Fleshbot: great moments in advertising

Tiddy Bear Saves Your Life And Hugs Your Titties!

Dashiell Bennett — Tue, 19 Aug 2008 10:55:20 EDT

We just stumbled upon this clever Saturday Night Live-style commercial spoof on YouTube and it is hilarious! Just the idea that someone would spend $14.95 to solve the deadly problem of seat belt irritation is pretty funny, but the way they mock those pseudo-subliminal infomercial sales pitches is just perfect! Having the announcer say "Tiddy Bear" over and over again as women in low-cut tank tops press a plush toy firmly between their breasts sure is an hysterical take on goofy, ill-conceived advertising! Click the thumbnail and check out the video below—they really nailed this one!

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(What's that? This video isn't a spoof? The Tiddy Bear exists and you can actually buy it? Oh, uh ... never mind.)

· Tiddy Bear (tiddybearcomfortstrap.com, via buzzfeed.com)

Wonderbra Crowdsources Breasts To Sell ... Uh, Something

Dashiell Bennett — Thu, 14 Aug 2008 13:25:52 EDT

Hey, remember when Wonderbra asked all those regular gals to take their shirts off to help with their advertising? Well, here's the result—the world's largest set of boobs that's actually made up of lots of smaller sets of boobs. (Although some of the "smaller" boobs aren't so small.) Sure, that big mosaic might be sort of overwhelming, but at least on the web version you can zoom in and focus on the details. Oh, and be alert: they may also be trying to sell you something here, but we're not quite sure what it is.

· Wonderbra D2G Billboard (wonderbra.co.uk, via buzzfeed.com)

Sexy Underwear Shamelessly Used To Hawk Sexy Underwear

Dashiell Bennett — Fri, 25 Jul 2008 13:50:24 EDT

Putting a few dozen models in skimpy underwear and having them play a giant game of patty cake is the kind of genius advertising strategy that could sell just about anything. But here's the weird part—this ad is actually selling skimpy women's underwear! It's so crazy that it just might work!

· Spot: Bonds: Patty Cake (coloribus.com, via adrants.com)

Wonderbra's advertising is, as always, subtle...

Dashiell Bennett — Wed, 23 Jul 2008 11:01:12 EDT

Wonderbra's advertising is, as always, subtle and tasteful. Although, maybe they stole this one from Enzyte. (photoshelter.com, via adrants.com)

How To Make Teeth Grinding Sexy

Dashiell Bennett — Mon, 21 Apr 2008 10:29:38 EDT

There has never been anything sexy about orthodontics (ever), but we have to tip our hats to the ad wizards who somehow found a way to tart up dental appliances and make them worthy of a steamy late night encounter. There is nothing in this world dorkier than a nighttime mouthguard, but for some strange reason we feel compelled to buy one. Maybe two! On the other hand, if your date is going this well, at this point in the evening we doubt a little teeth grinding is going to bother anyone.

· Sexy Banned Commercial extended version (YouTube - thanks Jay!)

We're starting to think that Spirit Airlines'...

Dashiell Bennett — Fri, 28 Mar 2008 10:23:55 EDT

We're starting to think that Spirit Airlines' old "MILF" promotion was not just a funny coincidence. It does raise an interesting question though—if you join the Mile High Club with two people, do you get double the frequent flyer miles? (Consumerist)

You know, we suddenly have an overwhelming...

Dashiell Bennett — Tue, 15 Jan 2008 16:22:09 EST

You know, we suddenly have an overwhelming urge to suck on some mangos ... and by "mangos" we mean "tits," of course. (more @ adsoftheworld.com)

Wait, we're confused. Why would anyone need...

Dashiell Bennett — Mon, 01 Oct 2007 10:20:07 EDT

Wait, we're confused. Why would anyone need fruit flavored lubricant? Unless ... oh! Now we get it. (copyranter.blogspot.com)

Switzerland's new HIV awareness campaign...

Lux Nightmare — Fri, 28 Sep 2007 11:42:26 EDT

Switzerland's new HIV awareness campaign uses naked fencing to make a point about the importance of using condoms—and gives us an idea of the kind of thing we'd like to see in the next Olympics. Not to mention in the next porn flick we watch. (bag.admin.ch, via Sexoteric)

Is this really the most gratuitous use of...

Dashiell Bennett — Mon, 24 Sep 2007 12:20:46 EDT

Is this really the most gratuitous use of an ass in advertising history? Of course, this assumes that you believe an ass shot can ever be gratuitous in the first place. (copyranter.blogspot.com)

Can you identify all the sexual euphemisms...

Dashiell Bennett — Tue, 18 Sep 2007 10:40:16 EDT

Can you identify all the sexual euphemisms in this porn channel advertisement? If so, your mind is truly in the gutter. And we're impressed. (13gb.com)

Fashion designers are nothing if not subtle,...

Dashiell Bennett — Wed, 12 Sep 2007 12:19:52 EDT

Fashion designers are nothing if not subtle, but can anyone decode what Tom Ford is trying to say with his new perfume ads? "Gee, your crotch smells terrific?" (copyranter.blogspot.com)

Campari decides that it doesn't really need...

Dashiell Bennett — Wed, 29 Aug 2007 14:43:39 EDT

Campari decides that it doesn't really need Salma Hayek's face to sell liquor as long it still has her boobs. After all, no one ever looks at a person's ... head? (copyranter.blogspot.com)

If residents of West Nyack, New York think...

Dashiell Bennett — Wed, 08 Aug 2007 15:56:21 EDT

If residents of West Nyack, New York think two girls splashing each other in a kiddie pool is an offensive advertising strategy, wait until they see this sex shop's blue light specials. (thejournalnews.com)

There are so many things wrong with this...

Dashiell Bennett — Wed, 01 Aug 2007 10:20:54 EDT

There are so many things wrong with this Viagra commercial that we can't even begin to make a joke about it, but man do we really hate Elvis right now. (YouTube, via copyranter)

It's pretty rare to find advertising that...

Dashiell Bennett — Wed, 25 Jul 2007 14:22:37 EDT

It's pretty rare to find advertising that uses both tits and subtlety to sell its product. We guess we don't need to tell you to look closely. (sandeepmakam.blogspot.com)

It's obvious that sex sells when the product...

Fleshbot — Mon, 23 Jul 2007 12:51:21 EDT

It's obvious that sex sells when the product you're hawking is frilly lingerie or body wash ... but as this look back at some of the more surprising sexy ad moments we've come across over the years will remind you, a little T&A can make even your next purchase of coffee, toilet paper, or a new vacuum cleaner a little more exciting. (inventorspot.com)

WTF Is Going On Here?

Dashiell Bennett — Fri, 13 Jul 2007 11:00:45 EDT

How would you like to start your day with a nice tall, frosty glass of WTF? That's exactly what you can get if you live near a Mac's Convenience Store (Canada's answer to the 7-11) and have access to a Froster (Mac's answer to the Slurpee.) See, the Froster comes in three sizes—WTF, OMGWTF and RUNTSOMGWTF—but of course you won't learn any of that from their new ad campaign, which is appropriately entitled "WTF" since it will leave the majority of viewers scratching their heads and saying WTF? If watching two axe-weilding lesbians romp with a giant man-tree or seeing a robot take a pommel horse from behind doesn't make you say WTF, then you must have achieved an all-knowing state of clarity that most Buddhist monks could only dream of. Seriously ... what the fuck?

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· Mr. Tree + Robot Love (YouTube, via adgabber.com)

Previously: X-Passion: Does TV Make You Horny?, Breaking: Interactive Beach Cam Is A Cruel Marketing Stunt, Shampoo Ad Archive: People Are Getting Off To This, Right?, Breaking: Skin Shamelessly Used To Sell Skin Care Products, Strip Club Commericals Go For The Hard Sell

Condom Ads From Around The World

Dashiell Bennett — Fri, 15 Jun 2007 11:30:43 EDT

Condom makers are notorious for pushing the boundaries of good taste and propriety when it comes to advertising their products, but then again, they only make money when people fuck a lot, so they sort of have no choice. Of course, us silly Americans wouldn't know anything about that since 90% of their commercials (or the good ones, anyway) never make it to our airwaves. We have to rely on viral videos to filter into our inbox years later and only then can we appreciate what it's like to live in a country that isn't afraid of non-babymaking sex. Pointing you towards a few of them is also our way of reminding you to be responsible out there, because we can't always protect you when you leave teh internets—though we will always be ready to pull you back to our warm, safe bosom when you need us.

· Best Condom Ads (yuxt.com)

Previously: Trojan Tales, We Love New York (Condoms), The Pants Whisperer: Penis-Based Marketing, Miss Magnum: Lick It Up!

X-Passion: Does TV Make You Horny?

Dashiell Bennett — Fri, 08 Jun 2007 14:36:42 EDT

Everyone knows that sex sells, but it sells even better when what you're selling is, well ... sex. Whether you're a blogger trying to get clicks (ahem) or a European cable company trying to get viewers to turn into your porn channels, you really can't go wrong with naked chicks rubbing on each other and dancing to bouncy pop tracks. Unfortunately, our rabbit ears don't pick up signals from the Benelux countries, but if Prime's "X-Passion" programming is as interesting as these promos we just might consider upgrading to satellite.

· "xpassion, porn, sex, tities, adult, couple,...." (videos @ llx-nozap.blogspot.com, via pussycalor.com)
· Prime Networks - X-Passion (prime.be)

Previously: Breaking: Interactive Beach Cam Is A Cruel Marketing Stunt, Shampoo Ad Archive: People Are Getting Off To This, Right?, Breaking: Skin Shamelessly Used To Sell Skin Care Products, Strip Club Commericals Go For The Hard Sell