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Epic Acura Ad Presents the World's Most Brutal Mechanical-Horse Race
You probably didn't know your Acura isn't really a car. It's actually a real live dark horse. In a world full of creepy and brutish mechanical horses. It will catapult from the back of the pack to...
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Infographic: How Brands Became Selfie Obsessed
If you still needed proof that selfies have taken over the Internet, here's a telling infographic about how brands went into pic-snapping overload in the past year. To help promote the upcoming...
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'One Hour Agency' Promises Quality Advertising Ideas in 60 Minutes
Sweden's One Hour Agency is the brainchild of interactive art directors Ben Langeveld and Ingmar Larsen, who, along with a half-dozen other creatives from the Hyper Island program, want just 60...
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Adult Swim Is Touring U.S. Colleges With an Inflatable Fun House
Yes, you read that correctly: Adult Swim is making the rounds with a gigantic black-and-pink blow-up castle filled with (sponsored) attractions like a KFC-branded rotating mirror-tunnel, an Ice...
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Norway's Pro-Gay Olympic Ad Is Cheesy and Absurd, but Also Kind of Incredible
Thanks to the country's anti-gay laws, the 2014 Winter Olympics in Russia have turned into a de facto platform for LGBT marketing. Earlier, we had the Canadian ad that said the two-man luge is "a...
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No Means No, but What Means Yes? Ads Say Sexual Consent Must Be 'Loud and Clear'
When it comes to sex, a reluctant "yes," "OK" or "sure" doesn't qualify as a green light, according to a Canadian campaign encouraging "enthusiastic consent.""Real consent is mutual and sure. It is...
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Caribou Coffee Builds Five-Story-Tall Pinterest Board at the Mall of America
Caribou Coffee, whose previous out-of-home ad stunts have included heated bus shelters in Minneapolis, is back with another special campaign—a giant, five-story-tall Pinterest board built (with help...
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Organic Food Makers Hilariously Take Down Bogus 'All Natural' Labels on...
Hey, professional truth-benders. Here's a sweet mockumentary-style PSA about professional truth-bending. Extra bonus if you also happen to be a tree hugger. In addition to fairly broad swipes at snake...
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Diddy, Snoop Dogg Pop Up in Even More Ads You Never Thought They'd Do
It's flashback week for fans of 1990s hip-hop, with Sean "Puff Daddy" Combs and Snoop Dogg making advertising cameos that would have seemed inconceivable 15 years ago. Combs, known these days as...
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Q&A: How Cards Against Humanity Won the Holidays With a Whole Load of B.S.
Cards Against Humanity's promotions are as bitingly sarcastic as the game itself—whether they're charging more for the game on Black Friday, experimenting with a "Pay what you want" model (which...
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The Year's Most Provocative Valentine's Day Ad Is Also One of Its Most Touching
There's a lot going on in this 60-second Valentine's Day commercial, but it would probably spoil things to reveal either the product or the plot. Suffice it to say there are several surprises here,...
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'Dumb Ways to Die' Returns With Adorably Gruesome Ad for Valentine's Day
Fifteen months and 71 million YouTube views after its storied premiere, McCann Melbourne's "Dumb Ways to Die" train-safety campaign is back with this cute, grotesque little spot for Valentine's Day....
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Is Cadillac's New Ad Totally Inspiring or Completely Repulsive?
In Cadillac's latest commercial from ad agency Rogue, airing during the Olympics, we take a tour of the souped-up American dream while our host (played by Neal McDonough) waxes poetic about the...
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Lovestruck Artist Blankets New York With Posters Looking for Man in Top Hat
Performance artist Maria Luisa Portuondo Vila has been putting "Missing Love" posters in subway stations all over New York City, trying to find some guy in a top hat. Apparently it was love at first...
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Ikea Lights Up a Forest in Gorgeous Ad Celebrating Move to Energy-Efficient...
Ikea planted lots of LED lamps in the woods for this 60-second commercial for the U.K. and Ireland touting the home-furnishing company's commitment to sustainability. Created by Mother London and...
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Cadbury Can (and Will) Boogie in This Charming Ad
Cadbury and Fallon London, the pair that brought us the Internet's legendary drumming gorilla, are back with a charming spot called "Yes Sir, I WILL Boogie in the Office." As many of us have likely...
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Pancreatic Cancer Ads Blasted for Saying Disease Is Worse Than Other Cancers
Pancreatic Cancer Action has issued a thoughtful, heartfelt defense of its controversial U.K. awareness campaign that shows sufferers saying they wish they had other types of cancer with higher...
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Velveeta Explains What to Do With That Cast-Iron Skillet You Carry Around...
You have a weird, ineffable obsession with your cast-iron skillet. You carry it with you everywhere like a safety blanket. You believe like it could make you feel joy, but it does not, because...
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This Catchy Jamaican Bobsled Song Is Timed to Match the Track at Sochi
Have you been waiting for someone to come up with a Jamaican Bobsled Team reggae song synced with the course in Sochi, fitting the exact shape of the racetrack with all its twists and turns? Well wait...
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Ikea Furniture Is Clearly in the Mood for Valentine's Day
Here's some hot wood-on-wood action for Valentine's Day, courtesy of Ikea. BBH Singapore created this Valentine's Day image, which was posted to the brand's local Facebook page and is being featured...
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