Chapel Bar & Bistro Creates Another Stir With "7 Years of Almighty Nights" Ads

Chapel Bar & Bistro: 7 Years of Almighty Nights
After creating a stir with their 7th birthday print advert last year, Chapel bar has released another two executions in its holy campaign.
Featuring a twist on your traditional biblical characters, the first execution generated massive media attention, with the second two in the series on track to continue the trend.

 Credits: 
Client: Stacey Hart
Agency: Ogilvy & Mather New Zealand
Country: New Zealand
Executive Creative Director: Angus Hennah
Creative: Steve Hansen
Creative: paul kim
Group Account Director: Paul Manning
Photographer: Troy Goodall
Designer: James Showler
Senior Account Manager: Jessica Short
Photographers Agent: IDC Worldwide Ltd

Here is the "Almighty Night" from last year that caused a stir.

Hyundai ix35 - Suicide Pipe Job Ad

By now we've all read the story behind the Innocean created Hyundai Suicide Pipe Job ad so I wont bother repeating what we already know. Hyundai has been working hard on having it removed from YouTube just as quickly as it's uploaded, Business Insider has uploaded a version for those who need to see it.

Controversial Short Film - Louis Vuitton Pimping Ladies Of The Night

A Louis Vuitton short film for AW13.
Features supermodels Cara Delevingne and Georgia May Jagger.
Produced by the U.K.'s Love Magazine and directed by James Lima.
A naked woman in the backseat of a car, a half-dressed woman swaying down an alley, a woman undressing in front of a car’s headlights and a slew of come-hither looks.
What can we expect to see from the fashion industry next?

John Pemberton Back From The Dead and Slams Coca-Cola In Video On His Very Own YouTube Channel

Coca-Cola inventor John Pemberton is alive and well, he was discovered today with his very own YouTube channel promoting a video response to Coke's "Coming Together" spot that addresses they're role in the obesity debate (see it HERE). In the attack ad, Mr. Pemberton goes on to explain the what he claims to be truth behind coca-cola and their contribution to obesity.

Image to the channel below, and the "Honest Coca-Cola Obesity Commercial" above. I'm pretty sure this wont up for too long so share it quickly.

Controversial NRA "Stand and Fight" TV Ad Against President Obama's 2013 Gun Ban

New controversial commercial against Obama's 2013 Gun Ban by the NRA - "Stand and Fight".

Quote from the National Rifle Association reads: "Why is President Obama so skeptical about putting armed security in our schools? It's okay for his kids, but not ours? We want our fair share of security, too. NRA Stand And Fight".

NRA (National Rifle Association)'s ad campaign goes on to call President Obama an "Elitist Hypocrite" for having Secret Service protection for his children.

Suzy Favor Hamilton In Knock Out Nike Commercial

Suzy Favor Hamilton, three-time Olympian and now the $600-an-hour call girl appeared in several commercials, a look back at two of our favorites. The Nike ad from way back featured the sexy Hamilton in a Friday the 13th-ish horror themed spot (Why Sport? You'll Live Longer) that was pulled off the air by NBC after receiving thousands of compliants making light of violence against women.

Her image could hardly have been better: Athletic. A knockout. All-American. So accomplished and so wholesome that Disneyland hired her for speaking engagements, the Big Ten named an award after her and the Wisconsin Potato and Vegetable Growers Association made her their pitchwoman.

An "escape," she called it, that was really a way of masking an American Dream coming unhinged -- a real-life tragedy that undercut the myth that success, wealth and fame is a surefire path to happiness.

"I do not expect people to understand," Favor Hamilton said in a frenzied burst of tweets after details about her secret life became public Thursday in a report on The Smoking Gun website. "But the reasons for doing this made sense to me at the time and were very much related to depression."



Suzy Hamilton looked great in the shower in this Pert Plus commercial (below), she also appeared in ads for Reebok, Clairol, Oakley, Kikkoman Foods, Nordic Track, Viactiv Calcium Chews, sadly she will now only be remembered as a high price call-girl.

"Keep the Merry! Dump the Myth" Controversial Billboard In Times Square

The New Jersey American Atheists proudly boasted about the launch of their controversial Winter Billboard Campaign in recently erected in New York's Times Square.

Atheists Share the True Meaning of the Holidays with Times Square Billboard

Cranford, NJ—American Atheists’ latest billboard, located in the heart of New York City, is set to launch on December 11, 2012. Strategically positioned in Times Square (across from the M&M store), the billboard will display images of Santa and Jesus with the message, “Keep the merry! Dump the myth!”

David Silverman, President of American Atheists stated, “We know that a large population of ‘Christians’ are actually atheists who feel trapped in their family's religion. If you know god is a myth, you do not have to lie and call yourself 'Christian' in order to have a festive holiday season. You can be merry without the myth, and indeed, you should.”

Mr. Silverman continued, “We encourage people to be honest with themselves and their families this year. If you don't believe in god, tell your family—honesty is the greatest gift, and they deserve it.”

Teresa MacBain, Communications Director and a former pastor stated, “The true beauty of the season—family, friends, and love—have nothing to do with the gods of yesteryear. Indeed, the season is far more enjoyable without the religious baggage of guilt and judgmentalism. Dump the myth and have a happy holiday season.”

The billboard will remain in Times Square from December 11 through January 10, 2013.

The ad is the latest in holiday-themed billboards put up by the group every year. In 2011, American Atheists posted a variety of ads as part of a “Myth” campaign in three states with images of Santa, Jesus, Greek god Poseidon, and the Devil with the phrase, “37 million Americans know MYTHS when they see one.”

The Catholic League has battled it out with Silverman's group in the past, even posting opposing signs on each end of the Lincoln Tunnel in 2010. But Catholic League spokesman Bill Donohue said Silverman went too far this year.

"This year it's different," he said. "This is vile. When you depict Jesus on the cross with a crown of thorns, this is exploitative. We as Christians never harass, intimidate or insult atheists. But they can't seem to say, 'We simply disagree with you.' They have to insult us."

via: Fox News

GreenPeace To Levi's "Go Forth and Detox!"

Greenpeace turns the Levi's Go Forth ad campaign into their cause with "Go Forth and Detox."

They say you can tell next season's hottest trend by looking at the colour of the rivers in Mexico and China. That's because global fashion brands like Levi's are using hazardous chemicals and dyes to make our clothes.
But it doesn't have to be this way.
Thanks to global People Power, we were able to convince Zara, the world’s largest retailer, to commit to work with their suppliers and clean up their toxic water pollution.
Levi's is the world's biggest jeans producer, but they have yet to make a credible and ambitious commitment to Detox.
This is their time to give a damn. To be daring. To be a leader. To take a stand. To live the truth.
Join fashion-lovers, activists, models and designers in demanding Levi's Go Forth and Detox!

17 activists spread a thousand square meter yellow arrow banner pointing at the waste water treatment plant for Lavamex - one of Levi's suppliers in Mexico. The banner (bearing Levi's logo) reads: "LEVIS, Stop Polluting Mexico's rivers" and "Queremos Ríos Sin Tóxicos" (in Spanish). GreenPeace claims that the Lavamex facility is operating with little transparency and under weak Mexican laws, which allow them to avoid scrutiny of their manufacturing processes. Greenpeace goes to say they discovered nonylphenol (NP), a hormone disruptor during tests from a Lavamex discharge pipe.

The JCPenny Ellen DeGeneres Christmas Ad One Million Moms Hates

Ellen DeGeneres spends a few minutes with three Christmas Elves in a new JC Penny commercial. No big deal right? Oh but wait, The One Million Moms got all up in arms again.

Joe.My.God posted the official statement by One Million Moms about the ad (below) I've watched this 20 times, maybe I'm stupid but what in the world are they upset about, oh wait Ellen is gay. Shame on you OMM!!

"Since April, JC Penney's has not aired Ellen DeGeneres in one of their commercials until now. A new JCP ad features Ellen and three elves. JCP has made their choice to offend a huge majority of their customers again. Christians must now vote with their wallets. We have contacted JC Penney's several times in the past with our concerns, and they will not listen. They have decided to ignore our complaints so we will avoid them at all costs."

Doctor's Launch A Graphic Junk Food Warning Labels Effort

Ontario doctors are pushing for warning labels on junk food such as chocolate milk, pizza and grape juice box's. The OMA (Ontario Medical Association) released graphic print ad style images recently of what those warning might look if their proposal gets the go ahead, all in an effort to combat what they call an "Urgent Action to Combat Obesity Epidemic".

The Ontario’s doctors pointed to numerous anti-tobacco campaigns that have helped reduce the number of smokers, and called for the imposition of similar measures on obesity-causing foods. Anti-tobacco campaigns have helped to reduce smoking rates in Ontario from close to 50 percent in the 1960s to less than 20 percent today. Tax increases were the most important reason for this success, followed by public information (including disturbing images of diseased lungs and other graphic depictions of the negative effects of smoking), removal of retail tobacco displays, and advertising bans. To that end, Ontario should set an aggressive course with a comprehensive, multi-pronged suite of policies to reverse the course of childhood obesity.

Dr. Doug Weir, President of the Ontario Medical Association added: “We are raising a generation of children that will suffer from devastating and wholly preventable diseases, overwhelm the health system, and die prematurely. We need immediate and strong legal action to address what Ontario’s doctors are now seeing in the diabetes clinics and the stroke centers, and on the operating table: a full-scale public health crisis.”

“The time for gentle admonitions has come and gone. We need to fight this problem with proven tools like tax incentives and graphic warnings. There is an enormous body of evidence that these measures work.”

Images Via: Ontario Medical Association

Expedia Finds Your Understanding For Same Sex Marriage

The newest web film/commercial from the Expedia "Find Yours" campaign is "Find Your Understanding."

On this trip, Artie Goldstein travels across the country to attend his daughter's same-sex wedding, a journey that will test him, challenge him, and ultimately change him in unexpected ways. Leave your negative comments to yourself, this is a beautiful film and a wonderful story.

Credits:
Advertising Agency: 180 LA

The Oreo Gay Pride Rainbow Cookie

Oreo celebrates Gay Pride with the Pride Rainbow Cookie, and forget all the controversy surrounding this across the internet....it's one sweet looking cookie!

Credits:
Agency: DraftFCB New York
Client: Oreo
Creative Director: Jill Applebaum
Agency: 360i
Creative Director: Megan Sheehan
Copywriter: Noel Potts
Art Director: Jared Isle
Art Director: Mike Lubrano
Art Director: Jackie Anzaldi

BP Gulf Coast Update - Our Ongoing Commitment TV Ad

A new ad campaign from BP that will begin airing today, "BP Gulf Coast Update - Our Ongoing Commitment," is the first commercial we've seen from BP since 2010. Their newest spot is a progress report of the cleanup in the Gulf Coast region after the Deepwater Horizon disaster in the spring of 2010.

The first in a series of TV spots features Iris Cross from New Orleans, a 29-year veteran of BP who, among other things, reports that all Gulf beaches and waters are open.

As BP shifts it's efforts from clean up into into an environmental-restoration and research phase Geoff Morrell, BP America's VP-communications said: "We made a commitment not only to restore the Gulf but also to keep the American people informed of that effort. We've made significant strides over the past year and believe it's a good time to provide a progress report to the nation."

What do you think of the new ad from BP?