Tree-Top Ornament Who's Seen It All Finally Gets to See Netflix Streaming...
Tesco had its family-through-the-years holiday spot. Now, it's Netflix's turn. In its first work for the brand, Deutsch/LA tells the story of the McDermott family—from the point of view of a porcelain...
View ArticleDiGiorno Pizza Live-Tweeted The Sound of Music, and It Was Very Tasty
On Thursday night, as millions tuned in to see Carrie Underwood ambitiously take on the role of Maria von Trapp, croon about the hills being alive, and make children's clothing out of drapes in NBC's...
View ArticleWhat Every House Needs: A Century 21 Branded Landing Pad for Amazon Drones
Behold the C21 Delivery Landing Pad, designed to accommodate package deliveries by airborne drones. According to the product's maker, real-estate giant Century 21, "no home of the 21st century will be...
View ArticleThis Video Will Make You Want to Be an Ass-Kicking Entrepreneur, Now or in...
Grasshopper.com's epic parody 1980s entrepreneurial video has all the right things. It has the word "epic" in the title. It has that one-take, walking toward the camera while grabbing props out of...
View ArticleBudweiser's Tweet-Powered Knitting Bot Makes Holiday Sweaters for Designated...
Bad news for grinches who still hate ugly holiday sweaters despite their newfound ironic popularity: Budweiser U.K. is adding some charm to the practice of capitalizing on them. The beer brand has...
View ArticleKevin Bacon Hams It Up in Plea for You to Shop Locally This Holiday
Kevin Bacon wants you to "Shift Your Shopping" for good by buying local with select retailers who agree to donate a portion of sales from your purchase to charity. The spot hinges on the pretense that...
View ArticleAmazing Pantene Ad Defiantly Tackles How Women in the Workplace Are Labeled
Pantene Philippines has launched a powerful campaign pointing out how identical behavior often earns men and women different labels in the workplace. In this spot by BBDO Guerrero in Manila, a lovely...
View ArticleSpongeBob Is Coming to a USPS Mailbox Near You in Nickelodeon's Holiday Push
All right, it's been done before, but not for a while: Nickelodeon is partnering with the ever-embattled U.S. Postal Service to promote its long-running children's series SpongeBob SquarePants, in...
View ArticleRhett & Link Make the Best Appeal Yet to Get Off Your Damn Phone Already
The universe's obsession with smartphones is overripe for parody. Viral video stars Rhett & Link have obliged with an able skewering of the all-too-common practice of ignoring everyone and...
View ArticleRhett & Link Make the Best Appeal Yet to Get Off Your Damn Phone Already
The universe's obsession with smartphones is overripe for parody. Viral video stars Rhett & Link have obliged with an able skewering of the all-too-common practice of ignoring everyone and...
View ArticleThese Talented Cats Have Finally Created a Pop Song That's Intentionally Poopy
How do you get people around the world talking about a Dutch subscription service for disposable cat litter? Why, you create a music video featuring glamorous costumed kitties parodying the Pussycat...
View ArticleSanta Claus Meets Jabba the Hutt in Retailer's Horrifying In-Store Holiday...
Santa-themed retail displays are everywhere at this time of year, but sometimes you run across one that truly captures the mood of the season—like this sprawled-out, morbidly obese Kris Kringle...
View ArticleHave a Look at the Most Unusual and Irritating Starbucks Ever Built
Starbucks wants you to think it's just like your neighborhood cafe from 100 years ago. The coffee mega-chain has opened a New Orleans location with an interior design inspired by what the coffee giant...
View ArticleConan O'Brien Fails to Learn How to Audition for TV Commercials
America's gangliest talk-show host takes on TV-commercial auditions in this skit. With the help of Killian's Workshop, Conan O'Brien—not always the most comfortable commercial endorser—reads some copy...
View ArticleAd for Naked Condoms Is Just a Bit Too Naked for Australian Censors
This Australian ad for the Naked brand of condoms was destined for a ban from TV, and got it, but the specific reasoning is pretty stupid. Australia's FreeTV Commercials Advice Department, which...
View ArticleSpecial K Tries to Stop Women Who 'Fat Talk' by Confronting Them With It
Special K believes positivity is key to weight management success. So, it's taking aim at its opposite—"fat talk," or the negative things some women say about their bodies and others. The Kellogg's...
View ArticleBeastie Boys Countersue GoldieBlox, Seeking Profits Earned Off Viral 'Girls' Ad
The fair-use fight between Beastie Boys and GoldieBlox isn't over. After sparring several weeks ago over the unauthorized use of the Beasties song "Girls" in a GoldieBlox commercial that went viral,...
View ArticleHello, English Ladies. Isaiah Mustafa Returns for Old Spice in the U.K.
If you've been unable to sleep since the Old Spice guy faded from the spotlight, or suffered from nightmares that he was permanently relegated to playing a lesser version of himself in Israeli beer...
View ArticleWhen an Event Is Brands Only, Are Hashtags Even Off Limits to Vendors?
When some people say #brandsonly, they mean it quite literally. This week, SocialMedia.org has been hosting a Brands-Only Summit, and while a vendor-free environment can certainly sound appealing, it...
View ArticleNewcastle Will Drive You Home, If You Talk About Its New Beer Through a Huge...
No good deed comes without a little punishment. That's Newcastle Brown Ale's "No Bollocks" take on responsibility messaging, judging by a recent stunt in Los Angeles orchestrated by Droga5. The brand...
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