Interesting Mall Advertising

So how much lipstick would you guess the average woman consumers in her lifetime? Interesting question, isn’t it? Not something you really think about; but if you did, you would probably want to know the answer. Burt’s Bees is happy to provide one.

Burt’s Bees, the natural products maker owned by The Clorox Co., has set up eye-catching installations (created by ad agency Zig) inside Toronto and Vancouver malls to argue for natural versus synthetic personal-care products. The company, which makes facial, skin and hair products, claims its goodies are “95 percent natural or higher.”

An exception to “never eat yellow snow”?

This spot was never intended to see the light of day. It was created by Ogilvy & Mather’s New York office back in 2000, more as a joke than anything else. They presented to the client, who had a known sense of humor, and it was instantly rejected. However, the clip lived on, buried in the depths of someone’s computer, and now it has resurfaced with vengeance. Proof that, in this day an age, you have to be very careful that killed ideas never make their way back into the spotlight.

Take a rizzle, fo’ shizzle

HAHAHAHA. How great is this? GPS owners can plug their unit into their computer, visit VoiceSkins.com, and download the voice of Snoop Dogg, Homer Simpson, and others to deliver their driving directions. I want him on the other end of my OnStar!

BK $1 Holidays, for when you care that little

More “interesting” work coming from CP+B this holiday season. Burger King’s latest dollar-menu promotion is right up the alley of anyone who enjoys giving fast-food for the holidays. At BKDollarHolidays.com, you can pay $1 to send a card with an actual, genuine U.S. dollar inside to the people you care about just a little. (That’s not just how you or they will will feel receiving the $1 gift. The site says the card “lets them know you almost care.”)  Now, BK just has to hope that all those dollars will be redeemed for something off their menus. Maybe they could stamp the bill with “only redeemable and BK locations”, kind of like how Fiji water bottles can only be refilled with Fiji water. There’s even a commercial with a creepy guy in a holiday turtleneck delivering them to his “acquaintances”.

Dead fly campaign?

Recall (or look back at) my post regarding the German artist making clever drawings using dead flies. I know, it is very odd, but that’s beside the point. Also recall me saying, “Hey, this could make a great campaign for something!”. Well, behold, Global Insect Spray, a German pesticide, and its campaign, “Death comes faster than expected.”

Why dogs are better than kids…

A new campaign by the Beirut office of Leo Burnett for BETA, Beirut for the Ethical Treatment of Animals, convincing people  why they should consider bringing a dog into their lives. Because with a dog, you never come home to this…

…or this…

…or this.

Love original OOH ideas

The challenge: Show the benefit of the product in a creative manner, attracting shoppers to the special product displays in-stores.

The idea: Tempo advertising modified glass sliding doors of supermarkets to look like they were dusty. When the doors were closed you could not see through them, just a blurred image. When the doors opened two big squeegee “cleaned” the window, leaving a crystal clear view of the supermarket interior.

Stick it to the man

Shout out to my Colorado followers:

If you don’t get this shirt: The mayor of Denver and the Denver Post newspaper initially refused to use the name “Invesco Field” when the Broncos stadium was rebuilt. They eventually gave in (wusses), but that doesn’t mean that the fans had to, or did. Order yours here.

Royal Canin’s Drooling Dog

Two ads working as one, facing each other opposing walls of a small German street. The first features a bag of delicious Royal Canin Great Dane dog food. The one across the street features a Great Dane, dripping drool (made of sugar water that is dripped from a simple installation in the dogs mouth) as he stares longingly at the food.

Faces in Places

By now, most of you have probably seen the new American Express campaign, “Face”, by their long-time agency Ogilvy & Mather. If not, enjoy:

It has also lead to several print executions, such as:

What you probably have not seen is a great little blog, Faces in Places, a public forum where people can add their own pictures of “faces” that they come across in their daily life. I wonder if the folks at Ogilvy saw this in making their ad, and maybe owe some people for creative inspiration. Some of my favorites:

USB Boy

and Cracking Up

This site is a great time-burner. Check it out, or better yet, add one of your own!