What CP+B's Top Creative Technologists Learned From This Year's CES
LAS VEGAS—Like many agency creatives this year, Joe Corr and Corey Szopinski came to CES to soak up the leading edge of tech and see how CP+B's brands might benefit from it. The agency's two...
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Ad of the Day: A Greek Seaside Town Clamors for Photos in Apple's Latest...
The iPhone 7 Plus takes such great portraits, everyone you run into on the street will want one—whether you actually know them or not. Apples latest ad, which aired during NFL football this weekend...
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Here's More About Drew Barrymore's Bloody Good Netflix Ad From the Golden Globes
For fans who didn't know that A-list movie star Drew Barrymore is shilling for a Weight Watchers-like program, surprise! And for those who didn't know she's playing a cannibal in her new Netflix show:...
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Netflix Made an 8-Bit Infinite Runner Video Game Out of Its Most Popular...
Looking for procrastination candy? Netflix has launched the Flix Arcade, an 8-bit infinite runner game that's about as simple and uncomplicated as your fond memories of the '80s. Created by The Glitch...
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These 'Don't Smoke and Drive' Posters From Uruguay Are Made of Marijuana
Here's a PSA campaign that takes the idea of medium-as-message to a higher level. Created for Uruguay's Association of Cannabis Studies, the out-of-home initiative features three posters printed on...
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Kyrie Irving and Questlove Play an Unstoppable Duet for Nike
When Kyrie Irving improvs on the court, it's like Questlove shredding a drum solo. The two stars duet in a new ad from Nike and R/GA Los Angeles promoting the Kyrie 3 sneaker. The Cleveland Cavalier...
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This Billboard Happily Admits the Movie It's Promoting Might Be the Worst...
The Room, a 2003 romantic drama from director Tommy Wiseau, is apparently so bad it's good. It's become a staple of midnight cult screenings, and not because of its high quality. As the film's...
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My Local Animal Shelter's Adorable, Low-Budget 'Kitty Kommercial' Rockets to...
My local no-kill shelter's low-budget cat ad just went viral. Furkids is an Atlanta shelter that's a short distance from my house. I've donated, am on their email list, and have frequented their...
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Ad of the Day: Nick Offerman Narrates an Ode to HomeAway Not Screwing Up Your...
Goodbye, to-do list. Hi, rum and cool mist." Nick Offerman, just off his visit to CES, returns to narrate another ad for holiday rental company HomeAway, a year after making his debut with the brand....
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Maybelline Recruits Manny Gutierrez as Its First Male Beauty Star
To promote its golden-tubed Big Shot Mascara by Colossal, Maybelline is engaging in two firsts—working with beauty influencers, and using a man as the face of its campaign. Manny Gutierrez, known to...
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Microsoft Finds Its Latest Inspiration in This All-Deaf High School Football...
During this weekend's NFL playoffs on NBC, Microsoft debuted "Football, Teamwork and Technology," an ad featuring the Eagles, the California School for the Deaf's football team. "We're a brotherhood,...
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ESPN Anchors Can't Pull Off This NBA Star's Signature Style in New...
ESPN takes note of the trend toward outlandish pre-game outfits in the NBA with the latest spot in its "This Is SportsCenter" series. The ad opens with Golden State Warriors star Draymond Green...
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Angel Soft Continues to Build Ads Around Quiet, Relatable Moments in People's...
There's a grown man loitering outside the women's room, but he's no creep. He's a single dad waiting for his young daughter. And a few years later, that same guy is getting a different bathroom door...
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Anti-Violence Ads Pop Up in Specific Helsinki Neighborhoods Within Hours of...
If domestic violence seems like an abstract phenomenon, this TBWA campaign from Finland will remind people that it's happening right on their doorstep. TBWA launched an outdoor campaign for the...
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Ad of the Day: See the Sweet Samsung Ad That's Become a Major Hit in India
In rural India, people sometimes have to travel up to 50 miles just to have minor repairs made on a cell phone. Samsung is addressing this by rolling out a fleet of 535 vans to visit people who need...
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New York Lottery Winner Walks Rescue Dogs in McCann's Goofy, Goodhearted Pitch
Winning the lottery doesn't just mean you can live that gaudy and gilded lifestyle you've always wanted. It means you'll finally have time for all that super-important charity work you've been...
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Thrilled With Its Super Bowl Debut Last Year, Buick Returns for an Encore
Buick is officially a fan of the Super Bowl. The General Motors nameplate told Adweek on Wednesday that it has bought a 30-second spot on Super Bowl LI. The decision comes a year after the brand made...
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Star Wars' Adam Driver Lands Lead Role in Snickers' Super Bowl LI Ad
Today, Mars North America announced that Adam Driver of Girls and Star Wars fame will play the lead role in its upcoming Super Bowl LI ad. Driver succeeds Willem Dafoe, who re-created a slightly...
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A24 Drops Untitled Trailer for Mysterious, Reality-Bending Movie
Yesterday, A24—the studio behind recent eccentric word-of-mouth-driven movies like The Lobster, Moonlight and Swiss Army Man—released a mysterious trailer. Listed simply as "Untitled," there's little...
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Breaking Bad Fans Lose Their Minds as Gus Fring Returns in Ad for Los Pollos...
From its inception, AMC's Better Call Saul has indulged in fake ads starring characters from the Breaking Bad prequel—beginning with the Albuquerque billboard from the summer of 2014 showing Bob...
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