To announce a multi-state, anti-competition lawsuit against Google, the Texas Attorney General has released a video that stands out for its theatricality. It opens with a fast-cut montage of news reports, and closes with this warning:
It’s time for them to learn the hard way that you do not mess with Texas.
The obsession for customer care is taken to an epic extreme in this absurdly entertaining ad for the French retail chain.
I’ve seen a few different ‘FU 2020’ videos but nothing quite as energetic and heartfelt as this video.
If you had to decide on a name for a brand of organic manure, could there be a more straightforward choice than this?
The packaging describes it as “2020 Strength” manure. The hilarious campaign video clarifies things thus:
It’s 2020. A year that really needs no introduction. But you know what they say. When life gives you lemons, bag up some garden-ready cow manure, and brand it “Pure Sh*t”. Inspired by the year we’ve all had.
A short selection of memorable lines from his books:
A desk is a dangerous place from which to watch the world.
-The Honourable Schoolboy
“You are a perfect spy. All you need is a cause.”
-A Perfect Spy
All men are born free: just not for long.
-A Murder of Quality
It is also the pardonable vanity of lonely people everywhere to assume they have no counterparts.
-The Honourable Schoolboy
The more identities a man has, the more they express the person they conceal.
-Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy
From the Philippines: first, there was this commercial that went viral- one of the most bizarre and bewildering ads that I have seen this year, from outside of Japan. Barely two weeks later, we have a follow-up commercial.
Why? Going by this explanation, these ads are “an ode to Gen Z that portends to the future of advertising where there are no rules”.
The latest ad for the American Red Cross puts across a powerful message with stunning simplicity.
To put it more accurately, they were invited for the tasting, without being told that it was dog food that they would be sampling. The idea, it seems, was for Singaporean natural dog food brand, Furry’s Kitchen, to show how “premium” its product is. Here’s a link to the campaign video.
Helena Bonham Carter oozes witty charm as she bats for the cause of single women and ticks off the challenges of dating in 2020 in this new commercial for dating app, Bumble.
If you like cringe comedy, then this commercial for Pringles Scorchin’ is absolutely worth checking out.
The annoying antics of an adorable hamster named Claude, are at the heart of this charming commercial with a priceless punchline.
It seems that the people behind Illinois Lottery are betting big on the cuteness of Claude. They’ve put out a website with videos of Claude. It has an option to click and see what things might “scratch his fancy”.
From Australia: a marvellously oddball commercial that features a sofa in free fall from a height of 15,000 feet, and which dwells on what the sofa might be thinking. Here’s a link.
From South Africa: a commercial that is ridiculously laughable, yet surprisingly effective. Here’s a link.
A little girl goes on an endearing rant about how bad 2020 has been, in this year-end commercial from McDonald’s Belgium.
From Thailand: a commercial that, believe it or not, compares husbands with mosquitoes (well, some husbands). Here’s a link.
This 3 minute commercial for Dutch pharmacy company, DocMorris, tells a touching tale of an aged, former athlete who, for an unstated reason, feels the need to lift weights, and get back into shape. It has a wonderful central performance, and a heartwarming reveal.
Planning to start a family? How about adopting a dog to start with? That’s the pitch from Pedigree New Zealand in a hilarious campaign that includes wacky videos and even a slide deck with some very persuasive graphics.
To top it all, there’s a cheeky disclaimer in fine print:
The facts in this document may have been embellished, or even fabricated, for the good of dogs.
Can a love story get any more surreal than this? Satan and 2020 are imagined as a perfectly matched couple in this whimsical commercial for dating website, Match.com.
This quirky 70 second film is the first in a series of satirical shorts called ‘Lowest Common Denominator’. As per the description on the YouTube channel, the series is aimed at “dealing with ignorance, stupidity and hypocrisy one sarcastic slap at a time”.
If you drive like an arse, you deserve a matronly scolding. That’s the message across this quaintly endearing Scottish road safety campaign targeted at young drivers, that kicked off last year. The latest commercial in the series adds some ovine admonishment as well.
