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When Civilization Collapses, at Least You'll Have a Skateboard
When the end days come, you're going to need a few key things to survive: fresh water, durable footwear and, of course, a thematically appropriate skateboard. Ohio-based agency Real Art Design Group...
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Olson Wins Alzheimer's Association
Olson is the new agency of record for the Alzheimer’s Association after winning the business in a review. Marketing investment was not disclosed, but in its 2011 annual report the Chicago-based...
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Mountain Dew Subway-Snowboarding Ad Banned in U.K.
Britain's ad watchdog dropped its mighty ban hammer on a Mountain Dew spot this week, following complaints that the digital video was unsuitable for young people. The ad, which ran in gaming apps and...
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'Gooks of Hazzard' Shirt Blasted for Racial Slur
If you like retro TV and racist slurs, have we got the T-shirt for you. Baker Skateboards is taking some heat this week for its shirt called “The Gooks of Hazzard,” which refers to two Asian men as...
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Mcgarrybowen Gets a Toehold Into P&G
Procter & Gamble’s shift of the Aussie creative account to mcgarrybowen takes a bite out of Publicis Kaplan Thaler’s P&G business, but the agency still handles a litany of the company's...
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New Leibovitz Images Show More Celebs as Disney Icons
Two new teaser images from Annie Leibovitz's Disney Dream Portrait series have been released as a prelude to a massive magazine ad blitz coming this fall. The first depicts Russell Brand as Captain...
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Andy Richter Irrationally Afraid of Cheerios Man-Bee
Andy Richter can make any situation funny. Or so I thought until I watched "Scared of Bees," a Funny or Die clip that both promotes and spoofs Honey Nut Cheerios' summer "Tour Across America," in...
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Roberts Installs New CEO at Saatchi N.Y.
The New York office of Saatchi & Saatchi is getting a new CEO. Durk Barnhill, president of Taxi, New York, replaces Mary Baglivo, who has held the role since October 2004. Barnhill, 46, starts in...
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Game Studio Trashes Rivals as Children, Old Men and Sellouts
Taking pot shots at your competition is always a ballsy move. This week, the award for biggest gonads goes to game studio Kixeye, whose raunchy recruitment ad is drawing quite a bit of attention for...
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Ad of the Day: Southern Comfort
This, Internet. THIS is the most interesting man in the world. Is he stunningly handsome? Is he uncommonly svelte? Is he well dressed? Or dressed at all? In fact, he is not. Yet even the hot girl in...
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Marriott Selects 3 Finalists in Creative Review
Three finalists have emerged in the creative review of Marriott Hotels & Resorts: JWT, Grey and the incumbent, mcgarrybowen, a Marriott representative confirmed. Each is pitching out of its New...
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IPG Shares Rise on Heavy Volume After Reports of Publicis Bid
Interpublic shares rose more than 12 percent today, five times the stock’s normal trading volume, after The Financial Times’ speculation that French rival Publicis Groupe is readying a more than $6...
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Trailer Mash 8-3-12
Big Bang Theory is this decade's Friends. The Inbetweeners, a parochial sitcom that celebrates average to nerdy high school boys, has been so successful in the UK it is being remade here. Forget the...
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Jason Priestly Goes Back to School, This Time as a Teacher
Old Navy's 1990s TV flashback advertising continues, moving on from the stars of Blossom to the dreamboat king of Beverly Hills, 90210. This time,Jason Priestly's been cast as an elementary school...
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Ace Metrix: Halfway Through the Olympics, Chobani, GE and Coke Lead in Ad...
Analytics firm Ace Metrix has proclaimed gold, silver and bronze medalists among Olympic advertisers (thus far)—Chobani brings home first place, GE second and Coke third in the company's proprietary...
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Marlen Esparza's Co-star Lucky Not to Get Punched in McDonald's Olympics Ad
The American flyweight boxer Marlen Esparza is doing well at the London Olympics, having assured herself of at least a bronze medal. Her biggest challenge leading up to the Games, though, may have...
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Suffering From Total Amnesia? Facebook Has an App for That
Facebook last week introduced Facebook Stories, a site "dedicated to sharing the extraordinary, quirky and thought-provoking stories and ideas from the more than 950 million people around the world...
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Goldsmith Will 'Do' and Teach
Not withstanding Woody Allen's quip about the divide between doing and teaching, Gary Goldsmith aims to do both. Goldsmith, a former creative leader at Young & Rubicam and Lowe, was named chairman...
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O'Charley's Taps New Shop for Creative, Media
O’Charley’s is taking its advertising business to the Midwest. The restaurant chain, after nearly two years with New York shop Merkley + Partners, has hired Doner, which is based in Southfield, Mich.,...
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'Gotham' Magazine Announces New Publisher
After years of sharing a publisher with sister title Hamptons magazine, Niche Media’s glitzy lifestyle mag Gotham is getting its own publisher in David Katz, a Condé Nast veteran. Debra Halpert, the...
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