ikea's advertising strategy is outstanding. I gather best of ikea ads from several resourses to inspire brandplanner or just enjoy it. As you see below, they are surprizing, colorful and overall very cool. If you enjoy them, please digg the story.

A billboard of Absolut in Soho, but be careful all furnitures are from ikea. Nice collaboration of brands. (via flickr)
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ikea room in a cube. Seen in copenhag. (via flickr)

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ikea on wheels: A mobile showroom with transparent windows stroll across the usa (via flickr)
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ikea celebrates their 40's birthday with cover their Stockholm store as cake.

Agency: FORSMAN & BODENFORS

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Lovely guerilla campaign by ikea; "A little fabric makes big differences". They curtain windows with ikea products in sweden. Agency is: FORSMAN & BODENFORS

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Another example of concept. "little fabric makes big differences". They cover everyday items such as bench, bycke seat with ikea fabric. And post a note says that "little fabric makes big differences (via trendspotters group)

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ikea pimps your bus stop Ikea’ve dressed up bus shelters with some nice modern furniture. (via coolzor, adfreak and curbed)

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In anticipation of the grand opening of the Ikea Funabashi Store (Japan), Ikea placed 14 of these outdoor showroom displays along the sides of a street in Aoyama. They are calling the showcase Ikea 4.5 Musuem, which refers to the size of 4 and a half tatami mats. (via advertisingforpeanut and billboardom)

17 Responses to “Outstanding Ads of ikea”

  1. Vari Says:

    A very impressive collection of photos. Speaking of IKEA’s commericals, I recall that I particularly liked the advertising which was going on some summer (was it 2005 really?)on the German TV. Have you ever seen it or heard of it? It included short funny episodes about stereotypical Swedish life (such as Midsummer eve celebration with lots of home-made alcohol for example), which were not overly appealing, and concluded by saying that luckily, they only bring the best of Sweden - the IKEA! There is always a risk of hurting someone’s feelings by such commercials, but I think it was accepted with due humour, and personally, I enjoyed it a lot.

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  4. Marketallica: Pazarlama trendleri ve yeni iş fikirleri Says:

    [...] Ikea New York “Everything Fabulous” adında bir sergiye evsahipligi yapıyor. Burada insanları ikea ürünlerinin günün sıradan yaşamını nasıl enfes hale getirebileceğini görmeye davet ediyor. Bir pazarlamacı olarak ilgimi asıl çeken nokta sergiyi tanıtmak için kullandıkları sıradışı yöntem. Ikea, bir tasarım ekibini New York sokaklarını ikea ürünleri ile dönüştürmeleri isteniyor. Sonuçta, aşağıdaki gibi harika gerilla uygulamalar çıkmış. Insanlar için harika deneyim, marka için net mesajlar. Ikea, en başarılı pazarlamacılardan biri. Ikea’nın yaptığı diğer başarılı outdoor uygulamalarına buradan bakabilirsiniz. Other outstanding ikea outdoor ads over the years can seen here [...]

  5. Brief Blog Says:

    Parabuses de Ikea

    Ikea, cadena internacional de mueblerías y decoración de interiores, lleva tiempo presentando campañas Below the Line y de Guerrilla. En este caso, “han llevado parte de su catálogo” a los parabuses de la ciudad de Nueva York.

    Más ejecucione…

  6. Anonymous Says:

    Outstanding Outdoor Ads of ikea

    ikea’s advertising strategy is outstanding. I gather best of ikea ads from several resourses to inspire brandplanner or just enjoy it. As you see below, they are surprizing, colorful and overall very cool.

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  9. ArcherCoach Says:

    Great site….Ever come across a commercial for Ikea Fabrics? It featured a covered wagon being shot at by ‘indians’….various ‘ugly surrender flags’ would be waved, and a mass of arrows would be shot at the ugly fabrics…When nice IKEA fabrics were flown, the arrows stopped….I was one of a handful of archers hired to strategically shoot the covered wagon. I never saw the finished product (not sure if the commercial ever aired). It would have been filmed near Toronto in the late 1980s/early 1990s. Any insight would be very welcome.
    Thanks.

  10. Anonymous Says:

    Great collection. A bubby of mine is responsible for the furnished bus stops. That was actually done in NYC. He tells me there’s many more cool Ikea stuff on the way.

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  12. fireplace surround Says:

    Interesting. I’ll have to throw down a bookmark and check back.

    -EJ

  13. Ambient Ideas « Alternative marketing thinking Says:

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  16. David Kowalski Says:

    You got to admit they are pretty innovative both in manufacturing and advertising.
    For example: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wJL4TXPTAfc

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