Delicates and Regulars Do Battle in LG's Fun, Theatrical Campaign for a Twin...
Hill Holliday channels West Side Story in this inventive ad for LG that broke on the Golden Globes—staging an impressively choreographed street fight between two rival clothing gangs, the delicates...
View ArticleThis Agency Has the Perfect Room for Those Who Have Their Best Ideas in the...
Everyone knows the shower is the ultimate generator of great creative ideas. So, why are there so few showers in agency meeting rooms? The folks at Providence, R.I., ad agency Nail had the bright...
View ArticleThis Emoji Billboard for Deadpool Is So Stupid, It's Genius
Twentieth Century Fox is determined not to take its marketing for Deadpool at all seriously. And it's making for one of the more entertaining movie campaigns in a while. The most recent development...
View ArticleThis Stunning Ad Shows Why We Need War Reporters Now More Than Ever
If politicians alone controlled the flow of information to the public, war would be tantamount to entertainment, argues a gripping new PSA. A new 80-second video from Paris agency BETC for nonprofit...
View ArticleLita Ford Is the World's Most Rockin' Schoolteacher in This Hilarious Ad for...
Without a doubt, Indeed.com is the best site on the planet for finding a job, especially if you're an aging '80s rocker in need of a gig: The company will be all too happy to put you in one of its...
View ArticleWere Your Agency's D&AD Pencils Stolen This Week? Here's What's Up With That
Past winners of the prestigious D&AD Pencils freaked the hell out this week when they suddenly discovered their precious ornaments of self-worth had gone missing. Some 75 Pencils from nearly 30...
View ArticleWill Taco Bell's Big Super Bowl Reveal Be the Cheese-Engorged Quesalupa?
Taco Bell says it has a huge new product to announce in its Super Bowl ad, but the surprise might already be out of the bag. Earlier this month the brand released a redacted press release for its...
View ArticleZoolander No. 2's Ads Brilliantly Mix With the Fashion World, Even While...
The sequel to Zoolander is probably going to be terrible, but—let us finish—the marketing for it is actually pretty cool and inventive. Zoolander No. 2 continues the adventures and foibles of...
View ArticleHere's What Your Dreams Will Look Like When Brands Finally Put Ads in Them
Ad creep has reached practically all surfaces of the Earth and beyond, both physical and virtual spaces. The one exception is your dreams. Sure, brands can show up there, but they're not paid...
View ArticleClio Awards Urge You to Harass and Bribe the Judges of Its Super Bowl Ad Contest
The Clio Awards will be holding their second annual Super Clio contest during this year's Super Bowl, getting a handful of top creatives in the industry to vote for their favorite commercial from the...
View ArticleMutants and a Talking Puppet Can't Believe Pizza Hut Is for Real in These...
Pizza Hut embraces absurd wordplay in a new campaign from Ogilvy & Mather London—and it's not a bad deal. A series of 10-second spots and a 30-second wrap-up (below) pitch viewers on the...
View ArticleOreo and Adam Lambert Kick Off the Cookie's Campaign About Diversity and...
Oreo is the latest brand to take a stab at making the world a better place, as it launches a global campaign urging people to "Open Up" to new people and experiences—a message of diversity and...
View ArticleThis Mother and Daughter Just Made Some Really Strange Yet Hypnotic...
DJ/fashionista Mimi Xu and her daughter Maily Beyrens (collectively known as XuBox) star in a series of self-consciously quirky videos promoting fashion brand Björn Borg's SS16 Limited Edition Sport...
View ArticlePeeps 2016! Candy Brand Campaigns to Kick Punxsutawney Phil to the Curb
Punxsutawney Phil makes his depressing prediction nearly every year: Keep the coats and snow shovels handy because there's likely to be at least six more weeks of winter. Isn't it time some other...
View ArticlePenningtons Has a Hit With a Full-Figured Yogi Who Puts Your Shaky Headstand...
Canadian clothing company Penningtons is the latest among a growing number of brands waving the body-positive banner. Its most recent activewear spot, created by lg2, showcases a bad-ass plus-size...
View ArticleMercedes-Benz's Hilariously Fun Fashion Week Ad Stars Michel Gaubert and His...
Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week Berlin is upon us. And in keeping with the flourish and expense of the event, it would be natural to expect beautiful ads showcasing beautiful people in beautifully abstract...
View ArticleProud Mom Posts a 'Celebrations' Ad in the Newspaper for Her Son's Coming-Out
Houston voters recently shot down an ambitious piece of equal rights legislation, HERO, which would have prohibited discrimination of gender identity, sexual orientation and 13 other characteristics....
View ArticleThis Art Director Used Spotify to Build an Audio Version of His Portfolio
Advertising creatives are always looking for fresh ways to package their portfolios, and one Swedish art director has turned music streaming service Spotify into the latest vehicle for promoting his...
View ArticleThis Company's Painfully Honest Help-Wanted Ad Promises the 'Worst Job in Town'
A company is advertising "the worst job in town" on Australian job site Seek, and promises that whoever is hired as its new senior producer will work in a "poor location" and spend his or her time...
View ArticleT-Mobile Masters Trolling With Its Verizon Earnings Call Drinking Game
There's no love lost in the cutthroat telecom world, as T-Mobile fights what it openly calls the "duopoly" of AT&T and Verizon. But this week, T-Mobile has raised its trolling game by coming up...
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