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Joaquin Phoenix Is Drowning in PETA's Striking New Ad
PETA claims that ABC declined to accept this Joaquin Phoenix ad for the upcoming Oscars telecast, deeming it too "political and controversial." It shows the Best Actor nominee "drowning," accompanied...
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Zoosk Puts Go Daddy to Shame With Even Gnarlier Kissing Ad
Jesse Heiman kissing God's hands—aka, Bar Refaeli's lips—for Go Daddy on the Super Bowl was one thing. Nasty, yes, but not bestial. For the latter, we turn to Zoosk, the dating site previously best...
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Ad Urging Doctors to Work in Africa Is Audible Only Through a Stethoscope
Africa Health Placements and South African agency Boomtown collaborated on a neat multimedia idea to encourage foreign doctors to work in Africa, where medical professionals are kind of desperately...
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Burger King's Twitter Is Hacked, Rebranded as McDonald's
It's been a week of hostile takeovers. First, the Fitness SF debacle. And now, Burger King's Twitter account has been commandeered by some punks who've given it a McDonald's skin and a real attitude....
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Maker's Mark Leaving Alcohol Content Alone After Social-Media Flogging
Cheers! Following a social-media protest from its customers, Maker's Mark has reversed its decision to lower the alcohol content of its bourbon to 84 proof. The dilution solution was designed to...
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Don't Worry, You Can Still Post Nasty Tweets Pretending You're Burger King
Missed yesterday's hijacking of Burger King's Twitter account because of some dumb holiday? Don't worry. You can still get in on the action today over at Pretend You're Burger King, which lets you do...
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Wedding Magazine Flip-Flops on Photographer's Ad Showing Gay Couple
Wedding photographer Anne Almasy probably didn't think buying her first print ad in a magazine would be such an emotional roller coaster. Weddings Unveiled initially rejected her ad because it...
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RG3 Clarifies Adidas Ad Saying He'll Be Ready for Season Opener
Never let the reality of a serious injury get in the way of a good advertising slogan. That appears to be Adidas's thinking with its new Robert Griffin III commercial from 180la, which declares that...
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Boobs Joyfully Meet, Squish Together in Crazy French Ads for Push-Up Bra
It's not generally assumed that breasts actually enjoy being squashed together in a push-up bra. But in fact they do, according to these bizarre Valege lingerie ads from France, which depict joyful...
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Kayak Campaign Gets So Giddy, It Suddenly Starts Dancing
Kayak.com's travel deals inspire some hotel-lobby hot steppin' in this new spot, as a middle-aged couple treat us to the "wet-dog wiggle" and the "Chattanooga check-in." (Guess which dance features...
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Meet the Oddball Characters From Mother's New Burger King Campaign
Mother yesterday was named lead creative agency on Burger King. Today, the shop released some new ads for the fast-food chain—a :30 and two :15s pushing breakfast items. Long gone are the days when...
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Microsoft Wants You and Your Incredible Hovercraft to Switch to Outlook.com...
Whoa, the personal hovercraft in this new ad for Microsoft's souped-up Outlook.com email service is awesome! Look at it go—va-room! The spot, from Deutsch in New York, works hard to succinctly present...
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Maxwell the Pig Is Pulled Over by Police in Latest Geico Ad
Maxwell the Geico spokespig gets rolled by the 5-0 in this ad by The Martin Agency for the company's new digital insurance ID cards. Call me paranoid, but I would never just hand my smartphone to a...
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Southern Comfort Ad Is a Little Different When Re-enacted on a Freezing Irish...
It's relatively easy to feel comfortable walking mostly naked on a beach if you're in the tropics. It's less easy when you're in Ireland. Huby Harton, an Irish singer who's probably been told a...
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10 Trailers Sony Hopes Will Make You Ravenous for a PlayStation 4
Christmas may be 10 months away, but Sony knows it’s never too early to start building buzz for its long-awaited holiday release, the PlayStation 4. Beating rival Microsoft in the race to announce the...
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Billy Corgan Picks Wrestling-Themed Furniture Spot for His Ad Debut
Billy Corgan makes his advertising debut in this bizarre, low-budget and cobranded ad for Resistance Pro Wrestling and Chicago furniture retailer Walter E. Smithe. By way of explanation, the Smashing...
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URL on Bus Shelter Ad Rewards You With Ride in Lamborghini or Dog Sled
While TNT has set the bar pretty high for interactive stunts in public spaces (in Holland, at least), there's still something charming about this "Best Bus Stop Ever" video from mobile firm Qualcomm....
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Scranton's ABC Affiliate Refuses to Run Dunder Mifflin Ad During the Oscars
It's a dispute petty enough to be a subplot on The Office. WNEP-TV, the ABC affiliate for the show's hometown of Scranton, Pa., is refusing to run a TV spot for Dunder Mifflin paper products during...
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Miracle Whip Creates Celebrity Benefit Song About Not Hating Miracle Whip
Miracle Whip is spreadable, and so is the Kraft brand's superlative, spot-on send-up of "We Are the World"-style social-benefit music videos, which is approaching 250,000 YouTube views in about two...
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Ads Create Optical Illusions to Highlight Hospital's Cramped Conditions
Here’s a creative way to highlight an issue as mundane as cramped working conditions. Instead of using computer-generated special effects, agency Dare creates optical illusions through custom set...
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