Clik here to view.
Kit Kat Breaks, Melts, Paints Candy Bars Into Lovely Posters
Over in Australia, Kit Kat decided to commemorate its limited-edition white-chocolate Kit Kats by taking the last 50 and getting illustrator Mike Watt to melt them down and create 50 original...
View ArticleClik here to view.
The Marlboro Man Still Sells Cigarettes
It’s one of branding’s eternal truisms that when you find an idea that works, you stick with it. It’s why fatherly CEO Dave Thomas appeared in over 800 TV spots for Wendy’s, why Aflac has stuck with...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Isaiah Mustafa Not Killing Himself Trying to Branch Out With Ad Roles
Isaiah Mustafa seems perfectly content simply being the Man Your Man Could Smell Like—or drink beer like, or do another manly activity like. And who can blame him? This new two-minute spot for an...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Funny or Die Preparing Massive Rollout for New HTC Branded Short
Turner announced at last year's upfront presentation that it would take a stake in Web comedy portal Funny or Die, handling the company's ad sales. Now, with the deal done and about six months of full...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Slip Into Underpantones, Underpants That Come in Pantone Colors
South African design agency Mark recently mocked up some Underpantones—underwear that come in various Pantone colors. They're intended for both men and women, and each pack is helpfully labeled with...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Clik here to view.
Ad of the Day: Diet Coke
Taylor Swift's beverage preferences, like everything else in her life, have been well documented. There was that time she and Jake Gyllenhaal strolled through Brooklyn while drinking "specialty maple...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Kmart Says It's Totally Fine If You Want to Ship Your Pants Right There
Juvenile humor reigns supreme in this new Kmart commercial from Draftfcb, featuring store workers encouraged stunned shoppers to not be shy and just go ahead and "ship your pants." The shoppers take...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Reebok Fires Rick Ross For Alleged Rape Lyrics
Reebok today told rapper Rick Ross to get lost because his new song "U.O.E.N.O." cheerfully describes what seems to be a date-rape scenario. A brand spokesperson revealed via email that the one-year...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Australian Road Trip Ends Badly for You, and Horribly for Your Facebook Friend
The Transport Accident Commission of Victoria in Australia hits the road once again to promote safe driving. TAC has taken many different, well, tacks in its previous efforts—ranging from goofy humor...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Clik here to view.
Mr. T Returns for Old Navy, Is Very Proud of Store's Upgraded Tees
Mr. T guest-stars as a living pun in this Crispin Porter + Boguksy ad for Old Navy Best Tees, which are more stylish and durable than their previous ones. That's not a huge accomplishment, but...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Ad of the Day: Dos Equis
"He gave his father The Talk." Dos Equis tries different things with The Most Interesting Man in World, but the campaign's strength lies, and will always lie, in those inspired one-liners—the ones your...
View ArticleClik here to view.
That’s So Raven: A Sneak Peek at The Following’s Transmedia Experiment
Because even Poe-obsessed serial killers need friends, Fox is giving fans of its dastardly drama The Following a shot at buddying up with murder-happy mastermind Joe Carroll. Beginning Monday,...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Smug Girl, Ditzy Girl, Muffin Girl. Meet Advertising's Horribly Clichéd...
LowLow is an Irish brand of cheese products that have one-third the fat of regular cheese. But rather than produce the typical diet-food advert where women who don't need to be on a diet wiggle...
View ArticleClik here to view.
The Last of the McGarrys Leaves Mcgarrybowen
There are no McGarrys at mcgarrybowen anymore. A year after co-founder and CEO John McGarry exited, his son and head of the shop’s digital practice, John McGarry III, is leaving. The agency today...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Maisie Williams Avoids Watching Game of Thrones With Her Parents
SpecsWho Maisie WilliamsAge 15Accomplishments Plays Arya Stark on HBO’s Game of Thrones; signed on for lead in forthcoming We Are Monsters; played Loren Caleigh in the BBC miniseries The Secret of...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Loads of Companies Are Violating Children's Privacy
Children’s privacy is so sensitive that all it took for kids game Mobbles to pre-emptively pull its app last December was a complaint filed with the Federal Trade Commission by a privacy group. Four...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Cosmo's Joanna Coles Wants to Talk Politics, Not Just Sex
It’s been just over six months since Joanna Coles took over as editor in chief of Cosmopolitan, bringing with her a long list of goals from reviving the legacy of Helen Gurley Brown to “reclaiming”...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Departures Launches Home + Design Spinoff
Further evidence of the strength of luxury advertising in an otherwise slumping ad market, Departures this month is launching Home + Design, a one-off issue that will be delivered to half a million...
View Article