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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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In Ad for Monty Python, Mick Jagger Wonders Why 'Wrinkly Old Men' Are Reuniting
Today in self-deprecating celebrity humor, Mick Jagger delivers a somewhat stilted but still very amusing rant about opportunistic elderly people in this ad for the current Monty Python reunion. It...
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Earth to Echo Swings From E.T.'s Basket Even Harder in Bike Promo
Just in case the trailer for Earth to Echo didn't immediately make you think back to E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial, this bike-filled promo will leave you with no doubt that the marketing strategy is...
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Entrepreneur Barbie Is on LinkedIn, and She's Already Way More Connected Than...
The newest high-profile member on LinkedIn probably isn't going to write you a recommendation or endorse you for your propensity for tweeting anytime soon. Probably because she's plastic and can't...
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PSA Cleverly Ties Together the Tragic Consequences of Drunken Driving
When we were kids, playing a game of Mouse Trap was a joy. The Rube Goldberg machine-based game helped us understand on a basic level (through a complicated and convoluted system) the relationship of...
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These Trippy 3-D Paintings Will Baffle Your Brain and Spark Your Creativity
Here's an idea that could make outdoor advertising not only more attention-grabbing but also more shareable. Given how many awards show judges were mesmerized by Honda's mind-bending "Illusions" ad...
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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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What Are the Best Looking Beer Cans in America?
Beer cans are booming, which is great if you like your craft brew easily portable, crushable and recyclable. But it's also great if you're a packaging designer. The can comeback, led by brands like...
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Ad Shows That Hyundais Drive Well Even If You're Blindfolded, or Not There at...
To show off its "Smart Caring" driver assistance features, Hyundai set up an empty car convoy, in which a stuntman (who was blindfolded, mind you) led a bunch of driverless cars down an empty highway...
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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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Galactic Empire Turns Frankfurt Airport Into a Fully Armed, Operational...
The Empire might not be running the galaxy anymore, but it seems to be doing a stellar job running an airport in Germany. With more than 1 million views already (likely thanks to its red-herring...
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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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Sweden Designs the First Summer Festival Poster You Can Climb On
Snask, an agency in Stockholm, made a huge 3-D poster for this year's Malmö Festival, which is essentially a massive street fair that runs through the second half of August. The "poster" is actually a...
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Mom Gets Burned by Facebook for This Remake of Coppertone's Classic Ad
Facebook takes its no-nudity policy very seriously—so seriously that one mom found herself banned from the network for 24 hours after posting what she thought was an innocent remake of Coppertone's...
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Southwest Airlines Is Completely, Hopelessly, Head Over Heels in Love in New Ads
When it comes to airports and traveling by plane, what's not to love? GSD&M spins the Beatles' flower-power anthem "All You Need Is Love" in these Southwest Airlines ads celebrating the carrier's...
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Shock Top Beer Is One Smooth Talker in Fun Series of Bar and Liquor Store Stunts
The next time you're perusing the shelves at your local beer shop and you hear a voice coming from the cooler, there's a chance it's a sixer of Shock Top Belgian White trying to chat you up. Not since...
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Old Geezers Battle Young Whippersnappers at Basketball in Centrum's Short Film
Sometimes experience proves more powerful than youth. That's certainly true in this new long-form spot for Pfizer's Centrum from Leo Burnett in Chicago, which pairs middle-aged basketball players...
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BMW Goes for a Spin on the World's Most Insane Racetrack: An Aircraft Carrier
It's one thing to drive at breakneck speeds around a barren salt flat or abandoned airport, but the pucker factor goes up a few notches when you're teetering on the edge of an aircraft carrier. In...
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8 New England Agencies Had 72 Hours Each to Brand a Startup. Here's the...
The Ad Club, the advertising trade organization of New England, recently held its first "Brand-a-thon" contest for creative agencies to come up with branding campaigns for area startups in just three...
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Thailand Does It Again With an Ad That Will Leave You Bawling Like This Baby
We've all been there, as a father, family member or designated baby holder. Mom hands off her bundle of joy to you as she grabs four minutes of alone time in the Applebee's bathroom. Now it's you and...
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