45 Powerful Public Awareness Ads That’ll Make You Think

No matter how bored or irritated we might be about the overflow of advertisements around us, public awareness ads still manage to catch our attention.

Many people complain about advertisement agencies that they are only creating ads to increase their client’s profit by making us buy their products or services, but that’s not true for all the ad agencies. There are some ad agencies that hire creative people to produce the effective advertising strategies for public awareness campaigns that force us to hear their voice.

Powerful Public Awareness Ads That’ll Make You Think

These ads are created aiming toward various public interest issues, like human and animal rights, our health, and our responsibility that touches a soft spot in our hearts and forces you to think about them.

#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. What We See When You Smoke.

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

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

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

#04. 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

#05. 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

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

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

#07. Workers are not tools.

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

#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. 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

#11. 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

#12. Smoking Causes Premature Aging.

Smoking Causes Premature Aging
Advertising Agency: Euro RSCG Australia

#13. Slower Is Better.

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

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

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

#15. Don’t Talk While Driving.

Don’t Talk While Driving

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

#16. Save Paper – Save The Planet.

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

#17. 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

#18. 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.

#19. Censorship Tells The Wrong Story.

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

#20. Air Pollution Kills 60.000 People A Year.

Air Pollution Kills 60.000 People A Year
Advertising Agency: unknown

#21. Think Of Both Sides

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

#22. 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

#23. Unhate.

Unhate

Unhate
Advertising Agency: Fabrica, Italy

#24. Plastic Bags Kill.

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

#25. 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

#26. 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

#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. When You See A Tuna, Think Panda.

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

#30. Sleepiness Is Stronger Than You.

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

#31. 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

#32. 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

#33. Breast Cancer Awareness Bra.

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

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

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

#35. 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

#36. 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

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

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

#38. 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

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

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

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

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

#43. 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

#44. Same Pet, Different Owner.

Same Pet, Different Owner.

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

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

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

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5 Comments

  1. Its really fantastic and enjoyable………….you compare this picture nicely with each other.Thanks for sharing………..

  2. These are so strong! I love them, I think my favorite is #01. Would You Care More If I was a Panda? – such a great ad. Thanks for the share.

  3. Thanks for a such a great list. I love themes, and it isn’t easy to find the ones that work for me. Btw, your theme looks good!

  4. It’s just wooooooooooooow specially #3,#6,#7,#8,#14,#15,#25,#39,#43 that is really really awesome.

  5. Some Fantastic images here, some really creative, some excellent timing.
    This is really very informative post…….

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