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Diddy, Snoop Dogg Pop Up in Even More Ads You Never Thought They'd Do
It's flashback week for fans of 1990s hip-hop, with Sean "Puff Daddy" Combs and Snoop Dogg making advertising cameos that would have seemed inconceivable 15 years ago. Combs, known these days as...
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This Production Firm Stays True to Its Storytelling Roots
SpecsWho Founding partners (from left) Jen Lucero, managing director, and executive creative directors Brien Holman and Jayson WhitmoreWhat Design and production studioWhere Los Angeles office With one...
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'Dumb Ways to Die' Returns With Adorably Gruesome Ad for Valentine's Day
Fifteen months and 71 million YouTube views after its storied premiere, McCann Melbourne's "Dumb Ways to Die" train-safety campaign is back with this cute, grotesque little spot for Valentine's Day....
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Is Cadillac's New Ad Totally Inspiring or Completely Repulsive?
In Cadillac's latest commercial from ad agency Rogue, airing during the Olympics, we take a tour of the souped-up American dream while our host (played by Neal McDonough) waxes poetic about the...
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Ikea Lights Up a Forest in Gorgeous Ad Celebrating Move to Energy-Efficient...
Ikea planted lots of LED lamps in the woods for this 60-second commercial for the U.K. and Ireland touting the home-furnishing company's commitment to sustainability. Created by Mother London and...
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Ad of the Day: Don't Watch This North Face Video If You're Even Mildly Afraid...
It's just kind of weird helping your friend do something that you know could potentially lead to his death." So says videographer and climber Cedar Wright, as the camera pans over a graveyard in the...
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Velveeta Explains What to Do With That Cast-Iron Skillet You Carry Around...
You have a weird, ineffable obsession with your cast-iron skillet. You carry it with you everywhere like a safety blanket. You believe like it could make you feel joy, but it does not, because...
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Paris Is Prepared for Love Emergencies With Breakable Flower Boxes for...
If any unexpected flames of love start flickering in Paris for Valentine's Day today, the Cupid-shot lovesick fools will be ready. That's because the Flower Council of Holland (an industry group that...
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Big Mac Turns Your Brain Into a Drooling Pile of Oblivious Mush in British Ad...
McDonald's puts our minds to the test in this British campaign from Razorfish that features prankvertising and an online quiz. The premise is that people can't concentrate on anything else when the...
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The Barbarian Group Just Built a 'Superdesk' That You Have to See to Believe
The upsides and drawbacks of common work spaces have been debated in the agency world for decades. But no one can deny the cool factor of The Barbarian Group's newly designed offices—and the amazing,...
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Sony Visits World's Largest Model Railroad to Test Its Cameras on Miniature...
Last month, Sony rolled out a sweeping celebration of its own contributions to technology and the arts. Now, it's diving deep on the same subject, taking viewers on a tour of Northlandz, a giant model...
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Watch Cats Basically Hump Direct Mail Coated With Kitty Crack
In retrospect, it seems obvious. To get cats to pay attention to your direct mail, just soak the damn fliers in catnip—and watch the kitties lose their minds when the mail arrives. That's what...
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Vanilla Ice Reminds Us of His Other Song in Cheesy Ad for Kraft's Ninja...
Go Ninja Go! Who says Vanilla Ice never had any street cred? Everyone, I guess. And when it comes to hip-hop, they're right. But … who cares? The rapper (term used loosely) is prop-ah as hell in this...
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Gatorade and Dwyane Wade Give High School Basketball Team the Surprise of a...
We've seen this marketing stunt countless times: Big brand dips into its deep pockets to give some hardworking, deserving, photogenic youngsters a new playground or a concert or a trip to Toys R Us....
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Weird, Giant Monsters Chase a Forester in Subaru Ad That's Totally Bonkers
If you need to outrun giant monsters that want to eat you, drive a Subaru Forester. This Subaru ad from Japan draws its villains from Attack on Titan, the forthcoming live-action adaption of the anime...
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Jessica Simpson Flaunts Slim Figure for Weight Watchers but Says She's Happy...
If 2014's battle cry for women is "Love who you are" (see all the "real women" campaigns out there), then weight-loss brands need to tread lightly in their marketing. Weight Watchers has done that in...
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Old Spice-Styled Hair Can Play 29 Different Huey Lewis Songs on the Keyboard
When you use Old Spice hair products, your hair is capable of anything. First, it leaps off your head—that's a given. Then, as we've seen, it either hits on women at work or skillfully operates claw...
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Ad of the Day: Samsung Inspires You to Stage Your Own Winter Olympics
We're deep into the third month of the 2014 Winter Olympics—that's how long they've been going on, right?—and the games' gazillion sponsors are still rolling out TV spots in hopes that at least some...
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Injured U.S. Skier Stars in New Ad, Thanks to a Tweet From Alex Bogusky
Funny how Alex Bogusky is still seeing opportunities where brands and agencies are missing them. Case in point: A recent tweet to Liberty Mutual urging the insurance company—whose Winter Olympics ads...
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This Agency Keeps Collecting Hits in Seattle
SpecsWho From left, Jim Copacino, co-founder and ecd; Betti Fujikado, co-founder and director of account management; Tim O’Mara, director of engagement strategy; Brandy O’Briant, managing director; and...
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