James Corden Bickers With James Corden as Samsung Galaxy S6 Ads Flood In
Forget about pre-order day for the Apple Watch. It's also launch day for the Samsung Galaxy S6 and S6 Edge, which means ads for the smartphone are rolling out all over the world. The two most notable...
View ArticleA Kid Grows Up Really, Really Fast in BBH's Latest Cute Ad for Robinsons
BBH London has made some brilliant ads for British juice brand Robinsons over the years—notably, this Wimbledon spot and, of course, the famous "Pals" ad from 2013, which really is one of the great...
View ArticleAd of the Day: Target and Lilly Pulitzer Throw the Most Lavish Pool Party Ever
Lilly Pulitzer once said, "Anything is possible with sunshine and a little pink." With just a touch of pink and some summer rays, Target celebrates its upcoming collaboration with the fashion brand by...
View ArticleStihl Heads Into the Void to Show the Otherworldly Power of Its Leaf Blowers
Houston, we have a blower. French agency Altmann + Pacreau gets cosmic in this ad for Stihl leaf blowers, employing astronaut imagery and the 2001: A Space Odyssey theme to fine effect."Having done...
View ArticleOld Spice Will Drop a Man in the Woods and Let Twitch Viewers Control Him for...
Old Spice is tapping into the gamer community, which clearly overlaps with its own target, with an interesting campaign on Twitch—the live social video platform for gamers—in which viewers get to...
View ArticleRingo Starr Couldn't Be More Chill in His First Campaign for Skechers
"Rock out in comfort" is a headline that will horrify rock 'n' roll purists—but Ringo Starr doesn't care. The Beatles drummer is relaxation personified in his first campaign for Skechers, as the brand...
View ArticleIt’s a Family Affair at This Website Maker in Williamsburg
SpecsWho Jason Jeffries, CEO, and Sarah McLoughlin, creative directorWhat Full-service interactive agencyWhere Brooklyn, N.Y. A marriage of technology and design describes both Blenderbox's approach to...
View ArticleNike Turns Can't Into Can in Its Largest Women's Campaign Ever
Nike's newest commercial captures the inner dialogue of a woman stuck behind a row of models during spin class; a runner through a half-marathon; and a beginner yogi unsure of her surroundings. The...
View ArticleAd of the Day: Sylvester Stallone Brings the Heat in This Ridiculous Ad for a...
Yo, Adrian! Sylvester Stallone is in this British commercial for Warburtons bakery. Guess he didn't make enough dough in Hollywood. Sly rises to the occasion, though, in this wry-humored spot from...
View ArticleHyundai Sends a Girl's Message of Love to Her Astronaut Dad Watching From Space
A lot of brands attempt space-related stunts. But for all the wonder inherent in the heavens, many of these campaigns forget that just being up there isn't enough. You need a human connection for any...
View ArticleCentury 21's New Campaign Is Made Entirely of Moving Boxes
When you're moving, you're so beset by cardboard boxes that your life might as well be made of them. And now, Century 21's new ad campaign actually is. The new stop-motion campaign from Mullen uses...
View ArticleFor Tax Day, BBDO Tells the True Story of a Woman Who Tried to Write Off a...
Tax Day isn't usually a time for great brand creativity, but BBDO New York goes the extra mile this year with a short documentary about an Arizona woman who tried to write off a Snickers bar in 2005....
View ArticleIkea Brightens Up Little Corners of the World in These Fun Print Ads
Ikea nicely contrasts its colorful design sense with the drabness of the world at large in these print ads from TBWA in Portugal. Apparently, going with Ikea means you get a balcony in buildings that...
View ArticleBikes Ride Themselves in This Heart-Pounding Ad for Cycling in Canada
Canada is a great country for cycling, but the bikes aren't going to ride themselves. Well, actually they do in this inventing and intense spot for Cycling Canada from ad agency Innocean, Sons and...
View ArticleWhoa, Sony Trained This Octopus to Take Photos of Visitors to Its Aquarium
Holy mackerel, this octopus can use a camera! Sony and FCB Auckland trained a female octopus named Rambo (no relation) to take pictures with a Cyber Shot TX30 camera for this captivating minute-long...
View ArticleBoost Mobile's 'Come to Data' Ad Campaign Is Pervy and Totally Ungodly
Your inner barbarian tells you it's quite all right to use your mobile phone anytime, anywhere. Play that dice game at the urinal? Sure, even though it requires vigorous arm-shaking motions that make...
View ArticleCarlsberg Makes Londoners Happy With a Billboard That Gives Out Free Beer
If you thought Coke Zero's drinkable billboard was impressive, Carlsberg would like to serve you some outdoor advertising with a bit more kick. The Danish brewer, with help from ad agency Fold7 and...
View ArticleAd of the Day: Guitar Hero Live's Crazy Trailer Puts You on Stage in Front of...
Guitar Hero Live isn't a virtual reality experience, but in terms of immersion, it's the next best thing, according to the just-released game trailer from 72andSunny. The game and the trailer were...
View ArticleA-B InBev Throws a Masquerade Party in Stylish First Ad for Oculto Lager
Anheuser-Busch InBev introduces Oculto, a new high-alcohol lager, with a roomful of men and women wearing masks inside a dark club in this spot from Mother New York. The mood is mysterious and...
View ArticleAd of the Day: Hefty Cups Turn Ordinary Moms Into Slang-Spewing Party Animals
They may have played beer pong with red Solo cups in 1999, but moms have upgraded to crack-resistant party cups in Hefty's sharp and funny new campaign by Havas Worldwide Chicago. Three new ads all...
View Article