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Grey Poupon's 'Pardon Me' Ad Ready to Be Reborn as Explosive Car Chase
With a sold-out inventory of spots costing $1.7 million per 30 seconds, this Sunday's Academy Awards presentation on ABC is looking to be quite an epic advertising event. But one brand will use its...
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John Jameson Saves His Whiskey Again, This Time From a Runaway Train
Which way to the bar car? John Jameson returns in another fun, rollicking tall tale from TBWA\Chiat\Day, this time rescuing comely lasses and barrels of his namesake Irish whiskey from a speeding...
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Billboard Generates Drinking Water Out of Thin Air in Desert of Peru
Lima, Peru, gets about half an inch of rainfall per year. Yet the atmospheric humidity is around 98 percent. UTEC, the country's major university of engineering and technology, took this peculiar...
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DKNY Accused of Stealing Hundreds of Images From NYC Photographer
A New York photographer claims that DKNY is using hundreds of his photos in international store displays without his permission. Brandon Stanton, creator of the Humans of New York photo project, says...
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Google Positions Snazzy Chromebook Pixel as Out of This World
If you close your eyes, this video for Google's Chromebook Pixel sounds like something Apple did five years ago. When you open them, the Chromebook Pixel itself looks like something Apple did three...
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'Crotches Kill,' Canadian Ads Warn Texting Drivers
Crotches have been lethal for God knows how long. But traffic-safety officials in Alberta, Canada, are using new ads to highlight the most recent source of groin-related fatalities: subversive...
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Marketing Predictions for Season 16 Cast of Dancing With the Stars
Once again, Octagon First Call's David Schwab, who helps brands assess the value of celebrities for ad campaigns, is giving us his predictions for the marketing potential of the latest Dancing With...
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Fanta-Flavored Print Ad Probably Not Quite as Tasty or Refreshing as Fanta...
I was just thinking how much I'd like to eat a magazine ad right about now, and along comes this edible effort from OgilvyOne in Dubai for citrus-flavored Fanta. There's abundant text, which begins,...
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Game of Thrones Soars With Dragon Ad in New York Times
HBO placed this wonderful ad in Monday's New York Times, with the shadow of a dragon looming over two pages of fake stories. It's a shame they couldn't advertise over a real spread—and while the...
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Watch the PSA That Shocked Some Celebrities, and Will Shock You Too
If you don't plan on eating for a while, check out the video below from the End7 project, dedicated to ending some truly terrifying infections known as "neglected tropical diseases." The clip, called...
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We're More Awesome Than Disgusting Chipotle, Says Hooters Ad
Possibly in an effort to prove it's more than a Chuck E. Cheese for misogynists, Hooters hired Skiver Advertising for its new "Step Into Awesome" ad campaign. The work, including these "Burrito" and...
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Dead Girl Haunts Beauty-Salon Patrons in Chilling Stunt for Horror Movie
Scaring the crap out of people in their everyday lives is horror-movie marketing 101. There are countless examples—my favorite probably being the old Ring Two stunt that sent people a link to the...
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The Most Insane Musical Number Ever Performed About Mobile Coupon Technology
Startup company Mobeam has patented technology that will allow barcodes to be scanned from smartphone screens at checkouts. The point-of-purchase possibilities are endless for coupons and other far...
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Audi Station Wagon With Hood-Mounted Gun Will Kick Your Car's Ass at Paintball
Who said station wagons are for moms? Oh, how things change. Audi U.K. is changing that stigma with this "Ultimate Paintball Duel" between two new 2013 RS 4 Avants. Yes, they're station wagons. No,...
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Audrey Hepburn Back From the Dead Again, This Time in an Ad for Chocolate
I see dead people. In commercials. Eating Galaxy chocolate bars. Well, just one corpse, actually. It's Audrey Hepburn, 20 years dead but still cute as a button and seamlessly integrated into the...
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Weather Channel Soaks People at Bus Shelters in Real Dick Move
Marketers just won't let people waiting in bus shelters have any peace. Case in point: The Weather Channel and ad agency Iris recently tricked out one shelter with hidden sprinklers to promote the...
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Debi Austin, Star of Infamous Anti-Smoking Ad, Is Dead at 62
Debi Austin, better known as the lady who smoked a cigarette through a tracheotomy hole in her neck in the infamous "Voicebox" anti-smoking ad, died Feb. 22 after a 20-year battle with cancer. She was...
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Australian Ad Suggests Eating Bread That Walks Around Outdoors on Its Own
If you eat Abbott's Village Bakery bread, don't be surprised if it bleats a little, or feels a little woolly, on the way down. That's because Abbott's Village Bakery loaves are essentially free-range...
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Ad Agency That Put 10-Year-Olds in Charge Has Now Made a Feature Film
Not content with the traditional advertising methods of TV spots and simple product placement in movies, Canada's Labatt Brewing is financing a feature-length film through its Kokanee brand. The film...
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No Means Yes in Schneider Beer's Somewhat Rapey Salute to Immature Men
Oh grow up! This ad from Argentina's Schneider beer focuses on the time needed for the "slow-brewed" draught to achieve its optimal consistency and flavor. It does so by showing lots of guys who...
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