Came across a campaign for Polo – the mint with a hole, in Ads of the World. We’ve seen several executions of the ‘Mint with a hole idea in India’, including this cracking one created by Freddie Birdy & Naved in the early ’90s. I found these expressions fresh and unique.
Over the years, there’s been seen a steady improvement in idea and more importantly, execution of creative ideas from the Gulf. Here are a few that illustrate the point:
Al-Ain Wildlife Park. Claim: Now open till midnight.
Don’t let them (pests) get comfortable, says this cheeky ad for Boecker Public Health.
Beautifully art-directed ad for Career Junction: put your skills to better use.
Dial Hand Sanitizer: Anywhere.
Ingenious ambient idea for Duracell torches.
Ad for EA’s Medal of Honour, which won several awards.
An obvious scam for Dubai Cosmetic Surgery. Funny, nevertheless.
Whacky idea for Kit-Kat, Have a Break.
An ad for a push up bra in Wonderbra territory.
Part of the scam-ifested work from FP7, Doha for the Dubai Lynx Festival. Samsung: get your clothes to spill the dirt out.
Interesting approach to sell Volvo cars in Dubai, presumably from a dealer.
All ads, via Ads of the World.
2 Comments
These are some great ads… So glad that you were able to share these with us. My favorite is the cosmetic surgery ad. Hilarious.
Really nice ads.. these advertisements really strike our brain … and that Career Junction drawing is really awesome… keep posting such stuffs… thanks