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Chipotle Really Goes Back to the Start in Its First U.K. Ad Campaign
Mother London has cooked up Chipotle's first British campaign with print ads and posters that explain how to pronounce the burrito chain's name. "Chi-Pole-Tay," "Chi-Pottle" and "Shi-Pot-Lay" are...
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This French Ad Has the Most Unbelievably Gorgeous Food Shots Ever
If you like to cook, eat or look at pretty things, enjoy this gorgeously hypnotic bit of food porn from French coffee brand Carte Noir. Created by Proximity BBDO and two directors from Le Potager, the...
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Banksy Reworks 'Balloon Girl' in Campaign for Syria's Children
Banksy's "Balloon Girl" provides a fitting image for the children whose lives have been ravaged by Syria's civil war, which just entered its third year. The British street artist drew some criticism...
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Ad of the Day: Will the World's Second-Oddest Family Be a Winner for Sprint?
Dad is a hamster, voiced by Andrew Dice Clay. One son, played by new Saturday Night Live cast member Kyle Mooney, is supposed to be at college, except he's home most of the time. Another son is an...
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Why Ricky Gervais Was Right for Audi's A3 Campaign
IDEA: Endorsers needn't be universally loved. They just need to reflect—or better, embody—the brand promise. Take Ricky Gervais. Some people love him; others loathe him. But he's great for any brand...
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British Ads Capture the Often Brutal Horrors of Police Work
Police often find themselves in high-stress, high-stakes scenarios—facing unruly drunken mobs, drivers stuck in cars about to explode and knife-wielding maniacs. This series of videos from ad agency...
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Wieden + Kennedy Finds Its First Ads Ever, Made for Nike, on Dusty Old Tapes
Nike running: So easy, a caveman can do it? Wieden + Kennedy made quite the discovery earlier this month. The agency says it's "pretty damn pumped" to have finally found the first ads it ever...
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Gary Oldman Shines, Despite the Weather, in HTC's New Anti-Advertising
Rather than drone on about product features or provide a demonstration, Gary Oldman instructs viewers to "Ask the Internet" if they want to learn more about the HTC One M8 smartphone in a pair of...
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Ad of the Day: This Weight Watchers Ad Is Unlike Any You've Seen Before
Weight loss can be one of the most deeply emotional subjects for people. Yet the category seems almost afraid of emotional advertising, preferring to go with bright, bubbly, breezy celebrity...
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'MiniAbe' Explores More of Illinois, and Couldn't Be More Whoa-ed
If you were a miniature version of Abraham Lincoln, you'd be super excited about modern Illinois, according to the state's tourism campaign, which has brought back MiniAbe for another round of quirky...
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This Startup Agency Counts Michelle Obama Among Its Clients
SpecsWho (L. to r.) Joe Perello, co-founder and managing partner; Doug Spitzer, partner and CCO; Arie Kovant, co-founder and managing partnerWhat Full-service agencyWhere New York office While most of...
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Ford Trashes Cadillac With Great Parody of 'Poolside' Ad Everyone Hated
It took a while, but someone has finally lampooned Cadillac's much-derided "Poolside" commercial starring Neal McDonough. And not just any old someone—Ford Motor Co. Ford's agency, Team Detroit, shot...
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Dress Hunting Cuts to the Chase in Gilt.com's Colorful New Ads
Berlin Cameron United's new work for Gilt.com is colorful, musical and stylish, but also grounded in a sales pitch. The ads for the online hub for clothes, shoes and accessories unfold with a...
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Ad of the Day: Vodafone Salutes Emergency Responders in Quietly Explosive New Ad
Grey London takes an unconventional approach for Vodafone U.K., focusing on British emergency responders, more than three-quarters of whom, we're told, use the telecom's services."The Call," a...
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Here's a Perfect Illustration of How Fast 'Private' Photos Get Around
Here's a simple and clever way to show why it might be a bad idea to share that supposedly private photo. Brazilian agency Propeg recently submitted this to Ads of the World, though it's hard to be...
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Ad of the Day: KFC Takes a Long Ride in the Slowest-Cooked, Fast-Food Ad Ever
Languid tales of southern Americana always make me feel hot and itchy. So, right from the start, I might not be the best audience for BBH London's 60-second "Bus" spot for KFC's slow-cooked,...
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Andrew McCutchen Loves His Lox in SportsCenter Ad for Opening Day
Are you ready for some baseball? ESPN has Major League Baseball's Opening Day covered today with a new "This Is SportsCenter" spot starring the reigning National League MVP, Andrew McCutchen of the...
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Inspirational Makeup Ads Reveal Rather Than Conceal the Women's True Selves
IDEA: Makeup ads have a hard time being authentically inspiring, complicated as they are by issues of vanity and manufactured beauty. But Dermablend Professional is different. The brand's corrective...
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Cats React to Viral Videos in Surreal Friskies-Branded Spoof
Forget about kids and teens, how to do cats feel about watching other felines online? In a bit of branded self-satire, YouTube megaproducers The Fine Bros. partnered with Friskies to create Cats React...
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Ad of the Day: Nike Launches 'Risk Everything' Campaign Ahead of the 2014...
It's a World Cup year, which means only one thing for soccer's major international stars. They're about to feel an almost unbearable amount of hellish pressure. Nike—which isn't a World Cup sponsor...
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