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Bo Jackson and Brian Bosworth Totally Cheat at Tecmo Bowl in Kia's Nostalgic...
Bo Jackson really, really, really, really loves Tecmo Bowl. Earlier today, we wrote about the former NFL star's cameo in a new Bud Light ad, in which he's seen playing the 1980s-era 8-bit football...
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Independent Agency Bailey Lauerman Names Former RAPP President as Its New CEO
Omaha, Neb.-based Bailey Lauerman has hired Greg Andersen, former U.S. president of Omnicom's RAPP, as its new CEO. Andersen, who started the job this week, replaced Andy Fletcher, who departed in...
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Adidas Takes a Shot at Under Armour With an Ad About Creativity, Not Just...
Playing a sport well, and becoming a career athlete, doesn't just mean you've studied a list of plays, stuck to a workout regimen and mastered exactly how something should be done, though that's...
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Mcgarrybowen Names New Strategy Lead, Chief Integration Officer
Mcgarrybowen New York has expanded its strategic leadership team again with the addition of chief strategy officer Conner Huber and the promotion of Phil Gaughran, who previously held that role, to...
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Don't Vacation in the Office, Says This Hilariously Deadpan Ad From Virgin...
The U.S. is the only industrialized country in the world with no minimum paid vacation leave, which at least explains the in-office purgatory many people suffer over the summer. The U.K., however,...
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This Agency Compiled a Nifty Little Notebook Packed with One Client's Bizarre...
We spend a lot of time with clients—trying to make them laugh and drink, reassuring them of our endless (sometimes even slavish) capacity to do anything they put their mind to. And however much they...
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Parents of Kindergartners Heading Off to School Will Ugly Cry at This Oscar...
Ow! Our heartstrings! Real kindergarteners and first graders star with their moms in Oscar Mayer's back-to-school campaign from Olson Engage. Our story beings with three young mothers prepping their...
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Support Young New Talent by Hitting Well-Known Creative Directors with Cream...
Ever want to fling something at your creative director? Now you can, and it'll look like a compliment! This year, Ogilvy & Mather London is hosting Cream, a global showcase of fresh creative...
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World Surf League Tries Comedy in Ads Starring the Sport's Offbeat Characters
The World Surf League catches a whole new wave with "Beach Breaks," a series of comedy shorts from agency Zambezi and director Peter Miller. Unlike past WSL efforts that focused on the inherent drama...
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The Ad Council and R/GA's 'Love Has No Labels' Wins the Emmy for Best Commercial
Count Emmy Award voters among the slew of people nationwide who've been charmed and captivated by The Ad Council's famous, viral "Love Has No Labels" diversity and inclusion PSA campaign, created by...
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McDonald's Products Are So Popular, They Autocomplete Themselves
McDonald's is celebrating its "all-time favorites" with a campaign that tells us just how much everybody loves Chicken McNuggets and strawberry milkshakes—without saying it outright. Each print ad,...
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Wilson Unveils a Smart, Data-Tracking Football to Go Along With Its Basketball
Lots of young sports fans imagine themselves playing in the big leagues. Now, sports gear brand Wilson is promising to help them feel closer to the pros with a new Bluetooth connected football, and...
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What Were Chester Cheetah and Burger King's King Hinting at During Those NFL...
Anyone who watched an NFL game on Sunday saw a short teaser commercial about 100 times where Cheetos spokescat Chester Cheetah and Burger King mascot the King were seen sitting together at a BK...
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Ad of the Day: Apple Pitches Its Health App With Soothing Animation and Stop...
Use Apple's Health app, and you'll have an easier time improving your health and wellness. That's Apple's pitch in its marvelously simple new spots, which use stop motion and animation to show the...
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Ice T Talks Lemonade for Geico, and the TV Spot Isn't Even the Best Part
Geico has tapped Ice T as the latest cameo in its ongoing "It's Not Surprising" campaign. And while that may be a surprising follow-up to guys like Marco Polo, he breathes comical new life into the...
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Adobe Shows Why Sports Stars Should Never Sign Big Contracts With an Actual Pen
Don't lose business because you're still using tedious pen-and-paper legal instruments, says a new ad from Adobe. In the minute-long spot, sports announcers and fans go crazy amid news that a...
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All the Ads in This London Subway Station Have Been Replaced by Pictures of Cats
It isn't often in advertising that we get a happy ending that isn't totally fictional and "brought to you by." But here one is, in all its furry glory! In early May, we wrote about Glimpse...
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Hyundai Drivers Do the Most Asinine Things for Football in Brand's New NFL Ads
Hyundai drivers are weird, weird people who do weird, weird things because of football, according to Innocean USA's amusing new ads for the NFL sponsor. In "Choices," a Pittsburgh Steelers fan has to...
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This Agency Just Made a Whole Music Video to Say a Fond Farewell to a Client
A lot of agency-client splits are unpleasant or downright acrimonious. But ad agency Rinck's breakup with Gorton's Seafood has been quite amicable—so amicable, in fact, that Rinck just unveiled a...
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BBDO Doubles Down on Data by Hiring New Head of Marketing Science
BBDO has not abandoned its focus on "The Work, The Work, The Work," but Adweek's 2015 U.S. Agency of the Year has created an evp, head of marketing science role to help ensure that the work is more...
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