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FCB Impact Johannesburg has created a unique point of purchase for Koo Strawberry Jam by turning the plastic bread tag into a piece of bread smothered with jam. Check out the campaign inside.

That Dexter Viral campaign created by London agency Ralph which according to them “proved so controversial that Ralph received calls of complaint from the public and London’s Scotland Yard Police" is still quite sticky months after its release. The premise it the fun personalization trick, where you can type in a friends name and freak them the hell out used in many a viral campaign before we were even set a personal one but we didn't take it seriously since the serial killer in this video is looking for a mid-30's male with a background in media calling themselves Ad Rag, so I figured us Art Directing females of undefined age calling our site Adland and ourselves Dabitch were safe. ;) Note to Ralph, try targeting a little more correct next time. On the other hand, we love the show and especially the titles.

In other silly news, the 24-Hour Michael Bolton Station Declares Bankruptcy, gee who would have thunk it.

This has been going around for a bit, but in case you missed it (like me) here you go.

While Dabitch is busy elsewhere after the birth of her baby, the freelance agency The Collective has chatted to her about the birth of her other baby - this website. Read the full chat here: Freelancer focus: Åsk Wäppling on the collectives own weblog.

I started Adland when I lived in San Francisco back in 1996.

Locum wishes everyone in Sweden a happy (yule) holiday season - with a very dirty ad indeed.

Izzue.com (link not currently working) made the worldwide news for their nazi fashions . The designer apparantly just wanted the clothes, and also the shop decorating concept, to have a military theme, he claims he did not realize that the Nazi symbols would be considered offensive.

Red banners and swastikas adorn the shop, and there is even a T-shirt with Adolf Hitler on it. This is one for the "what on earth were they thinking?" marketing tactic. We have all heard of Izzue.com now, but we probably won't be shopping there anytime soon.
Diplomats take Izzue with swastika promotion puns iol. Both German and Israeli diplomats were outraged.

Those who don't know their history are condemned to repeat it.

But repeat it this well? This is a carbon-copy of the idea - with herring instead of meatballs.

Two quicktime films are waiting for you to click "read more.."

Does this sound familiar? Twentythree pointers to clue you in to if you are a prostitute or simply an advertising creative. The similartities are endless.... (oh, and do please add yours!)