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Top 50 Marketing Trends and Ads in Q1 2009

— April 1, 2009 — Micro Reports
This micro marketing trend report features the top marketing trends and advertisements in the first three months of 2009. The report is a crowd-filtered ranking based on TrendHunter.com monthly traffic (several million monthly views) and our marketing trend database, which now has more than 2,340 marketing trends.

If you are looking for professional marketing trend research and trend clusters, check out our 2009 Trend Reports.

Implications - The success a product is capable of generating often depends on the ways in which it is marketed and promoted to the public. Businesses and companies will benefit by tracking the effectiveness of previous marketing methods because it will equip them with crucial information pertaining to the preferences of consumers. A well-informed company will have an advantage over those who do not.
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Popularity
Activity
Freshness
44
Salacious Internet Ads
Salacious Internet Ads
Internetics Say Web is Better Than Girfriend, Sex & Heaven
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43
3-D Super Bowl Commercials
3-D Super Bowl Commercials
Pepsi & DreamWorks Hope You Have Your Glasses Handy
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42
One-Second Ads
One-Second Ads
2009 Super Bowl Commercials Will Include Minimercial From Miller High Life
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41
Obama Ice Cream
Obama Ice Cream
Russia's Duet Ice-Cream Ad Features Cartoon Obama and Tons of Rainbows
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40
Parodying The Financial Crisis
Parodying The Financial Crisis
Bianco Footwear Have a Stimulus Package of Their Own
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39
Earthwide Eco Statements
Earthwide Eco Statements
829 Landmarks Around the World Switch Off Power for Earth Hour 2009
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38
Detached and Distant Ad Campaigns
Detached and Distant Ad Campaigns
Is Kate Moss Bored with Justin Gaston?
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37
Selling Cars with Drag Queens
Selling Cars with Drag Queens
Renault Twingo Cross-Dressing Commercial
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36
Windblown Shockvertising
Windblown Shockvertising
Pretty Fast Delivery Makes Ugly Pictures But A Great Point
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35
Masterful Retail Photography
Masterful Retail Photography
Erwin Olaf's Stellar Artistic Product Placement Work
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34
Accessory Overload Editorials
Accessory Overload Editorials
Vogue Paris Says More is Better in ‘La Veste'
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33
Ad Longevity Through Humor
Ad Longevity Through Humor
Hilarious Marketing Photos Still Make Us Laugh Years Later
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32
Clever Adtography
Clever Adtography
Ken Anderson's Amusing Photographic Campaigns
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31
Copycat Fragrances
Copycat Fragrances
‘Twilight' Perfume in ‘Nina' Look-a-Like Bottle
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30
Extreme Handbag Photography
Extreme Handbag Photography
James Piatt's Pursuaders and Peace Keepers
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29
Floating Signs
Floating Signs
Sky Clutter Advertisements That Have No Visible Means of Support
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28
Starbucks on the Runway
Starbucks on the Runway
Dsquared Fall 2009 Show Had Runways Clinging to Branded Cups
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27
Turning Athletes into Smurfs
Turning Athletes into Smurfs
Nike ‘V is for Victory' Campaign
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26
Girl-On-Girl Supermodel Ads
Girl-On-Girl Supermodel Ads
Longchamp Campaign Evokes Lesbianism (UPDATE)
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25
Brunette vs. Blonde Fashion Ads
Brunette vs. Blonde Fashion Ads
Daria Werbowy Goes for Both in Roberto Cavalli S/S '09
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24
Celebrating High School Stereotypes
Celebrating High School Stereotypes
2009 Standard Staff Calendar
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23
Virtual Photography
Virtual Photography
Photo Retouching Reaches New Heights Thanks to Electric Art
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22
Incredible CGI Cyborgs
Incredible CGI Cyborgs
“Terminator Salvation” Design Art Released
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21
High-Profile Spokesdogs
High-Profile Spokesdogs
Despite Buzz Over Portuguese Water Dog, Milk-Bone Picks Great Dane
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20
Optical Illusion Sportsvertising
Optical Illusion Sportsvertising
Mammoth Mountain Ski Uses Bill(snow)boarding For Attention
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19
Brainy Beauty Pageants
Brainy Beauty Pageants
Nuclear Energy Hotties Enter Russia's "Miss Atom" Contest
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18
Punk Hello Kitty Couture
Punk Hello Kitty Couture
Fashion Designer Couture To Promote MAC Hello Kitty Cosmetics
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17
Human Vending Machines
Human Vending Machines
Kit Kat's Man-Powered Promo at London Victoria
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16
Vintage Badvertising
Vintage Badvertising
Hilarious Dated Slogans to Inspire Contemporary Mad Men
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15
Overexposed Fashion Ads
Overexposed Fashion Ads
Super-Sunny Calvin Klein Spring ‘09 Campaign
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14
Bromance Fashion Ads
Bromance Fashion Ads
Armani Jeans F/W 08-09 Shows Physical Male Bonding
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13
Pocket-Sized Netbooks
Pocket-Sized Netbooks
Sneak Peek at ‘Pocket Yoga' Inspires Some Serious Lenovo Lust
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12
Controversial Criminal Ad Campaigns
Controversial Criminal Ad Campaigns
'Thelma & Louise' Relish Ad Promotes Violence Against Women?
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11
Guerrilla Adbusting
Guerrilla Adbusting
Street Artists FTW-Crew Add Photoshop Toolbox to Subway Ads
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10
Breakable Packages
Breakable Packages
MoevereJean Underwear Encourage You to ‘Break The Rules'
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9
Colorful Male Fashion
Colorful Male Fashion
Matinique Blue Goes For The Rainbow in Spring 09
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8
Creating Buzz on Low Budgets
Creating Buzz on Low Budgets
10 Clever Examples of Cheap Guerrilla Marketing
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7
Visually Disturbing PSAs
Visually Disturbing PSAs
Juvenile Protective Association Ads Show Effect of Verbal Abuse
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6
‘300'-Inspired Underwear Calendars
‘300'-Inspired Underwear Calendars
Spartan Warriors Promote ‘Macho' Undies
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5
Beach Romance Ads
Beach Romance Ads
Sizzling Seaside Fun in Armani Exchange S/S ‘09
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4
Discotastic Male Underwear
Discotastic Male Underwear
These Limited-Edition Undies Let You Rock Gold Like an Olympian
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3
Greaser Hairstyles for Women
Greaser Hairstyles for Women
MaxMara SS09 Campaign Channels John Travolta in Grease
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2
Passionate Accessories Ads
Passionate Accessories Ads
Sizzling Guess Accessories & Watches Fall & Spring 09 Campaigns
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1
Blonde Beehive Hairstyles
Blonde Beehive Hairstyles
Guess Spring 2009 Campaign Brings Back 1960s Fashion
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