NBA Stars Play 'Jingle Bells' With the Most Festive 3-Point Shooting Ever
NBA stars are a festive bunch, with great timing to boot. They need both in the league's holiday campaigns. Last year, Dwyane Wade, Carmelo Anthony, Dwight Howard, Russell Westbrook and Joe Johnson...
View ArticleWatch Wes Anderson's Lovely New Short Film for Prada
Wes Anderson is a guy who loves his vintage fashion (remember the Louis Vuitton suitcases in The Darjeeling Limited?) and the affection appears to be mutual. Prada has partnered with Anderson to...
View ArticleDitch Work Early and Cover Your Tracks With the Happy Hour Virus
Is it possible to have work-life balance in the advertising biz? Sure, with the right amount of self-inflicted sabotage. That's the idea behind "The Happy Hour Virus" from Colorado agency TDA_Boulder,...
View ArticleYou Really Need to Watch Van Damme Do the Splits Between Two Volvo Trucks
How do you do create an interesting demonstration of the "stability and precision of Volvo Dynamic Steering"? With the help of Jean-Claude Van Damme and his impossibly flexible legs. The new video...
View ArticleChinese Ad Campaign Urges People to Stop Eating Dogs and Cats
"Say no to dog or cat meat." That's the message in 279 new ads being plastered across Chinese train stations, bus stations and elevators by a pet advocacy group called Animals Asia. Steering consumers...
View ArticleNick Offerman Does a Glorious Stachedance to 'What a Feeling' from Flashdance
Halfway through Movember, Nick Offerman's mustache is so excited to be growing uncontrollably that it breaks into song and dance in this crazy-weird new spot from Made Man. For some reason, Offerman's...
View Article12 Christmas Presents for $12 Sounds Like a Whole Lot of B.S., and It Is
You're not going to believe this bullshit. Cards Against Humanity created this holiday promotion called Holiday Bullshit, where they promised to send anyone 12 random gifts for $12. And they sold out...
View ArticleGoogle Does It Again With Another Huge Tearjerker of an Ad From India
When the 1947 India-Pakistan partition ripped the two nations apart, Baldev was forced to relocate overnight, leaving behind his best friend Yusuf. Before that, they had been inseparable, flying kites...
View ArticleRussians Get Free Subway Rides for Doing Squats Ahead of the Sochi Olympics
Want a free subway ride in Moscow? Get ready to do 30 squats. And make sure you drop it low, because the specially designed ticket vending machine can tell if you're cheating. The health-conscious...
View ArticleANDY Awards Celebrate Bravery in Call for Entries for 50th Anniversary
Droga5, an agency that knows a thing or two about fearless creative, has designed the call for entries for the 2014 International ANDY Awards—the show's 50th anniversary—around the idea of bravery....
View ArticleStrange Ads Promote an Author Who Isn't Real and a Book That Doesn't Exist
IFC's upcoming The Spoils of Bablyon, a comedy miniseries that spoofs serious miniseries, is based on a book that seems to be sold out in Hudson News stores around the country. The problem with...
View ArticleBaileys Updates The Nutcracker in Star-Studded Christmas Ad
Baileys becomes the latest big-name marketer to place an epic holiday spot under the tree with BBH London's modern take on Tchaikovsky's seasonal ballet The Nutcracker. We're treated to a Candyland...
View ArticleJamaica Tourism's Giant Stress Ball in Times Square Helps New Yorkers Relax
New York is a stressful place, and Times Square isn't the most soothing of its neighborhoods. But thankfully, Draftfcb New York and the Jamaica Tourist Board recently plunked down an enormous stress...
View ArticleJPMorgan Learns It's Hard to Hold a Twitter Q&A If Everyone on Twitter Hates You
The Internet not only doesn't forget, it will slap you around if you pretend it does. JPMorgan Chase, which has racked up more than $30 billion in fines and legal fees, announced a Twitter chat...
View ArticleKohl's Christmas Ad Warms Hearts With a Tender Twist
Man, this holiday season is all about forcing me to confront my unfair assumptions. Kohl's delivers with an ad that starts out with a photogenic couple decking out an apartment with lights, a tree and...
View ArticleSears Holiday Spots Are Decked With Danger and Destruction
Sears puts some stupid in your stocking as the Denskies, an enthusiastic but hapless family of four, return in a trio of spots by mcgarrybowen. We're talking Little Caesar's-level silliness here, with...
View ArticleKmart Hunks Play 'Jingle Bells' With Their Junk in Crazy Christmas Ad
And you thought the NBA guys were talented for playing "Jingle Bells" via well-timed three-pointers. Check out the Kmart studs in the retailer's crazy Christmas cross-promotion with Joe Boxer via...
View ArticlePet Food Maker Gives Away 'Collar Cams' to Document Your Dog's Day
There will be no question about who rummaged through the trash, shredded the sofa or butt-scooted across the carpet. The pet cam will tell all. But that's not really the purpose of this lightweight...
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