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The Indianis Dentris and Other Big Winners from Cannes


There’s a new flower discovery that has been shifting perspectives in India. Well, actually, it's not really a new flower but rather a closeup of a "flowering" toothbrush which is badly in need of replacement. This clever campaign to use the metaphor of "India's newest flower species" was a public awareness campaign from Colgate India that reached millions of people in a way they couldn't unsee to remind them to replace their toothbrushes for better oral health. Watch the full ad below:

This is just one of the memorable campaigns from the Cannes Lions winner announcements last week. For anyone fascinated by some of the world's best advertising creativity, check out the big winners who offer you plenty of good creative talent to watch.
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This is a blog about non-obvious ideas. Originally launched on the Typepad platform in 2005 as the Influential Marketing blog, the stories at first focused mainly on digital marketing while Rohit worked at Ogilvy Advertising. In 2015 Rohit officially rebranded to the Non-Obvious Insights Blog and published his WSJ bestseller Non-Obvious. For the past twenty one years, this blog has coined new terms, introduced future marketing practices and inspired the next generation of non-obvious thinkers and marketers.




