The BBC Rolls Out a Galaxy of Stars (and a Tiger) in This Lavish Cover of...
Does Brian Wilson know who Lorde is? Or why there's a tiger on his piano? This lavish video boasts an array of stars performing Wilson's 1966 Beach Boys classic "God Only Knows" to help launch BBC...
View ArticleGoogle Embeds Itself in NYC With Some Delightful Site-Specific Outdoor Ads
Google has been running a lovely ad campaign promoting its rebranded mobile app. But some of the best executions have been pretty hard to find—because they've been woven into the fabric of New York...
View ArticleBrand of the Day: Forevermark Gets Benjamin Millepied to Craft Its New Labor...
If diamonds are forever, it's probably best to get one you won't mind looking at for a while—for example, one that isn't tainted by a history of human rights abuses. Forevermark, the De Beers brand...
View ArticleNestlé's 'Bra Cam' Catches People Stealing Glances, but There's a Fun Twist...
Nestlé's Fitness cereal brand, which last year brought us the tweeting bra, has upped the ante with the hidden-camera bra. Watch below as a woman walks around London capturing footage of men and women...
View ArticleThis Digital Mall Ad Plays Pictionary With You, and Gives Out Fabulous Prizes
Today, everything's an ad. Or a game. Sometimes both. Agency TrojanOne in Toronto created this mall installation in Canada for Mattel's Pictionary. A display that initially appears to be a poster is...
View ArticleHow Did Google Get a Street View of the Arabian Desert? Well, First It Got...
You're lost somewhere on the planet and freaked out for a second. But then, you remember. Uncle Google can lead you home. Or can he? What if you're in the Arabian desert? Well, now you're in luck....
View ArticleAd of the Day: Gorgeous, Heartbreaking PSA Imagines If Kids Could Choose...
Remember Finland's horrifying "Monsters" PSA from a couple of years ago, where grownups were shown literally as frightening beasts, because that's how kids see abusively drunken parents? The same...
View ArticleNo More Mr. Nice Guy: PSA Campaign Reveals the Brutal Duplicity of Abusers
You'll want to wipe that smile off his face. Lowe Campbell Ewald's chilling new public-service campaign for Haven, a Michigan nonprofit that assists victims of rape and domestic violence, strips away...
View ArticleCentury 21 Is Selling a Zombie Proofing Kit for Your Home on eBay
It's nothing fancy—just some particle boards and nails. But it ought to keep out those bloodthirsty zombies. Yes, just in time for this weekend's return of The Walking Dead to AMC, Century 21 (with...
View ArticleAd of the Day: 'Shop the World,' eBay Says in New Global Brand Campaign
What do Godzilla, Jimi Hendrix, the Wizard of Oz and Selena Gomez have in common? While the obvious answer would be "absolutely nothing," it turns out they're all featured in this 60-second spot from...
View ArticleEmirates Is the World's Most Glamorous Airline
By now, we’ve all seen the ads and read the glowing magazine profiles about the world’s most luxurious airline, Dubai-based Emirates: the flat beds in private quarters, the lobster and champagne, the...
View ArticleBBDO Leaders Reflect on a Decade at the Top
As wooing goes, Andrew Robertson’s efforts to seal the deal with David Lubars was not particularly auspicious. In 2004, the newly named BBDO global chief stepped up his efforts to recruit the Fallon...
View ArticleThis Agency’s Entire Business Is Shipping Containers
SpecsWho CEO David CampbellWhat Marketing experience developerWhere Charlotte, N.C. When the subprime mortgage crisis of 2007 and resultant financial woes sent the country hurtling into recession,...
View ArticleGoat Sings '80s Rock Ballad 'Simply the Best' in Ridiculous Ad for Goat Cheese
Have you ever wondered how a goat would interpret '80s rock ballad "Simply the Best"? Of course you have. The cute beast in this Norwegian commercial for goat cheese sticks pretty close to the classic...
View ArticleHow Girls Really Feel About Gender Roles and the Rise of Pro-Female Advertising
What do you get when you talk to a group of teen and tween girls about gender roles and stereotyping? A lot of surprisingly insightful opinions. This past spring, in the midst of heated public debate...
View ArticleAd of the Day: Peugeot Remakes 1984 Ad, Taking the Stunt Driving From Crazy...
In 1984, Peugeot introduced its 205 GTi with a wild, James Bond-esque commercial in which the car was seen being chased down a snowy mountain by an attack helicopter dropping missiles. Thirty years...
View ArticleBilly Eichner Rips Burger King for 'Stealing' His Act, and McDonald's Piles On
Billy Eichner's persona on his show Billy on the Street is so memorable that as soon as fans saw the Burger King ad below, they immediately thought of Eichner—and began lobbing insults at BK and...
View ArticleBrand of the Day: KFC Loves Everyone, and Vice Versa, in Maybe the Most...
KFC may be going through tough times, but that won't stop the ubiquitous chicken chain from putting out a new ad about how everyone loves its its fried fare. Or at least, how suburban families, cutesy...
View ArticleThis North Face Store's Floor Disappears, Forcing Startled Shoppers to Climb...
Fancy yourself the outdoorsy type, eh? You've got all the slickest gear for the rugged lifestyle you live every day. Maybe you even have a gnarly beard and a Clif bar in your pocket. Well, what if...
View ArticleLas Vegas Celebrates Gay Marriage in Nevada With a Fabulous Full-Page...
Already known as the wedding capital of the world, Las Vegas is about to host a lot more weddings. And Las Vegas tourism couldn't be happier. After Nevada legalized gay marriage last week, the Las...
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