Olympic Roundup: U.S. Women Sweep 100-Meter Hurdles, Bolt's Bromance Blooms
Team USA women's track stars had an outstanding night Wednesday, sweeping the gold, silver and bronze in in the 100-meter hurdles. Team USA continues to have more 2016 medals (93) than any other...
View ArticleThese Brilliant U.K. Posters Ask Pokemon Go Players to Help Find Missing Persons
British nonprofit Missing People wants some of the millions of Pokemon Go players traipsing the country to be on the look out for something other than cartoon creatures: actual humans. An outdoor...
View ArticleOlympic Roundup: Team USA Now Has 100 Medals
Team USA reached 100 medals at the Summer Olympics in Rio on Thursday, keeping the nation atop the medal count. Here's what marketers need to know about the last 24 hours of the Olympics:United States...
View ArticleOlympic 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...
View ArticleAnnie'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...
View ArticleThese 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....
View ArticleUber 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...
View ArticleDie 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...
View ArticleMeet 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...
View ArticleChobani Says 'Creativity and Modern Thinking' Gave Horizon an Edge in Media...
Chobani has chosen independent shop Horizon as its media agency of record after a competitive review. This news ends a nearly five-year relationship between the yogurt giant and Omnicom's OMD."After a...
View ArticleSee 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...
View ArticleDavidAndGoliath.com Is Held for Ransom by Masked Villains. Will David Angelo...
Ever since Los Angeles ad agency David&Goliath opened its doors in November 1999, it has suffered the indignity of not being able to get its hands on davidandgoliath.com, which was being used by...
View ArticleOgilvy Vet Liz Taylor Joins FCB Chicago as Chief Creative Officer
FCB Chicago announced today that Liz Taylor will join the agency on Sept. 15 as chief creative officer. Taylor joins the 750-strong IPG agency from Ogilvy & Mather Chicago. She will partner with...
View ArticleHow 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,...
View ArticleEven 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...
View ArticleThis 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...
View ArticleAd 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...
View ArticleAd 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...
View ArticleProps 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...
View ArticleWe 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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