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The Spot: The Bottle Boy
IDEA: What's the point of a wide-mouth bottle? It makes beer easier to drink. But that's … kind of boring. Couldn't someone think of a more exciting purpose for it, or at least make one up? Enter...
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McDonald's Hmong Billboard in St. Paul Gets Lost in Translation
Always on the lookout for fresh arteries to clog, McDonald's has begun advertising in Hmong on billboards in St. Paul, Minn., which has more Hmong people—tens of thousands—than any other U.S. city....
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VW's Green Print Ad Includes Pre-Paid Mailing Label to Recycle Magazine
Volkswagen does some of the more interesting print ads around. Following the edible print ad and the test-drive print ad, here's a magazine insert from VW South Africa that embodies its green...
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Men's Clothing Store Called 'Hitler' Agrees to Change Its Name
"I didn't know how much the name would disturb people. It was only when the store opened that I learned Hitler had killed 6 million people." That's the dubious explanation from co-owner Rajesh Shah...
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Search Consultancy Partner Steps Up
Roth Associates’ expansion to the West Coast has been fruitful, and now the man behind it is being rewarded. Casey Burnett has assumed the broader role of global managing partner at the New York-based...
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Mitsubishi Identifies Your Most Pretentious Facebook Friends, and Runs Them Over
Here's an app for anyone who's daydreamed about mowing down annoying Facebook friends with large, fast-moving vehicles. "Mitsubishi Unpretentious" analyzes content from your friends' Facebook pages to...
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Virgin's Most Frequent Flier This Year Will Win a Trip to Space
As prizes go, it doesn't get much better than this. Virgin America, Virgin Atlantic and Virgin Australia are holding a contest in which the person who logs the most miles on those airlines between now...
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Ad of the Day: Absolut
You are a special snowflake. There is no other person like you. And now, you have your very own personalized bottle of booze to match. Absolut vodka is taking limited-edition liquor packaging to new...
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DDB Chicago Adds Integration Chief
Peter McGuinness poached a trusted lieutenant from his previous agency to drive integration at the Chicago office of DDB. Alan Snitow was director of strategy and innovation at Gotham in New York,...
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Fast Chat: Betty White Talks Ads
Comedic actress Betty White first appeared in a TV spot decades ago for Panel-Ray heaters. “I sat in front of a mirror and brushed my hair while I talked about how wonderful the Panel-Ray heater was,”...
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Portrait: Mother, New York
Specs Who Partners Paul Malmstrom, Tom Webster, Andrew Deitchman, Pernilla Ammann, Angelina Vieira Barocas, Michael Ian Kaye What Creative agency Where Mother’s offices, New York’s Hell’s Kitchen The...
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Vote for Romney or Suffer 'a Thousand Years of Darkness,' Says Chuck Norris
Man, I hope this Chuck Norris ad puts a stop to all those Republican jokes about Obama's teleprompter, because ads like this are what happens when you don't use one. Chuck's delivery is so bad that I...
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Maru, the Internet's Top Cat, Goes to Work for Uniqlo
Joe Montana won four Super Bowls quarterbacking the San Francisco 49ers. Maru the cat couldn't throw a forward pass to save his life. Unlike some pitch-kitties, he doesn't even have thumbs. Alas, poor...
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Analyst: Political Advertising to Boost TV Coffers by 23%
With just 61 days to go before Election Day, Wells Fargo analyst Marci Ryvicker is raising her estimates for political ad spending from $4.9 billion to $5.2 billion. She upped her forecast based on...
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Edelman Names Michael Berland New Head of New Research Unit
In a move to integrate research into its public relations initiatives, Edelman is establishing a new entity, Edelman Berland, which will be led by Michael Berland, president of Penn Schoen Berland....
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Giant Idiot on Speedboat Needs Good Insurance, Better Swimsuit
Dutch insurance company Centraal Beheer is known for its amusing TV ads, and its latest, from DDB Amsterdam, more than measures up. It features a doofus in a red Speedo—containing quivering butt...
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Ad of the Day: Volkswagen
All I have to say to the guy in this Volkswagen Jetta spot from Deutsch LA is: Thank God for keyless entry. But wouldn't it be cheaper, and better for your dog, if you got a coathook or something so...
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Cravendale's Cats With Thumbs Set for Evil, Prehensile Return
The cats with thumbs, stars of last year's hugely popular Cravendale milk commercial in Britain (which placed at No. 8 on Adweek's list of 2011's best spots), are back—and seemingly more evil than...
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Smithfield Foods Consolidates Media at Mindshare
Smithfield Foods, known for its packaged-meat brands like John Morrell and Eckrich, has consolidated its U.S. media planning and buying at Mindshare. The GroupM media network won the business after a...
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