A Girl With a Disability Appears as Princess Elsa in Target's Halloween Ad
Not long after removing the gender labels in its toy section, Target has once again impressed the social justice wing of the Internet—this time by using a model with braces and arm crutches in a...
View ArticleIkea Lovingly Turned These 10 Children's Drawings Into Actual Plush Toys
To help create this year's lineup of Soft Toys for Education, global retailer Ikea turned to crayon-wielding kids around the world. The 10 winning entries have been recreated in loving detail by...
View ArticleDid You Leave Advertising for a Few Years? Here's the Painful Truth About...
Have you left the advertising business for an extended period of time, perhaps to have a family or take care of a loved one? You might not find too many sympathetic hiring managers when you want to...
View ArticleDesigners, Can You Solve the Mystery Hidden Inside This Photoshop File?
Adobe and Edelman San Francisco had a surprise hit last Halloween with their "Photoshop Murder Mystery"—a crime hidden inside a Photoshop document, which designers could solve by sifting through the...
View ArticleTesco Ambushes Poor Shoppers in a Tricked-Out 'Spookermarket' for Halloween
Boy, a lot of creeps work at Tesco these days. Or so it would seem from BBH London's "Spookermarket" campaign, which includes an amusing 90-second hidden-camera video, shot in one of the British...
View ArticleJude Law Chases a Gorgeous, Classic Car in Johnnie Walker's Sequel to 'The...
Jude Law is back to make another luxe bet over a couple of glasses of Johnnie Walker. Last year, the British star literally danced for Italian actor Giancarlo Giannini in "The Gentleman's Wager," a...
View ArticleAsics Just Built the World's Biggest Selfie Stick, and It's 90 Feet Tall
It's time for the New York City Marathon again, which means another cool stunt from Asics. The running shoe brand and its agency, Vitro—whose prior marathon campaigns have included a treadmill from...
View ArticleWhy This Copywriter Said a Bitter Farewell to Facebook With a Topless Photo...
Eva Råberg broke up with Facebook on Thursday in what might be the most visible way possible—by baring her breasts.In a post that included an image of herself topless and aiming middle fingers at the...
View ArticleFor Halloween, a Chicago Hot Dog Stand Is Dressed as McDowell's From Coming...
Sexual Chocolate may not have been on hand to play the opening celebration, but McDowell's still came to life in style this week—albeit a bit outside of Queens. Chicago's Wiener's Circle, known for...
View ArticleMarshawn Lynch and Cara Delevingne Suit Up for Call of Duty's Latest Epic Ad
Kevin might just seem like a regular guy, but he's so nasty at Call of Duty that he gets to star in this ad for Black Ops III—complete with narration about his exploits from actor Michael B. Jordan,...
View ArticleGeorge Clooney Is Finally Pitching Nespresso in the U.S., With Help From...
George Clooney has starred in Nespresso ads in Europe and other international markets since 2006. (We've covered a lot of those campaigns, which have often paired the Oscar winner with other actors,...
View ArticlePoo-Pourri Just Dropped the Craziest Music Video About Pooping Away From Home
Poo-Pourri brings the big guns in its holiday campaign this year, having just dropped a perfectly cringeworthy music video—from "Uptown Funk" video director Cameron Duddy—about doing your business...
View ArticleJack Daniel's Toasts Frank Sinatra on Instagram, and Hopes You Will Too
Start spreadin' the news. The next round of Jack is on Frank. Jack Daniel's celebrates the 100th birthday of its most famous fan, Frank Sinatra—who passed away 17 years ago, and would have been 100 on...
View ArticleBentley's New App Uses Facial Recognition to Point You to the Ideal SUV
In what it's billing as a "luxury commissioning experience," Bentley has launched its Inspirator app with a compelling promise: To use your emotions to recommend you the perfect Bentayga SUV. VML...
View ArticleProvocative Christmas Ad Reimagines the Nativity, With a Handbag as the Baby...
Saying Christmas is a capitalist holiday is like saying the sky is blue—these are accepted truths that don't need to be pointed out. And yet, that's exactly what adam&eveDDB's provocative new spot...
View ArticleJim Parsons Tells Intel's Past and Future in Ads for Its Snazzy New Processor
A year ago, Jim Parsons starred in his first major brand campaign—for Intel, having out-nerded 60 other actors for the endorsement deal. Now, in his sophomore effort for the tech marketer, the Big...
View ArticleThe North Face Gave These Shoppers a VR Experience That Suddenly Got...
You're shopping for a new coat at The North Face store, when an eager clerk asks if you want to test out your potential winter gear before leaving the store. "Sure?" you say, agreeing mostly so...
View ArticleWinning an ADC Cube Is Rarer Than Having Quadruplets or a Third Nipple, Say...
Living to 110 years old, getting knighted by the Queen, becoming the Pope. They're all more common than winning the top honor—a Black Cube—at the Art Directors Club awards. A new call-for-entries...
View ArticleWalmart Is Urging People Everywhere to Do This One Simple Thing for Veterans
Former U.S. military personnel discuss the challenges of transitioning back to civilian life in a series of straightforward yet stirring short videos from Saatchi & Saatchi New York promoting...
View ArticleBurger King Is Now Just Gratuitously Being a Dick in This Taunting French...
Burger King takes on the persona of an elementary school bully with its latest baffling campaign in France, taunting people in cities that don't have BK restaurants with photos of people in cities who...
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