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Gary Johnson Had the Most Viral Ad of the 2016 Election. Was It All for Nothing?
First the good news: A wacky digital video starring "Dead Abe Lincoln" that stumps for Libertarian presidential candidate Gary Johnson has logged upwards of 18 million views and 420,000 shares in two...
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Adidas Takes a Shot at Under Armour With an Ad About Creativity, Not Just...
Playing a sport well, and becoming a career athlete, doesn't just mean you've studied a list of plays, stuck to a workout regimen and mastered exactly how something should be done, though that's...
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Don't Vacation in the Office, Says This Hilariously Deadpan Ad From Virgin...
The U.S. is the only industrialized country in the world with no minimum paid vacation leave, which at least explains the in-office purgatory many people suffer over the summer. The U.K., however,...
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This Agency Compiled a Nifty Little Notebook Packed with One Client's Bizarre...
We spend a lot of time with clients—trying to make them laugh and drink, reassuring them of our endless (sometimes even slavish) capacity to do anything they put their mind to. And however much they...
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Parents of Kindergartners Heading Off to School Will Ugly Cry at This Oscar...
Ow! Our heartstrings! Real kindergarteners and first graders star with their moms in Oscar Mayer's back-to-school campaign from Olson Engage. Our story beings with three young mothers prepping their...
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Support Young New Talent by Hitting Well-Known Creative Directors with Cream...
Ever want to fling something at your creative director? Now you can, and it'll look like a compliment! This year, Ogilvy & Mather London is hosting Cream, a global showcase of fresh creative...
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World Surf League Tries Comedy in Ads Starring the Sport's Offbeat Characters
The World Surf League catches a whole new wave with "Beach Breaks," a series of comedy shorts from agency Zambezi and director Peter Miller. Unlike past WSL efforts that focused on the inherent drama...
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Careful Who You Call #Weaksauce, Warns This Clever Ad for Protective Sportswear
Most gritty sportswear ads celebrate working hard and being your best. Not this one. This spot reminds you that you've made some enemies, and they're coming for you. Starting today, protective gear...
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Some of TV's Best Fake Doctors Are Back to Get You to See a Real Doctor
Four decades' worth of TV's top doctors are finally sharing the same screen. The bad news is, it's an ad. But the good news is, the ad's pretty good. To encourage you to get an annual check-up from a...
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Michel Gondry Made This Surprise Music Video for the First White Stripes Song...
Michel Gondry famously directed four classic music videos for the White Stripes:"Fell in Love With a Girl""Dead Leaves and the Dirty Ground""The Hardest Button to Button""The Denial Twist" Now, much...
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Ice T Talks Lemonade for Geico, and the TV Spot Isn't Even the Best Part
Geico has tapped Ice T as the latest cameo in its ongoing "It's Not Surprising" campaign. And while that may be a surprising follow-up to guys like Marco Polo, he breathes comical new life into the...
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Adobe Shows Why Sports Stars Should Never Sign Big Contracts With an Actual Pen
Don't lose business because you're still using tedious pen-and-paper legal instruments, says a new ad from Adobe.read more
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All the Ads in This London Subway Station Have Been Replaced by Pictures of Cats
It isn't often in advertising that we get a happy ending that isn't totally fictional and "brought to you by." But here one is, in all its furry glory! In early May, we wrote about Glimpse...
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Geico Created a Quirky Web Series Made Just for Esports Fans
Everybody's trying to get in with an esports team ... even Geico. In an unexpected web series released in August, Geico-sponsored Team SoloMid (TSM) have moved into a new neighborhood. Convinced that...
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Hyundai Drivers Do the Most Asinine Things for Football in Brand's New NFL Ads
Hyundai drivers are weird, weird people who do weird, weird things because of football, according to Innocean USA's amusing new ads for the NFL sponsor. In "Choices," a Pittsburgh Steelers fan has to...
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Jeff Bridges Sings to a Sleeping Tom Brady in This Comically Slothful Ugg...
There's a better way to do nothing, according to a new star-studded campaign from boot and shoe company Ugg. Academy Award winner Jeff Bridges and New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady anchor a...
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This Agency Just Made a Whole Music Video to Say a Fond Farewell to a Client
A lot of agency-client splits are unpleasant or downright acrimonious. But ad agency Rinck's breakup with Gorton's Seafood has been quite amicable—so amicable, in fact, that Rinck just unveiled a...
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With This Sweet Ad, Ikea Joins Small Group of Brands Willing to Talk About...
As we've mentioned before, very few companies explore the topic of divorce, or its ramifications for families, in their advertising. It's just too depressing, the thinking goes, even if it's also, of...
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Adobe's Cheeky New Clothing Line Celebrates Some of the Worst Stock Photos Ever
If you've ever hankered for a T-shirt collection featuring classic, awful stock photos—like Happy senior couple piggybacking at the beach, or Firm handshake between business associates—then you're in...
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H&M's Stunning New Ad Subverts What You Think a Lady Should Look or Act Like
Tom Jones' 1971 hit "She's a Lady" was a braggadocio anthem to all the men who'd found the right kind of woman—the kind who has "style and grace," but, and this is important, "always knows her place."...
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