Article created by: Mantas Kačerauskas

Creativity in advertising can still be underappreciated by many brands. However, those who choose to go creative can sometimes live in our heads rent-free to this day. Who else casually remembers Galaxy Z Flip 4 portrayed as benches for the outdoor ad, just me? Okay then.

Anyway, in this list below, we have selected the most brilliant ads that deserve to be praised despite them being ads. It takes a lot of talented professionals to make these masterpieces, and to appreciate their input, this is the least we could do.

We hope to support creative people in all sorts of industries, and advertising is one of them. Hopefully, we will never be short of creative ads that even we, as consumers, happily enjoy seeing.

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Plastic-Berg

Underwater iceberg shaped like a plastic bag highlighting environmental issues in brilliant ads by advertising agencies.

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    Passwords

    Advertisement by Maastricht University showing underwear on a clothesline with password security advice from advertising agencies.

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    Great Bus Advertising. Incredible Attention To Detail. Perfectly Executed

    Red double-decker bus with creative advertising featuring Kraken tentacles, showcasing brilliant ads by advertising agencies.

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    #4

    Billboard Showcasing Their Natural Paint Selection. Awesome!

    Worker creatively painting a billboard, showcasing brilliant ads by advertising agencies with unique outdoor marketing ideas.

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    #5

    Great Guerilla Marketing Idea

    Car wrapped with creative barber shop advertising showing a hairdresser cutting a client’s hair inside the vehicle.

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    #6

    Well Done Burger King

    Creative advertising agency burger ad for social distancing showing a Whopper with triple onions to keep distance.

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    #7

    This Packaging Is Designed To Show Harmful Smoking Effects

    Creative advertising agency ad showing a cigarette pack with teeth and missing tooth effects on a smiling woman.

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    #8

    Poster Ad For The Canadian Paralympics

    Ambulance team carrying an injured runner who quickly shifts into a sprint, showcasing a brilliant ad by advertising agencies at night.

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    #9

    Simple, Smart, Nice

    Starbucks coffee cup with a mask-themed message, showcasing a brilliant ad from advertising agencies promoting store safety.

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    #10

    Creativity

    Yellow street cleaning truck with a creative advertising agency brilliant ad showing a giant toothbrush cleaning the road.

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    #11

    Raid Can Even Kill The Spider-Man

    Spider-Man's arm lying on the ground next to a Raid insecticide bottle in a creative advertising agency ad.

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    #12

    American Disability Association

    Staircase painted as Mount Everest with accessibility message in a brilliant advertising agency campaign.

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    #13

    Wwf Ad By Ddb Worldwide, Ecuador: They Should Be At Home Too

    Raccoons reaching out from a cage in a brilliant ad highlighting animal cruelty by advertising agencies.

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    #14

    Quit Smoking

    Creative advertising agency design showing a figure made of matches kicking a cigarette as a brilliant ad concept.

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    Creative Guerilla Marketing

    Woman walking near an escalator with a creative Duracell battery ad visible on the floor, showcasing brilliant advertising agency work.

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    #16

    Pringles: “Hot Spicy”

    Truck with creative hot and spicy food advertisement showing burning ruins, showcasing brilliant ads by advertising agencies.

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    #17

    LEGO: Imagine

    LEGO bricks arranged to recreate the Mona Lisa painting, showcasing brilliant ads by creative advertising agencies.

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    #18

    Simple But Effective

    Creative billboard by advertising agency showing Johnnie Walker with message promoting safe driving and no drinking.

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    #19

    Such A Powerful Message! Great Thought

    Car key shaped like a gun in a safety ad illustrating creative design by advertising agencies in brilliant ads.

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    #20

    This Ad Has Been Blocked By Adblock

    Red double-decker bus with clever advertising agency ad showing a message about adblock blocking the ad.

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    #21

    Attention To Global Warming

    Melting Earth shaped as an ice cream cone, symbolizing climate change effects in a creative advertising agency brilliant ad.

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    #22

    Talk About Autism

    Family dining at a table with a stretched shadow and message, showcasing brilliant advertising agency creativity in awareness ads.

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    #23

    Your Beauty Up In Smoke

    Woman holding cigarette with smoke transforming her face, illustrating a brilliant ad by advertising agencies on smoking dangers.

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    #24

    Iams Dog Windshield Wiper Ambient Ad

    Dog positioned inside a car with a tail sticker creating a clever visual for brilliant ads by advertising agencies.

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    #25

    These Have Got To Be The Two Dumbest People Alive

    Couple reacting with surprise to a pregnancy test in a creative advertising agency brilliant ad concept.

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    #26

    Smoking Dulls Your Senses Of Taste And Smell

    Cardboard fast food set in anti-smoking ad showing creativity by advertising agencies in clever brilliant ads.

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    #27

    Soft Bread

    Oversized bread-shaped rugby goalpost padding as a creative advertising agency brilliant ad on a sports field.

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    #28

    It’s A Very Creative Ad For A Vegetarian Restaurant

    Tree shaped like a fork in creative outdoor marketing, showcasing a brilliant ad by an innovative advertising agency.

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    #29

    Bathing Bad Bath Salts:

    Creative advertising agency showcases clever Bathing Bad bath salts packaging inspired by popular TV series with blue crystal design.

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    #30

    Sharper Than You Think

    Carrot sliced evenly on a wooden board with a sharp knife, illustrating brilliant ads by advertising agencies.

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    #31

    Awesome Guerrilla Marketing For Athletics In Subway Station Hamburg

    Subway stairs and escalators creatively transformed with running track design in a brilliant ad by advertising agencies.

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    #32

    Drive Friendly

    Car front designs with angry and friendly faces in a creative brilliant ads concept promoting friendly driving by Fiat.

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    #33

    Wwf: "What Will It Take Before We Respect The Planet?"

    Elephant standing in water with graffiti on its body in a creative advertising agency brilliant ad for wildlife protection.

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    #34

    Ford Mustang Billboard

    Billboard in desert with motion blur effect showing a moving Mustang car blending into the landscape, brilliant advertising agency ad.

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    #35

    Extra Strong Tea By Lipton

    Yellow crane lifting a giant Lipton tea bag above an oversized Lipton tea box in a brilliant advertising agency display.

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    #36

    Brilliant Ad From A Dentist

    Apple creatively split in half with bitten edges labeled before and after in a brilliant advertising agencies ad concept.

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    #37

    Adidas Slippers Advertising

    Minimalist adidas ad showing a sandal design using the brand’s iconic stripes and logo in black and white.

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    #38

    Burger King Belgium

    Burger King outdoor ad with the phrase stay home creatively altered, showcasing brilliant advertising agency work.

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    #39

    Hot Sauce

    French fry designed to look like a burning matchstick with smoke, showcasing a brilliant ad by an advertising agency.

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    #40

    Nose Hair Trimmer

    Billboard ad showing a man with power lines as nose hairs, demonstrating a creative brilliant ad by an advertising agency.

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    #41

    Plastic Kills Like Smoking

    Packaging resembling cigarette box but filled with green plastic straws and label Plastic Kills, showcasing brilliant ads by advertising agencies.

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    #42

    Audi:

    Audi SUV driving through rugged terrain near Mount Doom with Eye of Sauron in this brilliant advertising agency ad.

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    #43

    Creative Guerilla Marketing Example By South Africa Tourism. ''it Is Closer Than You Think'' Zebra

    Creative street advertisement by advertising agencies using a 3D zebra crossing illusion on a busy urban road.

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    #44

    A Great Guerilla Marketing Idea

    Escalator steps designed as DHL conveyor belt with stairs labeled as other services, a brilliant advertising agency ad.

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    #45

    New Guinness Ad - Pretty Creative

    Stack of smartphones forming a pint glass in a brilliant ads concept encouraging responsible phone use from advertising agencies.

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    #46

    Black Mirror. 6th Season. Live Now, Everywhere

    Man taking photo of a creative advertising agency display for Black Mirror on a bus stop in an urban street setting.

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    #47

    Smoking Causes Blindness

    Trash can designed with a realistic eye graphic and anti-smoking message, showcasing brilliant advertising creativity.

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    #48

    The City In Your Hands

    Ford car key with a city skyline shaped key blade, showcasing brilliant ads by advertising agencies.

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    #49

    It Always Works

    Close-up of a human eye with a coffee cup as the pupil, showcasing a brilliant ad by an advertising agency.

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