45 Shocking But Powerful Social Issue Ads That Makes You Think. #10 Is Too Much!

We usually complain about ad agencies that they are only producing advertisements to generate companies profit and make us buy their products, but that’s not all the ad agencies are good for. Following advertisements are the perfect example of how these ad agencies use some of the most creative minds in the world and produce the effective advertising strategies for social issue campaigns that forces us to hear their voices.

You got to admit that the world is an ugly place, but when there is darkness, there is light. These social issue ads will make you stop and think what is the wrong we’ve been doing since ages.

#01. Would You Care More If I was a Panda?

Social Issue Ads - Would You Care More If I was a Panda?
Advertising Agency: Ogilvy, Paris, France

#02. Victims are people too, just like you and me.

Victims are people too, just like you and me.
Advertising Agency: Advico Y&R, Zurich, Switzerland

#03. Workers are not tools.

Workers are not tools.
Advertising Agency: VVL BBDO, Belgium

#04. If you smoke, statistically your story will end 15% before it should.

If you smoke, statistically your story will end 15% before it should.
Advertising Agency: Iris, London, UK

#05. Stop the violence. Don’t drink and drive.

Stop the violence. Don’t drink and drive.
Advertising Agency: Terremoto Propaganda, Curitiba, Brazil

#06. Your Skin Color Shouldn’t Dictate Your Future.

Your Skin Color Shouldn’t Dictate Your Future

Social Issue Ads - Your Skin Color Shouldn’t Dictate Your Future
Advertising Agency: Publicis Conseil, Paris, France

#07. Deforestation Continues With The Turn Of A Page.

Deforestation Continues With The Turn Of A Page
Advertising Agency: LINKSUS, Beijing, China

#08. Our water is thirsty. Save Water.

Our water is thirsty.
Advertising Agency: ROAD Barcelona, Spain

#09. World Wide Fund For Nature: Frightening vs. More Frightening.

World Wide Fund For Nature: Frightening vs. More Frightening
Advertising Agency: DDB&CO., Istanbul, Turkey

#10. What We See When You Smoke.

What We See When You Smoke
Advertising Agency: JWT, Atlanta, USA

#11. Slower Is Better.

Social Issue Ads - Slower Is Better.
Advertising Agency: Cramer-Krasselt, Milwaukee, USA

#12. Save Paper – Save The Planet.

Save Paper – Save The Planet.
Advertising Agency: Saatchi & Saatchi, Copenhagen, Denmark

#13. Don’t kill blockbusters. Choose original DVDs over pirated ones.

Don’t kill blockbusters. Choose original DVDs over pirated ones.
Advertising Agency: Makani Creatives, Mumbai, India

#14. Air Pollution Kills 60.000 People A Year.

Air Pollution Kills 60.000 People A Year
Advertising Agency: unknown

#15. Unhate.

Unhate

Unhate
Advertising Agency: Fabrica, Italy

#16. The longer a child with autism goes without help, the harder they are to reach.

The longer a child with autism goes without help, the harder they are to reach.
Advertising Agency: CHI & Partners, London, UK

#17. Sexual Predators Can Hide In Your Child’s Smartphone.

Social Issue Ads - Sexual Predators Can Hide In Your Child’s Smartphone
Advertising Agency: Herezie, Paris, France

#18. Smoking Causes Premature Aging.

Smoking Causes Premature Aging
Advertising Agency: Euro RSCG Australia

#19. Animal Anti-Cruelty League: Stop the abuse.

Animal Anti-Cruelty League: Stop the abuse.
Advertising Agency: Lowe Bull, Cape Town, South Africa

#20. Don’t Talk While Driving.

Don’t Talk While Driving

Don’t Talk While Driving
Advertising Agency: Mudra Group, India

#21. It’s Not Happening Here, But It’s Happening Now.

Social Issue Ads - It’s Not Happening Here, But It’s Happening Now
Creative/Art director Pius Walker, Amnesty International, Switzerland.

#22. Censorship Tells The Wrong Story.

Censorship Tells The Wrong Story
Advertising Agency: Memac Ogilvy & Mather Dubai, UAE

#23. Think Of Both Sides

Think Of Both Sides
Advertising Agency: Red Pepper, Ekaterinburg, Russia

#24. Every 60 Seconds a Species Dies Out. Each Minute Counts.

Social Issue Ads - Every 60 Seconds a Species Dies Out. Each Minute Counts
Advertising Agency: Scholz & Friends, Berlin, Germany

#25. Plastic Bags Kill.

Plastic Bags Kill
Advertising Agency: BBDO Malaysia, MALAYSIA, Kuala Lumpur / Advertising Agency: Duval Guillaume, Belgium

#26. Liking Isn’t Helping. Be A Volunteer. Change A Life.

Liking Isn’t Helping. Be A Volunteer. Change A Life

Liking Isn’t Helping. Be A Volunteer. Change A Life
Advertising Agency: Publicis, Singapore

#27. Don’t Buy Exotic Animal Souvenirs.

Don’t Buy Exotic Animal Souvenirs
Advertising Agency: LOWE GGK, Warsaw, Poland

#28. Buckle up. Stay alive.

Social Issue Ads - Buckle up. Stay alive
Advertising Agency: Lg2, Quebec, Canada

#29. Keep The Sea Clean because What Goes Around Comes Around.

Keep The Sea Clean because What Goes Around Comes Around.

Keep The Sea Clean because What Goes Around Comes Around.
Advertising Agency: JWT, Dubai, UAE

#30. You’re Not A Sketch. Say No To Anorexia.

You’re Not A Sketch. Say No To Anorexia
Advertising Agency: Revolution Brasil

#31. Neglected Children Are Made To Feel Invisible. Stop Child Abuse.

Neglected Children Are Made To Feel Invisible. Stop Child Abuse.
Australian Childhood Foundation, JWT Melbourne

#32. Tailgating Isn’t Worth It. Give Trucks Room.

Tailgating Isn’t Worth It. Give Trucks Room.
Advertising Agency: Amélie Company, Denver, Colorado, USA

#33. When You See A Tuna, Think Panda.

Social Issue Ads - When You See A Tuna, Think Panda
Advertising Agency: Ogilvy & Mather, Singapore

#34. Sleepiness Is Stronger Than You.

Sleepiness Is Stronger Than You.
Advertising Agency: BBDO Bangkok, Thailand

#35. One Child Is Holding Something That’s Been Banned In America To Protect Them. Guess Which One?

One Child Is Holding Something That’s Been Banned In America To Protect Them. Guess Which One?

One Child Is Holding Something That’s Been Banned In America To Protect Them. Guess Which One?
Advertising Agency: Grey, Toronto, Canada

#36. Breast Cancer Awareness Bra.

Breast Cancer Awareness Bra
Advertising Agency: Bolero, Fortaleza, Brazil

#37. Where’s The Pedophile?

Social Issue Ads - Where’s The Pedophile?

Where’s The Pedophile?
Art Director: Michael Arguello, Copywriter: Bassam Tariq, Additional credits: Jason Musante

#38. For The Homeless, Every Day Is A Struggle

For The Homeless, Every Day Is A Struggle
Advertising Agency: Clemenger BBDO, Melbourne, Australia

#39. The Prvention Beer Mug: Please Don’t Lose Control Over Your Drinking.

The Prvention Beer Mug: Please Don’t Lose Control Over Your Drinking.
Advertising Agency: EURORSCG Prague, Czech Republic

#40. If You Don’t Pick It Up They Will.

Social Issue Ads - If You Don’t Pick It Up They Will
Advertising Agency: TBWA\Hunt\Lascaris, Johannesburg, South Africa

#41. See how easy feeding the hungry can be?

See how easy feeding the hungry can be?
Advertising Agency: TBWA\Hunt\Lascaris, Johannesburg, South Africa

#42. Women need to be seen as equal.

Women need to be seen as equal.

Women need to be seen as equal.
Advertising Agency: Ogilvy & Mather, Dubai, UAE

#43. Cancer, which is thrown into your lung by yourself.

Cancer, which is thrown into your lung by yourself.
Advertising Agency: Dentsu, Beijing, China

#44. Deforestation And The Air We Breathe: Act Before It’s Too Late.

Deforestation And The Air We Breathe: Act Before It’s Too Late.
Advertising Agency: TBWA\PARIS, France

#45. Same Pet, Different Owner.

Same Pet, Different Owner.

Same Pet, Different Owner.
Advertising Agency: TBWA-Santiago Mangada Puno, Philippines

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