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Ad of the Day: Samsung
Voice commands and hand gestures don't just allow you to control the viewing experience on Samsung's latest Smart TV. They help you tame marauding hordes of wildebeests, aliens, Roman centurions,...
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Noooooooooooooooooooo!
Ads for indie film festivals are often quite brilliant. The movies are usually distinctive, so the advertising can be as well. Who can forget Geoffrey Rush as a potato peeler? Or John Malkovich...
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Somersby Cider Builds Its Own Genius Bar Inside a Fake Apple Store
Since every third ad has to be an Apple parody now, Carlsberg makes fun of Apple Store product launches in this TV spot for Somersby Cider from agency Fold7. Some of the computer jargon here works...
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To Catch a Pest, the Orkin Man Thinks Like a Pest in New Ads
Roaches, rats and other pests had the starring roles in Orkin's campaign from The Richards Group in recent years. And while those spots were amusing, in a creepy way, it's the Orkin man himself who...
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Women Feel Pressure Dressing Families At Easter
Easter brings a welcome end for winter-weary consumers and, for retailers, the opportunity to move shoppers into the lighter, brighter apparel and accessories of spring and summer. The National Retail...
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Four Contenders Chase Cadillac
General Motors confirmed today that it's shopping for more globally orientated creative ideas for its luxury Cadillac brand. Beyond incumbent Fallon, the automaker will consider pitches from agencies...
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OMD Wins Walgreens’ Media Account
Walgreens has tapped OMD as its new media planning and buying agency after a review in which the incumbent, Publicis Groupe’s Starcom, participated. The shift follows the retailer’s selection of OMD’s...
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Big Beer Brands Are Fooling Us With Their Crafty Looks
It’s a lazy Saturday afternoon, and here we sit in a Whole Foods quaffing pints of creamy craft beer—Old No. 38 Stout from North Coast Brewing in Fort Bragg, Calif., to be exact. About two dozen of us...
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Discovery Gets Ready for Another Record Upfront
On the eve of the upfront strategy sessions that he likes to characterize as “actuary meetings,” Joe Abruzzese is in a particularly expansive mood. He’s just returned from Chicago, where Discovery...
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AMC Rolls Out 'Something More'
As AMC prepares to transition from the zombie hordes of post-apocalyptic Georgia to the emotionally stunted suits of late-‘60s Madison Avenue, the network on Sunday night made a somewhat less abrupt...
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Not Real but Maybe Should Be: Han Solo Frozen in Carbonite Pop-Tarts
Brian Altano's concept design of Han Solo Frozen in Carbonite Pop-Tarts was born from silly work conversations about hypothetical Star Wars merch, which is probably how George Lucas came up with most...
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Microsoft Plays the Privacy Fool
Riffing off the controversy over its Do Not Track browser, Microsoft came up with something new for the tinfoil hat club: The Do Not Tracksuit. With his tongue firmly planted in his cheek, Microsoft's...
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William Shatner Battles the Gorn Once Again in Ad for Star Trek Video Game
Gorn … but not forgotten! To promote a Star Trek video game launching this month, William Shatner and a guy in a lumpy lizard suit winningly reprise Captain Kirk's hand-to-claw struggle with the alien...
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Shirtless Hunk Heats Up the Kitchen in Kraft's Ads for Zesty Italian Dressing
Can salad dressing be sexy? Well, Kraft will settle for zesty. A new campaign for Kraft Zesty Italian dressing from the Playa del Rey, Calif., office of Being features a shirtless male chef whose...
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Brands Facing Dot-Com Domain Identity Crisis
Companies looking to protect their brand identity on the Internet from phishers and cybersquatters will soon be faced with a dot-com identity crisis. Beginning as soon as April 23, Icann, the...
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McCann Erickson Keeps USPS in the Family
Interpublic Group retained its hold on the United States Postal Service, with the mail carrier awarding its creative business to McCann Erickson, according to sources. Sources said that the other...
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Ad of the Day: StubHub
StubHub’s unnerving Ticket Oak is back, and this time the arboreal altruist is in the throes of acute caffeine intoxication. As seen in a new 30-second spot created by agency of record Duncan/Channon,...
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Baglivo Exits Saatchi After Long Run
Mary Baglivo's long run at Saatchi & Saatchi has ended. Baglivo, who most recently was chairman and CEO of Latin America and multicultural, is leaving the Publicis Groupe agency after more than...
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Havas Worldwide Lands a Content and Production Chief
New Havas Worldwide president Andrew Benett is continuing to build his global team. Two months after Matt Weiss joined as global chief marketing officer, R/GA’s Vin Farrell has signed on as global...
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April Fools' Day 2013: Best of the Brand Hoaxes
Ah, April Fools' Day. The Super Bowl of satire. The one day when brands are free to indulge in off-brand, often hilarious communications without catastrophic repercussions. Click below to see our...
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