http://www.adrants.com/ Marketing, Advertising and Social Media News With Attitude by Steve Hall en-us 2013-11-18T11:13:59-05:00 http://www.adrants.com/2013/11/these-hand-jobs-will-put-your-latest.php As, ahem, hand jobs go, the gig is pretty straight forward. Not much skill is required. Unless, of course, you have the finesses of an elephant operating a bulldozer with a bear trap as a back hoe attachment.]]> Racy 2013-11-18T11:13:59-05:00 http://www.adrants.com/2013/11/yup-this-skype-ad-will-make-you-cry.php Long ago two girls on opposite ends of the Earth were born with out full left arms.]]> Video 2013-11-04T15:24:26-05:00 http://www.adrants.com/2013/10/this-mcgarrybowen-honda-crv-ad-will.php Hmm. All this just to sell a car. ]]> Commercials 2013-10-22T12:24:43-05:00 http://www.adrants.com/2013/10/the-dumbest-car-cover-ad-you-will-ever.php Yes, it's dumb. But somehow it almost manages to be funny. In the style of the late night infomercial, this EmpireCovers ad pulls out all the cheesy stops. Cheesy dialog. Cheesy sound effects. Cheesy lighting. Cheesy acting. ]]> Worst 2013-10-21T13:52:13-05:00 http://www.adrants.com/2013/09/this-thai-ad-will-bring-tears-to-your.php It's not as if we haven't seen an ad that brings tears to the eyes before but this one is so basic, so human and, in all likelihood, a representation of something that happens more often then we know. ]]> Brands 2013-09-16T10:36:19-05:00 http://www.adrants.com/2013/09/cute-redhead-births-creamy-behemoth-from.php When a refined young lady with a British accent sits on a toilet and lets you know she just "birthed a creamy behemoth from her cavernous bowels," you know you're in for a treat. ]]> Best 2013-09-13T11:11:50-05:00 http://www.adrants.com/2013/09/this-vodafone-ad-is-strangest-and-best.php Fully supporting the tagline, "add power to your life," this Jung Von Matt/Alster-created, RadicalMedia-directed Vodafone commercial realizes the power and beauty of one's own imagination and the brand's high speed network. ]]> Best 2013-09-10T12:15:15-05:00 http://www.adrants.com/2013/07/the-weirdest-and-best-summer-sale-ad.php This BBR Saatchi & Saatchi Israel-created commercial for drugstore chain Super-Pharm features women dressed as lobsters, a guy who dances with the sun...and eats it along with Blue Man Group-like dancers who stand in for ocean waves. All of this activity is set to a very Charlie Chaplin-like silent film.]]> Best 2013-07-22T13:15:40-05:00 http://www.adrants.com/2013/07/how-to-turn-you-cat-into-a-dog.php OK so perhaps it's not really possible to turn your cat into a dog and, after all, why would you? Cats are perfectly docile, friendly and fluffy just the way they are. For some reason, UK-based mobile company O2 thinks cats should "be more dog." ]]> Commercials 2013-07-09T10:12:10-05:00 http://www.adrants.com/2013/06/this-cesar-dog-food-ad-is-the-best-dog.php Dog food ads. Usually silly stupid things with pets and their owners acting dumb and doing idiotic things. Not this UK-based commercial for Cesar dog food. Perhaps one of the best dog food commercial we have ever (and will ever) see.]]> Best 2013-06-06T10:25:13-05:00