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10 Great TV Spots Directed by Wes Anderson
2012 is shaping up to be a big year for Wes Anderson. His new movie, Moonrise Kingdom, will open the Cannes Film Festival next month. And in his spare time, the 42-year-old director has been busy with...
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Madonna Still Managing to Get Ads Banned for Being Too Sexy
It's hard to believe we still live in a world where Madonna is considered too sexy for things, but ABC blushed at the ad for her Truth or Dare fragrance and won't show it. If only the Super Bowl had...
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Havas Adds Crowdsourcing With Victors & Spoils
Victors & Spoils, the controversial crowdsourcing resource positioned as an alternative to ad agencies, is teaming up with Havas, the parent of those more traditional shops like Euro RSCG, soon to...
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Skype Rips Into Twitter and Facebook in New Ads
It's a familiar gripe: Technology makes communication more efficient, but less personal. Now, Skype is looking to leverage consumer anxiety about alienation with $12 million campaign that frames its...
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Four Agencies Advance in Global HP Review
The anticipated cut in Hewlett-Packard’s global creative review for its personal computers has finally come down. It feels more like a trim than a buzz cut, however. Out are Grey in New York and...
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Ad of the Day: Burger King
With Burger King's expansion into fresh fruit smoothies and salads, the chain is clearly abandoning its single-minded focus on the hungry beef-eating young guys who count ketchup as the primary source...
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U.K. Energy Ad Channels Retro Wonder of 'Electric Dreams'
Here's a song I would never have pegged for a retro revival: "Together in Electric Dreams." Sung by the Human League frontman Philip Oakey for the 1984 comedy Electric Dreams, the song is now featured...
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Ambient Overload
Look around and you might think there’s no space money can’t buy. Spending on ambient advertising, which includes often mundane, sometimes odd out-of-home media like pizza boxes and movie tickets,...
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Legoland Places Miniature Billboards Made of Legos Around London
Hey, what's the big idea? Lego and ad agency DLKW Lowe created some fun mini-billboards touting a new hotel and other attractions at the Legoland Windsor resort in England. The 12-inch-high signs,...
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Enjoy a Lovely Eye Burger at Burger King Today
Burger King painted someone's eye to look like a Whopper for this ad from the Netherlands, alongside the tagline, "Get a tasty new look." Uh, is Burger King the same there as it is here? I don't...
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Today's Weird Idea From the Future: Ads That Want to Kiss You
Good news, awkward fanboys! Japanese scientists are working around the clock to make digital ads interactive enough that you can make out with them. Keidai Ogawa, a researcher at Keio University who...
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Ad of the Day: DirecTV
No, DirecTV isn't threatening to leave you in a ditch, blow up your house, fill your living room with cats, or sell your hair to a wig shop. It's just suggesting that these things might happen to you,...
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Frito-Lay, Activision Team on Gaming Giveaway
When Activision launched its Skylanders: Spyro’s Adventure video game last fall, they—and game developer Toys for Bob—banked on its kids appeal by having players purchase toy action figures to access...
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New Courtyard Ads Contrast Hassles With Comforts
Overcoming the myriad obstacles of air travel might just be worth it if you end up at an accommodating hotel. This is the core message behind a new campaign for Courtyard by Marriott launching today....
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Fast Chat: The MDC-Doner Deal
Holding company MDC Partners has bought a minority stake – with the option to upgrade to a majority interest at its discretion – in longtime independent Doner, The New York Times first reported...
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Pepsi NEXT Refreshes the Taste Test With Web Parodies
Pepsi NEXT wants you to know it's savvy to the internets. It's already launched a TV ad featuring a break-dancing, guitar-shredding baby, created by TBWA\Chiat\Day in Los Angeles. Now, it's out with a...
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Illinois Kicks Off Online Lotto Sales to Draw Younger Players
On the heels of last week’s Mega Millions fever, Illinois became the first state to allow players to buy lottery tickets online. The state is using this new opportunity to lure a larger number of...
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Perspective: Dig That Sound
As visually arresting as magazine advertising can be, it has its limitations. One of them is that the printed page cannot convey senses like smell, taste and sound. And if you’re in the business of...
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Portrait: Carrot Creative
Specs Who (l.-r.) Mike Germano, CEO; Chris Petescia, chief product officer; Darryl Ohrt; executive creative director; Kyle MacDonald, chief technology officer What Full-service social media agency...
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