Adolf Hitler was the face and brain of the rise of fascism in Europe, World War II and the Holocaust. He is considered to be one of the most cruel dictators of all time and during his reign he is held responsible for murdering millions of innocent people. So why using this evil man in contemporary advertising campaigns?
Because Hitler can shock, and shock-vertising has always been eye-catching. Here’s a series of ads where the dictator is often derided.. Please note that this post is only compiled in the sake of creative advertising ideas, not to harm or shock anyone whatsoever.
1. Docmorris: Use a condom
2. Sedicis (Deodorant): There are Gestures that are frightening
3. Gillette: Irresistible shaves
4. Waterstones: The power of books
5. Saatchi & Saatchi (Recruitment): If you could sell this…
6. AIDS Prevention: Protect Yourself
7. G92 Galaxy FM: Black people are the future of music
8. 7840’s Basement (Bar): Relax
9. Comedy Central: We take it Serious
10. Hewlett Packard: 8GB of political speeches
11. Humo (Magazine): Mixing Cultures makes anyone more human
12. Zerocento (Clothing Line): Change style. Don’t follow your leader
13. Onida: Anti-reflective Led TV’s
14. Football Resistance: Fascism & Football don’t match
15. Pamplona Boxing: Settle it in the ring
16. Hell Pizza
17. NO2ID: ID Cards have worked well in Europe before
18. Dry Cleaning: Cleaning up all sort of stains
19. Kindersnoetjes: Kids are cute, so treasure the moment
20. Herbal Laxative Tea: Release the Demon
21. Movement against Racism & Xenophobia: Facism + Communism
22. Sky TV: Just the Highlights
23. Saatchi & Saatchi (Museum): From Hitler tot Dali
24. Hut Weber hats: It’s the hat
25. CNA Retailer Stores: If Hitler and James Dean would have a baby
26. Nulaid Eggs: History produced a lot of bad eggs, thankfully, ours are always good
27. Africa Directo Malaria: Nothing and no one takes as many lives as Malaria
28. Citizen Control: Anti-CCTV
29. Weimer Pursell: Cab-Sharing Club
30. 7x Munich: Bad Hair
31. Sports Illustrated: There’s more to the story than just the game
32. Cabelos Cia (Magazine): Find the perfect match
33. Hideki: Barber Shop
34. A Bela Sintra: Some things get better with time
35. Unimo: Anti Cigarettes
36. Political Message: Weapons of Mass Destruction (WMD)
37. Image Bank: No matter what you say, a picture says more
38. The Reader’s Book Shop
39. Juno Verlag & Co: Monopol
40. Award For Social Responsibility: Adolf Chaplin
41. Cape Time: The sooner you know, the sooner you act
42. Electro Static Dust Cloth
43. Beauty Without Cruelty: Your looks won’t kill
44. Raysana anti-stress tea: Make peace with the world
45. Luxor Highlighters
46. TIM: Living without borders
47. Noah Fur: Those who wear Fur have no respect for life
48. Trojan Condoms
49. ExitGermany: Museum Supervisor
50. KHM Kunsthistorisches Museum: Hitler the Painter
51. History Channel: History repeats
52. Movistar Mobile Phone Operator: Happy Mother’s Day
53. Against Nazi’s: Some dangers aren’t evident at first glance
54. Against Female Foeticide
55. Lamdash Electric Razor
56. SOKOS (Clothing Line): Extraordinary
57. Children’s Day Gifts
