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Was McDonald's 'Signs' Ad on the Golden Globes Inspiring or Abominable?
McDonald's really wants people to think it cares about community. But go figure, not everyone is convinced. The brand's new ad from Leo Burnett, which aired Sunday during NFL games and on the Golden...
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Crayola's Facebook Page Got Hacked, and Oh My, Look at the Off-Color Posts
If any brand is less deserving of an adult-themed paint job, it's Crayola. Yes, the crayon company is synonymous with childlike innocence. But it was anything but on Sunday, when its Facebook page was...
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Woman Responds to Thrillist's Job Rejection Letter by Publicly Correcting Its...
Here's one way to deal with the disappointment of a job rejection letter: Ridicule the letter writer's poor grammar and post it to Twitter. That's how music journalist Amanda Mester dealt with just...
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This Is Tiffany's First Engagement Ad to Feature a Same-Sex Couple
Tiffany & Co. made headlines this weekend with a preview of its new campaign, featuring seven real-life couples who've all popped the question—including a same-sex couple. The real-life gay...
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It's Kiss a Ginger Day, So Jimmy John's Is Now Flirting With Wendy's
Of all of the holidays that are made up, National Cheese Pizza Day (Sept. 5) remains one of my favorites. Today just so happens to be National Kiss a Ginger Day—meaning, you should kiss a person with...
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Jazzercise Jazzes Up Its Logo So You'll Stop Thinking of Old People in Leotards
If the '80s taught us anything, it's that exercising can be fun—especially when you're playing solid gold hits and wearing the glossed-out fashions of the day. Leotards, leg warmers, short shorts,...
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Aubrey Plaza and Newcastle Want a Ton of Small Brands to Buy a Super Bowl Ad...
Newcastle Brown Ale keeps finding new and interesting ways not to appear on the Super Bowl. This year it's already tried crashing the Doritos contest (sort of). And now it's gotten Aubrey Plaza on...
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Cisco Shows You the World's Last Traffic Jam in Goodby's Artful New Campaign
One day, all the world's persistent infrastructure problems will be obsolete, says Cisco. Indeed, you'll only be able to see them in museums. That's the theme of "Building Tomorrow Today," a new Cisco...
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Rob Lowe Talks About the Awesome Randomness of His DirecTV Characters [Video]
Grey has gotten a lot of buzz out of its DirecTV campaign featuring oddball versions of Rob Lowe as a cable subscriber. After shooting the first five ads last year, the agency's global chief creative...
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Brands Are Having Way Too Much Fun With the #FiveWordsToRuinADate Hashtag Game
Social media moves quickly, and yesterday's trending #KissAGingerDay is today's #FiveWordsToRuinADate. Mere mortals have been playing the hashtag game by tweeting quips like "A salad for the lady?,"...
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Pepsi MAX Filled Up a Room With Ping-Pong Balls on Mousetraps, Then Threw...
Following in the footsteps of other omnipresent consumer brands with something arty to prove, Pepsi MAX made a huge mess with mousetraps and Ping-Pong balls for a video it calls "Chain Reaction." With...
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The Boy Garbage Collector in This Thai Ad Will Sweep Up the Pieces of Your...
If you've arrived at this ad without having seen Ogilvy's previous work for Thai Life Insurance, take a minute or two to get familiar—here and here. Oh, and grab some tissues first, you old softie....
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Never Thought We'd See This, but Here's an Axe Ad That Has Two Men Kissing
Axe has been trying to move away from its narrow, misogynistic views on relationships and sexuality for some time. But this BBH London spot is easily the Unilever brand's most inclusive yet. Airing...
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Kids, Don't Share Photos of Your Willy, Warns Cute but Very Sad British PSA
We live in a pretty amazing time. We can inhale information and imagery to the point where the excess spills over and blows away as fast as it arrived. This is great and all, but if you're a parent...
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Leo Burnett Designed This Shocking Cover of Cosmopolitan to Protest 'Honor...
In 2004, a 17-year-old British-Pakistani woman named Shafilea Ahmed was suffocated and murdered by her parents, in front of her siblings, after she refused an arranged marriage. Her death is...
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State Farm Offices Sure Are Weird With the Teleporting Agents Constantly...
State Farm has been running the "Magic Jingle" advertising campaign for a while, in which customers are able to summon their agents out of thin air in times of crisis by singing the famous jingle:...
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Scorsese, De Niro and DiCaprio Finally Team Up for a Film, Which Turns Out to...
Martin Scorsese famously has two favorite actors: Robert De Niro and Leonardo DiCaprio. But De Niro and DiCaprio have never worked on a Scorsese project together—until now. The trailer below, for a...
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Models Pose as High Fashion Dolls in Their Store Packaging in Creepy Photos...
Dolls. An iconic childhood toy. You can dress them, accessorize them, cut off all their hair with a pair of Fiskars until they look just like I Made Bad Life Choices Barbie, then wake up in the middle...
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The Famous Gay Dads From Instagram Are Now Starring in This Sweet Nikon...
Gay couple Kordale and Kaleb Lewis gained unexpected stardom by posting a photo of themselves and their daughters getting ready in their bathroom for the day ahead. The Instagram snap went viral, with...
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Tostitos' NFL Sponsorship Gets Salty and Cheesy With Eagles Coach Chip Kelly
Tostitos would like you to know that Chip Kelly, head coach of the Philadelphia Eagles, is not the official chip of the NFL—because Tostitos is. Goodby, Silverstein & Partners is out with a new...
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