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The new advertising campaign social Silenced human rights organization Amnesty International French agency TBWA Paris used the image of four dictators (General Pinochet, Ayatollah Khomeini, Kim Jong Il, Muammar Qaddafi).

They did it again. Nike has a new superb commercial out. Maybe you have seen the short version on television by now, but the full version of Next Level is even better.

Here's the 10 Best Tampon Ads from recent ad campaigns for tampons and other feminine hygiene products.

Who knew being on the rag can be so funny.

We all know that seven-time Formula One Champ Michael Schumacher loves to race taxis to the airport. But apparently when he goes out for a drink, he lets the cab driver take the wheel. Schumacher has just produced this short spot in partnership with Bacardi to encourage responsible drinking. It will be shown internationally, though we doubt that means you'll see it on your telly in the states.

Subway's formerly endearing mascot has turned the big one-zero. Yes, it's been a decade since we first saw Jared waddling to Subway after losing 245 pounds.

Lately Jared has been extremely busy. He's on a "Tour de Pants"--a sort of going away party for his fat pants; he recently starred in a "Got Milk" ad; and is in the middle of an expensive divorce. She reportedly will also get 60% of the proceeds from his forthcoming life story. Incidentally, who doesn't know Jared's life story?

On the bright side, Jared now has a ridiculously hot girlfriend (you can get a lot of exercise on that thing).

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I absolutely have no idea what this is all about. All I know is that it is from the Land of the Rising Sun and pretty much everything that comes from Japan is utterly weird. And this is no exception. So what is this Tentacle Love all about?

As it was reported last week, Madonna previewed her brand new Justin Timberlake and Timbaland produced single 4 Minutes To Save The World in an ad for Sunsilk. Here is the video, tell us what you think!

This blurry photo is excellent for an advertising campaing. But what exactly are they trying to sell? Click read more to find out.

Americans have known for years that Europeans can get away with a lot more on their television airwaves then we ever could here. Commercials in particular seem to contain a lot more sexual imagery, sexual innuendo ... and sometimes just straight up sex. If you don't believe us, check out this French commercial that is the second most popular spot on video ad site Firebrand and one of filthiest ads we've ever seen that wasn't advertising actual porn. You may be asking yourself, "What product could possibly require such a salacious come on in order to convince people to purchase it?"

Here comes 29 Rejected and Banned Advertisements...

Carlsberg is trying to make the world believe they brew probably the best beer in the world (and I seriously doubt that), but what about Carlsberg being the best sports drink in the world? Now that is truely beyond belief.

Is there a more spectacular way thinkable of on how to get in your car?

But does it get you laid?

As if I needed any help in the matter, these brilliant beer marketing campaigns just make me want to sit back, relax and put my feet up...way up...above my head while I do a handstand atop the keg and have the nozzle shoved into my mouth. Nothing like sipping a cold one on a warm summer day, or a freezing cold backyard barn party in Minnesota for that matter. Here are some clever and innovative advertisements that make me want to black out.

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There are some things we just don't want to talk about, and condoms are one of them. Instead of looking at this as a problem, some condom companies are taking advantage of our discomfort with condoms and using this to create some very entertaining advertising.

Here are ten of the most creative and entertaining condom ads from recent advertising campaigns.

Porsche. Is it an urband legend or does it live up to its name? Porsche. Is there a substitute?

Here's 10 great ads from around the world highlighting the problem of homelessness.

This is the best commercial ever. But I haven't the slightest idea what they are selling. Do you?

You can describe anything. Except driving pleasure.

If you're the Japanese Sherlock Holmes, you don't want to have any of those boxes of confiscated cocaine get left behind at the station when you're heading out for a night on the town. That's why you need the 1978 Mazda Bongo Multivan - just roll right up and get those flatfoot coppers to pack the goods right in!

Everyone makes mistakes. When big business makes mistakes, however, it’s typically after they’ve spent millions of dollars on marketing campaigns to let us know about their flawed products. Here we present the advertisements for ten of the most infamous product failures in history.

Advertising. SOmething we all could do without. But it brings in money. That's why it is there. But sometimes you come across commercials that you love. And after watching it you can't remember what they were actually trying to sell. Those are the best ads. This is such an ad. So you wanna date my daughter?

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Want to get a woman's attention? Get the Axe Effect!

Axe currently sells everything from deodorants to body-sprays and shower gel worldwide to men. It's used some very creative and funny advertising to promote their products.

Here's some of their best Axe Effect Ads.

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Even if you don’t read Russian, a recent print ad for Louis Vuitton is something of a visual joke: Mikhail S. Gorbachev, the last leader of the old Soviet Union, sits in a limousine as it passes a remaining part of the Berlin Wall, an open Louis Vuitton bag beside him.

If you do read Russian, the ad seems to be even more curious: poking out of the bag is a publication with the headline, “The Murder of Litvinenko: They Wanted to Give Up the Suspect for $7,000.”

The reference is to Alexander V. Litvinenko, the former K.G.B. spy who died last November after being poisoned with a radioactive isotope, polonium 210. On his deathbed, Mr. Litvinenko accused President Vladimir V. Putin of orchestrating his murder; the British authorities have accused one of Mr. Litvinenko’s associates, Andrei K. Lugovoi, of the crime, and have requested his extradition from Russia, which the Kremlin has refused.

Sports are a major part of today's society and as you will see, advertising plays a big role in this, with creative ads everywhere from billboards to bags and parking garages.

Here are 10 Amazing Sports Ads from recent advertising campaigns.

When I was young and played with Matchbox cars all day long, I lost some too. They were usually found somewhere under a couch or behind the refrigerator. But I never found them under a hot girl.

A woman giving another motorist the “small penis” hand gesture – popularised by a driver safety advertising campaign – provoked him lash out in an act of road rage, a court heard.

Simon Jardak was today convicted and fined $400 for maliciously damaging property after throwing a bottle out his window in anger because the RTA hand gesture offended him.

The hand gesture was the basis of a New South Wales advertising campaign against speeding.

If your company decided to do a commercial in this style, do you have any colleagues you recommend for taking part in this talking asses commercial?

Every parent knows this feeling, when batteries are not wanted...

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Sex sells best. We know that.

So, sex is being used to sell almost everything even though there are clearly products and services where sex should not be used. But sometimes, using sex to sell makes a lot of sense. Here are seven sexy ads that I think use sex brilliantly.