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Man Gets Wiener-Whipped by Corn Dog in Tums Ad
Sex sells. But a suggestive antacid commercial is something I never saw coming. This sophomoric Tums spot from ad agency Grey shows a doofus at a carnival getting attacked by a corn dog, cartoon...
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30 Crazy Japanese Ads Starring Arnold Schwarzenegger
When he wasn't fathering children out of wedlock with household staff, Arnold Schwarzenegger was often traveling to Japan to shoot TV commercials—a favorite pastime of many Western celebs who want to...
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Britain Hypes New James Bond Book in Style
From pimping Potter to breaking out the new Bond, the British sure know how to market a book. Seriously, when's the last time you saw a book promoted with such panache—with the Royal Marines...
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Nissan Leaf Imagines a World Where Everything Runs on Gas
Here's a great new 60-second spot by Nissan for its all-electric Leaf. The automaker, with help from TBWA\Chiat\Day, imagines a world in which all appliances run on gasoline. While the environmentally...
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Kevin Roberts Has Staying Power
If you were to pick a global agency CEO who would outlast his peers, Kevin Roberts would be the least likely suspect. Before landing at Saatchi & Saatchi in 1997, Roberts had never worked at an ad...
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What Clicks Worldwide?
Everyone knows that clickthrough rates on banner advertising are appallingly low, measured in tiny fractions of a percent these days. Dull old email gets clickthrough on average in the US of 5% or so...
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The Spot: Ghost Story
GENESIS: Alexander Forbes, a South African company in the cold, impersonal business of financial planning, wanted to connect emotionally with viewers and impart the warmer message that it can make...
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Naomi Campbell Rips Cadbury Ad Likening Her to a Chocolate Bar
Given Naomi Campbell's fiery temper, which she even spoofed in a commercial a few years back, you'd think marketers would tread extra lightly when invoking the supermodel's name in ads. Think again....
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BBH Captures the Thrill of Le Mans in 3-D Audi Video
Bartle Bogle Hegarty's two-and-a-half minute, 3-D film "A Day in the Life of an Audi Driver" leverages the nameplate's success at the famed high-speed Le Mans race to underscore its commitment to...
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Chicago Blackhawks Get Stanley Cup Ad Without Being in Finals
The Stanley Cup Finals begin Wednesday, with the Boston Bruins and Vancouver Canucks squaring off for the NHL title. But Reebok has a soft spot for another team, the Chicago Blackhawks, who lost to...
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Orange Gets Movie Voiceover Guy to Read Your Summer Tweets
British telecom Orange and Poke London are continuing with the Twitter stunts, this time offering people the chance to tweet about their summer plans and have it read by a professional voiceover...
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In Case You Missed It on Adweek.com…
A woman who allegedly got a tattoo of her 152 Facebook friends was a hot topic this week. With nearly 9,000 page views and a dozen or so comments, the story leads Adweek’s most popular list. Although...
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Gillette Etches World's Smallest Ads on Man's Shaven Whiskers
Some people use a pen or pencil to write ads. Others use an electron microscope. To emphasize the precision of its blades, Gillette and French ad agency CLM BBDO, with help from scientists at the...
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Ad of the Day: Terminix
This new Terminix campaign from Publicis Dallas is a masterpiece of fearmongering. Using a clever and devious little setup, the ads visually supersize the danger of termites, cockroaches, ants, etc.,...
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Men Respect Women Who Have Breasts on Their Foreheads
This could be the most bizarre parody ad ever. It's from last year, but new to us—Oscar winner Marion Cotillard pitches "Forehead Tittaes by Janae." They're small plastic breasts that women can attach...
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This Is Some Pretty Insane Stunt Driving by BMW Canada
BMW Canada presents: the 1 Series M Coupe versus concrete walls. As stunt driving goes, this is some seriously bad-ass stuff. Done by ad agency Cundari (the same guys who made the 18,000-pixel banner...
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Hot Young Singles, Penis Enlargement Not All They're Cracked Up to Be
There are scams on the Internet? Whoa, when did that happen!? Ad agency TDA highlights three iconic cons in amusing new spots that position Webroot's security software as a solution. In...
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