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Muppets Take Manhattan Again, as Kermit Copes With a City of Animals for...
How calming is Lipton tea? You'll be at peace even amid the animals (actually, make that the Animals) of New York City. In this new spot from London agency adam&eveDDB, our reluctant hero Kermit...
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Samsung Goes 'Real, Raw and Pitiless' in Gritty Paralympics Ad
"The idea of 'Sport Doesn't Care' is that sport is the great leveler," says Carlo Cavallone, ecd at 72andSunny in Amsterdam, of his agency's hard-hitting 90-second spot for Paralympics sponsor...
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Godzilla Is One Hard-Partying Bro, Until He Runs Out of Snickers
If only someone would get Godzilla a Snickers, so much urban destruction could be averted. A new spot for the candy bar brand applies its "You're not you when you're hungry" tagline to the famous...
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Dove Billboard Tells New Jersey to Be Proud of Being the Armpit of America
Dove's billboard attempting to redefine New Jersey's reputation as the "Armpit of America" seems to be getting the state in quite a lather. The backlash, while not unexpected, is especially notable...
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Facebook Makes Real Life Better in Ads That Are Much More Down to Earth
After meeting widespread ridicule for a lofty first attempt at brand advertising in 2012 (and subsequent stumbles pitching its Facebook Home product), the social network has quietly been rolling out...
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Jimmy Fallon Invades Your Living Room in Time Warner Cable's Latest Ad
Late-night talk-show hosts already commandeer your living room in the wee hours. Now they're expanding their purview. Following Jimmy Kimmel's bit before Sunday's Oscars in which he pretended to climb...
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Endless Winter Isn't So Bad If You're Doing Outdoor Ads for Dandruff Shampoo
Montreal agency lg2 found a goofy but practical use for all the snow this winter—it made it look like dandruff gone berkserk on outdoor ads for Selsun Blue. Pity the fool who had shoveling duty on...
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Google Turns Andrew Stanton's TED Talk Into an Inspiring Oscars Ad
Those who stayed up to the (figuratively) bitter end of Sunday's Academy Awards telecast were treated to one of the strongest ads of the night—this one-minute spot from Google celebrating...
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Is Diet Coke Dabbling in Drug References in Its Ads?
What has Diet Coke been snorting? In the way the tagline, "You're on," and logo are positioned, the brand's new ads seem to refer to drug use—appearing to spell out the phrase "You're on coke." The...
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Pizza Hut's Swipe-to-Order Table: Cool and Useful, or Gross and Inefficient?
If you've ever thought to yourself, "Man, choosing toppings for my pizza by talking to a waiter is so tedious and annoying—I sure wish I could smash my grimy hands all over this table to accomplish...
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Home-Improvement Chain Makes Delightful Billboards by Fixing Up Small Parts...
Here's some more great out-of-home work. German home-improvement chain OBI is advertising its renovation products by actually renovating homes. Well, parts of them. Ad agency Jung von Matt/Elbe...
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Australia Relieved as Theft of 33-Foot Mango Turns Out to Be a Marketing Stunt
There's something about roadside advertising, from Hasslehoff cutouts to giant headphones, that turns drunk morons into thieves. But every now and again, someone pulls off a heist that's so fantastic,...
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Airplane!'s Kareem Abdul-Jabbar and Robert Hays Reunite in Ad for Wisconsin...
Wisconsin is doubling down on its Airplane! advertising strategy. In recent years, the state has hired the classic comedy's directors, Badger state natives David and Jerry Zucker, to direct a handful...
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This Demo of a Real-Life Hoverboard Is Incredible to Watch, Even If It's Fake
Fake product demos are getting harder to spot, what with reality-bending products like NeverWet and Oakley's hovercraft golf cart. Here is the latest video in that vein—a hypnotizing four-minute demo...
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Photographer Invents Business Card That Lets You Play Tetris
Business cards already seem pretty retro in the world of modern networking, but here's one that manages to be both cutting-edge and vintage at the same time. Portland-based photographer Kevin Bates...
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Prank Tests Truck Driver's Skill at Transporting a Raging Monster
Prankvertising shifts into high gear for this elaborate X-Files-esque stunt from Crispin Porter + Bogusky promoting Scania's 2014 competition for professional truck and bus drivers. Daniel Olsson, who...
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If You've Ever Wondered How a Porsche Would Handle a Ski Slope, Watch This
If you want to slide down a ski slope in your car, Porsche suggests the 911 Carrera 4S. This new video for the brand, filmed at the Sugarbush Resort in Vermont, melds car porn with snow porn. Filled...
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Condoms Join Razors and Grooming Supplies on the Monthly Subscription Bandwagon
Hey bros, you already get your razors and pomade through a monthly subscription service. Now you can get right to the point and buy your rubbers through one too. A new startup called The Cocksman Club...
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Three Years Later, We Finally Have a Brutally Powerful Ad About the Crisis in...
For PSA campaigns aimed at getting people to help the children of Syria, job one is making the crisis feel immediate rather than remote. Last month's hidden-camera stunt in Norway, in which a child...
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Medical Pot's First Legitimate TV Ad Still Looks Pretty Sketchy
What's being billed as network TV's first medical marijuana commercial is running in New Jersey this month, and soon this sad little ad will reach Chicago and Massachusetts as well. The spot is for...
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