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More Tasteless Ads That Never Ran: The 2012 Chip Shop Awards
It's time again for the Chip Shop Awards, the one advertising award show that doesn't care whether the ads actually ran or not—or indeed, if you even work for the clients whose ads you're submitting....
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Calling All Media Plans!
Adweek is now calling for submissions for Media Plan of the Year. This year we welcome all submissions from media agencies free of charge. Please submit your best work (from July 1, 2011, to this...
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Ad of the Day: British Airways
Foodie culture is everywhere—even at 30,000 feet. British Airways is capitalizing on the slow creep of culinary obsession with a new ad campaign called "Height Cuisine" from BBH New York focused on...
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Charles Schwab Confronts Impulse Buying
Don't spend $200 on a rabbit mask at a renaissance fair, says Charles Schwab. Invest the cash instead. The financial services company launched Tuesday "Oh Chuck! I Blew My Cash," a new social video...
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Rocker Releases Album on Nintendo Gaming Cartridges
Rocker Jon Black, who performs as Fort Atlantic, decided to offer his latest album on original Nintendo cartridges. As the music industry's brick-and-mortar distribution method continues to implode,...
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Mini USA Completes Its Ad Review
The skeptics were right. Months after several agencies declined an opportunity to pitch Mini Cooper's U.S. advertising account—thinking that incumbent Butler, Shine, Stern & Partners was a lock to...
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Data Points: Multiscreen Mania
Remember when we just watched TV? As ownership of Internet-connected devices goes up, people are increasingly likely to be surfing and tapping away on their phones, computers and tablets while...
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Instagrammers in Demand by Major Brands
Instagrammers are the new brand influencers. In the wake of Facebook’s purchase of the popular photo platform for a cool $1 billion, a growing number of marketers have been trading perks—cash, trips,...
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Pringles Ad Accused of Ripping Off 'One Tiny Hand' Tumblr
I'm sure advertisers have ripped off individual Tumblrs before, but it's never been quite as obvious as Grey Mexico's "One Tiny Hand" spot for Pringles, which bears some rather convenient similarities...
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Volkswagen Reimagines the Origin of Classic Movie Scenes
DDB London's latest iteration of Volkswagen's "See Film Differently" series posits that "some of the most famous moments in cinema were never scripted." I can believe it. Lazy Hollywood screenwriters,...
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Ad of the Day: NHL
When the Edmonton Oilers won the Stanley Cup in 1988, Wayne Gretzky insisted on having a team photo taken on the ice—with not just the players but management, coaches, trainers, scouts and various...
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DirecTV Introduces Advertising's Weirdest-Looking Baby Yet
Who does that adorable, pudgy little baby look like? Maybe it's his father. Maybe his grandpa. Maybe the milkman. Probably he's an awkward mashup of one relation's beady eyes, another's bushy...
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MRI: Magazine Digital Readership Tiny but Growing
Magazines' digital readership is making gains, but not enough to offset a decline in print readership, according to the latest GfK MRI Survey of the American Consumer, which tracks magazine audiences....
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Hertz Learns Value of Sharing in Purchase Cycle
Travel is an experience people like to discuss with their friends as they share the details of where they’re going and how they’ll get there. Hertz knew customers’ social activity and conversations...
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Portrait: Your Majesty
Specs Who (l. to r.) Co-founders James Widegren, executive creative director; Jens Karlsson, executive creative director; Peter Karlsson, CEO, account director (no relation to Jens) What Digital...
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Perspective: Going Back to Cali
If you want a quick taste of how sophisticated the wine scene was in 1950s America, let’s grab a table at Mike’s Log Cabin in Albany, N.Y., and ask to see the wine list. Oops, there isn’t one. But...
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