Creativity is not something that everyone has the ability to express, it takes a certain “breed” of people to be able to come up with the ideas and works of art that the rest of us often times look at with amazement, wondering “why didn’t I think of that”?

A creative mind and ability to market can be truly valuable and pay off for some lucky people and companies!

According to Entrepreneur.com here are few of the 10 of the most brilliant marketing ideas:

- “Danicing in the Tube” – an ad for T-mobile featuring flash mobs in the middle of a London Tube station. This YouTube video has received tens of millions of page views.

- “The Coke geyser” – The YouTube video of mentos being dropped into a 2-liter bottle of Diet Coke. Record numbers of people viewed this on the internet, and sales of Mentos and Coke went up much higher.

- “Does she…or doesn’t she?” – Clairol’s series of ads for hair tints and dyes asking the question and making you wonder “does she….or doesn’t she??

- “Marlboro Man” – Marlboro originally marketed to women introduced the American cowboy in an effort to grab more of the market. The ads made Marlboro the bestselling cigarette in the world!

- “A diamond is forever” – De Beers mining company promoted the “requirement “of a diamond for marriage and attached the two months’ salary spending rule with it.

To come up with an icon or phrase that everyone recognizes and last forever is something that is truly amazing and inspiring!