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Your First Ikea Commercial of 2015 Is Strange, Soaring and Really Quite Lovely
Ikea's list of 2014 advertising triumphs is endless: the horny chairs for Valentine's Day; the awesome RGB billboard; the whirling-kitchen ad; the ethereal ode to sleep for Ikea beds; the...
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Newcastle Begins Ambush of This Year's Super Bowl by Crashing the Doritos...
You might remember Newcastle Brown Ale's antics around last year's Super Bowl—a little stunt from Droga5 called "If We Made It" that imagined what a Newcastle Super Bowl ad might have looked like if...
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Here Are the Funniest, Quirkiest Ads You'll See About Having Your Home Invaded
Kwikset, the keyless entry and re-keying company, unlocks the humor of home invasions in these amusing, mildly edgy tales of suburban paranoia to promote its SmartKey technology. The ads, running...
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These Funny, Adorable Photos Capture Tiny Moments of Agency Life in Miniature
Agency life is different everywhere, of course, but mostly it's the same. And few art projects capture the clichés and peculiarities of that existence quite like Derrick Lin's photographs. Lin, a...
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Ad of the Day: Erotic Shop Fits Every Visual Metaphor for Sex Into 60 Seconds...
It's not easy to advertise X-rated products in a PG way. But Jung von Matt/Elbe does so in outlandish style with this spot for a German erotic retailer. Visual metaphors for sex are a comedy staple,...
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11 Major Logo Redesigns of 2014: Which Did You Love, and Loathe?
2014 was a busy year for logo redesigns, but who actually improved on their old marks?PM Digital put together the infographic below showing 11 major logo revamps from 2014. For each one, PM says...
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Tina Fey and Amy Poehler Explain Their Hosting Strategy for Sunday's Golden...
Tina Fey and Amy Poehler lay out their hosting strategies for this year's Golden Globes in this blooper-reel-style NBC video that leans rather heavily on the ladies' charm (and some well-timed edits),...
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Ad of the Day: NHL Pros Surprise Sled Hockey Players for Gatorade
For anyone who thinks playing ice hockey strapped into a sled is easier than playing it standing up, Gatorade would like to set the record straight. Last August, the sports brand (with help from TBWA...
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3 of Britain's Oldest Couples Recall Their Happiest Moment in Insurer's...
Three elderly couples recount the happiest moments of their lives in this sweet slice of branded content from British insurance company Beagle Street. The four-minute film, directed by Gary Tarn,...
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Ads Show How Cats Just Absolutely Destroy Bags of Temptations Treats in a...
It's rare for a brand to base an ad campaign around photographs of the product after it's been completely torn up and clawed and chewed to pieces and is looking like hell. Temptations cat treats is...
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Truly Altruistic Ads Don't Just Raise Money, They Enrich the Culture
In the good ol' days before pesky digital came along, making content was a problem for the TV networks. Now, with social media and YouTube dominating our attention spans, it's also a challenge that...
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Was McDonald's 'Signs' Ad on the Golden Globes Inspiring or Abominable?
McDonald's really wants people to think it cares about community. But go figure, not everyone is convinced. The brand's new ad from Leo Burnett, which aired Sunday during NFL games and on the Golden...
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Ad of the Day: Adidas Relaunches Superstar Shoe With Non-Superstars David...
David Beckham, Rita Ora, Pharrell Williams and Damian Lillard are not superstars. Or at least, that's what they'll tell you in this dramatic new "#OriginalSuperstars" spot for Adidas. Johannes...
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It's Kiss a Ginger Day, So Jimmy John's Is Now Flirting With Wendy's
Of all of the holidays that are made up, National Cheese Pizza Day (Sept. 5) remains one of my favorites. Today just so happens to be National Kiss a Ginger Day—meaning, you should kiss a person with...
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Aubrey Plaza and Newcastle Want a Ton of Small Brands to Buy a Super Bowl Ad...
Newcastle Brown Ale keeps finding new and interesting ways not to appear on the Super Bowl. This year it's already tried crashing the Doritos contest (sort of). And now it's gotten Aubrey Plaza on...
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Take a Video Tour of Droga5's Offices, Easily the Coolest on Wall Street
Recently, publishers started ditching their swanky Midtown New York offices for more cost-effective downtown digs. Now, it seems there's another shift happening as creative agencies join the...
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Cisco Shows You the World's Last Traffic Jam in Goodby's Artful New Campaign
One day, all the world's persistent infrastructure problems will be obsolete, says Cisco. Indeed, you'll only be able to see them in museums. That's the theme of "Building Tomorrow Today," a new Cisco...
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How Milana Vayntrub Became Advertising's New 'It' Girl
Sorry, Flo. America has a new favorite spokeswoman in AT&T's Lily, the store employee character played with bright-eyed, quirky charm by improv actress Milana Vayntrub. The 27-year-old Upright...
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Ad of the Day: Doritos Loves Fake Ads This Time of Year, but Will Hate This One
It's supposed to be Doritos' time to shine. But this year, everyone seems to be crashing the brand's "Crash the Super Bowl" contest. First, Newcastle Brown Ale piggybacked on the competition for its...
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Brands Are Having Way Too Much Fun With the #FiveWordsToRuinADate Hashtag Game
Social media moves quickly, and yesterday's trending #KissAGingerDay is today's #FiveWordsToRuinADate. Mere mortals have been playing the hashtag game by tweeting quips like "A salad for the lady?,"...
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