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Putting Brands in Their Place
Advertisers can’t say they weren’t warned. Three years ago, right after joining the Federal Trade Commission as director of the Bureau of Consumer Protection, David Vladeck stood before the ad...
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Small Roberts + Langer Packs A Big Punch
Big agencies generally prevail when major marketers consolidate their brand assignments at fewer players, as was the case with Johnson & Johnson’s recent creative review, which chiefly benefitted...
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The Spot: FedEx's Package Deal
IDEA: Four ads—with talking turtles, worker ants, mythical dwarf-like creatures and reptilian humanoids—all packed into one 30-second ad? You're going to need some bubble wrap for that. Yet BBDO in...
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Striking Billboards and Bus Ads Tell L.A. That 'Arts Matter'
Product advertising banished from some Los Angeles buses and billboards in favor of a thoughtful campaign supporting the arts?! What's our consumer society coming to? The "Arts Matter" effort by...
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Man to Hitchhike Mostly Naked Across Canada for Charity (and an Underwear Brand)
Starting Wednesday, a walking, talking, pants-less billboard named Mark McIntyre will begin hitchhiking mostly naked across Canada. He will make the journey from Vancouver, British Columbia, to Truro,...
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David Beckham's Latest H&M Ads: Less Skin, More Porn 'Stache
Most of the time I say, "Screw you, H&M!" Screw your pseudo-celebrity ad campaign with the laconic, tone-deaf Lana Del Rey. And screw your limited-time, impossible-to-get discount duds from...
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Fenton the Dog's Viral Video Remade in Grand Fashion for New Ad
A year ago today, a 13-year-old boy uploaded a hilarious video of his cursing father chasing their dog Fenton—who himself was chasing a pack of deer—through London's Richmond Park. The man's incessant...
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Contenders Emerge in Global HSBC Review
HSBC executives this week are briefing creative contenders in the bank's global marketing services review. The bank, which spends an estimated $400 million in media globally each year, is reviewing...
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Why MTV Doesn't Play Music Videos Anymore
This video explaining (in a crude and not brand-sanctioned way) why MTV doesn't play music videos anymore has been making the rounds this week, because clearly the ex-music network's transformation...
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Nick Offerman Reassures Insecure Movember Men: 'It Gets Fuller'
Nick Offerman is back with some well-timed encouragement to men growing their 'staches for Movember (and men's health). While they may be subject to taunts like carney-ride operator, ugly Geraldo or...
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Ad of the Day: Red Bull
What is the correct way to drink a Red Bull? It's simple: First, get your celebrity skydiving buddy to jump out of a helicopter. He'll parachute down to a retired Marine base in Irvine, Calif. After...
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Deal-Hungry Shoppers Rewards Brands for Holiday Offers
Retailers apparently aren’t taking any chances on getting holiday shoppers into stores. Sears got the biggest lift in consumer sentiment in October for being early in offering a layaway plan and...
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Nick Brien Out as McCann Worldgroup CEO
Nick Brien is out as McCann Worldgroup CEO. Replacing him as chief executive is Harris Diamond, chairman and CEO of Constituency Management Group, Interpublic’s PR, public affairs, sports and...
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Ad of the Day: SleepBetter.org
Wake up and marvel at the campy capering of a little night music from Rhett & Link. The comedy duo, best known for making awesomely bad local commercials, are back with this epic four-minute "spot...
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Seattle Design Firm Needs Your Help to Fight Disney, Target
Heading toward the second year of its legal battle against Disney and Target, a small Seattle design firm needs help to keep the fight going. In September 2011, the owners of Modern Dog found out that...
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iPhone Ads Beating Samsung Galaxy III Spots
All those Samsung Galaxy S III ads still haven’t pushed the iPhone off its tech throne, according to Ace Metrix’s Brand of the Year Watch List released today. Apple’s iPhone 5, despite running...
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Man 'Cleans His Lenses' in Public in Marc Jacobs Ad
Dude, cut that out. Right now. It's unseemly, wrong and so very public. And as any purveyor of fine eyewear will tell you, wiping your sunglasses on your shirt is just plain dumb. You'll scratch the...
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Pharma Brand Helps Downtrodden, Like Petraeus and Romney, to Self-Medicate
How nice of Help Remedies, the pharma boutique with the crazy advertising, to send David Petraeus some headache medicine this week. And how nice it was last week when Help sent Mitt Romney some...
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Brand Turns a Facebook Photo Album Into a Stop-Motion Film
Luxury good maker Alfred Dunhill is hardly the first brand to use its Facebook page to create ads rather than just showcase them, but its digital flipbook for last week's Nippon Rally, a vintage-car...
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