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Ad of the Day: Ask Ordinary New Yorkers to Make a Phone Ad, and You Get This...
To help launch the Asus ZenFone 3, ad agency SuperHeroes dispatched Matt Rubano and Betsy Kenney, members of improv troupe Upright Citizens Brigade, to ask random people on the streets of Manhattan to...
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What Will Kevin Hart Do Next? Well, for Starters, This Ad Campaign for Xfinity
Kevin Hart's upcoming stand-up concert film is called What Now? Which is the question he poses to his uninterested wife and son in this Xfinity ad by 72andSunny New York. This is one of those weird,...
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British PSA Urging Cyclists to Avoid Turning Trucks Draws Fire From Riders
A road safety ad by AMV BBDO is sparking cries of victim-blaming in the U.K. for warning cyclists to hang back from trucks that are making left turns—the driver's blind side on that country's roads....
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MTV Seeks New Media and Creative Agencies to Help It Reclaim Its Musical Legacy
MTV never plays videos anymore. That sentiment has become a cliché in recent years. But the Viacom channel wants to be known, once again, as the global authority on pop music and culture, and it is...
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Goodby Silverstein & Partners Names Former HP, Yahoo Exec as Its First Chief...
Goodby Silverstein & Partners has hired veteran marketing executive Julia Mee as its first chief marketing officer. Mee joins the Omnicom shop in San Francisco after working with the GS&P team...
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Pete Campbell Lands the KFC Account, as Vincent Kartheiser Is Your New Colonel
Darrell Hammond, Norm Macdonald, Jim Gaffigan and … Vincent Kartheiser? Yes, the 37-year-old Mad Men star is the latest (and most unlikely) actor to dress up as Colonel Sanders for KFC's ongoing ad...
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Shell's Music Video About Sustainable Energy Is Catchy as Hell. But Will...
When you've been around 126 years or so, it's tough changing people's perceptions of who you are and what you stand for. But the easiest way of hacking into somebody's head is, well, finding the right...
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John Cena Is Not an Elephant, but Now He's Playing One on TV for Wonderful...
Hey, that elephant sounds awfully familiar! WWE superstar and commercial pitchman extraordinaire John Cena, named to Adweek's Creative 100 this year, voices Ernie, an animated mascot debuting today in...
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Pedigree Salutes Guide Dogs With a Scary and Emotional Ad About Blindness
Pedigree's latest "Feed the Good" video is timed to Blindness Awareness Month, which it's observing with "Dark to Light," a long-form ad about single mom Liz Oleksa's struggle with sight...
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Spider-Man Is the Ultimate Everyday Hero in This Touching Healthcare Ad From...
You don't need Spidey sense to be a superhero. In "Philips Everyday Hero," part of an Australian campaign for Royal Philips by Ogilvy & Mather London, a disheveled guy leaps out of bed, consumes a...
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Ad of the Day: You Might Feel a Bit Dirty After Watching These Wry New Ads...
Saatchi & Saatchi wrings wry humor out of some socially awkward scenarios in its latest campaign for detergent brand Tide. Look, this stuff isn't soil-yourself funny—which is kind of a shame,...
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Zocdoc Invites American Workers Everywhere to Take an 'Unsick Day' for Their...
Feeling a tad unsick today? Well, don't come in to work … but feel free to spread it around. Healthcare scheduling service Zocdoc is proposing Unsick Day—a day off each year for workers to attend...
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If You're Scared of Clowns, Do Not Watch This Candy Ad. You've Been Warned
Texas confectionary Atomic Candy is getting into the Halloween spirit with a creepy new commercial that capitalizes on the current wave of clown mass hysteria. The spot, from Innocean USA, features a...
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Opel Is Showing Off the First Automobile You Can Start With Your Mind
The Paris Motor Show is taking place from Oct. 1-16, and Opel has a surprise for visitors to its stand—an Opel Astra you can start with your mind. Guests are invited to sit comfortably in a chair...
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BBH Made a Onesie That Explains the Steps of Baby CPR Right on the Front
A star is born! The infant in this BBH London campaign for first aid awareness group St. John Ambulance is quite the thespian. Little Lucy turns in a powerful performance, plugging the...
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These New Outdoor Ads in L.A. Capture the Insidious Nature of Domestic Violence
Here's a jarring disconnect—hearts and flowers, boxes of chocolates and hand-written love notes mixed with threats and violence. A new outdoor campaign from the Los Angeles Police Department and mayor...
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Nothing Says Home Improvement Quite Like a Naked Man Tumbling Through the...
Many people are familiar with the feeling of dread that accompanies Dad deciding to fix the sink, or build a garden pond, on his own. He crawls under the house, or he starts digging a trench in the...
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Ad of the Day: Kristen Schaal Is the Ultimate HR Director in This Startup's...
Do you know what your employer's human resources director does all day? No, really. Behind the emails, spreadsheets and Monday morning bagel spreads beats the heart of a real person who somehow...
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Maëva Berthelot Dances Around an Empty London in This Striking Ad for Bose
A lone dancer, Maëva Berthelot, gorgeously freestyles her way through London's empty streets. The sun is out, and the scene is bright—not quite desolate—as she twists and weaves across plazas, around...
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Deep Focus Names New U.S. Creative Leader, Looks to Compete With More...
Deep Focus has found its new creative leader after a long search. This week the Engine Group agency named former Wunderman executive vice president John Reid as its U.S. chief creative officer,...
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