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Ad of the Day: Oreo Tells the Tall Tale of a Mini Store Selling Oreo Minis
If you thought it was impossible for The Martin Agency's "Wonderfilled" campaign for Oreo to get even more twee, think again. The brand that's given us cutesy jingles from artists like Owl City and...
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Newcastle Imagines How Great It Would Be If Britain Had Won the Revolutionary...
Newcastle Brown Ale had a big hit with its "If We Made It" ambush campaign around the Super Bowl. Now, the British brewer has done something similar for July 4. The new campaign, from Droga5, is...
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Fathers Will Love This Citroën Ad With a Dad Who Has Extremely Clingy Kids
It's a lot harder for a father to have fun, whatever he's doing, while his three young kids are clinging to his body at the same time. This parenting-humor ad, aptly titled "Daddy," won a silver Lion...
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Ad of the Day: The Year's Sweetest Home Improvement Ad Will Brighten Your Day
The storytelling is exceptionally strong in "The Perfect Daughter," a Promart Homecenter spot by Fahrenheit DDB in Lima, Peru, that won a silver Lion in Film last week at Cannes. Directed by Ricardo...
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South African Brewer Uses Ads to Declare an All-Out War on Hipsters
We've reached peak hipster. And we've also reached peak anti-hipster. But South Africa's Garagista Beer Co. is barging ahead anyway with a campaign that positions the brand as absolutely not the right...
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Children Tell Parents to 'Lock It Up' in Merkley's Gun Safety Ads
Merkley + Partners takes the kids' side in its new campaign for gun safety, with boys and girls questioning why adults don't go to greater lengths to hide their firearms. In one TV ad, "Please Add...
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Tiny Rebellion Is Doing Well by Doing Good
SpecsWho (Clockwise from top left) Amir Haque, chief strategist; Jennifer Parke, executive creative director; Christy Ferguson, group account director; Lucas Donat, founder, CEO, CCOWhat Full-service...
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This British Ad With a Grumpy Ogre Turns Out to Be Monstrously Sweet
"Simon the Ogre," a two-minute mini-epic commercial from agency Beattie McGuinness Bungay, was popular in the U.K. earlier this year but went largely unnoticed in the U.S. before winning a silver Lion...
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This Epic Front-Yard Dildo Battle Suddenly Becomes a Pretty Amazing PSA
Don't you just love an epic dildo battle? Well, yeah, as long as it's not your kid waving them around the front yard. This new ad from McCann New York is all about dildos. But it's not all about...
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Ad of the Day: Molson's Beer Fridge Comes Home and Opens If You Sing 'O Canada'
The world-traveling Molson beer fridge has finally come home to Canada. After spending a few years gallivanting through Europe and traveling deep into Indonesia—unlocking only for people with Canadian...
View ArticlePublicis Groupe Acquires E-Commerce Shop
Publicis Groupe is acquiring e-commerce shop Crown Partners. Following the acquisition, Crown will be folded into Razorfish’s technology platform services, The Wall Street Journal reports. The tie-up...
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Zachary Quinto, Thespian and Traitor, Joins Newcastle's 'Independence Eve'...
There's no way more American to celebrate the Fourth of July than selling out your country for an English beer, says Newcastle. The Heineken-owned brand, brewed in Britain, and ad agency Droga5...
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Finally, Ads for Discount Furniture That Don't Just Yell, 'Come On Down!'
IDEA: Ads for discount furniture aren't usually very funny—at least, not intentionally so. But Translation's new work for American Signature Inc. breaks away from the category's tired old direct...
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Levi's Is Looking to Keep Things Light With Fun-Focused New Ad Campaign
Levi's is trying on a simple, straightforward message in its first big push since reuniting with longtime agency FCB (and also hiring The House Worldwide) in February. Unveiling a global campaign...
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Carl's Jr. Ad for Sticky Buns Wonders Where You Would 'Pull One Off'
Carl's Jr./Hardee's isn't a shy fast-food chain. But this time they've traded oiled-up models for innuendo. I won't spoil the new spots, but let's just say they aren't too subtle. The approach...
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Ad of the Day: Lexus Puts On a Dazzling Light Show With Aerial LED Stuntmen
Nothing says "Lexus" like a guy made of light leaping across the sky. In "Strobe," an eye-catching minute-long film from CHI & Partners, it seems as if a single shimmering figure is traversing the...
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Ad for Meat Marinades Takes Woman Down Rabbit Hole of Wiener Gobbling and Ham...
Hey there, incredibly hip and hot millennials. Packaged seasoning brand Flava-it wants you to know its marinades are like a raunchy meat party in your mouth. This loony new ad for the U.K. marketer...
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Ad of the Day: Guinness Has Made the Only Ad You Need to See This Fourth of July
Guinness is on a roll globally with its "Made of More" advertising. Now, for the Fourth of July, the brand has released the latest installment of the campaign in the U.S.—the lovely, quietly patriotic...
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Expedia Says Travel Makes You So Interesting, You'll Ruin the Lives of...
Expedia travels into amusing territory with three new commercials from Ogilvy & Mather in London. In each spot, achingly average people become intensely interesting to friends and co-workers after...
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Nescafé Print Ads Include Pop-Up Paper Mugs for Two, So You Can Both Scald...
Ahh, the morning paper. You've just settled into your seat on the train, or perhaps a park bench, to enjoy the morning light and digest the news of the day. But there are two things missing: your cup...
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