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First Mover: Paul Mazursky
Why did you decide to do this? Graydon Carter sent me an email out of the blue saying, “Paul, I have a crazy idea. It would mean a lot to us,” something like that. I mean, it was very complimentary:...
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Agency of the Year: AKQA
When is a digital agency really more than just a digital agency? When its client says so. This past Halloween, when AKQA created an online ad for Audi to be shown in rich media and social channels,...
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Adman Sends Holiday Cards From Beyond the Grave
Some folks say the holiday spirit is dead. And in the case of Bob McCully, a former ad executive at Ketchum in Pittsburgh who died in August at age 88, they've got a point. Every year McCully was...
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Guess the Brands Without Seeing Their Names or Logos
The visual language of modern branding extends well beyond the product name or specific logo, as Hendrik-Jan Grievink reminds us with his Brand Memory Game, now available for the advertising nerd on...
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Ad of the Day: iTunes
It was huge news in November 2010 when Apple finally struck an agreement to bring the Beatles to iTunes. "It has been a long and winding road to get here. Thanks to the Beatles and EMI, we are now...
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TBS Presents the Funniest Ads of 2011
This Wednesday at 10/9c, TBS will air the Funniest Commercials of the Year: 2011, its annual hour-long TV special devoted to side-splitting hilarity from advertisers around the globe. Hosted once...
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Bastholm Is New CCO, Cheil USA
Lars Bastholm, most recently chief digital officer of Ogilvy North America, is joining Cheil USA as chief creative officer. Bastholm is the latest executive hired by Buz Sawyer, who became president...
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Liquor Commission's Drink Less, Don't Get Raped Ad Is Pulled
Pennsylvania's Liquor Control Commission, a real hip crowd if ever there was one, has pulled one of its ads warning about the link between drinking and rape after it was roundly criticized for...
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Bud Light Completes Its Creative Search
Call it a split decision. Rather than assign its Bud Light creative business to a single agency, Anheuser-Busch InBev has divided the assignment between mcgarrybowen and Translation. Mcgarrybowen will...
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The Spot: Victim and Villain
GENESIS: Bullying is usually painted in black and white as persecution of the good by the evil. Everynone directors Daniel Mercadante, Will Hoffman, and Julius Metoyer saw gray areas. Enlisted for an...
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Online Content Providers Give in to Gravity's Personalized Pull
There’s no shortage of startups betting on personalized news—and at least one of them, Gravity, has major news organizations joining the wager. Founded by a group of former MySpace executives, Gravity...
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Media Pop-Ups Look for New Edge in Lean Times
Pop-ups have gained favor as a way of getting value out of vacant real estate while bringing an element of immediacy and surprise to the shopping experience. The concept lends itself to various types...
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Good Lord: Video-Game Ad Accused of Religious Censorship
Taking the Christ out of Christmas is one thing, but taking the lord out of freaky, violent video-game trailers? This shall not stand! At issue is the newest promotional clip for Bioshock: Infinite,...
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Burger King Ad From Russia Is a Heap of Flame-Broiled Insanity
How many times have I pledged that I would eat at Burger King if only it played rap music and had unicorns, ballerinas, dancing tattooed hipsters, fire-breathing chefs and a D.J. spinning a "hamburger...
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Androgynous Man Models Push-Up Bra in Dutch Retailer's Ads
This is pretty great. HEMA, a retail chain in the Netherlands, is sneakily advertising its push-up bras by having a man wear them in the advertising. It's not just any man, of course—it's Andrej...
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Adams Named CEO at Omnicom's DAS Unit
Dale Adams, president of Omnicom Group’s Diversified Agency Services, has taken on the additional role of DAS chief executive. Adams, 53, succeeds Thomas Harrison, 64, who continues as chairman....
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Philips Taps Ogilvy for Its Global Creative Account
Philips' decision to hire Ogilvy & Mather for its global creative business marks the end of DDB's long tenure on the brand. The creative selection comes a month after Philips completed a parallel...
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Lowe's in Facebook Hell as Racist Comments Pile Up
Should Lowe's need a crowbar to pull its head out of the sand, it can find one in its own aisles. On Saturday, the home-improvement company posted a note to Facebook explaining its decision to...
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FCC Passes Rules to Turn Down the Volume on Loud Commercials
Those loud TV commercials that annoy everybody have only one more year to live. The Federal Communications Commission passed rules Tuesday to implement the 2010 Commercial Advertisement Loudness...
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