33+ Cool and Creative Ambient Ads
We are used to think that advertising is something that gives us some time to go to the bathroom while watching a TV show or a movie.
But should all advertising be so?
Not at all! I bet advertising could be so cool and creative that you would better pee your pants than miss it.
For panda, the best advertising type is Ambient.
Why?
Because it is integrated into our natural surroundings, and catch our attention in places where we least expect to.
Sorry for the first one, but hey, I bet you are so bored, that only the ass toilet paper dispenser can wake you up.
Bored Panda is proud to present this wonderful list of 33 cool and creative ambient ads. Enjoy!
Silk Soft – Toilet Tissue Promotion

The objective of this campaign was to promote the fact that Silk soft is 100% recycled.
(Bamboo leaf for www.hookedonads.com)
Advertising Agency: By Far, Denmark
Tyskie – Beer Mugs Stickers

(Bamboo leaf for www.hookedonads.com)
Art Director: Michał Kamiński
Police- Slower is Better

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Advertising Agency: Cramer-Krasselt, Milwaukee, USA
Tramontina Precision Knives – Ultrathin slices

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Advertising Agency: Leiaute Propaganda, Salvador, Brazil
Tibits – Very Very Fresh Vegetarian Food

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Advertising Agency: Wirz/BBDO Switzerland
Unicef – Dirty Water Vending Machine

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“We bottled dirty water in 8 lethal varieties, made a vending machine for it, and launched it in Manhattan for 1$. Thirsty? So are millions of people around the world with no access to clean drinking water. 4,200 children die of water-related diseases everyday. Help provide safe drinking water to developing countries. Donate today. tapproject.org”
Advertising Agency: Casanova Pendrill, NY, USA
Swiss Skydive – Elevator

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Advertising Agency: Wirz/BBDO, Switzerland
Fisch Franke – the Living poster Filled with Water and Real Fish

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Advertising Agency: Publicis, Frankfurt, Germany
Fiji Travel – Throw Away Your Clothes

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Advertising Agency: TBWAOSLO, Oslo, Norway
Je*s Jeans – No Need to Bend Anymore

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Advertising Agency: Bruketa@Zinic, Zagreb, Croatia
Fitness First (International chain of health clubs)

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Advertising Agency: N=5, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
Colgate – Don’t Forget

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Advertising Agency: Y&R, Bangkok,Thailand
Bergmann & Sohn Funeral services

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toysdirect.com: Batteries

Advertising Agency: Robson Brown Ltd.
Rimmel Quick Dry Nail Polish

Advertising Agency: JWT London
Frontline – Get Them Off Your Dog

Advertising Agency: Saatchi & Saatchi Jakarta, Indonesia
Milky Way: Seatbelt

Advertising Agency: BBDO New York, USA
Aseema Charitable Trust: Education for Street Children

Advertising Agency: 141 Sercon, Mumbai, India
KitKat – Bench

Advertising Agency: JWT London, UK
What Goes Around – Comes Around

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Agency: Big Ant International, New York
The Economist – How Long Can You Stay On?

Advertising Agency: BBDO New York, USA
Lay’s – Our Potatoes Are Grown Closer Than You May Think

Advertising Agency: Juniper Park, Toronto, Canada
doydoy – Germany’s Biggest Kebab

Advertising Agency: SAATCHI & SAATCHI X , Frankfurt, Germany
Pepperidge Farm Soft Bread

Advertising School: Miami Ad School
Wonderbra: Boobs! I broke the glass

Advertising Agency: Publicis Frankfurt, Germany
WWF – Save Paper – Save the Planet

Monster.com Foosball – Stuck In The Wrong Job?

Advertising Agency: JWT, Hong Kong
Gorge Grown Farmers Market

“We lined a city block with six big carrots, then covered the town with antenna skewers for a local farmers’ market.”
Advertising Agency: Owen Jones & Partners, Portland, OR, USA
Your pin money. His life fountain!

“Your pin money. His life fountain! Please help build water tanks in dry regions of West China, to improve the living conditions there.”
Advertising Agency: Mccann HeaithCare, Shanghai, China
MTV Switch – Global Warming. What’s All The Fuss About?

“Find out for yourself www.mtvswitch.org.”
Advertising Agency: OgilvyAction, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
Science World – A Beaver Can Cut Down 200 Trees a Year

Advertising Agency: Rethink, Canada
Eye Boner (the Orange Apple)

Yep, I know it’s not ambient, but it got your attention, didn’t it?
The idea behind this interesting ad was, that The Orange Apple retouching is exciting to the eye and gives a boner.
Advertising Agency: DDB Canada, Vancouver, Canada
Meister Proper – Pedestrian Crossing

Agency: Grey Worldwide, Germany
BIC – Huge Razor

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good advertisements… I’m a design major in university and I bet all my classmates and instructors would love to see this page. It’s too bad you had to put the bum at the beginning, because now I can’t share it with anybody.
@Kourtney somehow I never thought this bum could be a problem, but you made a good point there. Thank you!
really nice ads and creative work
The eye boner is a bit much, as well as the bung hole toilet paper, however, I sure won’t forget them. Silksoft and apple orange. Whatever apple orange is….
Good work! its very funny!
Are two of those fish dead at the bottom?
Milky Way seatbelt is epic.
I like all this photos
COol .. thanks for share ..
What would be a good ambient idea to reduce binge drinking?
Absolutely hilarious some of them. Thanks for this post.
GOOOOOOOOOOOOOOD SOOOOO GOOOOOOOOOOOOOD
to comment #12:
the ads, or is it something you’re doing right now?
Cool ads. I like the Frontline one. We human become the fleas. Hahaha…
wonderful collection!
Hey thank you, really appreciate the time you spent to collect them and arrange them and post them so we can enjoy those marvelous masterpieces! Thank you! Keep on doing it!
GREAT compilation….most appear legit, but a couple look like photoshopped ideas! All very fun, and some great messages in there. Thanks for sharing the post.
WHAT A LUCKY MILKYWAY–
i like the nail polish and the life fountain one(x
awesome … !!!
Very fun and creative! I LOVED looking at the ads, but as someone said, the butt and eye boner make it so I can’t really share it with family and friends.
Thank you!
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