Playboy is a global brand that entertains men around the world with boobs and blondes. You may think that it does not take much advertising creativity to sell photos of naked women. You would be wrong. Here’s 10 Great Playboy Ads that Show the Art of Selling Naked:
Take a look at these ads and see whether you think they are effective or exploitative? What about appropriate? Do you think any of these cross the line between being tantalizing and being pornographic?
Playboy Ad 1. Online – Global
This is a viral ad that was used on the internet to direct consumers to the Playboy website.All it does is show the image of a woman’s hand on a computer mouse, right? Does the image grab you? Did you see the subliminal image in it instantly or did it take a while? Did you find it obvious or subtle?
Source: Trendhunter
Playboy Ad 2: Playboy Mirror Doormat – Unknown Country
This ad program placed mirrored doormats for Playboy, so that all eyes can see up a passing woman’s skirt. Brilliant or beyond offensive?
Source: Haha.nu
Playboy Ad 3. Hairy and Happy – Brazil
This print ad from Brazil reads: "1975/2006. 31 years of Playboy in Brasil." The picture is worth 1,000 words. With the simple use of a few black squiggles on plain white paper, the ad conveys the passing of 30 years.
Source: OneDigitalLife
Playboy Ad 4. Lay Me Down – Argentina
In Argentina, towels resembling the cover of a Playboy Magazine were playfully completed when beautiful women lay on them.
Source: Ads of the World
Playboy Ad 5. Playboy Supports PETA – Brazil
This PETA ad shows Playboy’s support of the cause not only by their logo but also by the models. Skin for skin.
Source: Ads of the World
Playboy Ad 6. Every Man’s Dream – Portugal
To promote the Playboy Channel, this print ad reads: Every man’s dream for only €7,20 a month
Playboy channel. Subscribe now. Using the obvious lust many men would
feel for a stunning car, the ad playfully teases with the TV on the hot
car. So, are they talking the hot car or the hot channel?
Source: Ads of the World
Playboy Ad 7. Wet White T-Shirts – Germany
Every
man must pray for rain in Germany! This billboard is rather innocent
when dry but shows a revealing image when it’s raining and the T-shirt
gets wet!
Billboard When Dry
When Wet, It’s Too Revealing for Us!
Source: Cubeme
Playboy Ad 8. Playboy without Nudity? – Germany
This
outdoor billboard is designed to be kid-friendly during the day with
just the logo and the “PLAYBOY” trademark visible on a golden
background. However, when lit up at night , a more revealing image is
created together with the “PLAYB0Y” becoming “PLAY, BOY!”. Nice form of
subliminal advertising?
Source: Trendhunter
Playboy Ad 9. Attention Grabber – Germany
This ad uses the bodies of partially nude hot girls to read: Who says men don’t like reading?
Source: Trendhunter
Playboy Ad 10. Get Your Hands on Playboy dot com
I
could not find out much information about this ad, but I thought it was
simple yet playful so I thought it worthy of including here.
Source: Adverbox
Anti- Playboy Ad 11. Say No to Porn – UAE
This
is a bonus post, above and beyond the 10 I promised, since this ad is
not strictly an ad for Playboy, but one that uses the infamous Playboy
logo to advocate against porn.
This clever ad is from UAE. Al-Bayan Newspaper
used this as as a public service announcement encouraging citizens to
uphold morality and maintain public decorum. The Playboy symbol,
slightly modified, forms the word “NO” in Arabic.
Source: KickMedia
So,
what do you think of these Playboy ads? Which is your favorite? Do you
think the ad folks were creative in creating interest for Playboy
product?
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