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Brands Continue to Dump Deen
Sponsors are now lining up to drop Paula Deen, even after the food mogul tearfully addressed her racism scandal on the Today Show. Bloomberg reported that Walmart will cease carrying Paula Deen's line...
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Nature Conservancy Ads Paint the Planet's Future as Either/Or
Environmental debates are touchy, and often noticeably lacking in nuanced dialogue. Interesting, then, that The Nature Conservancy, which says it's committed to taking a creative and balanced approach...
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BarrettSF Will Advertise the Fish Tacos It Eats
To paraphrase the Hair Club’s Sy Sperling, barrettSF is not only the new lead agency for Rubio’s restaurant, it’s also a customer. Staffers at the startup shop regularly grab lunch at a Rubio’s in San...
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Nike Gives Kevin Durant a Second Chance at Being Drafted First
"He can't ball, he just tall." With smack talk on his sneering lips, 5-foot-9 forward Anton Barrels makes his commercial debut in this Nike Basketball spot from Wieden + Kennedy, set during a shirt vs....
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Coming Soon: Downton Abbey Wine and Breaking Bad Beer
Downton Abbey is hopping on the branded beverage bandwagon (alongside Breaking Bad, The Simpsons, Game of Thrones and some other shows), but in a unique way that's sure to make the program's fans even...
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'I Had a Great Lesson in Cultural Differences Here in 1989'
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Vampires, New Romantics, Melissa McCarthy and the Statham, Mashed
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Submissions Are Open for the 2013 Brand Genius Awards
Adweek’s Brand Genius Awards have recognized the best and brightest marketing minds for 24 years now, but we need your help in finding the executives who deserve the spotlight. Do you know a marketer...
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The World's Best Outdoor Ads, 2012-13
We've looked at all the Grand Prix and Gold Lion winners in the Film and Press competitions from last week's Cannes Lions festival. Today, we turn to the Outdoor Lions category. The Grand Prix winner,...
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'Suddenly Our Creative Director is Presenting to Jon Hamm'
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Chobani Wants New Agency By Fall
Chobani expects to have a new agency onboard early this autumn, the company said as it launched a review to replace lead creative shop Boathouse in Boston. Boathouse was hired in February, taking over...
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News Corp. Split Official
News Corp.’s long-awaited split is official. Rupert Murdoch’s media behemoth Friday completed the separation of its entertainment from its news and information businesses into two publicly traded...
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espnW Shows You How to Portray Women Athletes in Advertising
Those still annoyed by Roxy's sexualized portrayal of a woman athlete will enjoy this more kick-ass 30-second spot for espnW. The first brand promo for the ESPN property, it broke Tuesday night during...
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TBWA\Chiat\Day LA Names Top Strategist
TBWA\Chiat\Day has reached into Wieden + Kennedy to find a new strategy chief for its office in Playa del Rey, Calif. Nick Barham most recently was global director of W+K Tomorrow, an offshoot of...
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Colin Firth, 12 Feet Tall and Dripping Wet, Is Britain's Latest Giant Ad Star
Colin Firth is a solid choice for any ad. But a 12-foot-tall version of the Oscar winner rising from a lake, wet shirt sticking to his chiseled physique, is marketing gold. UKTV made the latter happen...
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Belgian Bank Pulls Seriously Creepy Prank to Warn You About Identity Theft
Witness the cautionary prankvertising in this viral spot for a Belgian bank warning you not to give out financial information online. Recounting more than just a simple case of credit-card fraud, the...
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