Ad agencies employ some of the most creative minds in the world. Most of their time, unfortunately, is spent selling us want things we never actually needed. But these campaigns were created by copywriters who sought to make positive change and point their brilliance in the right direction.
These 40 Brilliant Ads Are Shocking, But They'll Make You Think About Important Issues
By
Muk Khatri in
Bizarre
On 28th August 2015
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#1 One Child Is Holding Something That’s Been Banned In America To Protect Them. Guess Which One?
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#3 Global Action In The Interest of Animals: Plastic Bags Kill
#4 Liking Isn’t Helping. Be A Volunteer. Change A Life
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#6 Save Paper – Save The Planet
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#7 Torture Victims Are People Just Like You And Me
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#8 You’re Not A Sketch. Say No To Anorexia
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#9 Premature Ending: “If you smoke, statistically your story will end 15% before it should.”
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#10 Bird Conservation: If You Don’t Pick It Up They Will
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#11 World Wide Fund For Nature: Frightening vs. More Frightening
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#12 Your Skin Color Shouldn’t Dictate Your Future
#13
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#14 Deforestation And The Air We Breathe: Before It’s Too Late
#15 Elm Grove Police Department: Slower Is Better
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#16 See how easy feeding the hungry can be?
#17 Air Pollution Kills 60.000 People A Year
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#18 Animal Anti-Cruelty League: That’s Not A Football
#19 Bangalore Traffic Police: Don’t Talk While Driving
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#21 Child Soldiers: It’s Not Happening Here, But It’s Happening Now
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#22 Distracted Driving: Think Of Both Sides
#23 Every 60 Seconds a Species Dies Out. Each Minute Counts
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#24 Sexual Predators Can Hide In Your Child’s Smartphone
#25 Smoking Causes Premature Aging
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#26 Neglected Children Are Made To Feel Invisible. Stop Child Abuse Now
#27 What Goes Around Comes Around. Keep The Sea Clean
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#29 Sea Shepherd Conservation Society: When You See A Tuna, Think Panda
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#30 Sleepiness Is Stronger Than You. Don’t Drive Sleepy
#31 Causing Cancer By Yourself
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#32 For The Homeless, Every Day Is A Struggle
#33 What Goes Around Comes Around: Stop The Iraq War
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#35 UN Women: Auto-Complete Shows Perceptions Of Women
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#36
#37 Don’t Buy Exotic Animal Souvenirs
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#38 Animal Abuse And Shelters: Same Pet, Different Owner
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#40 Buckle up. Stay alive
#41 Stop The Violence: Don’t Drink And Drive
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#42 Deforestation Continues With The Turn Of A Page
#43 What We See When You Smoke
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#44 Censorship Tells The Wrong Story
#45 Stop Handguns Before They Stop You.
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#46 Help For Child Abuse Victims. The version on the right is only visible from 4.5 feet or lower.
#47 Save The Planet. They Would If They Could.
