Paris Is Prepared for Love Emergencies With Breakable Flower Boxes for...
If any unexpected flames of love start flickering in Paris for Valentine's Day today, the Cupid-shot lovesick fools will be ready. That's because the Flower Council of Holland (an industry group that...
View ArticleMost Interesting Man Eclipsed by Fake Bobsledders in New Dos Equis Ad
The Olympic athletes in this Dos Equis ad may just be actors (the Olympics won't let non-sponsors use legit athletes for advertising), but they still end up being the stars of this ad ostensibly about...
View ArticleUnivision Adds 'La Fabrica' Division to Its Video Portfolio
Univision is launching a digital arm called La Fabrica, a Spanish and English-language initiative that will produce original Web video series. While Boris Gartner, vp of La Fabrica, told Adweek that...
View ArticleBig Mac Turns Your Brain Into a Drooling Pile of Oblivious Mush in British Ad...
McDonald's puts our minds to the test in this British campaign from Razorfish that features prankvertising and an online quiz. The premise is that people can't concentrate on anything else when the...
View ArticleMan Trolls Girlfriend With Mean but Funny Newspaper Ad for Valentine's Day
Isn't this the most romantic newspaper ad you've ever … oh, wait. This two-part classified ad appeared on Valentine's Day in Australia's Launceston Examiner newspaper. Hopefully Jodie has a sense of...
View ArticleYou Won't Believe How This Magazine Replied to a Photographer's Copyright Claim
UPDATE: We've received responses from both Survival Magazine (which is online only had says it has no print edition) and the photographer. You can read their statements at the bottom of this post....
View ArticleThe Barbarian Group Just Built a 'Superdesk' That You Have to See to Believe
The upsides and drawbacks of common work spaces have been debated in the agency world for decades. But no one can deny the cool factor of The Barbarian Group's newly designed offices—and the amazing,...
View ArticleGirl From Famous 1981 Lego Ad Has a Few Things to Say About Today's Gendered...
We often wonder: Who do the kids in our favorite ads become when they grow up? Well, Lori Day, founder of the Brave Girls Alliance, snagged an interview with the girl from the famous 1981 Lego ad...
View ArticleVans Celebrates Its Fans and Their Lifestyles With Incredible Documentary Series
Vans has released an ambitious new documentary project titled "Living Off the Wall" with a gorgeous scrolling website and so much great content that no one in their right mind has time to watch it...
View ArticleLouisville Billboard Targeting Unhappy Gay People Just Makes Everyone Unhappy
Controversial ministry Abba's Delight has put up a billboard in Louisville, Ky., that targets "people of faith who are uncomfortable with their same-sex attractions." Abba's Delight founder Daniel...
View ArticleSony Visits World's Largest Model Railroad to Test Its Cameras on Miniature...
Last month, Sony rolled out a sweeping celebration of its own contributions to technology and the arts. Now, it's diving deep on the same subject, taking viewers on a tour of Northlandz, a giant model...
View ArticleWatch Cats Basically Hump Direct Mail Coated With Kitty Crack
In retrospect, it seems obvious. To get cats to pay attention to your direct mail, just soak the damn fliers in catnip—and watch the kitties lose their minds when the mail arrives. That's what...
View ArticleVanilla Ice Reminds Us of His Other Song in Cheesy Ad for Kraft's Ninja...
Go Ninja Go! Who says Vanilla Ice never had any street cred? Everyone, I guess. And when it comes to hip hop, they're right. But … who cares? The rapper (term used loosely) is prop-ah as hell in this...
View ArticleWhat's Wrong With This Picture? BuzzFeed's Video About Beauty Turns Many...
BuzzFeed's attempt at an inspiring, empowering video for women falls short, and the target audience is having no problem letting BuzzFeed know it."Photoshopping Real Women Into Cover Models" opens...
View ArticleGatorade and Dwyane Wade Give High School Basketball Team the Surprise of a...
We've seen this marketing stunt countless times: Big brand dips into its deep pockets to give some hardworking, deserving, photogenic youngsters a new playground or a concert or a trip to Toys R Us....
View ArticleWeird, Giant Monsters Chase a Forester in Subaru Ad That's Totally Bonkers
If you need to outrun giant monsters that want to eat you, drive a Subaru Forester. This Subaru ad from Japan draws its villains from Attack on Titan, the forthcoming live-action adaption of the anime...
View ArticleJessica Simpson Flaunts Slim Figure for Weight Watchers but Says She's Happy...
If 2014's battle cry for women is "Love who you are" (see all the "real women" campaigns out there), then weight-loss brands need to tread lightly in their marketing. Weight Watchers has done that in...
View ArticleOld Spice-Styled Hair Can Play 29 Different Huey Lewis Songs on the Keyboard
When you use Old Spice hair products, your hair is capable of anything. First, it leaps off your head—that's a given. Then, as we've seen, it either hits on women at work or skillfully operates claw...
View ArticleCoke Finds a Way to Cure Your Social-Media Addiction and/or Stop You Licking...
Brands with real-world appeal have been faux-criticizing social media for years—often in social media—by suggesting that you get off the damn phone already and take stock of your actual surroundings...
View ArticleSports Illustrated Brings You Kate Upton in Zero Gravity
We all know the purpose of the Sports Illustrated swimsuit issue is to create spank-bankable material in a format convenient for reading on the toilet. But the baseness of its purpose doesn't mean it...
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