Advertising Is Good For You

Nice ads for the Hospice Association of Ontario

Advertising Agency: TAXI, Calgary

Source: Ads of the World

Thoughtful ads from Argentina

Ads with a timely sentiment for Thanksgiving week.

Refugees would like to have the same problems you have.

Advertising Agency: Young & Rubicam, Buenos Aires

Source: Ads of the World

Celebrity Saturday: Michelle Obama magazine covers

This weekend, save 30% off any in-store purchase at the Gap, Banana Republic and Old Navy

5% of the proceeds go to Teach for America.

Just click here and print out the multi-use coupon.

Ads for the International Vegetarian Union

Vegetables are all your body needs.

Advertising Agency: JWT Kuwait

Source: Ads of the World

Homeless bedding

To raise money for the homeless, a UK-based company specializing in contemporary home goods by Dutch designers, is offering The Home Duvet.

This line of bedding features a photographic print of cardboard, a material often associated with the makeshift 'home goods' destitute people fashion in lieu of more conventional, not to mention warm and comfortable, materials.

30% of the gross profits from the sale of The Home Duvet duvet covers and pillowcases will be donated to the homeless.

I like the concept, but the site of the bedding being used in a trendy contemporary home seems incredibly insensitive. I think I would be horrified to walk into a friend's $600,000 loft and see faux cardboard on the bed. It would be offensive to me.

You may not agree, so you should know The Home Duvet line is available for purchase at Dutch By Design. 

Source: Shelter Pop

Halloween Poster: Ad for Fondation Abbe Pierre

Advertising Agency: BDDP Unlimited, France

Source: Ads of the World

Viral music video: You Scream I Scream - Dog

Can't get enough of this viral. Good thing, because the tune plays in my head all day.

Part music video, part Humane Society message, it was created by the band You Scream I Scream with help from the MSPCA-Adoption Center of Nantucket, Massachusetts and PetFinder.com.

Click here to watch You Scream I Scream - Dog.

Two pro-gay marriage commercials with the same brilliant concept

Click here to watch a recent pro-gay marriage spot from Ireland.

 

Click here to watch a 2005 pro-gay marriage spot from Puplicis for MTV. 

 

Source: AdFreak

Cashmere TP makes beauty while making a difference in the fight against breast cancer

 
Cashmere toilet tissue in Canada held its Sixth Annual White Cashmere Collection 2009. It's a fashion show in which 15 fashion designers from across Canada showed off their talents while raising money for the fight against breast cancer by creating fabulous fashions made from Cashmere toilet tissue.

“The collection is an amazing way to celebrate the incredible courage and strength of women coping with breast cancer and support them in their fight against the disease,” says Montreal-based rising star Anastasia Lomonova.

In addition, 25¢ from the sale of each special edition package of Cashmere Pink will be donated to the Canadian Breast Cancer Foundation.

Love this idea.

Cashmere has created a meaningful concept that will raise lots of money and awareness while promoting its product which isn't always the case in 'Pink' marketing.

And Cashmere is encouraging creativity and helping to bring a little more beauty into the world.

Take a look at what talented people can make out of plain old TP.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Source: Ecouterre

Be forewarned, pink doesn't necessarily mean money is being donated to breast cancer research

Breast cancer-pink products make me feel guilty. Because they're starting to be annoying.

Not only do I think there's too many of them, some are downright silly.

Pink rubber spatulas. Pink bags of bird seed. Pink water bottles. 

I see these things and, rather than feel compelled to donate to the cause, I roll my eyes. Then I feel REALLY guilty.

And now I'm pissed off. Because I just read this article on how some marketers are exploiting breast cancer to increase their sales.

For example, this box of Swiffer sweepers features the iconic pink ribbon and the phrase "early detection saves lives." But it doesn't actually promise that any of the proceeds from the sales of the product will go toward fighting breast cancer. Good thing, too. Because the only way buying this product will result in a donation to the National Breast Cancer Foundation is if you buy it using  a coupon that appeared in newspapers on September 27.

Kind of sleazy. On the other hand, any advertising for a good cause helps, right? It's a tough call.

Read the article to learn more.

And by all means, read the packaging of a product before deciding to buy it -- good advice whether there's a pink ribbon on it or not.

Sarah Palin For Sale

Dinner with Sarah Palin is for sale on eBay. 

This is no ordinary eBay auction, though. To bid, one has to be pre-approved according to the listing:

This listing is restricted to pre-approved buyers only. Email the seller to be placed on that pre-approved list.

The auction ends September 18. Proceeds will go to a charity that benefits wounded benefits. And shipping is free. (Huh?)

Cats breed on Greenville Humane Society website

Visit SpaysNotStrays.org and watch an entertaining example of the problem of cat overpopulation.

Something to think about... In 9 years, 2 breeding cats and their offspring can produce 11,606,077 kittens.