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Jaded About Advertising? Watch This Video and Feel as Inspired as a Clueless...
It's easy to get disillusioned with advertising after, say, your first few months on the job. But what's not to like, really? You get free food, and free drinks, and free rides, and lots of other free...
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This Ad Reconstructs the Real Voice of a Soldier Who Killed Himself Into a...
The rate of U.S. military veteran suicide is truly horrifying. Research suggests roughly 22 veterans commit suicide every day, or one every 65 minutes. The goal of Mission 22—a collaboration between...
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An Outraged Grandmother Is Furious With P&G's Gain for This Stinker of an Ad
Granite Bay, Calif., resident and senior citizen Randee Reidy is raising a stink over a recent ad for Procter & Gamble's Gain laundry detergent that associates grandmothers with a stink that's...
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MassMutual Asks Gay Couples the Question They Haven't Been Posed: What's It...
The notion of marriage as a powerful covenant between two human beings shines through in "Vows to Protect," Mullen Lowe's new digital campaign for MassMutual. The initiative seeks to sell financial...
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Ad of the Day: Christmas Is (Mostly) Hell in the Season's Most Brutally...
Here's a refreshingly honest Christmas ad from from Australian, in which supermarket chain Aldi acknowledges that we aren't all swimming in hugs and beautifully wrapped presents. The stress of the...
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Mr. T Has No Pity for the Fools Who Don't Stay at Fairfield Inn and Suites
Mr. T—or, as his friends know him, Lawrence Tureaud—has appeared in quite a few ads since Rocky III opened 35 years ago. Why? He can still move product and cause controversy. For example, a 2008 U.K....
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If You're Not Targeting Unborn Babies With Your Advertising, You've Already Lost
If you're still obsessed with millennials, you've way behind the curve. Taxi Canada and BBDO Toronto both explain that you need to walk back to the very beginnings of life—newborns, fetuses,...
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Pizza Hut's Ridiculous Triple Treat Box Gets a Ridiculous Ad to Match, With a...
At first blush, it might look like a trio of neatly stacked compartments of fat, salt and calories. But the new Pizza Hut Triple Treat Box is actually a miniature cardboard taboret. Doesn't that sound...
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How Slurpee Made Real 3-D Cups From the Soundwaves of Its Radio Ads
If you could drink a Slurpee out of anything, would you choose a plastic cup modeled from the soundwaves of a radio ad? To celebrate Australia's Bring Your Own Cup Day—a 7-Eleven promotion that lets...
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8 People Are Being Abused for the Next 24 Hours on This 'Survival Billboard'...
Xbox is celebrating the launch of Rise of the Tomb Raider in the U.K. by punishing eight Lara Croft fans with a sadistic stunt—forcing them to stand on a billboard in London for 24 hours and pelting...
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Ad of the Day: Samsung Will Be There on the Most Mysteriously Wonderful Day...
We wrote about a Kia ad recently in which Blake Griffin was "in the zone," which turned out to be literally a heavenly place, a fantasy mind-space in the clouds, where he was the most relaxed he could...
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Pepsi's Uncle Drew Returns to Shoot Hoops With a New Group of Old Friends
After more than two years, Pepsi is reprising its Uncle Drew campaign, starring Kyrie Irving. This time, he's schooling younguns and old-timers alike in an intense game of H.O.R.S.E. The fourth video...
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This Prom-Themed Ad Beautifully Shows You What Real Courage Is All About
Stubbornness is praised in this touching spot for the American Cancer Society, where a twitchy, nervous kid in a tux and Converse All-Stars picks up his prom date, who would have the right to be even...
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Ad of the Day: Office Depot Has Comically Snarky Little Holiday Gifts for...
In this fun, snarky Office Depot campaign, McCann New York turns boring old office supplies into amusingly pointed workplace-themed holiday gifts. Let's say one of your co-workers is constantly...
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Canal+'s Distressingly Comical Christmas Ad Is a Whole Different Animal
Paris agency BETC and client Canal+ have teamed up for a number of animal-themed commercials over the years, from their famous directing bear to their ballsy unicorns. But this latest creature could...
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How a Designer's 'Peace for Paris' Sketch, Made in Minutes, Became a Global...
Friday's terror attacks in Paris produced an avalanche of empathy online, and proved once again the power of simple images to unite people in times of crisis. From Facebook's feature allowing users to...
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After Watching This Brutal PSA, You Won't Look at a Height Chart the Same Way...
In this stirring two-minute PSA for The Children's Society, a hand-drawn height chart on the wall of a suburban home marks milestones in a young person's life. When the entries take an unexpectedly...
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Ad of the Day: This Yogurt Ad Touches a Nerve, but Do Moms Love It or Hate It?
Moms are a huge, powerful consumer target, and Müller Yogurt USA's newest spot, "Sanity Is Served," is targeted directly at them. But it seems to be leaving them divided. In the ad, directed by...
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This Holiday Ad for Dick's Sporting Goods May Be the Season's Sweetest Yet
Here's a Christmas commercial that's sure to bring a smile to your face. Dick's Sporting Goods has released a minute-long ad, directed by Derek Cianfrance, about a special gift for a local family man...
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Budweiser Won't Unleash the Puppy for a Third Super Bowl Run
Despite the enormous popularity of its first two puppy-based Super Bowl commercials, Budweiser won't be unleashing a third come February. Ads starring the Labrador pup from Anomaly, Bud's lead...
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