The Wanker Ad

Image via Adfreak

His name is Rich Will Wanket. He works in real estate and he is responsible for the advertisement above, published in July in the local edition of The Onion. The man featured in the ad is the man who created it. He has an extremely unique name and he decided to publish an advertisement that uses his name’s masturbation innuendoes to gain recognition for his company.

The ad got him a lot of recognition but his real estate company didn’t appreciate it and promptly fired him.  The real estate company stated that, “It is not a message reflective our brand.”

Let me ask you guys something. We all know that sex sells and it usually garners attention for an advertisement but does it really sell the product that it’s promoting?

Let me know what you guys think?

Best,

-A.B.

The Death Spot

I saw the spot above on Adfreak and had to talk about it here because I have never seen an ad promoting euthanasia before. Now, the first thing you should know is that euthanasia is illegal in Australia, where the spot aired.

I had to do a little research to find out that assisted suicide is legal in some U.S. states like Oregon, Washington and Montana. You have to realize that there is a difference between euthanasia and assisted suicide. In assisted suicide doctors are simply helping the patient carry out his or her wishes but in euthanasia the administrator or doctor is doing it for them.

Also, there are actually two places where euthanasia is legal and they are the Netherlands and Belgium.

But what was the ultimate goal of this spot? Was it to get the Australian government to change their stance on the matter? Or were they promoting some sort of service? And how did the spot get approval for airing in the first place? The ad was eventually pulled.

The spot wasn’t very creative in my opinion. The guy wanting to be euthanized didn’t look that ill. From what the woman behind him was doing in the room, he might have simply had the common cold.

Finally, the group responsible for the spot was Exit International. Anyway, let me know what you guys think.

Best,
-A.B.

A Look at the Birds and the Bees

This gives a whole new meaning to the phrase “Let’s talk about the birds and the bees.” The creators of this print truly thought outside the box and produced something truly creative. The ads were created for a sex boutique in Denmark called Lust. The illustrations visually portray the phrase using the things that we don’t consider sexual at all.
By the way, I found this ad through one of my favorite ad blogs, Adfreak.

Grey København created the ads.

You can see more ads by clicking on the title of this post.

Best,
A.B.