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'Got Milk?' Isn't Dead. In Fact, It Just Made Two Curious New Ads
There was major media hubbub earlier this year about the death of the "Got milk?" campaign. But while it's no longer being used nationally by the Milk Processor Education Program (MilkPEP), it's still...
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You'll Be Hot and Cold on W+K's New Honda Work, and That's a Good Thing
This Honda Civic campaign by Wieden + Kennedy London is cool. And pretty warm, too. The centerpiece is an engaging 30-second film that shows the freezing and thawing of a Civic on a stylized desert...
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I Ate Taco Bell's Entire New Dollar Menu in One Sitting, and Here's What I...
For the record, I don't recommend this. When Adweek reported yesterday that Taco Bell had rolled out a new dollar menu with nary a TV ad, I felt it was AdFreak's responsibility to bring you vital...
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This Glorious Local Restaurant Ad Will Take Your Mind Off Everything Wrong in...
Feeling sad? Uninspired? Sick at heart over basically every single thing happening in the world right now? Well then, welcome to the "empire of taste," a place where you will be guided through the...
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Fanny Glitterwinkle and Harmony Freebush Give World's Worst Vagina Advice in...
Feminine hygiene brand Carefree has released some videos from DDB Sydney promoting its new website, and they're absolutely 100 percent not your typical feminine hygiene ads. No mysterious blue liquid...
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It Looks Like Pizza Hut in Japan Is Now Totally Being Run by Cats
If there are two things that go together on the Internet like cats and pizza—it's cats and friggin' pizza! The latest treat from Japan is a website announcing the grand opening of Pizza Cat!, a Pizza...
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Samsung Galaxy S5 Takes the Ice Bucket Challenge, and Calls Out the iPhone
With some exceptions, brands haven't broadly embraced the immensely popular Ice Bucket Challenge craze, benefitting the ALS Association, and understandably so. You don't really want to be seen as...
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Chilling Agency Video Captures the Utter Horror of Deadlines
If you make anything, literally anything—you know the pressure associated with finishing it. If you don't know what I'm talking about, well, aren't you the portrait of cool? Enjoy that weird bridge...
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The World's Biggest Dandy Wants to Teach You All About PUR Water
Arnold has enlisted a Chris McDonald (circa Thelma and Louise) doppelganger to tout the taste of water filtered with PUR. The new spots feature Arthur Tweedie, a self-proclaimed water critic, and his...
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ModCloth Signs Pledge to Avoid Retouching Photos of its Models
Ever wish advertisers would just admit when they've airbrushed their models? Online retailer ModCloth promised to do so when it became the first retailer to sign the "Heroes Pledge for Advertisers."...
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Female CEOs Pose for Underwear Ads: A Step Forward or Back for Women in Tech?
Is it controversial to be a CEO in your underwear? Many brands have been changing the way they use models in their ads lately. Several have promised not to airbrush models, and one used only women...
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Airbnb Posts Its Strangest Listing Yet, Inviting You to Spend the Night at Ikea
I love the smell of Hemnes in the morning. Some lucky Australians will soon wake up in an Ikea store in New South Wales after spending a night there as part of an oddball promotion with Airbnb....
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Gap's New Celebrity Ads Tell Us to 'Dress Normal.' What Does That Mean, Exactly?
See this Gap ad with Anjelica Huston? How would you describe her look? Stylish? Sophisticated? Exceptional? Not according to Gap, which, as you can see, chooses a more unlikely word: Normal."Finding...
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Nail Polish Invented by College Students Changes Color When It Detects...
Here's the newest example of a clever invention that shouldn't have to exist. Undercover Colors is a line of chemically enhanced nail polish currently being developed by undergrads at North Carolina...
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New Agency Wants to Turn Every Ugly Craigslist Ad Into a Thing of Beauty
Craigslist is not a place where you tend to find beautiful, creative, compelling advertising. It's almost all amateur ads, after all, and created within a fairly limiting framework. Still, we've seen...
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Houston Astros' Spoof of Viral Shopping Mall Ad Is Almost as Bad as the...
When you have a .420 winning percentage, you come up with creative ways to put butts in seats. And Houston Astros pitchers Dallas Keuchel and Collin McHugh certainly didn't balk at the idea of giving...
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Nolan Gould Stars in the Cutest PSA Yet for Keeping Beaches Clean
Everyone can recall the palm-sweating bumbling of trying to kiss a date for the first time. But Toyota TogetherGreen, a partnership with the National Audubon Society that supports community-based...
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10 Brands That Got Creative With the Ice Bucket Challenge Without Calling on...
You've seen the videos in your social feeds every day for a month. The Ice Bucket Challenge has raised millions for the ALS Association and is quite possibly the most successful viral charity drive of...
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John Malkovich Makes a Pretty Damn Good Vampire in This Fun French Ad
John Malkovich plays a vampire in this amusing, cinematic spot from Buzzman promoting French streaming video service Canal Play. His character is also a bank manager. The fangs work either way. You...
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Together at Last: Richard Branson and the Most Interesting Man in the World
What do you get when you bring together two of the world's most interesting men? A hotel ad, apparently. To promote the upcoming reveal of the first-ever Virgin Hotel, located in Chicago, iconic...
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