Brilliant Ads: Old Spice, Carlsberg, Polaroid & more.


Brilliant Ads This Week

Old Spice, Carlsberg, Polaroid & more.


Hey,

Ad Professor here.

Let's stop scrolling past bad ads and study the ones that got it right, shall we?

This week's mix: Old Spice, Carlsberg, Polaroid & more.


Ad Professor Original: Old Spice

Here's an ad we made for Old Spice


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Great Ad: Carlsberg

🧪 Principle: Seasonal Double Meaning

One line. Two meanings. Instant fit.


Great Ad: Polaroid

🧪 Principle: Anti-Screen Positioning

While every brand fights for more screen time, Polaroid sells the opposite.


Social Media Ad: IKEA

🧪 Principle: Product Equation

They turned a shopping list into the final scene.

Candle + bowl + table + rug = summer setup.


"Make it simple. Make it memorable. Make it inviting to look at. Make it fun to read."
— Leo Burnett

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