State Farm Offices Sure Are Weird With the Teleporting Agents Constantly...
State Farm has been running the "Magic Jingle" advertising campaign for a while, in which customers are able to summon their agents out of thin air in times of crisis by singing the famous jingle:...
View ArticleTostitos' NFL Sponsorship Gets Salty and Cheesy With Eagles Coach Chip Kelly
Tostitos would like you to know that Chip Kelly, head coach of the Philadelphia Eagles, is not the official chip of the NFL—because Tostitos is. Goodby, Silverstein & Partners is out with a new...
View ArticleAdvertising Could Use Another Adorable Dog, Right? Sure It Could, Says Dr Pepper
Deutsch LA unleashes some potent adorbs for Dr Pepper in this ad starring a super-shaggy "mop dog"—a Hungarian herding pooch known as a Puli with a dreadlock-style corded coat. Try as it might, our...
View ArticleAd of the Day: NBA Celebrates Its History With Audio of Dr. King's 'I Have a...
In its first work for the NBA, new lead creative agency Translation uses the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr.'s words to powerful effect. Excerpts from King's "I Have a Dream" speech serve as the backdrop...
View ArticleBud Light's Super Bowl Teaser Offers a Glimpse of Life-size Pac-Man Game
Waka waka waka. Bud Light on Friday released the 15-second teaser below for its upcoming 60-second Super Bowl commercial, in which—as promised—a man accepts a challenge to play a crazy, life-size game...
View ArticleThis Samsung Headphones Ad Is Such Utter Arty Nonsense, It's Actually Kind of...
Moody black-and-white photography. Whispered dialogue. Ethereal soundtrack. Pouty orgasm faces. Sensual mid-air ballet. Amazingly, this isn't a perfume or fashion ad from the '90s but Cheil...
View ArticleAd of the Day: Dove's Latest Film Encourages Girls to Love Their Curls
Dove's newest film, from Ogilvy & Mather in Paris, continues the brand's messaging of real beauty and loving oneself, but to a new crowd—girls and women with curly hair. Dove Hair: Love Your Curls...
View ArticleOreo Launches 'Play With Oreo' Campaign, Rolls Out Red Velvet Oreos for...
Lots of big brands are all about distilling their essence down to a single basic universal theme. For Coca-Cola, it's happiness. McDonald's is trying to go with loving. And now Oreo is zeroing in on...
View ArticleAcura Catches Lightning in a Bottle, Quite Literally, in Mullen's New ILX Spot
An engineer ventures out during a thunderstorm and literally catches lightning in a bottle to power the Acura ILX in this cinematic spot from Mullen. Johnny Green of Reset Productions—much lauded for...
View ArticleDanny Trejo Is Marcia From the Brady Bunch in Snickers' Super Bowl Teaser
Marcia, Marcia, Marcia! Jan Brady would be shocked to see how grumpy her sister has become in Snickers' teaser for its Brady Bunch-themed Super Bowl ad. Indeed, she's so grumpy that she's turned into...
View ArticleMan With Large Butt Struts and Twerks in 7-Inch Heels in Barmy British Ad
Some ads tug at the heartstrings and move viewers to tears. The newest spot for the British price comparison website MoneySuperMarket is not one of those. Dave steps out of his car in a jacket and...
View ArticleAd of the Day: This Is How Netflix Will, and Won't, Make Your Life Better
Netflix is so good, it can even make a sullen teenager smile. The streaming content service is out with a new European ad created by Wieden + Kennedy Amsterdam. At first blush, the existential...
View ArticleAubrey Plaza Milks a Cow and Is a Terrible Endorser in Newcastle's Super Bowl...
So, this is why Newcastle Brown Ale hired Aubrey Plaza as its 2015 Super Bowl endorser: Her perma-sarcasm and lack of energy make her the world's worst spokeswoman—or if you like, the world's best...
View ArticleCarl's Jr.'s Super Bowl Ad Is Here, and What a Surprise, It Stars an...
Hold on to your patties, because Carl's Jr. just released an extended version of its regional Super Bowl ad, in which it shows even more skin than usual. The spot, by 72andSunny, stars Charlotte...
View ArticleCraig Robinson Tries to Crash the Super Bowl Halftime Show in Pepsi's New...
Katy Perry will be Pepsi's top act for the Super Bowl halftime show. But how much better would it be if Craig Robinson and the Nasty Delicious were the headliners? Pepsi might not want you to ponder...
View ArticleTerry Crews Screams Again for Old Spice, Particularly When He Sees Mrs. Terry...
Ready for more screaming, twitchy muscles, explosions and horrifying hallucinations? Good, because Terry Crews just made another Old Spice commercial. The ad, by Wieden + Kennedy and directors Fatal...
View ArticleWonderful Pizza Hut Ad Shows People Being Totally Disgusted by Its New Pizza
There's a brave niche approach in advertising where you show your audience just how much people despise your product. Laphroaig scotch has been doing this for while, turning its polarizing taste into...
View Article'Shit Girls Say' Returns for One More Episode, and It's a Hair Commercial
Those of you who've been pining for another episode of Shit Girls Say are in luck: Graydon Sheppard and Kyle Humphrey's amusing Web series, based on the popular Twitter account, just did a spot for...
View ArticleAudi Jumps in the Deep End With an Epic Tale of Rebellion at a Swimming Pool
This Audi spot from Venables Bell & Partners presents a pint-size rebel with a full tummy who's eager to cannonball into a pool even though a sign clearly says, "Wait one hour to swim after...
View ArticleAfter Years Away, Gerry Graf Returns to the Heaven and Hell of Making a Super...
Gerry Graf has made more than his share of Super Bowl commercials over the years while working at agencies like Goodby, Silverstein & Partners, BBDO and Saatchi & Saatchi. He's been away from...
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