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17 Ingenious Ideas That Took Advertising to a Whole New Level


Creative advertising always attracts your attention, so it’s clear why many brands strive to come up with novel ideas and innovative approaches to marketing their products. Sometimes you have to give credit where it’s due, and in many cases these guys achieve exactly what they set out to do — and to brilliant effect.

We put together a few of the best examples we could find for you to appreciate. Some are striking, others are funny, still others are incredibly inventive — all all of them perform their task brilliantly!

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A clever use of hand grips on public transport by watch company IWC

Hair dye from Wella

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Mugs of beer on tree trunks in honour of Oktoberfest

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The perfect way to market the small yet spacious Honda Fit

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Play-Doh plasticine helps develop kids’ imagination

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Perfect eye sight for those who shop online for glasses at Keloptic

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A dog can change your life for the better, as shown in an advert by Pedigree

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Knives made by WMF are sharper than you think…

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How to park relying entirely on sound, from Mercedes-Benz

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Unbelievably fast delivery from FedEx

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…can apparently overtake all of its competitors

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Another great idea…

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Careful how you park the car, from Volkswagen

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A really creative idea for beach shower stalls…just fantastic!

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The air is fresher than on the street with air-con from Panasonic

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An advertisement for super-absorbent kitchen towels

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A party for your stomach, from Barilla

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The best way to begin something is start with a cup of coffee…

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Bonus.

This collection of containers for spices and cooking oil

The corkscrew pineapple cutter

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The ’jelly’ cloth for cleaning hard-to-reach places

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The USB stick that tells you how much free space you have on it

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The two-bladed pizza knife

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The slippers with LEDs

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The bike that is also a stroller

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The jig-saw dining tray

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The drinking cup that gathers any spills

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The flower pot that never falls over

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The public bench that is always dry

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The phone charger powered by your drink

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The hair brush you can clean real quick

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’Niceballs’ are stress relieving balls that you can attach to the bottom of your desk and squeeze at work

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The bedside table with a dining tray

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The chopping board with built-in scales

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Storage boxes with timers

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The keyboard for your smartphone

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The boiling pod

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The candle that can be used again and again

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Bright toilet design

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