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Google's New California Campus Will Be More Like a Sci-Fi City Than an Office
Google has just unveiled plans for its new Mountain View, Calif., campus—and they don't skimp on the sci-fi. The designs, by architects Bjarke Ingels at BIG and Thomas Heatherwick at Heatherwick...
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Mentos Pack a Seriously Fresh Punch in This Hilarious Ad with a Perfect Twist...
This ad from BBH London for Mentos NOWMints is amazingly funny—perfectly paced, surprising, silly, and close enough to making sense that it actually serves the brand, especially because it's so...
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Masochistic Art Director Applies for Agency Jobs Vowing Never to Sleep Again
Is it wise or foolish, when trying to get a job in advertising, to tell agencies you don't plan on sleeping after you start work? You might just get the job—but then, you've pre-debased yourself and...
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Vince Vaughn and Co-stars Pose for Idiotic Stock Photos You Can Have for Free
Stock photos have a bad rap. They're campy and cheesy and the butt of plenty of jokes. But what's great about them is they're often the catalyst for promotions or gags—sort of a comedic blank slate....
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Always Unveils 'Like a Girl' Sequel Showing Girls Redefining the Phrase for Real
The original Always "Like a Girl" commercial—which broke last summer and got 56 million views on YouTube before getting a plum Super Bowl ad slot last month—was primarily a challenge. It urged girls...
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Here's What Would Happen If Ad Agencies Hired Drones as Employees
Sure, drones are almost taking people's heads off at TGI Friday's. But they can be loyal and useful airborne employees for brave ad agencies willing to embrace the future. Or maybe they'll just wreak...
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Oreo Gets 10 Artists to Produce Beautifully Dreamy Outdoor Illustrations
The "Play with OREO" campaign, which launched in January, continues this month with a lovely new set of out-of-home ads featuring groovy illustrations from 10 artists. The artists were given words to...
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There's No Wrong Way to Ride a Harley in New 'Roll Your Own' Campaign
Harley-Davidson has always celebrated the individuality of the rider, and the motorcycle brand cranks that up in new ads from agency Wolfes LLC with theme "Roll Your Own." And the work tries to break...
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Watch This Design Wiz Make an Epic '80s Neon Laser Horse Step by Step in...
Everyone loves a good how-to. We were mesmerized by Aaron Draplin's sick design skills a few months ago. And now video tutorial site Lynda presents another killer demo. To celebrate Photoshop's 25th...
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Halifax's Horrifying Date-Night Ad Will Make You Not Want to Date for a While
The downtown business commission in Halifax, Nova Scotia, created this video to get you to buy one of its date-night packages. But it might force you to give up dating altogether. The concept is...
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Dads Lead the Charge to Get 'Amazon Mom' to Become 'Amazon Family'
While 2014 brought a surge of pro-female advertising, brands kicked it up a notch at the Super Bowl this year with some pro-dad advertising. Now, parents are rallying for Amazon to change the name of...
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Delta Feels a Road Warrior's Pain in Charming Ad About the Most Grueling of...
Traveling constantly for work can suck, and Delta wants you to know it understands. A new ad from Wieden + Kennedy New York tackles that familiar trope, as a drone of a man trudges through relatable...
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Fans Successfully Unlocked the New Avengers Trailer, and It Was Totally Worth It
Marvel both delighted and infuriated its rabid fan base today by making them work together to unlock the new Avengers: Age of Ultron trailer by tweeting about it. But good news: The trailer is...
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How to Pronounce 15 Brand Names You've Probably Been Saying Wrong
Business Insider produced a video that corrects common mispronunciations of 15 brand names. The voiceover sounds a bit like Siri—knowledgeable but snotty. Among the highlights, we learn that Guerlain...
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Plastic Bottles Dream of Thrilling Future Lives in Keep America Beautiful's...
Every plastic bottle in your bathroom dreams of a better life. At least, they do in Keep America Beautiful's new recycling ads from Pereira & O'Dell. The next phrase of the "I Want to Be Recycled"...
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Agency Allegedly Wins Vans Project. Or Not. Just Stop Asking Questions, Please
Agencies like to trumpet their account wins in breathless emails, but here's a press release that plays things closer to the vest. It seems Catch New York has been hired by Vans for an "extra super...
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Vince Vaughn's Hilarious Stock Photos Were Made From These Equally Ludicrous...
By now, you've probably seen Fox and Getty's wonderful promotion for the movie Unfinished Business, with Vince Vaughn, Dave Franco and Tom Wilkinson posing for boringly clever stock photos. Well, it...
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Watch the Most Strangely Hilarious Addy Awards Best of Show Acceptance Speech...
A bizarre campaign won Best of Show at last Friday's Addy Awards ceremony in Lexington, Ky. And so, fittingly, its creators made a bizarre acceptance speech to go with it. The winning campaign was...
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Jägermeister Takes Handcrafted to Next Level With Three Incredible Wooden...
We've seen plenty of ad campaigns that have handcrafted elements meant to evoke some handcrafted aspect of the product. (Patron tequila's ads from 2013 were particularly lovely.) But Deutsch New York...
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Pornhub Is Getting Into Wearable Tech With the Wankband. Yes, the Wankband
Pornhub is nothing if not savvy with its marketing, as seen in previous stunts like crowdsourcing a safe-for-work ad campaign and going big with a (short-lived) Times Square billboard. Now, the...
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