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The World's Best Print Ads, 2012-13
We continue our post-mortem of last week's Cannes Lions festival by looking at the top print ads—the Grand Prix and gold winners from the Press Lions contest. You've already seen the Grand Prix...
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East Meets Wild West in Rhett & Link's Crazy Ad for Chinese Eatery
"Feed me, or I will shoot you and burn down your establishment." How many times have I shouted that at Carl's Jr. and still had to wait for service? The line doesn't work any better for the cowboy in...
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Storefront, a Pop-up Matchmaker, Expands to New York
As the retailers of all sizes get smitten with the pop-up store bug, the real estate business, with its multi-year leases, is struggling to keep up. Enter Storefront, an online matchmaker for pop-up...
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Havas Worldwide Shuffles the Deck in New York
Five months into his new job as worldwide president of Havas Worldwide, Andrew Benett is taking on the agency's New York office. Benett, although a global leader, is assuming the role of CEO of New...
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Ad of the Day: Tap King
This man has delicious-looking beer in his fridge. Also, Lionel Richie. It's a fantastic use of one of the most recognizable songs in history, which is perhaps why it's no longer on YouTube, and it's...
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McDonald's Reviews Regional Creative
McDonald’s is looking for a new agency to handle regional co-op creative in the Baltimore, Washington D.C. region. Measured media spending in 2012 was $16 million, according to Nielsen. The incumbent,...
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It's Back to a Lead Agency Model for Petco
With Petco's hiring of Vitro, the retailer's on-again-off-again flirtation with the lead agency model is on again. Petco hired previous agency Draftfcb in 2010 to handle projects. The following year,...
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Why the Backyard Grill Is a Guy Thing
Of all the classic archetypes that fill American consumer culture, few are as universal as dad grilling in the backyard. Yes, we know: Humans have been cooking over fire for 500,000 years now. But...
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Modern Climate Helps Brands Get Mobile
SpecsWho (l. to r.) John Moberg, COO, CTO; Keith Wolf, CCO; Geoff Bremner, president and CEO; Jason Tell, chief knowledge officerWhat Digital ad agencyWhere Minneapolis Founded in 1998 as a regional...
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Lovely, Sweet, Innocent Seal Bites It in Discovery's Shark Week Ad
The Discovery Channel is already promoting Shark Week, which doesn't happen until August, but the first ad is a doozy. It features a fake local news broadcast about an injured seal being returned to...
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The Corporate States of America: A Map That Shows Each State's Most Famous Brand
Quick, what's New Mexico's most famous brand? Correct! Nobody cares. Especially me. Anyway, artist and writer Steve Lovelace is getting some buzz for his "Corporate States of America" map, showing the...
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Leo Burnett Honors Chicago Blackhawks With McDonald's Hockey-Stick Fries
Would you like an NHL championship with that? Leo Burnett in Chicago found an appetizing way to support the Blackhawks during their Stanley Cup run this summer, creating a special bus-shelter display...
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Molson's World-Traveling Beer Fridge Can Be Opened Only With a Canadian Passport
I'm not sure I'd swipe my passport through a vending machine, regardless of the reward, but perhaps I would if I were Canadian and needed a beer badly enough. Molson Canadian recently visited several...
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Peter Sherman Is New JWT N.Y. CEO
At BBDO, Peter Sherman was known as being an account guy who worked well with strong creative personalities like Eric Silver and Gerry Graf. That acumen will come in handy in his new role as the CEO of...
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Grey N.Y. Resigns E*Trade
After a six-year run, Grey Advertising has resigned E*Trade after the discount broker replaced Nick Utton, the CMO who worked with the agency on its successful talking baby campaign. Last month,...
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Twinkies Are Back! Now What?
When Hostess Twinkies return to store shelves next month, they’ll epitomize one of branding’s rarest feats: a return from the dead. But while the snack’s resurgence (courtesy of a $410 million...
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Ad of the Day: Grey Poupon
Of all the branded efforts around gay pride in this historic week, this one from Grey Poupon and agency Crispin Porter + Bogusky is perhaps the best. A clever take on a classic advertisement, rendered...
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Goodby, Silverstein Turns Its Entire Building Into a Declaration of Gay Pride
Not just brands but ad agencies, too, are marking the historic Supreme Court rulings on DOMA and California's Prop 8. As you can see above, Goodby, Silverstein & Partners turned its own office...
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