instead, you will see here print ads from the last decade, relevant for graphic designers or art directors who are searching for inspiration. Live on the coke side of life Penguin enjoying Coca-Cola Coca-Cola: Open happiness Live on the Coke side of life Thirst for knowledge The Coke side of life A fresh new vibe on the Coke side of life Celebrate non-stop on the Coke side of life Celebrating our identity on the Coke side of life Coca-Cola light 125 years at the movies Coca-Cola open happiness.

Durex: Father's day. Purple and blue natural wigs. Nutri Balance: Hand. The 10 Best Commercials of 2011. Many people groaned last winter when it became clear that Super Bowl XLV would be packed bumper to bumper with automotive ads.

The 10 Best Commercials of 2011

It's not a category that's exactly wowed with its creativity in recent years. It was a pleasant surprise, then, when many of the car spots proved not only tolerable but wonderful. Now, with the year almost passed, it's become clear that two of those ads in particular—Chrysler's "Born of Fire" by Wieden + Kennedy and Volkswagen's "The Force" by Deutsch—weren't just among that evening's best spots.

They turned out to be among the year's best. Those two ads are joined by a third car commercial, Nissan Leaf's "Gas Powered Everything" by TBWA\Chiat\Day, in Adweek's ranking of The 10 Best Commercials of 2011, presented here. Elsewhere, the list celebrates work across a wide variety of products, themes, styles, and geographies. Congratulations to all the agencies and clients on the list, and the creative-services companies that helped bring their visions to life. 10. The Advertising Slogan Hall of Fame. It's time the great advertising lines earned some recognition.

The Advertising Slogan Hall of Fame

Slogans, straplines, taglines, end lines, payoffs, claims and signatures - even some headlines. The Advertising Slogan Hall Of Fame, sponsored by AdSlogans.com, recognizes excellence and best practice in advertising, benchmarking creativity -- identifying the best in branding.