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Rob Riggle Is Dirtbag Frankenstein in Chipotle's Halloween Spot
There are a whole bunch of Rob Riggle fans out there. And though I'm not one of them, I can see the twisted humor in Chipotle's "Do Some Good This Halloween" promo with the former Daily Show...
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Children's Hospital Staff Confused by These Clown Billboards Around L.A.
In a gaffe that someone should have seen coming, billboards around Los Angeles for the Adult Swim show Children's Hospital, which is essentially House but with more clown makeup and much less...
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With Winter Coming, Heinz Tries to Warm You Up With a Bowl of Soup
Most folks are lapping up this Heinz Classics Soup spot from London ad agency AMV BBDO and director Jeff Labbe. Frankly, I'm not stirred. "I Love Winter" depicts an oh-so-average English gal who,...
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Stewart and Colbert Needle Brian Williams in Indecision 2012 Spot
The Daily Show With Jon Stewart and The Colbert Report have proven to be reliable sources of political analysis and news nuggets, so they don't need to sling mud at competitors, right? Sure, but it's...
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Steve Martin's Ad for Bob Kerrey: A Wad of Paper and a Prayer
Can Steve Martin and a wad of paper save Bob Kerrey's bid to become a U.S. Senator for Nebraska again? For months, polls have suggested Kerrey is in deep trouble against Republican Deb Fischer as the...
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The Week on AdFreak: Sept. 28-Oct. 5, 2012
The five most-read AdFreak stories from the past week: 5. Horseless Headsman Fails to Frighten Until He's Had a Snickers 4. Wonderbra App Gives You X-Ray Vision to See Beneath Model's Clothing 3. This...
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The Week on AdFreak: Sept. 28-Oct. 5, 2012
The five most-read AdFreak stories from the past week: 5. Horseless Headsman Fails to Frighten Until He's Had a Snickers 4. Wonderbra App Gives You X-Ray Vision to See Beneath Model's Clothing 3. This...
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StubHub's Tweeter Was Obscenely Happy to Leave Work on Friday
Let's all say it together: If you have access to a brand's Twitter account, make sure you log out before posting an offensive personal tweet. For the second time in a week, someone who thought they...
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Hotel Chain Has Robots Painting the Sleep Patterns of Its Guests
Let's make sleeping in hotels in strange cities far from home even creepier than it already is! The Ibis hotel chain will treat 40 of its guests in London, Paris and Berlin to sensor-equipped beds...
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Bond Is Great, and So Is Britain, Says Global Tourism Campaign
VisitBritain is capitalizing on the excitement over the 50th anniversary of the James Bond franchise—and the latest Bond film, Skyfall—with a global cinema ad that splices together clips from all six...
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Sony Sues Its Vp of Everything, Kevin Butler, for Playing a Wii
It looks like one of the great spokescharacters of recent years has met an ignominious end. Sony is suing Jerry Lambert, the great commercial actor who has played Kevin Butler, a wise-cracking...
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Mind the Gap! First Advertiser Jumps Aboard the MetroCard
New York's Metropolitan Transportation Authority has begun rolling out ads on the front of its MetroCards. First stop: the Gap, which exhorts riders to "Be bright NYC," with the word "bright" stamped...
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English National Opera Releases Un-Opera-Like Condom Ad
The English National Opera is courting controversy with an ad campaign for its production of Mozart's Don Giovanni that pairs the image of an open condom wrapper with the familiar phrase, "Coming...
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Baileys Is Made of Cream, Whiskey and Hordes of Tiny Dancers
The best alcohol ads are the ones in which the booze is made of little people all dressed up the same and doing an elaborate dance number together. This truism is proven once again in this ludicrous...
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Brad Pitt Asking a Whole Lot of Questions in Chanel No. 5 Teasers
He says only a few words, and doesn't even show his ruggedly handsome famous face. That's worth $7 million? Calm yourselves, people, because these teasers for Chanel No. 5 are just the beginning of...
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Octo-Woman Gets Lucky in Loony Ad for New York Lottery
MJZ directors The Perlorian Brothers, last seen making snuggly footwear out of cats, are back with their latest crazy commercial—the New York Lottery spot below, celebrating the efficiency and...
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Kiddie Supergroup Lights Up the Internet for British Baby Food
Oh look, babies. Hey Internet, have you seen these babies? They're playing instruments. Not really playing them. Just kind of holding them and banging on them. Aren't they cute, though? Look at those...
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Cowboys Thrilled for Dish Network's New Internet Service
Dish Network has a thing for cowboys. Having aired several spots with cowboys last year advertising its Blockbuster Movie Pass, the satellite-TV provider goes back to the ranch in its latest...
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#FirstWorldProblems Hashtag Is Hijacked in DDB's Campaign for Clean Water
Devising a high-impact humanitarian campaign is a first-world problem that DDB New York solves in stirring fashion on behalf of WaterIsLife. With close to 1 million YouTube views in a week, the "First...
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Old Navy Hits 5 Million Facebook Fans, Gives Them 120-by-60-Foot Human Coupon
It's become customary for brands to celebrate milestone fan counts on Facebook with oversized stunts—the bigger the better, to match the swelling number of drooling followers. Old Navy hit 5 million...
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