Celebrate the release of the latest Windows operating system (and hopefully the death of Vista) with a look back through some of the weirdest ads for each Windows release.
Marketers have never abandoned the idea that men and women require their own ‘special’ products. Women’s products are often tinted pink and advertised with cuddly names and breathy female voiceovers. Insulting much?
Following from the '80s flop that was Swan Gold, National Distilleries is gifting the ladies with another 'special' beer: Hummingbird Blonde Lager. Do women really need our own patronising, bastardised version of beer, asks Mel Cambell.
It's that time of year again, when advertisers paint their products pink in order to cash in on breast cancer awareness. But as one activist argues: "If shopping could cure breast cancer it would be cured by now".
Cereal king Kellogg has decided to tackle the pressing issue of imitation corn flakes by using lasers to brand its authentic flakes with the company's signature logo. Take that, black market breakfast cereals!
A big revenue stream for Rupert Murdoch is about to dry up, with the Australian Publishing Bureau directing News Ltd and other media outlets not to accept advertising from illegal brothels writes Chris Seage.
British fashion gurus Trinny and Susannah are in town spruiking Westfield and Smirnoff is sponsoring the event. So how does the alcohol company deal with the surprise revelation that Trinny used to be an alcoholic while still meeting its KPIs? Read the leaked memo.
A peek into the whacky world of billboard advertising, from fake people ripping foil off giant chocolate wrappers to a McDonalds sundial telling you which item to order.
Despite the ban on direct-to-consumer advertising of prescription medicines, drug companies have plenty of sneaky tricks up their lab-coat sleeves to keep their products in the public eye, writes Dr Agnes Vitry.
A clever ad campaign for a NY restaurant gives hope for GFC stricken execs wanting their expense account back. Enter your lunch total at Expense-A-Steak, then print off fake receipts for office supplies and panini lunches to claim.
