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Here's the Story Behind My Photo of Two People Having Sex on Cannes' Red Carpet
CANNES, France—Around 4:30 a.m. local time Tuesday, I tweeted a photo of two people going at it on one of advertising's most iconic destinations: the Cannes Lions red carpet. Then I went to bed. By...
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These Luxury Hotel Ads Use Instagram Shots Instead of Professional Photos
Catch New York combed through social media for guest photos taken at Loews Hotels and Resorts and integrated the candid, unsolicited images into the chain's new "Travel for Real" ad campaign. Mostly...
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This Clever Browsing Tool Lets You Replace Banner Ads With Images You...
A new company is hoping to put an end to obnoxious banner ads by letting viewers choose images they want to see instead. But ultimately, you'll have to pay for the privilege.Adieu, a browser extension...
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How Do You Improve Sex on the Cannes Red Carpet? Bring Along a Mattress and...
"It is your last night in Cannes. Make it more comfortable." That's the message, printed on the pillows, that awaited Cannes Lions attendees who discovered a mattress on the event's red carpet during...
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This Faucet Brand Just Set a World Record for Most People Showering Together
Getting covered in mud is a big part of obstacle races like Warrior Dash. So, faucet company Delta set up a giant product demonstration after Saturday's event in Indiana—and claimed the Guinness World...
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Chance, the Wheelchair-Bound Dog, Will Inspire You to Tears in This Kleenex Ad
With over 23 million Facebook video views in less than a week, this new ad from Kleenex is helping to make sure that the Kimberly-Clark brand's plot to keep America crying into its tissues is going...
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Gay Marriage Opponents Act Like an Oppressed Minority in Despicable New Ad
About halfway through this two-and-a-half-minute film from conservative nonprofit the Catholic Vote, its treacly, overlystylized message becomes clear. These Catholics are nervous about revealing...
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Can McDonald's Turn an Awkward Blind Date Into Something That's Actually Fun?
McDonald's won't just sate your hunger and comfort you when you're down. It will actually save your aborted love life. Or so claims a new U.K. ad from Leo Burnett London. The burger chain plays...
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Kids' Wildest Dreams Come True in This Beautifully Imaginative Airline Ad
Here's a fun spot from earlier this year that picked up a silver Lion at Cannes last week. For S7 Airlines from Wieden + Kennedy Amsterdam, it features cute kids being themselves, namely by describing...
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Norwegians Object to Giant Penis Squirting Them With Confetti in PSA Stunt
Believe it or not, there are a few situations where dressing up as a giant penis and spraying people with confetti is inappropriate. Promoting condom use on behalf of a sex education charity is one of...
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Nike Makes One of the Fastest Ads Ever to Sell the Zoom Air Sneaker
A super-fast sneaker deserves a super-fast commercial, and Wieden + Kennedy delivers one here for the Nike Air Zoom Elite 8 running shoe. Blink and you'll miss it. The 60-second "Find Your Fast"...
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Facebook Just Updated Its Logo Ever So Slightly. Can You Tell the Difference?
Facebook has basically used the same logo since 2005—its name in white, in Klavika font, on a blue background. But this week, the company, which is now allegedly worth more than Walmart, decided to...
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This Remarkable Ad Shows Just How Science Can Improve Real People's Lives
If you think rigorous scientific research is boring or self-serving, this short film from the Netherlands just might change your mind. Amsterdam-based agency 1Camera and director Hugo Keijzer employ...
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Designer Shows Off His Big Talent in the World's Smallest Portfolio
Michael William Lester, a London-based freelance designer and illustrator, isn't afraid to think small. We're talking minuscule here, people! Lester created "The World's Smallest Portfolio," a...
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Under Armour Honors Misty Copeland With Hashtag That Led to a Car Full of...
Under Armour couldn't sit idly by on Tuesday when Misty Copeland was named the first African American principal dancer in American Ballet Theatre's 75-year history—not after the famous TV spot that...
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What's the Worst That Can Happen? New Mexico Shows You in Brutal Road Safety Ads
"What's the worst that can happen?" That's a loaded question, especially for a road-safety campaign. And it's posed in a series of graphic spots from Albuquerque agency RK Venture for the New Mexico...
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Nike Celebrates the 'Real Girls of Moscow' With Empowering Ads, Murals and GIFs
Back in April, Nike Women launched its popular "Better for It" motivational campaign in the U.S. Now, the sportswear giant is expanding the tagline in Russia. A half-dozen new spots from Wieden +...
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Babies' Poop Faces Captured in Glorious Slow Motion in Award-Winning Pampers Ad
Everyone knows babies make hilarious faces when they poop. For that matter, so do most adults. Whether or not knowing this universal truth entices you to watch a medley of babies' faces as they poop...
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Woman Applies Makeup in Zero Gravity in This Beauty Brand's Fun, Baffling Stunt
Maybe she's born with it. Maybe she applied it in zero gravity. In this weird little gem of absurdism, Korean agency Innored—makers of the famous North Face stunt with the disappearing floor—promotes...
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Infiniti Spoofs the Highway Flirting From National Lampoon's Vacation, With a...
Infiniti recreates the "flirting on the highway" scene from 1983's National Lampoon's Vacation with one of that film's original stars (not Chevy Chase, unfortunately) in this Crispin Porter + Bogusky...
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