Charter Promises Great TV and Internet at the Most Comically Unlikely Times
A quartet of ads for Charter Communications' Spectrum package promise fast and convenient Internet service, and HD television for everyone ... no matter how bedridden, ambitious, desperate or...
View ArticleNot Every Brand Loves Emojis. Always 'Like a Girl' Says the Female Ones Are...
Most brands have expressed eternal love for emojis in recent years, as they try to talk the talk of young people today. Not so fast, says Always' "Like a Girl" campaign, which points out in a new ad...
View ArticleAlways on Your Phone at Restaurants? These Two Brands Really Want You to Stop
No one likes trying to have a dinner conversation with someone who's distracted by a screen. But other people get just as annoyed if they're asked to put their phone away, when an "important" call or...
View ArticleThis Snack Company's Ads Suggest Several Evil Ways Not to Share With Co-Workers
When it comes to snacking, let's be honest. No one really wants to share. If you quibble with that, you're either lying or you're nicer than most people. But sometimes you're stuck in the awkward...
View ArticleTillamook Says a Fun, Violent Farewell to 'Big Food' in Eye-Catching Ads by...
Food fight! Tillamook, the 107-year-old farmer-owned dairy co-operative, cuts Big Food down to size in a series of goofy yet pointed videos from 72andSunny. A continuation of last year's "Dairy Done...
View ArticleVW's 'Connected Dog' App Lets Your Best Friend Walk Himself, So You Don't...
Volkswagen has been having trouble with cars lately, so it's moved on to dogs. Or so it would appear from this latest prank video from the automaker's Dutch division and ad agency Achtung! You see, VW...
View ArticleSexual Consent Ads Ditch the Metaphors and Go Right to the Talking Cartoon...
A well-received video made the rounds last fall that addressed the issue of sexual consent through a metaphor of drinking tea. Based on copy written by blogger Rockstar Dinosaur Pirate Princess, it...
View ArticleSamsung VR Headsets Help Millennials Overcome Their Fears in Persuasive New Ads
Terrified of heights? Try tricking yourself into thinking you're on the roof of a skyscraper, using virtual reality technology—and maybe, with practice, you'll be better equipped to deal with the real...
View ArticleCollege Ad With Couple Kissing in the Library Boosted Applications and Just...
A college recruitment ad that made waves last year for including a scene of a couple making out in a library has been named the best university commercial of the year. Kira Academic, a tech company...
View ArticleReactions to the All-Female Ghostbusters Trailer Prove It'll Be the Most...
Usually, a major movie's first big trailer generates one of two reactions—passionate enthusiasm or shrugging indifference. That's certainly not the case with the new Ghostbusters film. Some,...
View ArticleHow a Mobile Product Designer at Imgur Suddenly Became the New Old Spice Guy
Isaiah Mustafa and Terry Crews have had a stranglehold on the title of Old Spice guy in recent years, even battling each other for it. But now, you should really meet Colin Hoell. He's not appearing...
View ArticleFriends Strip Down in an American Diner to Plug This French Home-Delivery...
A few years ago here in Paris, people were hard-pressed to find a food delivery service. This changed with the launch of Allo Resto, which enabled Parisians to score delivery from lots of different...
View ArticleThis Ad Explains Why Everyone in China Might Eventually Grow Very Long Nose Hair
Sometimes, the problem is right under your nose. That's certainly the case in this wacky, well-done anti-pollution PSA from WildAid China and McCann Shanghai. The 90-second spot is set in a...
View ArticleDurex Created a Racy Online Art Museum to Get the Chinese Talking About Sex
Concerned that not enough people in China feel comfortable discussing sexuality, condom brand Durex worked with social marketing agency S-Lab to create an online sex museum that broaches the topic in...
View ArticleActresses Read the Real (and Really Sexist) Casting Calls They're Subjected...
If you needed evidence women are still stymied by stereotypes in ads and shows, look no further than this eye-opening and eye-rolling video."Casting Call, The Project" features 18 women reading real...
View ArticleCopywriter Launches an 'Agency Sex Quest' Encouraging More Staffers to Sleep...
Working in an ad agency is just like working in any office: There's going to be a bit of what Dr. Freud would have called "unresolved libido." When copywriters, art directors and their teams work so...
View ArticleTituss Burgess From Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt Now Has His Own Pinot Noir (Get...
Netflix's Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt, the surprisingly upbeat comedy that gave the charming Ellie Kemper a starring role, will return later this spring. But we've already got a treat from the arguably...
View ArticleThis Fan Edit Makes the New Ghostbusters Trailer 100% Better by Cutting an...
Whether the Ghostbusters reboot trailer left you excited or feeling your childhood was being smothered in feminectoplasm, we can all agree on this: Much of the trailer was pretty lame. There were some...
View ArticleSNL Blasts Donald Trump, and His Supporters, With Brutal 'Racists for Trump' Ad
Donald Trump might not be inclined to host Saturday Night Live again anytime soon. Four months, almost to the day, after his much-hyped hosting gig, the NBC comedy show this weekend ripped into the...
View ArticleThe Bank That Made GAYTMs Has Now Given an Entire Branch a Fabulous Makeover
It's become common for brands of all kinds to show support for the LGBT community. And while efforts from Wells Fargo, Honey Maid and others have garnered headlines—particularly during Pride Month in...
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