They say advertising offers 360-degree solutions and we accept the fact with all honesty as we digg across the blogosphere and feature here the shining advertising blogs. Spicy, serious, sweet yet selective forms of advertising spotted across these blogs not only rotate few eyeballs but also break many heads. So, carry your spectacles to read between the lines of these blogs.

1) Blog: Inspiration Room

Tagline: Inspiration for “we” readers!

Courtesy: Duncan Macleod, Editor

“The latest and classic creative inspirations from television, print, ambient and interactive advertising, music videos, photography and design. The site is part of The Inspiration Room™, a global effort designed to influence, affect and involve creative communities in the development of a world standard for inspiration.”

2) Blog: Ad Of The Month

Tagline: Are you innit?

Courtesy: Founder Dalbir Singh

“It promotes good creative and pat each other on the back – a.k.a. “network”. The group has assembled a jury of creatives from around the world who will judge user-submitted entries and crown an “Ad of Da Month.”

3) Blog: Ad Arena

Tagline: Sex Sells

Courtesy: Founder Michal Pastier; Currently looked after by Radovan Grezo

“A place that offers advertising and design inspiration. It is just another of the adporn blogs out there. It was founded by a guy called Michal Pastier, but currently is run by two different guys (with support of a third)”

4) Blog: Advertolog

Tagline: Worls’ biggest advertising archive

Courtesy: AdMe Ltd

“Proud to have a database of 168 800 best ads from across 100 countries, its creative collection is a unique selection of the cutting edge & award winning creative works from around the globe. At the moment it is the only web site where downloading of materials is available.”

5) Blog: Ads Of The World

Tagline: Your daily dose of creativity from around the world
Courtesy: Jupiter Media

“A commercial advertising archive and community showcasing the best and most interesting creative work worldwide. Some people collect stamps. I collect ads. Ads that are above average. Ads that strike conversation. Ads that push the boundaries of the industry. And, I make them public for the creative professional and the general public. ”

6) Blog: I have An Idea

Tagline: Advertising’s intellectual archive

Courtesy: Ignacio Oreamuno, President

“They say all revolutions are initiated by dreamers and the case in point is ihaveanidea.com, a long dream. The most valuable thing in any ad industry is not the money, fame, awards, or clients we have, but the know-how of the many talented individuals in the creative industry. For creatives, by creatives as one!”

7) Blog: AdLand

Tagline: All the adnews not fit to print
Courtesy: Founder Dabitch

“This beyond-a-blog, commercial-laden frenzy of heaven and hell for advertising aficionados around the world, gossips about advertising aerobatics and marketing catastrophes. AdLand Nirvana gives access to the 43,000 plus commercials and 36 years worth of Superbowl ads which are collected in the commercial archive for all those who have upgraded to be super adgrunts!”

Blog: AdWeek

Tagline: The best advertising resource for advertisers

Courtesy: Nielsen Business Media, Inc.
Publisher/Editorial Director: Alison Fahey

“Edited for ad agency executives, ADWEEK has the inside stories on: creativity, client/agency relationships, successful global advertising strategies. It delivers national, global and important regional news of your own advertising scene.”

9) Blog: BrandWeek

Tagline: Online access to branding news and analysis

Courtesy: Nielsen Business Media Inc.
Editor: Todd Wasserman

“Brandweek is the weekly publication designed to deliver brand industry professionals the news that affects brand identity marketing.”

10) Blog: AdCritic

Tagline: The best in advertising, design and digital creativity
Courtesy: Media Platform by Visual Plant

“Creativity delivers the definitive showcase of brand-driven creative work across all media along with insights into the people, processes and technology behind the work.”

11) Blog: AdAge

Tagline: Offering 360 degree advertising
Courtesy: Rance Crain, Editor in Chief

“Leading source of news, views and data for the ad, marketing and media industries”

12) Blog: AdPulp

Tagline: Daily Juice from the Ad biz
Courtesy: Editor David Burn

“First hand interpretation of ads”

13) Blog: Adverlicio

Tagline: World’s tastiest collection of online advertising
Courtesy: Team

“We love online ads and archive them here for research, voting, and discussion.”

14) Blog: Ad Goodness

Tagline: Advertising and design blog
Courtesy: Frederik Samuel

“Advertising/Design Goodness started in May 2005 with the mission to showcase only the best advertising and design around the globe. But sometimes you have to show the very worst as well in order to know what great ads and designs are.”

15) Blog: AdFreak

Tagline: Freaky advertising for ad nerds

Courtesy: Tim Nudd, Editor

16) Blog: AdRants

Tagline: Marketing and advertising news with attitude by Steve Hall
Courtesy: Publisher Steve Hall

“Written by current and former industry practitioners, it provides insightful, informed, experiential, no holds barred commentary on the state of the advertising and media industries.”

17) Blog: Coloribus

Tagline: Advertising archive, creative ads gallery, commercials with downloaded option

Courtesy: AdMe Ltd.

“World’s biggest advertising archive which numbers over 2 millions ads. It is a project created by people who are truly devoted to advertising and admire the best samples of the world’s creativity which are carefully selected and presented on the web site.”

18) Blog: Adverbox

Tagline: Advertising with a twist
Courtesy: Team

“We got 2048 ads in archive, and counting.”

19) Blog: Osocio

Tagline: Social advertising and non-profit campaigns from around the globe
Courtesy: Osocio

“Formerly known as the Houtlust Blog, Osocio is the central online hub for advertisers, ad agencies, grassroots, activists, social entrepreneurs, and good Samaritans from around the globe.”

20) Blog: I Believe In Adv

Tagline: Only selected advertising
Courtesy: Team

Two liner: Advertising den for creative minds

21) Blog: Ad Blograbia

Tagline: The blogging revolution is now in full swing
Courtesy: Zeid Nasser, Founder

“Aggregrating marketing/media/advertising news and issues (regional & international), commenting on them, linking to the source, and allowing all site visitors to comment and communicate.”

22) Blog: AdScam

Tagline: The scary side of advertising
Courtesy: George Parker

“A well intentioned rant about the current state of Advertising, with particular emphasis on Big Dumb Agencies (BDA’s) Because, no matter how bad you think it is, it’s actually a great deal worse!”

23) Blog: AdPit

Tagline: A view on the world of advertising
Courtesy: Rob Mortimer

“A short sharp look at advertising in all its forms in the UK and across the web.”

Kudos to the faces behind it for their great work and making the new-media climb another ladder on its way to revolutionize the way news is informed.
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