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1840s Prospectors Find the Mother Lode of Liquid Gold in CP+B's First...
Kraft has changed how it defines consumers who eat Velveeta, from age and gender (millennial males) to mindset (fun people who like to indulge). As such, new ads for Velveeta Shells & Cheese...
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Ad of the Day: Microsoft Urges Girls to Stick With Science on International...
Add Microsoft to the list of companies touting support for young girls who like science and engineering. The tech giant celebrated International Women's Day on Sunday, and Women's History Month...
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People Ignore a Giant Lump Growing on a Street in This Clever Cancer PSA Stunt
Never underestimate people's power not to give a damn about what's right in front of them. We've seen this time and again in outdoor ad stunts, and this latest one from AMV BBDO in London is quite...
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Mercedes Accelerates to Its Top Speed in Real Time Through 4 Short Ads
These four brief ads from Jung von Mott illustrate, in real time, just how quickly the Mercedes-AMG GT S accelerates from 0 to its top speed of 310 kilometers per hour (roughly 193 miles per hour)....
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Toyota Challenges Meteorologists to Drive Around With Sunroofs Synced to...
Everyone loves to complain about the weatherman messing up the forecast, but Toyota decided to actually do something about it. At least, that's the premise of this new reality-style ad for the...
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'Visit Nice,' Says Nebraska in America's Most Humble Tourism Ads
Not every state has a Disney World, a National Mall or a Times Square. So, how do you attract visitors if you don't have something astounding, amazing or awe-inspiring to show them? How about...
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Should Your Agency Work for That Startup? Here's a Flowchart to Help You Decide
It's time for South by Southwest, which means hundreds of agencies and startups will be colliding in Austin, where they hope to make the marketing equivalent of a love connection. But, as in romance,...
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Ad of the Day: Audi Is the Best Car for Fleeing a Swarm of Killer Drones
One day soon, drones will kill us all and/or deliver Apple Watches from Amazon. For now, they descend from the clouds with great menace in this rousing Audi spot from Venables Bell & Partners,...
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Clothing Retailer's Shopping Bags Turn Inside Out to Become Recycling Mailers
Attention, Swedish shoppers: More Rag Bags are on the way! For now, check out DDB Stockholm's case study video for the sustainability campaign, which generated significant media coverage last year,...
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This Chicago Shop Barters for Stakes in Small Brands, Gaining Business Smarts
SpecsWho Managing partner, president David Selby (l.) and founding partner, CEO Tim Condon, with visiting pooch CharlieWhat Full-service agencyWhere Chicago Beyond creating ads for the likes of Land...
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Huge Mole on Man's Face Becomes an Advertising Superstar in Brilliantly...
We've seen hilarious ad awards call for entries. We've seen slutty ad awards call for entries. Now, it's time for a brilliant but batshit crazy ad awards call for entries. Borghi/Lowe Brazil created...
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Ad of the Day: Ikea Praises Ordinary Household Items with Epic Irreverence
Don't take your toilet brush for granted, says a wise new ad from Ikea. Aptly titled "Everyday Heroes," the spot—by Swedish agency Forsman & Bodenfors—is a moving celebration of the different...
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Carlsberg Makes the Most NFSW Ad Ever, Along With a Few Other Gems
Carlsberg doesn't do things half-ass. If the Danish brewer is going to do something, it will make it the best in the world—at least, according to three new ads admitting that might not actually be...
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NatGeo's Killing Jesus Website Might Be the Greatest Story Ever Scrolled
Mullen has created a digital experience of Biblical proportions to support National Geographic Channel's Killing Jesus, a three-hour docudrama premiering March 29, which is Palm Sunday. The show is...
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Clever Outdoor Ads List Cost of Their Own Square Footage If They Were Homes...
Several hard-hitting outdoor campaigns have protested soaring home prices in the U.K. lately, including these bleak billboards narrated by people who've been priced out of London. Now, AMV BBDO has...
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Ad of the Day: Meet Charles Schwab's New Intelligent, Nonhuman Pitchman
Charles Schwab gets replaced by a robotic pitchman in Crispin Porter + Bogusky's new campaign introducing a digital platform called Schwab Intelligent Portfolios. A stylized, British-accented, boxy...
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Kevin Bacon Does Ads for Eggs, Because What Goes Better With Eggs Than Bacon?
Kevin Bacon has traded off the whole "six degrees" things in ads for years. Now it's time to put the Bacon to work. And that he does in an amusing if obvious campaign from Grey New York promoting eggs...
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It's Funny When Celebs Read Mean Tweets. Here's What Happens When Kids Read Them
"Celebrities Read Mean Tweets" is one of Jimmy Kimmel's most popular segments. It's been spoofed here and there—even by ad agencies. But now, Canadian agency John St. takes the theme in a bit of a...
View ArticleAdweek's Top 5 Commercials of the Week: March 6-13
It was a week of good versus evil, from everyday heroes to murderous drones. And we also had two spots about mysterious growths. Check out our picks for the week's best commercials below, and vote for...
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Infographic: Your Guide to Having a One-Night Stand at SXSW
Are you in Austin this week mostly just to bag a few one-night stands? Luckily, ad agency Mistress has come up with the ultimate guide to casual sex at the festival. (This is quite fitting, given the...
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