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Ad of the Day: BBDO Turns to 3-D Stop-Motion Animation for These Lovely...
BBDO New York and the Ad Council have unveiled a beautiful new campaign for Autism Speaks, the autism science and advocacy group, using lovely 3-D stop-motion animation to tell the story of Jacob, a...
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Anna Kendrick and Zosia Mamet Are Unlikely BFFs in Kate Spade's Adorable New Ad
Anna Kendrick is great at waiting. She did plenty of it in her first holiday commercial for Kate Spade, a year ago at this time. Now, she's back for another holiday spot. And in addition to her...
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Jeff Goldblum Shows You Exactly How to Act When You Get a Crappy Christmas Gift
Some of us have better poker faces than others when it comes to reacting to disappointing holiday gifts. The Brits, despite their stiff-upper-lip reputation, appear to need some help in this...
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Ad of the Day: John Lewis Cheers Up the Man on the Moon in Lovely Christmas Ad
The most eagerly anticipated ad of the holiday season—and probably the year—rolled out Friday, as British retailer John Lewis unveiled its latest heartwarming Christmas commercial, heading to the moon...
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Romeo Beckham Is Billy Elliot in Burberry's Giddy, Star-Studded Christmas Ad
A star-studded cast featuring Romeo Beckham, James Corden, Naomi Campbell and Downton Abbey's Michelle Dockery recreate the opening scene of the 2000 film Billy Elliot for this Burberry Christmas ad....
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Why You Might See a National Ad for Death Wish Coffee on Super Bowl 50
Tune in to CBS's telecast of Super Bowl 50 on Feb. 7 for a commercial from … Chubbies Shorts, Death Wish Coffee Company or Vidler's 5 & 10? Those are the top-three finishers, culled from thousands...
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It's Time for Us All to Ditch Spec Creative Pitches
Five years ago, we made an unconventional decision at Zulu Alpha Kilo. Despite being a startup with only a few clients at the time, we started saying no to free speculative creative work in new...
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Oreo Gets Into the Trend of Adult Coloring With Holiday Packaging You Can...
If you weren't aware, coloring books for adults are enjoying a bit of a renaissance—as they offer a playful framework for both creativity and anxiety/stress reduction. And brands, of course, are...
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Say Sorry for Dressing Up Your Cat at the Holidays, With Temptations Cat Treats
There aren't too many ways to mitigate the confusion, embarrassment and despair your cat may feel upon being dressed up in festive costumes, photographed and paraded about on human social networks...
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Harvey Nichols Battles 'Gift Face' This Christmas, Where You Grin and Bear a...
Harvey Nichols always has a bit of a snarky Christmas campaign—most notably, "Sorry, I Spent It on Myself" from 2013, which won a slew of ad awards for adam&eveDDB. The British retailer on Monday...
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Matthew Inman of The Oatmeal Explains Why He Runs in This Cool, Funny Saucony Ad
Saucony, the running shoe and apparel brand, has been running what it calls "seeker stories" since last spring, part of its "Find Your Strong" campaign. The "seekers" are Saucony's target—individuals...
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Find Out Why the Photographers in This Ad Shot a Man in Six Completely...
Canon Australia has released an ad that highlights how one critical piece of information can dramatically alter how photographers perceive—and shoot—you. Watch it below:"A photograph is shaped more by...
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Ad of the Day: Anna Kendrick Channels Obi-Wan in Star Wars Battlefront Trailer
Office workers, high-school kids, rush-hour commuters, a rock band performing on stage and even Anna Kendrick all vanish, Obi-Wan style, and their earthly accoutrements—clothes, backpacks,...
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Should Tigers Be Paid Royalties for Products Sold Using Their Likeness?
Wildlife conservation organization Panthera has come up with an idea that will lend loving new meaning to your mom's tiger-print throw pillows—the Tiger Royalty, an artistic rights fee for tigers. The...
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This Pet Food Company Just Made a Holiday Scratch-and-Sniff Book for Your Dog
When it comes to scratch-and-sniff books, dogs are a prime and underserved market. To correct that, one pet food company has released a very special holiday story. On Monday, The Honest Kitchen and...
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Deutsch Built a Bot That Will Say Something Nice to 300 Million Twitter...
Something nasty or insulting is posted to Twitter every 60 seconds, and not all of it is directed at Justin Bieber. To counteract this, Champions Against Bullying teamed up with Deutsch to add some...
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Air Wick Captures the Scents of Individual Homes for the Seniors Who Are...
Here are a few fun facts about our sense of smell: The human nose can detect at least 1 trillion distinct scents. Among the most pleasant are vanilla, citrus, cinnamon, crayons and cookies, say...
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How Johnsonville and Uber Got Grandmas in Little Car-Houses to Deliver...
If you saw three little houses screaming down the Dan Ryan expressway in Chicago on Sunday, being pulled by pickup trucks, with real Italian grandmas on board, ready to deliver sausages—well, that was...
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Ad of the Day: Ikea Turns Your House into a Magical Playland in Gorgeous...
Is your home an Ikea-furnished wonderland? A new ad from the retailer and agency Mother London features a rich imaginary world, full of islands in the sky, where a bat and a bird help a robot learn to...
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The Year's Weirdest Holiday Ad Will Leave You Asking, 'What the Fox?!'
So, what does the fox say in this cool/creepy Christmas spot by Spectrecom Films for Oddbins, a chain of British wine shops? Not a word. And yet, the ruddy creature comes across as one badass holiday...
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