35 Times Agencies Exceeded Expectations And Gave Us 'Brilliant Ads'

In today’s fast-paced digital world, where information and images bombard us from all directions, advertising has evolved into an art form that requires a perfect blend of creativity and strategy. While some ads simply fade into the background noise, there are those that leave an indelible mark on our minds.

One Facebook page, ‘Brilliant Ads,’ has made it its mission to celebrate and share these unforgettable advertising feats. Let’s explore how this page has become a digital haven for advertising enthusiasts and why it’s a must-follow for anyone interested in the world of advertising. Check out some of their best posts in the gallery below.

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#1 Poster Ad For The Canadian Paralympics

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lost hedgehog : “this one is so inspiring”

Saphyre Fyre : “I put my armor on, show you how strong I am. I put my armor on, I’ll show you that I am…. Unstoppable today”

Sweet Taurus “I really like this one! Very creative and inspiring.”

Nicky Shrimps : “I had to download the photo to see all of the little details. It’s wonderful.”

#2 Sharper Than You Think

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Mr.Li : “The knife is forged by Wieland?”

#3 Your Beauty Up In Smoke

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Billy Harrelson : “Yep. My sister-in-law is 40 and looks like she’s in her 50s. Smoked for about 20 years. My wife never smoked and still looks like her 20s and she’s only 38.”

Ditto : “Very powerful, smoking destroys you on the outside just as much as it does on the inside”

#4 Burger King Belgium

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Juan Something(downvotevictim) : “During lockdown.”

#5 Black Mirror. 6th Season. Live Now, Everywhere

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𝓚𝓮𝓲𝓽𝓱 : “I’m only 5 episodes in and I’m already traumatised… the werewolf one caught me so off-guard”

#6 Passwords

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𝓚𝓮𝓲𝓽𝓱 : “Hahah nice metaphor”

nancy : “If it’s wrong to keep a basket of underwear on my desk for all to enjoy, then I don’t want to be right!”

#7 Billboard Showcasing Their Natural Paint Selection. Awesome!

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AnMadraRua🦊 : “Wait, if it’s a cut-out, how’d they get the roller to be the right colour?”

#8 Soft Bread

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Becky Samuel : “Blech. I hate that sorry excuse for real bread that is sold as ‘soft bread’. It’s like eating flavourless mush.”

#9 Adidas Slippers Advertising

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Stephanie Did It : “I just see a prison shoe”

#10 Brilliant Ad From A Dentist

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troufaki13 : “Why is the before after the after?? 😨”

#11 Simple But Effective

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CanadianDimes : “This is absolutely brilliant!”

CG : “Simple, and straight to the point. I like the play on words.”

#12 Wwf Ad By Ddb Worldwide, Ecuador: They Should Be At Home Too

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Lunaofthenest (She/they) : “This kills me. Not to mention that their “home” is forever being bulldozed for more hooman housing & other c**p.”

#13 Well Done Burger King

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Barbra E. Nyberg : “No such thing as too much onion.😋”

Hans Georg : “The Introvert-Whopper.”

#14 Pringles: “Hot Spicy”

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“Disembodied voice” : “I can smell this image…”

#15 Audi:

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𝓚𝓮𝓲𝓽𝓱 : “Imagine LOTR but there’s cars”

#16 Simple, Smart, Nice

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𝓚𝓮𝓲𝓽𝓱 : “This made me laugh”

Ben : “My mind is forever dirty. Took me 2 seconds to realise what they actually meant”

Ditto : “Love how they’re self aware, lmao!”

#17 These Have Got To Be The Two Dumbest People Alive

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troufaki13 : “Maybe her IBS is flared up? 😅”

Stephanie A Mutti : “They’re surprised because it shows she’s not pregnant.”

Rostit. . : “well damn, she thought she was just fat and that her fat was kicking her stomach”

#18 This Packaging Is Designed To Show Harmful Smoking Effects

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Apachebathmat : “In the last picture she’s just eating a brownie”

#19 Creative Guerilla Marketing

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Always and Forever : “This looks like something I’d trip over”

#20 Creativity

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Ditto : “Simple and effective!”

Lunaofthenest (She/they) : “Cute! I work with a couple people who could use some Oral B, both the toothbrush and the truck…”

#21 Attention To Global Warming

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Kangaroo Ratz : “what sucks is that people know what’s happening, they are just too lazy to do anything about it.”

Ditto : “This is amazing, what was once a beautiful scoop is now melting away, every time I think about global warming i always think about those poor polar bears, wildfires and floods, its just so horrible how people still deny it :(“

#22 Great Guerilla Marketing Idea

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𝓚𝓮𝓲𝓽𝓱 : “I sure hope my barber is looking where he’s cutting”

#23 Plastic-Berg

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PJ Langley : “Does anyone else think about the trash humans leave in space?”

#24 Quit Smoking

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troufaki13 : “Best decision of my life! 13 years smoke free ☺”

The Redhead : “If the match is kicking the cigarette away how did the cigarette get lit?”

#25 Drive Friendly

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𝓚𝓮𝓲𝓽𝓱 : “Kinda looks like Totoro”

C.S. E. : “I dunno, the lower left one looks happy to be on shrooms. Like, it is SEEING things, man!”

#26 This Ad Has Been Blocked By Adblock

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Sum Guy : “Clever”

𝓚𝓮𝓲𝓽𝓱 : “And then the blocked ad sits there and annoys you even more than the actual ad”

#27 Raid Can Even Kill The Spider-Man

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Candice Gardner : “I don’t feel so good, Mr. Stark”….

Mr.Li : “I would love to see an actual commercial ad, how they spray this stuff on spidey.”

#28 Smoking Dulls Your Senses Of Taste And Smell

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A girl : “Fast food tastes like that to nonsmokers too.”

Deamhayness Doom : “Fast Food probably contains the same nutrients as the amount of cardboard shown here XD”

#29 Such A Powerful Message! Great Thought

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Abnus : “If anyone can’t figure it out, they are car keys.”

#30 American Disability Association

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Menacing Duck : “The text looks like it was photoshopped on… Is it just me?”

Tabi Frost : “Omg that’s me right there .. and nobody gets it cause I “look normal “”

#31 Great Bus Advertising. Incredible Attention To Detail. Perfectly Executed

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CG : “ Whoever the artist that did this, and the advertising mind/team behind this, I hope they were paid well. Not only is this well painted, but this is just genius.”

Munchkin : “I would love to ride on that bus”