A good message from Dove that reminds us that our definition of “beauty”, particularly for women, should not come from advertising or mass media:

I think it is important that we remind our children, particularly during the formative teenage years, what beauty really is.

Very good commercial from Germany about the power of wind:

Taco Bell must have a clever marketing team. No, I’m not talking about that damn chihuahua. I’m referring to their funny “fortune cookie”-like messages on their sauce packages.

The food at Taco Bell can only be described as edible “crack-cocaine”. Just talking about it stirs strong cravings in my belly for a crunchy gordita and a chili-cheese burrito (which were, tangentially, originally introduced to me by Mike V).

Can you tell it’s lunchtime?

(via ljc fyi)

So, Samuel L. Jackson gave me a call on my cellphone tonight. He had a lot of interesting things to say and was quite entertaining. Want to have him call you (or a friend)? Just go here and fill out the necessary information. It’s a very slick way to spread the word about an upcoming movie - viral marketing at it’s best!

Now this is some innovative advertising! Small cardboard pieces are placed in front of peep-holes to make it look like there is a fresh pizza being delivered. Created by Saatchi & Saatchi, Peru, this clever, yet simple idea in promoting Papa John’s Pizza won gold at the recent Cannes International advertising awards.

(via The Cool Hunter)

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Happy Friday! It’s time for something light-hearted; believe it or not, I’m talking about the ad-campaign of a German job search website. The campaign involved a series of clever posters on the side of vending and ATM machines. These posters made it look like there was a person inside doing all the dirty work, with the tag-line “Life is too short for the wrong job.”

Don’t you wish you saw advertisements like this ATM machine, coffee dispenser, and photo booth on your way to work?

Thanks for the humor, SomeMixedStuff (an Italian blog).