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Ad of the Day: Hertz
The season's most amazing new winter accessory has turned out—for better or worse—to be a deviously clever ad campaign in disguise. The video below pitches SkiBrogues, a fascinating new ski boot with...
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Target Rolls Out Four More Amusingly Fashionable Grocery Ads
If you enjoyed the first four Target grocery ads that pretended to be fashion spots, here are four more—selling diapers, lightbulbs, oatmeal and fruit snacks. They broke Sunday night during the Golden...
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The Spot: Beside Themselves
IDEA: If you could speak to your past or future self—literally—what would you say? How would you feel if your future self had made changes you'd only dreamed of making? Or your past self was still...
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Clorox Tries to Bleach the Sin Out of Las Vegas With Outdoor Ads
Las Vegas is a cesspool. Clorox is bleach. It's a match made in heaven. Last week during CES, DDB West began touting the brand's efficacy at cleaning up bodily fluids in a series of clever if fratty...
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Are Samsung Washing Machines Any Good? Does a Bear Launder His Pelt in the...
After pulling an ad that likened laptop neglect to animal abuse (and made cruel sport of them both), Samsung Home Appliances is trying to atone with this Viral Factory spot for EcoBubble washing...
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Southern Comfort's Comfortable Speedo Guy Is Now Your Personal Weatherman
Southern Comfort's Speedo-wearing, Southern Comfort-drinking beach bum, who we had always assumed was underemployed, actually has quite the important and extensive job—giving weather reports to people...
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Ad of the Day: Coca-Cola
Skinny, happy people drink soda too, says Coca-Cola. The beverage giant is diving face-first into the fray about sugary drinks and health, releasing the two-minute commercial below, patting itself on...
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Rory McIlroy and Tiger Woods Trade Shots for Nike Golf
Rory McIlroy made headlines this week by signing an endorsement deal with Nike worth a gazillion bucks (or at least $20 million a year for five years, possibly more). The 23-year-old Northern Irish...
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Ad of the Day: Ikea
Yes, all right, fine. This advertisement is adorable. Ikea has a pretty good idea what furniture is used for—namely, anything except its stated purpose. Also: finally, a housewares ad that won't have...
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Buy a Watch From Us Before You Shrivel Up and Die, Says Diesel
"Hey, potential customer, you're gonna DIE! Wanna buy a wristwatch?" That's basically the message of this "Days to Live" campaign from Crispin Porter + Bogusky promoting Diesel's Timeframes line....
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British Agency Not Sure How Else to Advertise Energy Drink Called Pussy
"The drink's pure. It's your mind that's the problem." That's the tagline employed by British energy drink Pussy in new ads from Beattie McGuinness Bungay. The product is also described as "Cunningly...
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Ad of the Day: Barclays
Considering the scorn with which the banking industry is generally viewed, it makes sense that many banks often use their ads to project a kinder, more human side to the public. By that same token,...
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Hand Sanitizer Ad Warns You're Just a Few Shakes Away From a Sex Toy
Hand sanitizer is flying off the shelves in the U.S. because of the flu outbreak. In Chile, they're worried about more subversive germs. Print ad for Dettol by Havas Worldwide in Santiago. Via...
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Ad of the Day: Nike
Lots of people don't have much use for Kobe Bryant, but his new Nike spot really is one of the most enjoyable ads he's ever done. The Los Angeles Lakers star has been in commercials since Roman times,...
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87-Year-Old Man Vandalizes Football Field in Taco Bell's Super Bowl Teaser
The star of Taco Bell's upcoming Super Bowl spot certainly has "lived más"—for 87 years and counting. The fast-food chain on Friday released "Grandpa Goes Wild," a 54-second teaser for its big-game...
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It's Man vs. Cheetah in Super Bowl Ad Teaser for Skechers
A dog lover last year with its generally well-received "Mr. Quiggly" spot, Skechers is suddenly into cats for this year's Super Bowl. The spot, scheduled to air during the two-minute warning before...
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Agency of the Year: PHD
When PHD pitched Unilever’s media business last year in a highly competitive review, the agency’s worldwide chief Mike Cooper hoped his company would win a couple of the marketer’s big global brands....
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Gildan Apparel Teases One-Night-Stand Super Bowl Ad
The biggest night in Gildan's marketing history will be a one-night stand—at least when it comes to the theme of its ad. The apparel marketer just released the teaser below for its debut Super Bowl...
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The Spot: 'Mayhem' Forever
IDEA: Two and a half years after it was born, Allstate's "Mayhem" campaign is now going into labor. As mayhem personified, Dean Winters has played dozens of mischievous roles, representing unexpected...
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Ad of the Day: Booking.com
A crappy hotel room will cast a pretty dark cloud over a vacation. Don't get a crappy hotel room. Priceline-owned accommodations site Booking.com is launching its first-ever TV campaign—a paean to the...
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