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Kevin Nealon Out to Solve Every Problem Imaginable With PSA
With so many niche charitable causes for celebrities to choose, how could you possibly pick just one? In his new PSA, Saturday Night Live alum Kevin Nealon goes for sheer quantity, tackling everything...
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Ogilvy's 'Rugbeer' Vending Machine Dispenses Bottles When You Tackle It
To placate northern Argentina's rugby fans and their insatiable lust for hitting things really hard, Ogilvy created a "Rugbeer" vending machine for local beer Cerveza Salta. You have to tackle the...
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How Nike+ Made 'Just Do It' Obsolete
CANNES, France—Nike and R/GA used a forum at the Cannes Lions festival here today to celebrate FuelBand, their latest collaboration in a growing set of workout-measurement services that are completely...
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Press Grand Prix Goes to Benetton's Kissing Ads From Fabrica, 72andSunny
CANNES, France—The Press Lions competition was sealed with a kiss here tonight, with the Grand Prix going to Benetton's provocative "Unhate" campaign showing world leaders kissing, created by Italian...
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Portait: Heat
Specs Who Partners Steve Stone (l.) and John Elder What Creative advertising agency Where San Francisco offices Steve Stone’s portfolio might read something like a history lesson in the past two...
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Mars Previews New Rivalry-Themed Twix Campaign From BBDO
CANNES, France—The two bars inside Twix are about to have a falling out. Mars, which is being honored as the 2012 Advertiser of the Year at the Cannes Lions festival here, took the opportunity to...
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All the Cannes Grand Prix Winners for 2012
CANNES, France—The 59th International Festival of Creativity celebrated a diverse set of Grand Prix Lion winners last week, honoring everything from a simple poster design by an undergraduate student...
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British Airways Doesn't Want Brits Flying
British Airways has an unexpected bit of advice for its typical customers: Don’t fly. The message is aimed at Brits who might be tempted to skip the country during the madness of the London Olympics....
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Nike Gives Voice to Generations of Ass-Kicking Women
Timed to coincide with Title IX’s 40th anniversary, Nike and Wieden + Kennedy have created this “Voices” ad paying tribute to female athletes who triumphed in the face of locker room sexism and...
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Mike Tyson Stars in 'Black Power' Ads for Energy Drink
Hey, scrawny teenage fops. Back-alley vending machine eat your coins? If only a white-clad Mike Tyson were there to free your trapped energy drink with a gentle rap of his knuckle, then leave you one...
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One Twitter User Could Win a Million Followers
Who needs $1 million when you could have a million Twitter followers? OK, you're right, most people would choose the money, but two Martin Agency creatives have come up with a clever way of making the...
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Six Questions Cannes 2012: All the Interviews
Cannes Lions 2012 is over and done. Everybody went home and the only people happier than the winners are the bar staff at the Carlton Pavilion and 72 Croisette. Between strictly adhered to rosé...
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'Deserve to Die' Campaign Puts Lung Cancer in Spotlight
A funny thing happens when you plaster U.S. cities with posters saying certain types of people "deserve to die." Namely, those people get a bit upset. Wisconsin agency Laughlin Constable and the Lung...
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Kids Outsmart Smokers in Crafty Guerrilla Stunt
It’s being praised as one of the most effective anti-smoking ads ever, which is especially impressive considering it required little more than a few pieces of paper and two kids. Ogilvy Thailand's...
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Man-Butts Gyrate to Sell Women Skin Cream
If there’s one thing that generally doesn’t get much attention—in life or mass marketing—it’s the man-butt. After the male stripper flick Magic Mike opens Friday, that may change. Add to that a new...
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The Spot: The Girl Who Got Away
IDEA: For its new Axe spot, BBH in New York wanted to dramatize the idea of the girl who got away—and warn its young customers not to let it happen to them. The agency thought it would be most...
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Notable Taskmaster Martin Scorsese Befriends Siri in Latest iPhone Spot
Following spots with Zooey Deschanel, Samuel L. Jackson and John Malkovich, Apple on Monday night unveiled its latest celebrity endorser—Martin Scorsese, whose demanding schedule puts iPhone personal...
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Mike's Hard Lemonade Welcomes Some Unexpected Visitors
I get a righteous buzz from Grey New York's latest ads for Mike's Hard Lemonade, designed to portray the beverage as "always different, always refreshing." Scruffy young dudes hang out in a house,...
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Volkswagens Now Going for the Price of a Zucchini
Volkswagen is rolling out new ads in the U.K. from Adam&EveDDB promoting its cars' affordability (the series is aptly named "Volkswagen Value"). The first spot shows a woman buying a VW Golf at a...
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Ad of the Day: Mini
Mini's name—and signature characteristic—is an asset or a fault, depending on who you ask. Great for city parking. Not great for hauling lumber. Tiny and cute. Not towering and impressive. Now, in a...
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