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An Agency Created a Trump Chatbot on Facebook to Revisit His Many...
This week saw a first in the long, contentious and thoroughly exhausting campaign for the White House: an apology of sorts from GOP nominee Donald J. Trump. Some critics were quick to point out that...
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Olympic Roundup: U.S. Women Win Relay Gold, as Men Appeal Disqualification
Team USA reached 105 medals at the Summer Olympics in Rio on Friday, keeping the nation atop the medal count. Here's what marketers need to know about the last 24 hours of the Olympics:Team USA Now 40...
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Annie's Homegrown Sets Bunnies Loose in a Grocery Store for Shamelessly Cute Ad
Annie's Homegrown hops online with a campaign featuring bunnies. So many bunnies. Created by the Bell Shop, in-house agency for Annie's parent General Mills, the Facebook and Instagram push consists...
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These Ads Show Beautiful Views of Connecticut, but It's Not a Tourism Campaign
Don't you just love a room with a view? Connecticut's licensed realtors are betting you do in this soft-sell pitch that subtly promotes their services, but plays more like an upscale tourism campaign....
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Watch the Voiceover Recording for an Ice Cream Ad Go Horrendously, Comically...
Comic short films about the absurdity of the ad business have a proud history going back to Tim Hamilton's brilliant Truth in Advertising. Here's the latest one—director Tim Mason's No Other Way to...
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Ad of the Day: KFC Unveils Chicken-Scented Sunscreen, With Help From George...
The Rio Olympics may be over, and we're quickly heading toward Labor Day. But there's still time left to enjoy the summer rays. And who can better advise us on how to soak up the sun than the famously...
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Uber Hands Out Breathalyzer Cards You Can Lick to See If You're Too Drunk to...
A clever campaign from Russia adds new utility to the dead-tree branding tool of the business card, by turning it into a blood alcohol test that can let bar patrons know whether they're sober enough...
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Die Young, but Look Pretty Doing It, Says This Existential Clothing Ad With a...
There's not much anyone can do to avoid life's little indignities. But if you've got some money in the bank, you can at least be well dressed while facing them. That, at least, is the upshot of a new...
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Meet Leo, the World's Creepiest, Hungriest, Most Lecherous Gambling Mascot
It isn't often you watch a 30-second spot that leaves you with feelings you can't understand. For online casino Leo Vegas, London ad agency Now has released "Carcass," the first of a two-part series...
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Von Miller, Noted Chicken Farmer Who Also Plays Football, Is Your New Old...
From raising chickens to tackling the world's biggest men to dancing for the nation, it seems there is nothing Von Miller can't do. And now, he's adding the revered title of Old Spice guy to his...
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A Bumbling Magician Finds His Stride in This Charming, Peculiar Short Film...
Meet Loudini. He's a sad sack illusionist who can't even pull a rabbit out of a hat. But even after the world's worst day, he stays at it, dumping the excess glitter out of his shoes and getting back...
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See the Colorful House an Agency Built for These Eye-Catching Heating and...
Brunner stages a colorful open house in its first major campaign for Mitsubishi Electric Cooling & Heating. To dramatically convey the idea that Mitsubishi systems allow different temperature...
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The 10 Most Compelling Rio Olympics Ads, According to Facial-Tracking Technology
The 2016 Rio Olympics have come to an end, and over the past few weeks, marketers have spent at least $1.2 billion on national ads in hopes of making their brands known. Now, the question is: Which...
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How Copywriter David Burd Became Rap Star (and Hilarious Trojan Man) Lil Dicky
Lil Dicky, the chart-topping MC, is back with more comedy gold for Trojan condoms. David Burd, whose 2015 debut studio album Professional Rapper hit No. 1 on both Billboard's rap and comedy charts,...
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Even Sexy People Get Skid Marks in This Grossly Funny Attack on Fashion's...
Today in things you shouldn't watch on a full stomach: In an ad for organic clothing brand PACT, agency Denizen reprises the aesthetics of old Calvin Klein ads, producing something that is sometimes...
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This Meta PSA About LGBTQ Suicide Ends Much More Happily Than You Expect
LGBTQ youth are four times more likely to attempt suicide than their straight peers, but a creative outlet can help stem the tide while time does its work. This is the insight, brought to life, in a...
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Ad of the Day: Dove Chocolate's Latest Heroine Lives a Whole Life in One...
It's better to leave a pile of chocolate wrappers by the bed than it is to leave a pile of regrets. This, among other things, is the theme of "This and Every Day," the latest ad from Mars brand Dove...
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Ad of the Day: Millennial Smokers Get Left Out in Truth's New FOMO-Filled Ads
The tobacco-slagging Truth campaign is back to inspire, or maybe just torture, teenagers with more anti-smoking rhymes. A new ad, set to air during this Sunday's MTV Video Music Awards, focuses on a...
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Props No More, Ikea's Catalog Models Have Become Delusional Fame Seekers
The humans sprinkled throughout the Ikea catalog traditionally have been pure background material, a supporting cast to the furniture and other brand goods for sale. But no longer! In this spot from...
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We Tested This South Park Fart-Smelling VR Device, and Now We Can Never...
The inside of my nose smells like South Park, and I'm worried it will never go away. If you weren't following the Olympics—which saturated all media—too closely, by now you probably know about Nosulus...
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