Ad of the Day: Chevrolet
Hi, night-swimming millennials. Chevrolet wants you to know the Sonic is the car for you. A new spot from the General Motors brand and director Jason Reitman features a gang of age-ambiguous young...
View ArticleComedy Bang! Bang! Preps for IFC Debut With Ultimate Teaser Trailer
In anticipation of the IFC debut of his popular comedy podcast Comedy Bang! Bang!, Scott Aukerman put together a mock trailer that I honestly thought was for a Tenacious D project until I scrolled...
View ArticleMiracle Whip Takes its 'Cause' To Web
Kraft Foods’ Miracle Whip is shifting its “Keep an open mouth” campaign online with a series of deadpan videos from mcgarrybowen that mimic the look and feel of public service ads. The agency’s...
View ArticleProfiting From Hoodiegate
If that old saw about everyone getting his 15 minutes of fame is true, Betabrand CEO Chris Lindland got his the other week during the Facebook IPO. It started with “Hoodiegate”— Mark Zuckerberg...
View Article'Halo 4' Trailer Ushers In New Era for Game With a Proud History
Microsoft continues its tradition of exceptional live-action trailers for its blockbuster Halo game series with a new trailer that just premiered at E3 for the upcoming Halo 4. The game, due out Nov....
View ArticleMacallan Whisky Adorns Bottles With Annie Leibovitz Photos
"Limited-edition whisky bottles labeled with Annie Leibovitz's photos." When I first read that headline on PSFK, about a promotion by Macallan whisky, my initial thought was: Putting pictures of Annie...
View ArticleMan Takes Advantage of Netflix Streaming, Watches 252 Films in a Month
Mark Malkoff, who must not have anything remotely resembling a job, has followed up previous stunts involving Ikea (where he once lived for a week) and Starbucks (he visited 171 of them in a single...
View ArticleTwitter Redesigns Its Bird in Exceedingly Meaningful New Logo
Did you think Twitter chose a bird as its mascot simply because birds make a tweeting sound? Wrong! "Whether soaring high above the earth to take in a broad view, or flocking with other birds to...
View ArticleAd of the Day: Fuze Tea
It may be a ubiquitous beverage to Americans, but iced tea is a different choice of drink in other countries. So, Coca-Cola faces an interesting challenge as it launches its iced-tea brand Fuze Tea...
View ArticleNursing Home Turns Out to Be Perfect Setting for Condom Ad
An assisted-living facility would seem to be an unpromising location in which to set a condom ad. But Young & Rubicam's Buenos Aires office proves otherwise in this amusingly overwrought spot for...
View ArticleCheck Out This Cool New Tide Detergent Video
What’s cooler than Tide laundry detergent? Only one thing: a video about Tide laundry detergent! At least that’s the case if you talk to "Fred Hammond," the brand's "director of digital video and...
View ArticleAtlantic Media Hires Marketer for Quartz
Quartz, the forthcoming digital business news brand from Atlantic Media, has named a marketing chief to its growing staff. Taylor Gray is the new vp of global marketing; he joins a team that includes...
View ArticleChurch Apologizes on Billboard for North Carolina's Anti-Gay Vote
A San Diego church paid $3,000 for a four-week run on a billboard in North Carolina apologizing for that state's recent vote supporting an amendment defining marriage as a union only between a man and...
View ArticleClothing Designed That Shoots Lasers When Wearer Is Threatened
Media artist Zac Ong has subconsciously cried out for help by creating Repel, which is basically a sash that shoots lasers whenever the wearer's personal space is breached. Not lethal ones, mind you,...
View ArticleLendingTree Is Back in Review
LendingTree is at it again. Less than a year after a protracted search for a new lead agency, the online player is reviewing its creative business once more. Company executives will meet with about a...
View ArticleAd of the Day: Perrier
Still drinking plain old water to cool down on a hot summer's day? How bourgeois! This season's haute thirst quencher is Perrier, the French sparkling water that apparently has the power to stop a...
View ArticleNewsBeast Loses Digital Honcho
The NewsBeast's Daniel Blackman, a Google vet who became chief digital officer a little over a year ago, has left the company. Insiders said he was pushed out; Blackman couldn't be reached. His...
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