Back in the 1990s, they got away with some stuff in advertising that would never fly today. Here are a few of the more famous adverts from the decade.
Advertising can be hit and miss, but sometimes an ad is so clever that you don’t mind spending a little longer on it when you’d normally flip the page.
New York has a sex toy problem, but the issue runs much deeper than a few banned ads.
Over the last few months, owners Facebook have been working on some massive changes to the popular messaging app.
Procrastinate your Monday away with the best ads from this year’s Super Bowl, which wrapped up early this morning South African time.
Gillette’s world-famous slogan, “The Best a Man Can Get”, doesn’t mean that men can’t become better people. Dare suggest it, though, and tempers boil over.
Kids around the world dream of visiting Disneyland, but in this touching advert, it’s a little duckling who’s aiming big.
Stopping strangers to ask for directions might one day be replaced by Google Maps, but we can all relate to the struggles of this alien abroad.
Another week, another great ad crafted by some gifted creatives. This one comes from one of America’s most popular airlines, and turns the whole world into a runway.
When it comes to adverts, Old Spice does things a little differently. That’s why we’re loving their Valentine’s Day spots.
Damn, but the Brits love a good moan. These are the adverts they complained most about during 2017, and there are some pearlers in here.
2017 took us along on one insanely emotional roller coaster, and these top notch adverts will do more of the same. Don’t be afraid to shed a tear.
Combining relief, elation and a sense of achievement, the quick-thinking glass catch is highly underrepresented in advertising. Finally, someone doing it justice.
Think about all the money ad agencies in America spend on creating the perfect commercial, and then watch these students blow them out of the water.
We will never tire of adverts set in South Africa’s gorgeous landscape, and this one filmed in the Transkei can now be added to the list.
South Africa’s roads are notoriously dangerous, which has led various ad campaigns to encourage safer driving. This latest effort has set tongues wagging.
Oh dear. Just when you thought Pepsi were leading the way in terms of brand stupidity, Nivea went and dropped their stinker.
If you’re not one to take notice of the adverts on television, this isn’t for you. Here are the top rated adverts of the first half of the year.
Ashley Madison’s holding company is on a mission to change the face of the affair-enticing website. Now they’ve turned to TV ads.
People love getting their knickers in a twist, with a McDonald’s campaign over in Taiwan causing the latest uproar.
Social media loves Super Bowl day, the adverts garnering almost as much attention as the football itself. So who came out tops then?
Some adverts stick in the mind and have become increasingly popular with the rise to prominence of YouTube. So what’s your favourite then?
When you’re the leader in your industry it’s only a matter of time until you take things to the next level. Here are our mates stepping up their game a notch.
Oh no, American Apparel has done it again – this time it’s with a girl who looks underage and now the whole world is complaining about it. Obviously.
There’s been a lot of crappy stuff in the news of late, so here is something to unite us as a country and get us to laugh.
This makes any mistakes we make on a day to day basis seems almost fine. Because, hey! At least we were not making light of Nazi Germany.
Got some time? Sure you do, it’s Monday, you’re at work, and well, who doesn’t need a distraction right now? Check out these entertaining Superbowl commercials.
The adverts during the SuperBowl are some of the cleverest and most expensive in the world. They have to be, with tens of millions of people watching.
It is so much fun to be able to laugh at our own country. We need to do it, or we will all go mad. Grab a plate of chicken and enjoy Nando’s latest quip.
A sneaky little “Buy Now” button has appeared on several Tweets of late and they seem to be a sneak peek of what the future of twitter shopping holds. Think it will work outside the USA?