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Jul 19, 2023 13 tweets 4 min read Read on X
I collect ads like billionaires collect passports

The 10 most creative ads I've collected this week: Image
2. The Beetles vs The Beatles

Principle: The ultimate play on words

The Beetles (car company) re-created The Beatles (band) album cover.

Genius. Image
2. Durex

Principle: Present the opportunity cost

You can buy a condom -- or you can buy a dummy for your baby. Image
3. Lotus

Principle: Create your own category

This opening line creates a new category.

It can be used for anything: "It doesn't compete with other project management software. It competes with drugs" Image
4. Keloptic Glasses

Principle: POV hacking

Everyone has had the experience of putting on glasses and seeing differently.

Notice how this ad was done with the viewer in mind. Genius. Image
5. Lemon, Ice & Alcohol

Principle: Break the 4th wall

If you are running out of ideas -- that can be the idea. Image
6. Canon

Principle: Embrace the inner nerd of your super customer Image
7. Staedtler Highlighters

Principle: The 2nd Read

This ad is like a Christopher Nolan movie.

The multiple layers makes you want to read it again and again. Image
8. British Airways Holiday

Principle: Avoid the corporate speak

Nobody ever actually travels for "business or leisure".

If you want customers to like you, use the language they actually use. Image
9. Bose Headphones

Principle: Contrast your selling point with the most extreme setting

It's impossible to view this ad without a change in your heartbeat Image
10. Everything Is A Tide Ad

Principle: Meta Marketing

This ad was voted in the top 100 ads ever

Saatchi & Saatchi's genius idea: Show how every other advert uses Tide on its actors' clothing
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Next on the Professor's list this week:

• The most creative social media ads I've collected this week
• The most creative TikTok ads I've collected this week

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Oct 31
18 genius billboard ads I've collected:

1. Netflix Image
2. Surreal

Principle: Break The 4th Wall Image
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Principle: The Double Pun Image
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Oct 22
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1. Grammarly Image
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Oct 21
13 creative ads I've collected:

1. Ziploc Image
2. Parkrun

Principle: Recommended By Experts

Parkrun doing a campaign of doctor subscriptions for their weekly community running events.

Brilliant. Image
3. Volvo

Principle: The Anchoring Technique

Brun the benefit in your audience's minds by anchoring it in their heads.

In this case, a Volvo tank will get you from Paris to Istanbul. Image
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Oct 8
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1. Pepsi Image
2. Heinz Image
3. Heinz Tomato Blood - Vegetarian Vampire
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Sep 30
Great ad copy -- in 10 words or less.

22 examples:

1. Wall Street Journal Image
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Sep 25
Good ads cause emotion, great ads give you goosebump.

15 beautiful & impactful ads:

1. Depression Awareness Image
2. Range Rover

Principle: Us vs Them

Step 1 - Show normal

Step 2 - Show the exclusive club you're selling. Image
3. Iceland anti-drink driving

Principle: The Choiceless Choice

Choose who will drive you home: Ambulance, police, funeral hearse -- or taxi.

It feels like an open question, but you've already given them the answer. Image
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