Abe Lincoln Trashes Clinton and Trump in This Insane Ad for Libertarian Gary...
And now for something completely different in an election season dominated by Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump—a political ad starring "Dead Abe Lincoln" telling voters they "just got screwed" by the...
View ArticleSaatchi New York Cuts CEO and CCO in Leadership Overhaul
In a surprising overhaul of its leadership, Saatchi & Saatchi New York has parted with both its CEO Brent Smart and its chief creative officer Jay Benjamin. Both will leave the agency, effective...
View ArticleIs Boring, Oregon, Really Boring? Find Out in This Wonderfully Weird Ad Shot...
Pop culture is full of stories about people trying to escape the boring-ass town they were born in. Not so in Boring, Oregon. As one inhabitant remarks, "Nobody leaves. They think they're gonna go,...
View ArticleCoca-Cola Debuts Its Magical New Packaging With Some Actual Magic
Coca-Cola's grown tired of happiness, and is moving on to magic. As one does. In "Taste the Magic," a new spot by agency David, a waiter approaches a table that's ordered an unusual amount of...
View ArticleKLM's New Ads Have a Preposterously Simple Goal: To Tell You It's an Airline
To some extent, all brands seek to define themselves in ads. Airline KLM, however, takes this process to a reductive extreme in new work from agency Mustache, letting prospective passengers know that...
View ArticleMicrosoft Sings a Weird Ditty About Why Macbooks Suck, Just for Fun
Microsoft is still getting catty with Apple. This time, in song. A new ad for the Surface Pro 4 pokes fun at the Macbook Air, continuing one of the Windows giant's favoritetraditions of recent...
View ArticleDads Feel Sad About Their Post-Baby Bodies in Latest Comedy From Bonds Underwear
Is it worthwhile to make an ad about dad bods way after that meme peaked? Probably not, but that didn't stop Australian underwear brand Bonds from making a commercial where dads talk about the changes...
View ArticlePublicis Promotes Melissa Nelson to President of Its Seattle Office
Today Publicis announced the promotion of Melissa Nelson to the newly created role of president of its Seattle office. The news comes less than one year after the agency hired Nelson to serve as...
View ArticleAd of the Day: AT&T's Latest 'It Can Wait' Film Drives Headlong Into the...
BBDO and AT&T have delivered another powerful offering in the "It Can Wait" ad series. But while last year's "Close to Home" took its time setting up the board—showing us the different people who...
View ArticleNick Offerman and Michelle Obama Take You Through Six Decades of Exercise Fads
No single decade in recent memory has a monopoly on style. Or questionable exercise methods. A new video, "The History of Exercise," stars Nick Offerman and Michelle Obama looking back on past—and...
View ArticleWendy's Tells the Sad-Funny Stories of Unworthy Foods Banned From the Baconator
Ever bitten into a sandwich only to meet with freezerburn, an unsatisfyingly thin piece of bacon or an unwelcome vegetable? We've all been there. It's one of our most trying and persistent...
View ArticleAd of the Day: Visit Wongderland, a Fantasy World (and Toy Store) Fueled by...
There's this book we read as kids called The Last of the Really Great Whangdoodles. Whangdoodles change colors like mood rings, and grow a new pair of bedroom slippers on their hind legs every year....
View ArticleDunkin' Donuts Offers Up Some Special Views in VR Videos Created With Discovery
"Boats run on diesel and coffee." That pearl of wisdom comes courtesy of Glen Miller, a tugboat captain who stars in "The Harbor That Never Sleeps," one of several new 360-degree videos from Dunkin'...
View ArticleAd of the Day: Sonos Skewers Sound-System Indignities in These Clever Mini Ads
Sonos wants to solve all your modern audio woes, especially when it comes to listening to music at home. The wireless speaker brand is out with a new ad campaign from 72andSunny built around the...
View ArticleDos Equis Introduces Its New 'Most Interesting Man,' and He Sure Is Different
In a bit of Doctor Who-esque regeneration, Dos Equis on Wednesday introduced its new Most Interesting Man in the World—to replace Jonathan Goldsmith, who retired from the role earlier this year. And...
View ArticleHonda Just Remade Its Famous 'Cog' Ad, but With a Major Twist
Honda's "Cog," made by Wieden + Kennedy in 2003, is one of the most famous car ads of all time. The remarkable Rube Goldberg-style spot featured a chain reaction of car parts that culminated in a...
View ArticleThe Lee Man and Lee Woman Do Ridiculous Lee Things in Jean Maker's Upbeat...
Lee Jeans are back, and they're full of action. After fading from pop consciousness in recent years, the denim label has launched a major rebranding campaign from GSD&M, themed "Move Your Lee,"...
View ArticleJim Beam Unveils Its Own Apple Watch, a 'Drinkable Wearable' for Doing Wrist...
Brands don't newsjack Apple events quite as often as they used to. But Jim Beam is ambushing today's announcements from the tech marketer by introducing an April Fools'-esque gadget called the Jim...
View ArticleCheck Out Heineken's Eye-Popping Art Project at the Abandoned Miami Marine...
Heineken and Publicis New York show their can-do spirit in a video that celebrates Miami Marine Stadium. The landmark structure on Biscayne Bay hosted world-class powerboat races, concerts and other...
View ArticleAd of the Day: Bud Light Is Ready for Some Football With a Flashy Ad for Its...
We love ourselves some limited-edition custom packaging. It's the kind of non-news that works almost mindbendingly hard to prove it's worth mentioning, making it a princely marketing exercise. That's...
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