This Nightmarish Ad Urges Governments to Stop Using Schools as Military Zones
If you're from a city on terrorist watch, you're probably familiar with that unsteady, cold-shower feeling you get when you've suddenly turned a corner to discover a bunch of armed soldiers guarding...
View ArticleA Real Estate Development in Miami Just Got Ads Suited to a Highbrow Fashion...
Your shoes, your books, the computer you buy or the phone you choose reflect something of who you are—at least, we like to think so. We also like to think we imbue our belongings with a certain...
View ArticleBlake Griffin and DeAndre Jordan Can't Stay Mad at Each Other for Long in...
Can BFFs Blake Griffin and DeAndre Jordan, the terrific twosome of the Los Angeles Clippers, stay angry at each for long? We learn the answer in 72andSunny's brief bro-mantic comedy below, the latest...
View ArticleCoca-Cola Invented a Bottle That Takes Selfies, Because We Really Needed That
What's better than a selfie stick? A thirst-quenching selfie stick. Over in Israel, Coca-Cola created a bottle that takes selfies of you when you drink from it. The so-called "selfie bottle" was made...
View ArticleApple Checks Off Every Great Invention in Human History in Ad for the MacBook...
These days, technology evolves at an incredibly fast pace. But Apple is reaching much further back into history to tell the story of just how much it thinks can happen next, with the help of its new...
View ArticleAndrew Garfield Learns How to Hug Properly in This Off-Kilter PSA About Empathy
The non-profit organization Youth Mentoring collaborated with Los Angeles-based creative duo Armen Perian and Rosie Geozalian on a project that, if nothing else, dried up some of Andrew Garfield's...
View ArticleLiberals Build a City-Size Bubble to Hide From Trump's America in Great Fake...
Donald Trump was quick to complain about Saturday's episode of SNL. "It is a totally one-sided, biased show—nothing funny at all," he wrote early Sunday on Twitter. And sure, it had plenty of Trump...
View ArticleThis Year's Most Anti-Consumerist Christmas Ad Is Also One of Its Loveliest
It's time for German supermarket chain Edeka's annual Christmas ad. And rather than being super macabre, it's super heartwarming. Edeka, of course, had the most notoriously dark Christmas ad of 2015,...
View Article3 Ways That Spin-Offs of Movie Franchises Have Been Marketed to the Audience
Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them is an expansion of the Harry Potter world, one that acts as a prequel to the book and film franchise we already know and mostly love, though we should talk about...
View ArticleJames Corden Sings for Sainsbury's in the Chain's Sweet Stop-Motion Christmas Ad
Last week, in the ongoing Super Bowl of U.K. Christmas ads, Sainsbury's released "The Greatest Gift." This sweet stop-motion animation story is about Dave, a working cog who just wants to be home for...
View ArticleApple Enlists Frankenstein in This Strange, Sweet Appeal for Acceptance This...
A lot of Christmas ads suggest that spending time with friends and family should be the ultimate goal of the holidays. But what about those people who don't have much of either? Apple just released...
View ArticleA Bit Too Much Family at the Holidays? HotelTonight Has a Wicked Solution for...
Not to be uncaring or anything, but family time should have its limits. Contrary to popular belief—and lots of heart-tugging holiday advertising flooding the market lately—there really is such a thing...
View ArticleHow Bad Santa 2 Is Using Artists to Make, and Share, Its Comically Dirty Ad...
When Bad Santa 2 hits theaters this week, it will join a long list of releases this year that are sequels to movies made before Steve Jobs introduced the iPod. Or before Steve Jobs even returned to...
View ArticleStay Comfy, Even When You're Not, With Cotton Inc.'s Holiday Line of Clothes
The holidays are bound to lead to some awkward moments, like perhaps when Mom has a bit too much to drink. But if you're wearing comfortable clothing, they might just be a little more bearable. A new...
View ArticleSamsung Wishes You a Happy Virtual Holiday With Gear VR Ads and Experiences
Finally, here's a holiday ad where people aren't pretending to like the gifts they're given! There's just one catch: We really can't tell what's getting them all so wound up. Samsung is hoping to...
View ArticleA Forlorn Wooden Doll Finds Love at Her Local McDonald's in Brand's Holiday Ad
Ah, the holidays! A time for sharing, love and ... McDonald's? In "Juliette the Doll," a charming little ad by Leo Burnett London, a toyshop owner pulls a vintage doll, Juliette, out of a fading box....
View ArticleThe Salvation Army's Clever Facebook 360 Photos Show Poverty Lurking Just Out...
Grey's holiday appeal for the Salvation Army in Canada makes impressive use of Facebook 360 photos to give users a more rounded view of poverty. At first glance, posts resemble typical yuletide fare,...
View ArticleThese Adorable Print Ads for Nutcase Helmets Show Protective Headgear Through...
Bike helmets aren't exactly sexy items, but helmet brand Nutcase is hoping to at least make them fun. In a straightforward series of print and out-of-home ads, helmets throughout history are featured...
View ArticleThis Danish Travel Agency Dreamed Up a Fun Way to Get Parents to Have More Sex
It's no secret that having kids can dampen a couple's sex life. And travel agency Spies Travel has devoted its existence to championing sex among the Danish—by getting them to take more vacations,...
View ArticleSpotify Crunches User Data in Fun Ways for This New Global Outdoor Ad Campaign
Spotify puts its vast trove of listener data to playful use in a new global out-of-home ad campaign—its largest OOH effort to date—with executions that playfully highlight some of the more bizarre...
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