Breathtaking Art in this campaign for Club Med done by Publicis Conseil. I can't even try and imagine the kind of hard work and the hours and hours of system work that must have gone into a campaign like this. Brilliant Art. Stunning Visuals. And a Great idea.
This Print Ad done by Scholz & Friends, Berlin had me in splits. Lovely idea to promote the Russian Opera at the Grand Tchaikovsky Festival. It's one of those ads that becomes a point of discussion when you meet new people too. Really nice idea. And for the record, this ad also won an Adprint Award this year! Amazing work guys.
Lowe Sweden surely has some great art going in this campaign for Coop Konsum. What I really don't get is how the 20% discount connects with the visual. Body Parts and Vegetables are OK, but isn't the discount of 20% the main message and shouldn't that be what the ad tell me? I'm confused here!
A metallurgist by formal education, Abhijit Avasthi got into advertising after a mixed bag of experiences that included working in a steel plant, manufacturing textile dyes, exporting playing cards and match-boxes from India, and trading in saris.
Vikram Gaikwad has over 15 years of experience in advertising. He started his career at Lintas (now Lowe) in 1990 after a BFA from the Sir J J Institute of Applied Art. He has since had stints at Enterprise Nexus, SSC&B Lintas and Leo Burnett. 
Bhupal Ramnathkar has over 23 years of experience in advertising and is one of the most celebrated Creative Directors in the country. He brings to clients a vast experience gained in both Indian and international markets and at some of the most high profile brands in the country, Brands like Complan, Bajaj, General Motors, VST, Lakme, etc. 
Josy was born during an earthquake. He therefore has a permanent tremor. A physics graduate, he gave up Heisenberg's principles for the uncertainties of advertising. He spent his early years with Ogilvy Benson & Mather and then served time at Lowe-Lintas.Ryan began his career with Ogilvy & Mather, as a Visualizer. He has had extensive experience working in all the major advertising agencies like Saatchi & Saatchi, SSC&B Lintas, Lowe, Euro RSCG, Grey Worldwide, and Ambience D’Arcy within India. He has also helped start-up two agencies Euro RSCG India & SSC&B Lintas India. He has revamped the creative departments of Lowe Nairobi, Euro RSCG India and SSC&B India by identifying, hiring, and training the best local talent available.Anil got into the business of advertising when he was 17. Needless to mention, the results were disastrous. Not only did he almost flunk his board exams, he also managed to secure a job as a Copywriter with an agency he is too embarrassed to mention here. 
Great use of the logo and mascot as a talking point in this campaign for the WWF by Ogilvy & Mather, Frankfurt. The headline reads 'Every Donation Makes Us Stronger'. Via
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This is a print campaign for an Indian Calligraphy Website, www.achyutpalavcalligraphy.com. The campaign was done by the team at Grey Worldwide India Ltd. The headline reads " Even bad copy deserves to look good." Do you think a campaign like this really works?
Thanks to Iain Banks for sending in this campaign for Bubblicious Bubble Gum. I like these ads, they are funny! Anybody has a clue as to where and which agency did these ads??
All the four above won Epica Medals 2005 for outstanding packaging this year. I particularly like the stunning colours and cool designs on the kids shampoos. Is there anything specific that strikes your mind from these?
Leo Burnett, Romania is the advertising agency behind this print campign for Eukanuba Dog Food. This campaign won an Epica this year. The underlying idea being that the dog food is so good, every animal would want to be a dog. Interesting!
It does not always have to be an ad, a huge billboard, an online banner or a television commercial. It could be just about anything as long as you know how to use it to deliver the right kind of message. Like this piece of corporate stationary for a divorce lawyer. I kept smiling for such a long time after I looked at this piece. Great work.
Amazingly Simple. I really really love this ad for Western Union by Saatchi & Saatchi, Beirut. It says so much without any problem at all. Lovely!
Lowe, Delhi is the advertising agency behind this effort that makes an attempt to put some sense inot the heads of most love-struck couples in India.
What an amazing idea to communicate the work of Jaipur foot. This NGO from India helps people with problems at their limbs. Jaipur foot is the world's largest prosthesis provider, with more than 16,000 prosthetic fittings per year. Can somebody throw more light on which agency came up with this piece of guerilla brilliance? (Via)
This is a new campaign from Amnesty International UK, Protect the Human, made in teleshop style. The message is that the arms trade is out of control. There are 639 million small arms and light weapons in the world today. That's one for every ten people. Without strict control, weapons will continue to fuel conflict, state repression, crime and domestic abuse. The campaign was created by Mother, London.
Ogilvy & Mather, Frankfurt is the agency behind this very different campaign for Oroverde, A German Organisation that is trying to help save the rainforests. The message here is that "If we continue destroying the rainforest a new war will start. That's the only way animals can survive." (Via)
FCB Ulka is the agency behind this idea for the Society for Child Development. Every coin dropped on the balance raised the plate thereby helping the person realise their effort in raising child literacy.
Found this campaign in the Epica 2005 Archives. It's one of those campaigns that shocks you with its facts. Made me think a lot about all the food and water wastage around us each day. Powerful I must say! 
This campaign for Fischer America by Macacolandia was one I really liked for its great execution. Log onto the site to see more stunning work done by Macacolandia, a Brazilian agency that's into illustrations and story boards. I'm extremely curious to know what this campaign really means. Can anybody help and do the needful?
This one-off ad for an Italian Food Festival at the Senso Restaurant picked up truck loads of awards across the planet a few years ago. It still is one of the classic ads done by an Indian Agency I fondly recollect. Amazing Idea and some equally brilliant photography and art direction to match. Sooperb Ad!
This piece of communication for a Funeral Services Home left me chuckling but I don't know what to make of it entirely. Anybody got a point to make? :)
This Ambient Media Idea by McCann Erickson, Mumbai featured Television Sets cut and placed around windows in local trains depicting the fact that NDTV brought naked reality to life. The team behind the idea included Prasoon Joshi, Kapil Tammal, Manish Bhatt, P.K. Anil Kumar and Raghu Bhatt. Nice way to combine a message and adapt it brilliantly to the medium. 
This absolutely brilliant piece of Guerilla Communication was done by McCann Erickson in SL and was inspired by the thirsty crow story. Every coin dropped into this box increased the amount of water dispensed by it. Great thought for the Tsunami Fund sponsored by Western Union Money Transfer, Sri Lanka.
This is a campaign for Organ Donation but it kind of scared me rather than convincing me. Did it do the same to any of you guys? I have an opinion that showing a lot of gore in ads often make them repulsive and even hard to watch. Making you lose a prospective viewer rather than the curiosity or convincing factor. This campaign did just that too me. Does anybody feel the same too??
Found this amazing web banner against HIV Discrimination. I really loved it. I wanted to post it here but never knew how to do it. Can anybody help me with that? I'm just posting it in an image format for all of you.
Saatchi & Saatchi is the agency behind this ad for Oil of Olay Dark Circle Remover. An old ad that picked up a Cannes, a One Show, a D&AD and numerous other awards but still as effective as ever!
This is an old campaign from Hutch done by Ogilvy, Mumbai and each time I see it, I remember the oohs and tha aahs that came during the time it was done (free incoming calls were a big thing then). Extremely simple idea with execution that is as simple and staright forward. Nice stuff.
Copy: Stop scaring your guests. 
I remember the first time I saw the first Campaign Brief Campaign in a One Show Awards Annual and I was like, hey that's a fresh idea. It had never been done or tried before...
Amazing! Delivers the message pretty loud and clear I guess. Any idea which agency did this ad? 
One more creative from Ogilvy, but this one is not from Mumbai. This ad for WWF was done by Ogilvy Chennai by Art Director, Binu Verghese! Pretty simple, straight forward and sweet. 
Another creative from Ogilvy Mumbai for the Mumbai Traffic Department but it just seems way to dated for my liking. If this Ad was done say 3 years ago, I would have said nice but I just don't get the feeling that it is something that hasn't been tried before. This whole image manipualtion thing does not have the impact of a creative that hits you unexpectedly or in that manner. 
The team of Priti Nair, Udayashankar rao, Brijesh jacob, and Suraj Kumar are the brains behind this campaign for Cafe Red in Delhi. I somehow believe that december often is the best month for creative ideas from across the world. May be it has to do with Santa Claus. :)
