January 01 2010
NZ’s Most Freaky Ads
posted by Ana Samways at 8:55 amA ad for Breast Cancer Awareness and the ubiquitious Land Transport NZ ad make Adfreak’s 30 freakiest ad of 2009 list. That’s a good freaky rating per capita.
This New Zealand Breast Cancer Foundation ad, by Colenso BBDO in Auckland is named 25th most freaky and is described as “ an expanding, grody pink blob takes over a suburban home and eventually smashes through the windows in this breast-cancer awareness spot”.
At number 17, the current Land Transport New Zealand teenagers-as-road-kill scenario is trotted out again by Clemenger BBDO in Wellington. Adfreak says: “New Zealand road-safety ads are always high on the freakometer. Here, a dead guy flops around and terrifies his injured buddy after their drunk-driving accident. A bit of unintentional comedy seeps in, as the dead guy’s body looks a bit like a dummy.” More freakiness here http://adweek.blogs.com/adfreak/2009/12/adfreak-selects-the-30-freakiest-ads-of-2009.html