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10 creative ads I've collected this week:

1. Staedtler Highlighter Image
2. Pedigree - Dog Adoption

Principle: The Substitute

Position your product to fill empty voids.

"When your kids leave home, replace them" Image
3. Lego - Creativity Forgives Everything

Principle: Inelastic Budgets

If you're selling to parents -- frame your product as an investment in their child's potential.

"Creativity forgives everything" Image
4. Doli Allergie

Principle: Darth Vader > Anakin Skywalker

10x the problem.

Darth Vader is scarier than Anakin Skywalker. Image
5. NyQuil

Principle: 2+2 = ?

Set up the 2+2 and let them figure it out. Image
6. NHS - Mental Health

Principle: Experience > Symptoms

Don't focus on the symptoms.

Focus on what the symptoms feel like. Image
7. Listerine - Whitening

Principle: The Infinite Metaphor

If you're selling white teeth - there's thousands of scenarios you can use in ads. Image
8. Parker Pencils

Principle: The Contrast Effect

If you're selling the Netflix of your industry -- use the Blockbuster to contrast yourself against it. Image
9. Wrigley Chewing Gym

Principle: Create a new category

"Don't let lunch meet breakfast"

Chewing gum doesn't just fix bad breathe - it cleanses your pallet. Image
10. Berlitz - Improve Your English

Principle: The Nightmare Scenario

Show them the worst-case scenario if they don't use your product.

Watch till the end. Gold.
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Nov 29
9 creative social media ads I've collected this week:

1. IKEA Towels Image
2. Stanley Hammers

Principle: Platform Hijacking

Clever ad for Instagram stories and dating apps. Image
3. Efa Tattoo

Principle: The Meta Ad

Tattoo parlor running "Why not?" tattoo as an ad. Image
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Nov 28
Confession:

I collect ad copy like billionaires collect yachts.

9 examples: Image
2. Atom

Principle: Reframe Expensive Pricing

"Yes, we could make them cheaper. But if we did that, they'd be cheap." Image
3. Innocent

Principle: Open Loop

Use a question to create an open loop.

Use the answer to paint a hilarious image in their head. Image
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Nov 26
10 creative anti-smoking ads I've collected:

1. Lung Pong Image
2. Cancer Cures Smoking

Principle: The reverse copy

3 words of pure gold. Image
3. Nicotinelli

Principle: Appeal to vanity

If you want someone to quit smoking, don't give them an emotionless statistic.

Hit their fear of looking old. Image
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Nov 23
Confession:

I collect ad copy like rich people collect watches.

9 examples: Image
2. BMW

Principle: The Rule of 3

Use the 3rd line to take an unexpected left turn Image
3. Transport For London

Principle: The Contrast Effect

Use the 1st sentence to create a small win.

Use the 2nd sentence to create a massive loss.

The 2nd sentence feels more extreme due to the contrast of the 1st sentence. Image
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Nov 22
9 creative social media ads I've collected this week:

1. Sunnei Image
2. Putter Ball

Principle: The Comment Stack

If you've got word of mouth, use it. Image
3. KitKat

Principle: The Warning Sign

If you want them to click, don't tell them to click.

Warn them it's dangerous to click. Image
Read 12 tweets
Nov 20
10 creative ads I've collected this week:

1. Ziploc Image
2. McCann Agency

Principle: Atomic Habits

If you want to appeal to a niche audience -- use their niche habits.

"Hungry copywriter wanted" Image
3. Omo

Principle: Show -- and then tell.

"Noticeably whiter" in the bottom right-hand corner. Image
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