Top 10 Creepiest Ads Of All Time (SmithKline Wins)

Oct. 7, 2008
Or, at least that's what they're calling this collection over at the Weird News blog. Interesting that seven of 10 are for manufactured products, and the majority of those are for cigarettes (surprise, cough, surprise). However, the one that I'd ...

Or, at least that's what they're calling this collection over at the Weird News blog.

Interesting that seven of 10 are for manufactured products, and the majority of those are for cigarettes (surprise, cough, surprise).

However, the one that I'd declare the winner is this truly bizarre pharma ad from SmithKline (although I'm not sure whether I actually think it's the winner, or if I'm just afraid of the guy).

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Brad Kenney is the former Technology Editor of IndustryWeek and now serves as director of the mobile/social platforms practice at R/GA, a global marketing/advertising firm in New York City.

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