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Here's the Ad That Led the FBI to Whitey Bulger
Infamous Boston mobster Whitey Bulger was arrested in California on Wednesday after a 16-year manhunt—just days after the FBI began airing a new PSA about the case aimed at daytime viewers who might...
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Heidi Klum Gets Naked for Latest 'Project Runway' Ad
The show is all about clothes, but Heidi Klum's new ad for the ninth season of Lifetime's Project Runway does away with them entirely—save for a pink tie, which she's snipped in half. "This is...
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R/GA Poaches Top Ogilvy Planner
R/GA has hired Russell Davies, a top planner at Ogilvy, to help build out the planning practice at its London office, the agency announced Wednesday. Davies, who’ll be the first head of planning at...
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Does Your Dog Smoke? Here's How to Get Help
Cujo's got nothing on Wilfred, the human/canine hybrid star of a new FX series where he sabotages his neighbor's love life, digs up his yard, and pollutes his house with second-hand smoke. Bad dog!...
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Ad of the Day: Nokia
Wieden + Kennedy London brought in director David Wilson to create a promo for Nokia's N8 phone, featuring dolls dancing to girl group Sugababes' song "Freedom." Wilson has had ample experience with...
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First-Ever Barbie Spot From 1959 Is So Sweet and Innocent. Isn't It?
We've seen some crazy ads with Barbie (and Barbie-style) dolls lately—David Lynch's nutso coffee spot, and Wieden + Kennedy's Gaga-like dance number for Nokia. So, let's go back to basics with this...
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Pharrell Williams Says 'Great Ideas Come From Human Beings'
In an interview with Cannes Lions that may very well have outraged the animal kingdom, rapper and producer Pharrell Williams said that "great ideas come from human beings, not archetypes," and that...
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Gotham Direct Hires Krumwiede
Gotham Direct has tapped Adam Krumwiede as its group media director, a new position at the direct response media agency. Krumwiede has been senior partner, group director at WPP’s...
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Aegis Media Consolidates Americas Under Morris
Nigel Morris, CEO of Aegis North America, is adding responsibility for the rest of the Americas. After adding oversight of the company’s Latin America operations, he now assumes the title of CEO,...
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Former TBWA Exec Lindsay Is D&AD CEO
Tim Lindsay, the former president of TBWA U.K. and chairman of Publicis U.K., is the new chief executive of the D&AD, the British design and art direction charity that hosts the annual awards show...
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Maine Shops Created the FBI's Most Wanted 'Whitey' Ad
Might be time for a new Effie Awards category: best Most Wanted ad. The 30-second TV spot that the FBI credits with generating a tip that led to the capture of long-sought-after murder suspect James...
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Google Completes Rollout of Interest-Based Advertising
Google launched “interest-based” advertising back in 2009, which allowed advertisers to target consumers based on their web behaviors—regardless of the content of the site they're currently on—and has...
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Dead Bees Try to Help the Remaining Live Ones in British Ads
Imagine, if you would, a world without bees. Nobody gets stung. Pretty sweet, huh? Like honey, I'd say. Alas, there's a cutesy campaign in the U.K. from ad agency LIDA (using illustrations by Magnus...
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Ad of the Day: DirecTV
If the NFL season gets canceled this fall, at least Peyton and Eli Manning can fall back on their acting careers. Check out the trailer below for Football Cops, a fictional show from DirecTV and ad...
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