Child Slavery PSAs Contrast the Joy of Youth and the Tragedy of Stolen Innocence
To highlight the global tragedy of children being sold into prostitution and hard labor, agency kbs+ has released three new spots for World Vision Canada's "No Child for Sale" initiative. Each spot...
View Article'Marketing: The Musical' Thanks You for Being Such a Stupid, Sheeplike Slave...
Hey, fellow morons. Just wanted to let you know the marketers are on to us. "People want to want things. Consumers need you to go," says the Canadian Marketing Association's invitation to its 2014...
View ArticleThis Barbecue Bible Can Sharpen Your Knife, Light Your Fire and Serve Your Steak
Barbecue chefs and amateur pitmasters alike know that nothing truly useful ever comes out of a cookbook. But here's one hell of an exception. To promote the Tramontina cookware line, JWT Brazil...
View ArticleArtist Achieves His Dream of Turning a City Street Into a Waterslide
We've written before about artist Luke Jerram's ambitious plan to turn a Bristol street into a giant waterslide, but now he's gone ahead and done it. Jerram's waterslide ended up being 300 feet long,...
View ArticleExpedia Helps Three Strangers Complete Their Mutual Friend's Bucket List
Fulfilling the old bucket list is a crazy popular activity for brands to piggyback their message on. But how many of them are fulfilling the list of a guy who's already dead? Expedia is helping fund...
View ArticleGermans Fight Neo-Nazis by Liking Their Facebook Page and Flooding It With Love
Sadly, there's still a Nazi presence in Germany. Recently, an organization named Laut Gegen Nazis, or Loud Against Nazis, decided to combat the hate with lots of love—or rather, lots of likes. On...
View ArticleAfter 22 Attempts, Turkish Airlines Finally Pulled Off This Epic Pool Dunk
Euroleague ballers Shawn James, Kyle Hines, Robin Benzing and Sergio Rodriguez hoop it up poolside and make a big splash in Crispin Porter + Bogusky London's new Turkish Airlines spot that builds up...
View ArticleRoyal London Revisits Britain's Bloody, Plague-Ridden Past With Macabre Delight
Royal London has been around since 1861, but the insurer decided to go even further back to explain its old-school values, like loyalty, care and "helping people hide their cheese from the Vikings."...
View ArticlePerfect Match: Brazilian Kids Learn English by Video Chatting With Lonely...
It's such a great, simple idea: Young Brazilians want to learn English. Elderly Americans living in retirement homes just want someone to talk to. Why not connect them? FCB Brazil did just that with...
View ArticleWho Juices Up Starburst? Intense Bodybuilders and Fighter Jets, of Course
Starburst's "Unexplainably Juicy" ad series explores the mythology of how the chewy candy packs in so much juiciness. And the answers are quite a bit more adrenaline-fueled than you might expect. The...
View ArticleFlorida Newspaper's Front Page Is Practically Throbbing With 2-Hour Erection Ad
It can get really, really hard to turn away ad dollars in the newspaper industry, but here's a case where the raging desire for revenue is practically erupting across the front page. Today's South...
View ArticleAwkward Around People With Disabilities? These Ads Want to Help
Ever met someone with a disability and felt unsure what to say or how to even shake hands? If so, you're not alone, and British advocacy group Scope is here to help end the awkwardness. Grey London...
View ArticleThe Girl in This Clean-Water PSA Can't Cry, but Not Because She Isn't...
Water Is Life and DDB New York's latest spot is, like much of their other work, heartbreaking. The ad focuses on the struggles of a young girl born in the slums of India, and does not pull its...
View ArticleThis Ad Has No Respect for Personal Space, but at Least Honda Does
How do you sell a car to people who live in a city with plenty of transportation options? Simple. Offer them personal space. From there, it's cake. This new ad for Honda's City vehicle by Leo...
View ArticleGodzilla Is 'Craving Italian' in Fiat's Movie Tie-In Ad
As if Italian auto brand Fiat hasn't had enough challenges in its recent U.S. reboot, the car becomes a snack for none other than Godzilla in this goofy but likable tie-in with the upcoming movie. In...
View ArticleNeed to Truly Disconnect? If You Wear These Clothes, Your Phone Won't Work
Tired of texts and phone calls, or all those Snapchats from Taco Bell? Find yourself checking your Klout score while walking down the street? Scrolling Instagram for the fifth time this hour with a...
View ArticleChristie's, the Auction House, Actually Made an Ad That Doesn't Smell 250...
Auction house Christie's may be celebrating its 250th birthday in 2016, but it's trying to seem more youthful in this promo for a contemporary art sale happening this Monday.From the Christie's...
View ArticleOld Spice Lets Its Fingers Do the Walking in Real-Time Twitter Campaign
Idle hands are the devil's playthings, and those hands look particularly evil when they have 14 fingers or the heads of chickens. Earlier today, Old Spice posed a simple question on Twitter: How many...
View ArticleKevin Durant's Touching MVP Speech Is Now an NBA Mother's Day Ad
If Donald Sterling is the feel-bad story of the NBA Playoffs, Kevin Durant represents something altogether different. His humble and heartfelt tribute to his mom during the Tuesday ceremony, where he...
View ArticleGoogle Thanks Every Teacher on Earth for Helping Kids Discover the Worlds Beyond
Google thanks "every teacher on Earth" for inspiring students to reach for the stars in this clip that uses space exploration and astronomy as its central theme. Space is a great fit for Teacher...
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