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Honda Teaches You to Speed Read in Three Ads That Go Faster and Faster
Honda teaches you to speed read in a series of ads which—in a nice nod to its vehicles—keep accelerating if you're up for a challenge. Apps have revolutionized speed read lately by displaying a single...
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This Agency's Weekly 'Clean the Fridge' Emails Are a Thing of Beauty
No workplace email gets trashed faster than a mass reminder to clean out the company refrigerator. Heck, I wouldn't even bother to open one. (Such an email, I mean. The fridge—I'd open that, sure....
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When the Escalators Died in Stockholm's Subway, Reebok Was There to Give...
If you're looking for an unconventional workout, Reebok might suggest carrying a stranger up a flight of stairs, just so he or she doesn't have to walk. Last week, when the escalators in Stockholm's...
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Stars Trace Their Path to Success in Ogilvy's Grand New American Express...
American Express tells four heartfelt stories of celebrity struggle, and ultimate success, in these spots from Oglivy & Mather. The ads—featuring queen of soul Aretha Franklin, sitcom star Mindy...
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Cottonelle Wants You to 'Go Commando' With a Butt So Clean It Doesn't Need...
Cottonelle wants you to "go commando." That's right, the toilet paper brand says you should walk around without underwear because its CleanRipple texture imparts a superior clean. In fact, they've...
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Snickers Turned Marcia Brady Into Danny Trejo on 'Hungerlapse' Billboard, Too
BBDO New York's "Brady Bunch" Super Bowl campaign for Snickers had a great out-of-home teaser element that not too people saw—but now you can, as video of it was posted Tuesday to the brand's YouTube...
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Ad of the Day: Coke Spreads Joy to Some Seriously Unlucky Coke Drinkers
Coca-Cola knows that sometimes life straight up sucks. But Coca-Cola also wants you to realize that you, sir, are not the only one with problems. This new spot from Wieden + Kennedy, which broke on...
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Tiffany's Gorgeous New Ad Tells Many Love Stories but Asks Only One Question
A gay couple appears in this Tiffany & Co. spot from Ogilvy & Mather featuring various duos on the brink—or in the process—of getting engaged. (A print ad from the jeweler featuring a...
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Bill Lumbergh of Office Space Is Back, and Still a Clueless Prick, in Ads for...
Given how much advertising loves office humor, it's a bit surprising that characters from Office Space haven't been revived more often for commercials. Bill Lumbergh, in particular—the 1999 film's...
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Sonic's Weird Drink Flavors Come to Life as Strangely Riveting Mouth Cartoons
Sonic is pretty serious about playing with its food. A new campaign from Goodby, Silverstein & Partners transforms actors' mouths into zany little characters using face paint, à la makeup artist...
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Agency Creatives Need to Shut Up About Entering Ad Contests, and Here's Why
Attention, creatives: You have actual paying clients, and shouldn't be pissing your time away working on briefs for some cockamamie ad contest. But if you do, at least keep it quiet. That's the...
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Mark Mothersbaugh Traces His Life From Blind Kid to Visionary in Great Google...
Google Play has been running a great branded content series from BBH Los Angeles called "California Inspires Me," featuring interviews—which are then set to animation—with famous Californians talking...
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Ad of the Day: Epic Audi Spot With Marauding Mechanics Is Ridiculously Fun
Getting your car serviced by a dealer, rather than some random mechanic, isn't just a smart idea. It's a triumph of good over evil. That's the message of this very entertaining, intentionally...
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'15 Sounds Nice?' Nike Golf Has Some Fun With 14-Time Major Winner Tiger Woods
Tiger Woods has been having a rough time for about half a decade. He's been stuck on 14 major championships since 2008, but it's good to know he can poke a little fun at himself. Tiger gives his...
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Jose Cuervo Mixes a Margarita in Space and Parachutes It Back to Earth
Brands are obsessed with space, getting to space, and anything that's been to space. This week, it was Jose Cuervo's chance to boldly go where no tequila brand had gone before—and hopefully make it...
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Gripping Powerade Spot With Derrick Rose Includes First Ad Narration by Tupac...
In this inspirational ad from Wieden + Kennedy for Powerade, a boy who represents a young Derrick Rose rides through the south side of Chicago to a voiceover by Tupac Shakur—the late rapper's first...
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Watch This Ad Carefully, and You'll Be Transfixed by the Car Sitting Quietly...
The Skoda Fabia is a pretty special car. Just park it on the street and see what happens. It's way more attention getting than you think. A very clever ad by AIS London and MindsEye director Luke...
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Ad of the Day: Geico Makes Clever Pre-Roll Ads That Are Basically Unskippable
Viewership rates for YouTube preroll ads are generally abysmal. According to some research, 94 percent of preroll gets skipped immediately after the first five seconds (which are unskippable). And in...
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Agency Rigs Its Office to Count Everything That Goes On in Excruciating Detail
Do you love numbers? Not as much as Sid Lee does. The agency's Paris office is channeling Count von Count with a side project in which it set up digital sensors to count everything that goes on—how...
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Jeff Goldblum Is a Loony Futurist in RPA's New Ads for Apartments.com
Jeff Goldblum, who's enjoying something of a renaissance as a pitchman, has scored another gig in a peculiar role as a futurist for Apartments.com—helping to introduce the company's advanced, perhaps...
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