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Here's the SNL Parody Ad for ISIS That Pissed Off Half the Internet This Weekend
This Saturday Night Live ad parody, in which a dad (Taran Killam) drops off his daughter (Dakota Johnson) to join ISIS, sparked a raging debate this weekend on social media. The sketch lampoons...
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After Conquering Reality TV, Kim Kardashian Is Taking the Mobile World by Storm
Kim Kardashian West first grabbed our attention in October 2007 with the premiere of E!'s Keeping Up With the Kardashians. Who could have guessed where that basic-cable reality show moment would lead?...
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Classic Disney Characters Shadow Shoppers in This Delightful Mall Stunt
What would you do if you were walking through a well-lit shopping mall and your shadow suddenly turned into Donald Duck? It might be enough to strike panic into the heart of any reasonable person. Is...
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Watch This Ad Carefully, and You'll Be Transfixed by the Car Sitting Quietly...
The Skoda Fabia is a pretty special car. Just park it on the street and see what happens. It's way more attention getting than you think. A very clever ad by AIS London and MindsEye director Luke...
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Coca-Cola Celebrates Its Iconic Bottle's 100th Birthday With 15 New Ads
It's the 100th anniversary of Coca-Cola's classic glass bottle, and the soda brand is celebrating hard—with 14 new global ads in different styles. The first might be best described as a super-diverse...
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Ad of the Day: Geico Makes Clever Pre-Roll Ads That Are Basically Unskippable
Viewership rates for YouTube preroll ads are generally abysmal. According to some research, 94 percent of preroll gets skipped immediately after the first five seconds (which are unskippable). And in...
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Agency Rigs Its Office to Count Everything That Goes On in Excruciating Detail
Do you love numbers? Not as much as Sid Lee does. The agency's Paris office is channeling Count von Count with a side project in which it set up digital sensors to count everything that goes on—how...
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Apple Is Putting Users' Beautiful iPhone 6 Photos on Billboards and Print Ads
Photos taken on iPhone 6 are so good, you can blow them up and put them on a billboard. That's the message of Apple's new "Shot on iPhone 6" print and outdoor campaign, which features real...
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Jeff Goldblum Is a Loony Futurist in RPA's New Ads for Apartments.com
Jeff Goldblum, who's enjoying something of a renaissance as a pitchman, has scored another gig in a peculiar role as a futurist for Apartments.com—helping to introduce the company's advanced, perhaps...
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Mentos Pack a Seriously Fresh Punch in This Hilarious Ad with a Perfect Twist...
This ad from BBH London for Mentos NOWMints is amazingly funny—perfectly paced, surprising, silly, and close enough to making sense that it actually serves the brand, especially because it's so...
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Ad of the Day: This Beautiful Ad Council PSA Reminds Us We're All Human...
Prepare to feel all of the feels—and have a box of tissues nearby—as you watch this PSA about bias and diversity from the Ad Council. The poignant three-minute spot, for the "Love Has No Labels"...
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Masochistic Art Director Applies for Agency Jobs Vowing Never to Sleep Again
Is it wise or foolish, when trying to get a job in advertising, to tell agencies you don't plan on sleeping after you start work? You might just get the job—but then, you've pre-debased yourself and...
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Always Unveils 'Like a Girl' Sequel Showing Girls Redefining the Phrase for Real
The original Always "Like a Girl" commercial—which broke last summer and got 56 million views on YouTube before getting a plum Super Bowl ad slot last month—was primarily a challenge. It urged girls...
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Here's What Would Happen If Ad Agencies Hired Drones as Employees
Sure, drones are almost taking people's heads off at TGI Friday's. But they can be loyal and useful airborne employees for brave ad agencies willing to embrace the future. Or maybe they'll just wreak...
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Oreo Gets 10 Artists to Produce Beautifully Dreamy Outdoor Illustrations
The "Play with OREO" campaign, which launched in January, continues this month with a lovely new set of out-of-home ads featuring groovy illustrations from 10 artists. The artists were given words to...
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There's No Wrong Way to Ride a Harley in New 'Roll Your Own' Campaign
Harley-Davidson has always celebrated the individuality of the rider, and the motorcycle brand cranks that up in new ads from agency Wolfes LLC with theme "Roll Your Own." And the work tries to break...
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Watch This Design Wiz Make an Epic '80s Neon Laser Horse Step by Step in...
Everyone loves a good how-to. We were mesmerized by Aaron Draplin's sick design skills a few months ago. And now video tutorial site Lynda presents another killer demo. To celebrate Photoshop's 25th...
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Halifax's Horrifying Date-Night Ad Will Make You Not Want to Date for a While
The downtown business commission in Halifax, Nova Scotia, created this video to get you to buy one of its date-night packages. But it might force you to give up dating altogether. The concept is...
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Ad of the Day: Tinder Plus Takes a Girl on Wild Adventures in Love, Sex and...
Monday's release of Tinder Plus, the paid version of the popular dating app, was met with a certain amount of consternation, particularly among elderly users over 30. But this 90-second spot for the...
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Delta Feels a Road Warrior's Pain in Charming Ad About the Most Grueling of...
Traveling constantly for work can suck, and Delta wants you to know it understands. A new ad from Wieden + Kennedy New York tackles that familiar trope, as a drone of a man trudges through relatable...
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