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The Kids From SunnyD's Goofy '90s Rollerblading Ad Are Back, and They Never...
If you watch the ad below and conclude there's nothing new under the sun, you're half right. Sunny Delight rollerblades into '90s nostalgia with this delightfully deft parody of its own goofy, iconic...
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Ad of the Day: Adult Retailer Makes Probably the Craziest X-Rated Ad Yet (NSFW)
Sex sells, particularly when you're selling lingerie and sex toys. And now, two of Britain's top creatives have teamed up to make one of the most extravagant erotic brand films ever—a frenetic...
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Pizza Hut Takes Down Selfie Sticks in This Hilarious Ad for Its 2-Foot Pizzas
Have you taken a selfie lately? If the answer is yes, then you're the target audience for this new over-the-top parody PSA from Pizza Hut. The brand wants to warn you about the dangers of the selfie...
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This Ikea Pop-Up Store Serves Breakfast in Bed to Lucky Londoners
Last month, Ikea launched an online wedding service. Now, it's one step closer to offering the full honeymoon package, with a stunt that will bring breakfast in bed to guests of a temporary...
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These 'Abused Emojis' Can Help Kids Tell Someone They're Being Hurt
A children's helpline in Sweden just released an upsetting set of emojis showing kids being physically and verbal abused—in the hope that young victims of violence might use them to communicate their...
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Michael Jordan Waxes Poetic in Gatorade's New Paean to Sweat
Gatorade really does love sweat. Last year, the brand's hidden-camera ads with Peyton Manning and Cam Newton required customers at a convenience store to "sweat it to get it." If would-be consumers...
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Ad of the Day: Delta Stuffs the Entire Internet Into Its Latest Brilliant...
Delta claims to have made the "Internetest in-flight safety video on the Internet." And by Keyboard Cat, I think they're right. Where else, after all, will you see a cat in a shark suit on a Roomba on...
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Hang On, Did Olive Garden Just Make a Really Good Commercial?
Olive Garden's advertising has long been distinguished by its unlimited blandness, which some might argue is a decent representation of the food there. But during NBC's Red Nose Day telethon Thursday...
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Darkly Comic Ads for ZocDoc Illustrate the Utter Hell of Calling Your Doctor
ZocDoc knows how much it sucks trying to deal with doctors over the phone. Now, the online medical-care scheduling service positions itself as the cure for such headaches in a pair of humorous spots...
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Coca-Cola Shows You How to Get 6 Million Views on an Ad Without Even Trying
Coca-Cola unveiled its first work from Ogilvy Amsterdam a couple of weeks ago—a rousing, visually rich pan-European anthem that tried to raise some political issues and surely cost a ton to make. It...
View ArticleAdweek's Top 5 Commercials of the Week: May 15-22
We've certainly never had Olive Garden on our weekly list of best spots, but Grey New York changed that this week with a soulful ode to family. Pizza Hut and Coca-Cola also join this week's list,...
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Leo Burnett, Droga5 Take Top D&AD Awards for 'Like a Girl' and 'This Is...
Leo Burnett and Droga5 were among the top North American winners at Thursday's 2015 D&AD Awards ceremony in London—with Burnett winning both a Black Pencil and a White Pencil for its Always "Like...
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Clinic Puts Boring Preroll on Popular Videos Because It Doesn't Want Anything...
Advertisers have been doing clever stuff with preroll ads for a while. We had Geico's unstoppable prerolls. And now, we have a health clinic that made incredibly boring preroll ads—in an effort to...
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How This Interactive Subway Ad Got Everybody Yawning, and Wanting Coffee
This interactive outdoor campaign by Lew'Lara\TBWA is a real yawner—which is exactly what the Brazilian agency intended. The shop set up a digital panel equipped with a motion sensor at São Paulo's...
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Ad of the Day: Everything's Upside Down and Backwards in GE's Delightful New...
GE claims to look at the world askew, turning it on its head in search of new perspectives that hopefully lead to new solutions. So, its latest commercial from BBDO, titled "Time Upon a Once," does...
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Ads About Veteran Suicide Show Heartbreaking Photos of the Homes Where They Died
With Memorial Day on Monday, here's a look at a sad and remarkable ad campaign from Crispin Porter + Bogusky for Mission 22, an initiative the agency started to raise awareness of veteran suicide....
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This Browser Extension Replaces Boring Old Preroll With the World's Best Ads
Looking for a browser extension that approaches ad blocking a bit more creatively? D&AD and Paris agency BETC have just the thing. The British ad organization, which just handed out its 2015...
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Ad of the Day: Scrabble Tells a Delightful Love Story Entirely in Anagrams
When it comes to telling a brand story through anagrams, Lola Madrid's new Scrabble spot tops them all. Luckily, the wordplay in this charming 80-second film is more clever and compelling than my...
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Lincoln Financial Eyes 3 Finalists for Its Creative Account
Lincoln Financial Group is in the late stages of a creative search. The company, which last year spent about $25 million in media, is weighing three finalists for its creative account, according to...
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Nikon Strapped a Camera to This Dog's Heart and Took Photos When He Got Excited
Times are tough for camera companies. Humans are abandoning digital point-and-shoots in droves, thanks to the ubiquity of smartphones and tablets. And this has apparently forced Nikon to extreme...
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