Ad of the Day: Michael Jordan Is Back for Hanes and Ready to Judge Your...
Michael Jordan is back on TV for Hanes, once again intimidating the hell out of the mere mortals graced by his presence. Previously, he was quietly judging his fellow first-class passenger, a carpet...
View ArticleAd of the Day: Samsung's Sci-Fi Soccer Epic Reaches Its Final Chapter
Samsung Mobile's epic sci-fi soccer battle, which has been playing out in big-budget videos since last November, has finally reached its conclusion."The Match Part 2," released this week as a coda to...
View ArticleAd of the Day: Neil Patrick Harris Doesn't Get Why He Can't Drink Heineken...
Most ad agencies that work with alcohol brands have a general loathing for the myriad guidelines that shackle them from showing much of anything, including someone drinking a beer. But in its new...
View ArticleAd of the Day: Dick's Sporting Goods Scores With Another Dramatic Salute to...
Like the everyday athletes it profiles, Dick's Sporting Goods remains a bit of an unsung hero in the sports marketing world. But that continues to change, thanks to its consistently strong advertising...
View ArticleAd of the Day: Apple Feels the Love for the MacBook Air in Joyful 'Stickers'...
There's a lot to love about TBWA\Media Arts Lab's new Apple ad, a delightfully frenetic 30-second set piece—done in a stop-motion-like style—that sees MacBook Airs festooned by stickers reflecting...
View ArticleAd of the Day: The End Is Nigh in Brilliantly Bleak Ad for FXX's Simpsons...
The world is really going to have a cow when FXX enacts its insane plan to air every Simpsons episode ever, back to back, beginning Aug. 21. In fact, there may be no cows—indeed, no world—left by the...
View ArticleAd of the Day: Every Wave Is Your First in Samsung's Lovely Celebration of...
The first time you hold a surfboard, the first time you ride a wave, the first time you get barreled, the first time you win a world title—it doesn't matter where you are from or how good you are....
View ArticleAd of the Day: Paris Hilton Is Back to Wash Cars and Sex-Eat Some Burgers
Paris Hilton has almost come full circle, returning to the hypersexualized Carl's Jr. ad campaign that began when she sudsed up a Bentley in 2005. The fast-food chain's strategy of selling hamburgers...
View ArticleAd of the Day: Bone-Crushing Duracell Spots Look at the Same NFL Play From...
The 2014 NFL season is almost upon us. And while Duracell may have a tough time producing advertising on quite the level of its masterly Derrick Coleman spot from last winter, the pair of ads...
View ArticleAd of the Day: Shifting Gears, Smart Makes the Biggest City Car Ever
German compact-car maker Smart is so smart, it's playing dumb. And that, as it turns out, makes for some pretty entertaining marketing. A new campaign from BBDO Berlin rests on the premise that it's...
View ArticleAd of the Day: Jude Law Dances for Johnnie Walker Blue in Jake Scott's Short...
Jude Law hasn't had the best of luck on boats in the past. But he puts that behind him for this stylish short film for Johnnie Walker Blue, directed by Jake Scott. It begins with Law and co-star...
View ArticleAd of the Day: David Lynch Visits Cloud Cuckoo Land in Louboutin Nail Polish Ad
In the eight years since he last released a full-length film, David Lynch has amassed a list of projects almost as bizarre as his signature directorial style. His efforts in the world of marketing...
View ArticleAd of the Day: Is Toyota's Swagger Wagon Sequel Good Cringey or Bad Cringey?
Swagger Wagon, Toyota's white-hot viral hit of 2010 (or at least the whitest viral hit of 2010), has pulled back into the cul-de-sac for a new round of awkward suburban rap. This time, a new family...
View ArticleAd of the Day: The Dodge Dart Makes Craig Robinson and Jake Johnson Hate Each...
What would happen if you took one of the best characters from The Office and moved him next door to the undisputed best character from New Girl? This ad campaign. That's what would happen.Craig...
View ArticleAd of the Day: Ballerina Misty Copeland Stars in Jaw-Dropping Spot for Under...
Under Armour is shifting creatively from brawny footballers to ballerinas. Pivoting from its usual focus on men's athletic apparel, UA CEO Kevin Plank announced the brand's biggest-ever women's ad...
View ArticleAd of the Day: A Girl Faces Her Monstrous Fears in Old Navy's Back-to-School...
Old Navy has become famous for its quirky TV spots over the years. But the apparel retailer is branching out for this year's back-to-school season with an ambitious four-minute music video titled...
View ArticleAd of the Day: AT&T Makes You a Detective and an Astronaut for U-verse
Lots of advertising for television-related products—from HD screens to DVR recorders—immerses an everyman viewer into chaotic scenes from film and TV as a metaphor for how real the experience feels....
View ArticleAd of the Day: Penélope Cruz Drives Models to a Desert Striptease for Agent...
Penélope Cruz is back to hawk L'Agent, the lingerie line she and her sister Monica developed for Agent Provocateur. And in the least surprising news of the year, the ad features a lot of almost-naked...
View ArticleAd of the Day: Puma Entices Your Inner Troublemaker
Puma is on a mission and it's calling on all troublemakers for a task that will most likely include "danger, risk and potential fugitive status." Sign me up! In the brand's latest ad, Puma plays up...
View ArticleAd of the Day: Southern Comfort Gets You Buzzed for Shark Week
It’s Shark Week again. But you already knew that, didn’t you? You’ve seen it mentioned every 30 seconds in your Twitter feed. At least one-quarter of your Facebook friends have been posting...
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