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Dos Equis Invites You to Call the Most Interesting Voicemail in the World
The Most Interesting Man in the World is a man of few words—except when he's recording his outgoing voicemail message. Then, he (or possibly a parrot who sounds just like him) sets up elaborate...
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Ad of the Day: John Lewis
The holiday season in Britain doesn't really start until department-store retailer John Lewis releases its Christmas ad. Today, it did just that—adding another chapter in a long list of sentimental...
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Little Caesars Looks to Mimes, and the Stars, for Latest Goofy Ads
Barton F. Graf 9000's latest spots for Little Caesars are so splendidly, self-consciously stupid, I want to punch myself in the face and watch them all day long. Check out the kid in "Mime." He's a...
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Cats Win as America's Favorite Pet
Forget about the donkeys and elephants. Nestle Purina PetCare and agency AFG& staged their own election this year, inviting consumers to participate in "America’s Pet Debate." Voting concluded...
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Leo Burnett Has Its Own "Saatchi 17" Problem
Call them the “Burnett 8.” In a situation reminiscent to the “Saatchi 17,” a group of agency General Mills’ staffers who walked out in 2005 with the expectation of working for their cereal client...
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Trailer Mash 11-09-12
In 1962's From Russia with Love, the best James Bond movie to date, 007 was matched against his toughest enemy ever, British jailbird turned thug for hire Red Grant. Portrayed by Robert Shaw, Grant...
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Advertisers Gird for Gridlock
The advertising business has, for the past four years, managed to dodge a barrage of bullets in Washington. But it might not be so fortunate in the years to come. With the re-election of President...
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Voice: Living the Dream
I just unwrapped my brand-new, recently released iTV. It’s amazing! It looks like a 42-inch iPad that I mounted on my living room wall. I could’ve used the stand, but there’s something gorgeous about...
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The Finalists
For several weeks, Adweek has polled readers, collected audience and advertising data, and otherwise gauged brand performance and relevance to arrive at this short list of the hottest media...
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Mom Blogger Shocked to See Her Photo in Ad for Spanish Psychic
Mild-mannered Christian mom and marketer by day, Spanish psychic by night? No, but thanks to a photo stolen from her social-media profiles, popular blogger Sarah Pinnix is now trying to stop her image...
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The Humiliating True Story Behind Bridgestone's 'Reply All' Super Bowl Ad
Remember that 2011 Super Bowl ad for Bridgestone Tires with the guy running all over town to keep people from reading an errant "reply-all" email? Turns out it was inspired by a nightmare that...
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Outdoor Faucet Penises Promote Drag-Themed Play in Denver
Putting the wild in wild postings, Gyro's Denver office recently made clever use of outdoor faucets around town to promote the drag-themed theater show Drag Machine at the city's Off-Center theater....
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Ad of the Day: Apple
Anything you can do, I can do better—or at least as well. And I'll take up less room doing it. Apple released its second and third TV spots for the iPad mini on Sunday. Following the earlier...
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JAM With Chrome Brings Agoraphobic Rock Stars Together
Hey, Google Chrome, are you ready to rock?! The answer is a resounding "Sort of!"—thanks to an interactive Web app called JAM With Chrome, which uses Google's browser and various leading-edge...
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Ziff Davis Sold to J2 Global
Ziff Davis valuation is way up in the clouds. The tech-centric publisher has been sold to j2 Global, Inc., a business cloud services company, for $167 million, the companies announced today. The cash...
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This Christmas Ad With Super Mom: Sexist or No?
British supermarket chain Asda stirred up some controversy with its new TV spot in which a mom literally makes Christmas happen by herself. The company even apologized for it last week. Well, kind of...
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Romney/Ryan Face Tattoo Looking Less Awesome in Retrospect
We've written before about the perils of tattooing one's face with commercial signage that could sooner or later become obsolete—making you, like the product or service advertised, an embarrassing...
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Ocean Media Wins Gilt
Gilt launched its first TV campaign today, moving its marketing efforts offline with the help of its first media agency, Ocean Media. The Huntington Beach, Calif., independent won the business after a...
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Brands Need a New Way of Thinking
It’s a statistical fact that, given the double-digit population growth of Latinos and Asians in the U.S., non-Hispanic whites will almost certainly become a minority population by 2050. And if that’s...
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