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PBR, American Spirit Cigarettes Used as Bait in 'Hipster Traps' Around NYC
Residents of the giant hipster trap that is New York City are setting miniature hipster traps—baited with Pabst Blue Ribbon, dorky sunglasses, bike chains and American Spirit cigarettes—as a public...
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Dog's Genitals Star in Grey's Weird Floor-Cleaner Ad (NSFW?)
Here's an ad that's really the dog's bollocks. It's by Grey Mexico for Motor Master floor disinfectant. "What is on your floor is not always on your mind," says the tagline. The ad, though, may be on...
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TV Is Fun Again in First Ad for Google's Chromecast Dongle
You plug Google's new $35 Chromecast dongle into the back of your TV set to wirelessly stream Internet video on a larger screen. "For Bigger Fun," this minute-long commercial by 72andSunny, shows all...
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Mini Shows Off Some Grille in Illicit Tweet Making Fun of Anthony Weiner
Not many brands have embraced the Anthony Weiner debacle as inspiration for ads. Spirit Airlines did it in its own traditional sleazy fashion. And now Mini has come out with a little auto erotica of...
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Beer Labels Come Deliciously to Life in Great Animated GIFs
Here's a fun project for beer lovers. Boston-based video editor Trevor Carmick has started animating the labels of some of his favorite brews, sharing his creations as animated GIFs. The results are...
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Pro-Marijuana Ad Tells Nascar Fans That Pot Is So Much Better Than Alcohol
The Marijuana Policy Project is spreading its message to Nascar fans by purchasing video ad space on a Jumbotron just outside the entrance to the Brickyard 400 in Indianapolis from today through...
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Agency Attaches GoPro Camera to Dog, Sets It Loose in the Office for an Hour
Here's an awesome Friday-afternoon agency project: Toronto animation, design and VFX studio Crush decided to attach a GoPro camera to their dog Sadie and livestream her travels around the building...
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Grumpy Cat Now Has Its Own Branded Coffee Drink, the Grumppuccino
Nothing says "this cultural phenomenon isn't cool anymore" like a branded coffee drink, so Grumpy Cat will have to make peace with being old hat now that it has one. It's called Grumpy Cat...
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Is This Musical Poster With Interactive Paper the Future of Print and Outdoor...
Talk about a loud poster! Novalia in England has developed a drum-kit poster you can play with your fingertips. The interactive paper works like a touchsceen and produces seven different drum sounds,...
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Carl's Jr.'s Strawberry Pop-Tart Ice Cream Sandwich Gets a Fittingly Epic...
You would think the epic-ness of a Strawberry Pop-Tart Ice Cream Sandwich would speak for itself. But just to be safe, Carl's Jr. has layered its new ad (via 72andSunny) for the dessert treat with...
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Adidas Lets Fans Jump for Derrick Rose Sneakers in London Pop-Up Store
Here's a simple concept executed simply for Adidas. This beautifully shot, expertly cut short tells the story of the opening of the D Rose Jump Store in London. This unique store gave fans a chance to...
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Man Reaches Center of Tootsie Pop in 850 Licks, Casting Doubt on Earlier Studies
Mark Holland has upgraded his social-media standing from "some random guy on Twitter" to "some random guy on Twitter who answered a largely rhetorical question from a 43-year-old TV ad." He did this...
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Why the Ad Agency in the New Robin Williams Sitcom Looks a Lot Like Leo Burnett
If CBS' The Crazy Ones seems like a day at Leo Burnett in Chicago, there's a good reason for that. The agency's executive creative director, John Montgomery, works as a consultant and executive...
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Subaru's Latest Ads Need a Flashing Warning Light for Sweetness Overload
Subaru stakes its claim as the car for people whose lives are just so damn cute in this pair of new spots from Carmichael Lynch."The Date" follows a young couple as they drive down country roads,...
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Anacin Maker Working on 'Bananacin,' Which Might Just Keep You Alive Forever
It may not be the fountain of youth, but it could keep you from death's door—pretty much indefinitely. Anacin maker Insight Pharmaceuticals sprang into action this week upon hearing that the newly...
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ESPN Picks Its 10 Favorite SportsCenter Commercials
ESPN's "This Is SportsCenter" is among the handful of classic sports ad campaigns of all time. Launched in 1995 by Wieden + Kennedy in New York, the campaign—originally inspired by the mockumentary...
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Soda and Barbecue Brisket Finally Packaged Together in One Gnarly Bottle
Ever wanted to chomp a big, savory bite of barbecue brisket right out of the side of your soda bottle? Of course you haven't. That would be disgusting and real damn strange. But Texas-based soda brand...
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Bryan Cranston Recites 'Ozymandias' in Breaking Bad's Haunting Final Promo
Breaking Bad wins the award for most poetic TV show promo ever. The final episodes of the series, beginning Aug. 11, are heralded by a haunting reading of "Ozymandias" read by Bryan Cranston, aka...
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McDonald's Ads Are as Mouth-Watering as McDonald's Food in New French Campaign
TBWA\Paris places ads within ads in this new McDonald's campaign, with print and billboard elements playing key roles in a series of understated TV commercials. Branding cues such as the McDonald's...
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Trask Industries Celebrates 50 Years of Mutant Annihilation on New X-Men Site
Twentieth Century Fox has ramped up its marketing machine in anticipation of the next X-Men movie, X-Men: Days of Future Past, out next May, by creating fictional advertising for Trask Industries....
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