| | | | | Burger King’s Awesome New Ads Show Actual BKs That Caught Fire From Flame-Grilling David's latest campaign is hot! By Tim Nudd We've seen ad campaigns here and there through the years that intentionally put the client or its products in an unflattering flight--think, for example, of the great Harvey Nichols "Shoplifters" campaign by adam&eveDDB, which featured surveillance footage of the department store being robbed. But never have we seen ads that show a company's retail locations...
Read more » | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Parents Throw Tantrums When Kids Steal Their Candy in Easter Ads From Peeps Like Kimmel's Halloween prank, in reverse By T.L. Stanley If you're the kind of person who delights in the anguish of others, you might find your daily guffaw in this new Peeps campaign that features a lot of crying, moaning and shrieking. But the despair is fake. So it's OK for everybody to laugh. The work, from New York ad agency Terri & Sandy,...
Read more » | | Trump Lashes Out at New York Times Ad Set to Air on the Oscars Tonight President calls Droga5 spot 'bad' By Tim Nudd The New York Times was hoping to start a dialogue with its new brand campaign from Droga5. But it couldn't have expected that the president himself would weigh in just three days after the work broke. Donald Trump on Sunday morning posted a tweet slamming the Times' ad campaign--which is focused on the importance of...
Read more » | | What Do Women in Other Markets Really See When They Watch a Nike Ad? We Asked Them Local activations, global scope By Angela Natividad In a recent Nike ad about equality, created by Wieden + Kennedy, a conviction-laden voice says, "Opportunity does not discriminate." In the background, Alicia Keys croons, "Change is gonna come." With that gorgeous piece of work, Nike touted its commitment to inspire people to take local action to advance the values of sportsmanship, self-empowerment and...
Read more » | | | | | This Air Filter Company’s Stylish Scarf Keeps You From Getting the Flu Ultramare moves beyond hospitals By Gabriel Beltrone Call it hypochondriac chic. If you're a fashionista who's also afraid of getting sick, an air filter company in Sweden has the perfect scarf for you. Trollh?ttan-based manufacturer Ultramare's business includes selling filters to hospitals to help prevent the spread of germs. With Gothenburg-based agency Milk, it invented a special neck-warming garment lined with those...
Read more » | | Cadillac’s Lovely Oscars Ad Offers Message of Unity for a ‘Nation Divided’ It's one of four spots debuting during Sunday's show By Christine Birkner Over the past few years, Cadillac has presented itself as an automotive brand with a point of view, one that stands for entrepreneurialism and taking risks, under its new platform, "Dare Greatly." Its new ad, debuting on this Sunday's Oscars, follows that playbook, offering a message of hope amid the anger and aggression of today's...
Read more » | | Will You #TrySomeStew? Chicago Man’s Friends Surprise Him With a Bus-Stop Personals Ad 'This shows they really care,' says Ryan Stew By David Kiefaber Chicago social sciences teacher Ryan Stew may not have a girlfriend, a place of his own, or a winning fantasy football record. But at least he still has his friends. Even if they're jerks. Stew's fantasy football league buddies paid for a bus stop personals ad for Stew that describes him as a "2016 fantasy...
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