David Ortiz Shows Off the JerkyBot, a Drone Snack Tray That Follows You Around
There are lots of current applications of drone technology, but not many of them are very useful to the average consumer. But what's this? A drone that allows you to literally snack nonstop? Now...
View Article2 New Movie Trailers From This Week Show How Hollywood Is Evolving the Format
There's been a movement in two directions over the past few years in how movie trailers are edited and assembled. They've adapted to new media platforms and audience tastes to more effectively and...
View ArticleTecate Will Ambush Tonight's Debate With This Trump-Mocking Ad About Building...
Tecate thinks building a wall between the U.S. and Mexico is a great idea—as long as it's 3 feet tall and is used as a meeting place for guys from both sides of the border (and all sides of the...
View ArticleAudi Made One Hell of an Entertaining Ad for Tonight's Debate That Everyone...
There's one thing almost everyone watching Monday night's first presidential debate will be able to agree on—that this new Audi commercial, "Duel," airing during the telecast, is a brilliant bit of...
View ArticleOreo Is Now Making Tasty-Style Recipe Videos for Some of Its Stranger Flavors
If you're looking for a low-calorie dessert that mixes avocados and chocolate, then Oreos has a video for you. To promote new special-edition mint and strawberry-cheesecake flavors of the classic...
View ArticleMcCann Created an Escort Service That Had a Macabre Surprise for Anyone Who...
Prostitution has always been fraught with the risk of violence, but today the internet provides broader scope and anonymity. Alongside the sense of entitlement that some people get when they pay for...
View ArticleThe Stars of Will & Grace Just Reunited for a Hilarious Pitch to Get You to...
Can Will and Grace convince you to cast your vote for Hillary Clinton this November? A new mini-reunion episode of the sitcom that starred Debra Messing, Eric McCormack, Sean Hayes and Megan Mullally...
View ArticleFor Love or Money? One Couple Doesn't Have to Choose in This Lovely Spanish...
The lottery may not have much to do with fate, but it's a lot like love—if you don't play, you won't win, says a new ad from Spain. The three-and-a-half minute commercial for EuroMillions, the...
View ArticleAirbnb Set Up Marnie the Dog in Her Very Own Pet-Friendly Beverly Hills Mansion
Travel can be rough on animals. So, to celebrate National Dog Week (Sept. 19-25) and promote its 600,000 pet-friendly homes, Airbnb shined a light on social media star Marnie the Dog, a senior pet who...
View ArticleKaty Perry Votes Naked in Funny Or Die's 'Everyone Votes!' Campaign
You could probably use a little levity after last night debate's, so here's some political comedy from Katy Perry, who suggests that you vote in November no matter how you look or what you're wearing...
View ArticleNick Offerman and Megan Mullally Revisit the 1991 Clio Awards, Advertising's...
It remains the most notorious night in advertising history—June 13, 1991. The Clio Awards were scheduled to hand out their radio and print awards. But as Adweek later told the story,"what ensued was...
View ArticleThe Official Name of Volkswagen's New Car Is a Hashtag: #PinkBeetle
It's not every day that an automaker launches a new, brightly colored car based on social media demand. Or names the model after the hashtag that helped bear it. The 2017 Special Edition Volkswagen...
View ArticleU.S. Cellular Made a 7-Hour Preroll Ad That Just Lets You Watch Grass Grow
U.S. Cellular sets a new standard for tedium with this preroll ad that lasts seven hours. It's about as exciting as watching grass grow. In fact, that's mostly what happens during its 420-minute...
View ArticleStep Right Up and Watch This Air Acrobat Attempt the Most Irresponsible...
One December day at the International Scene of Contemporary Dance in Stockholm, Sweden, a man named Olle, one of the best air acrobats in the world, did a triple-somersault jump. It was a jump like...
View ArticleNew York City FC's First Brand Spot Is a Gritty Paean to the City It Calls Home
When Major League Soccer began play in 1996, those of us who lived in New York City had only one team to root for—the New York/New Jersey MetroStars. But despite their odd hybrid name, they were...
View ArticleNeed a Little Sausage Support? Johnsonville Experts Are Now Just a Phone Call...
Sooner or later, everyone's sausage needs some support. If you find yourself in such straits between now and this Friday—say, from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. Central time—go ahead and call Johnsonville HQ at...
View ArticleHow the Title Sequence Can Become the Single Best Ad for Any TV Show
What makes a good TV title sequence? YouTuber Ryan Hollinger of Screen Smart explores that question in a video of nearly seven minutes, using the starting sequences of American Horror Story, Twin...
View ArticleColumbia Sportswear Is Making Job Candidates Literally Climb Mountains for...
There's been no dearth of dubious job titles in the recent years, thanks in large part to the tech boom. But outerwear marketer Columbia Sportswear is reaching for new and awesome heights with its...
View ArticleWho Is Louise Delage? The Troubling Truth Behind an Overnight Instagram Success
We all know a girl like Louise Delage. You've been on Instagram for years and are scraping by with 50 likes on a good day—then she appears on the scene, with her fun little life, and cultivates over...
View ArticleA Lone Red Balloon's Journey Ends Joyfully in Latest 'Practically Magic'...
Among iOS 10's shiny new toys is a messaging feature that allows you to add effects to your message bubbles, send full-screen animations with your messages, add handwritten notes and more. Apple...
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