AD OF THE DAY: Coke Films A Guy Who Randomly Gives People $1,000
The latest effort in Coca-Cola's "Let's Go Crazy" campaign from ad agency Ogilvy follows people who practice random acts of kindness. One woman high-fives everyone she meets. Another pays the highway...
View ArticleRobin Williams Replaces Joe Pesci In Snickers' New Ad [THE BRIEF]
Good morning, AdLand. Here's what you need to know today:Robin Williams and Bobcat Goldthwait join comedic forces to replace funnyman Joe Pesci in BBDO New York's new Snickers ad.Adweek explains how...
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Cartoon Network Is Ditching Upfront Ragers For A Roadshow
Cartoon Network is taking its upfront presentation on the road: In lieu of one supersized Gotham gala, ad sales, marketing and programming execs for the Turner cabler will stop and chat with clients in...
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Is McDonald's Actually Getting Healthier Or Does It Just Have Good PR?
McDonald's has announced the creation of 2,500 new British jobs. Over the last five years, in fact, the company increased its UK workforce by 20,000 – a rise of over 20%. Many of these McJobbers will...
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Watch Grandparents Get Tattoos, Dirty Dance, And Eat Doritos Tacos In Taco...
When Taco Bell released its Super Bowl ad teaser, "Grandpa Goes Wild," in which 87-year-old Bernie Goldblatt gets involved in a low speed electric scooter race with the po-po after breaking into a...
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News Corp. Sues Heinz As Civil War With Its Own Advertisers Spreads (NWS)
Rupert Murdoch's News Corp and Heinz have sued each other in two different federal courts, a sign that an advertiser mutiny against News and its alleged monopolistic practices is spreading.Previously,...
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These Amazing Vintage Posters, Stolen By The Nazis, Were Just Sold For $2.5...
Born in 1881, Hans Sachs began collecting posters and ads as a teenage hobby and over the years became Germany's top acquirer, with 12,500 posters in his collection.Some were painted by top artists of...
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Volkswagen Defends Its Super Bowl Ad With A White Guy From Minnesota Sporting...
Volkswagen released a statement responding to allegations that its Super Bowl ad, in which a white guy from Minnesota adopts a Jamaican accent and irie attitude after getting a Beetle, is racist.But...
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Chipotle's Brand Is Entering New Territory For Restaurants
Chipotle is transcending fast food to become a lifestyle brand. In an attempt to combat competitors like Qdoba and Taco Bell, the burrito chain is selling organic cotton sweatshirts, sponsoring...
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Taco Bell CEO Says Cool Ranch Doritos Tacos Are On The Way
Here we go!Taco Bell CEO Greg Creed confirmed to CBS This Morning that the next flavor in the incredibly successful Doritos Locos Tacos line, Cool Ranch, is coming soon.The Nacho Cheese Doritos Locos...
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The CMO Of Nordstrom Has Been Locked In A Game Of Tag For 23 Years
Nordstrom CMO Brian Dennehy has been playing the same game of tag with a group of friends for the past 23 years.It started when the 10 friends were in high school in Spokane, Washington.Russell Adams...
View ArticleHere's Kaley Cuoco's Super Bowl Ad For Toyota
Toyota is the latest advertiser to premier its Super Bowl ad early.Saatchi & Saatchi LA made the 60-second spot in which "Big Bang Theory" star Kaley Cuoco plays a genie who wants to grant a...
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With Yahoo Merger Likely Off, Rubicon CEO Frank Addante Tells Us His M&A...
Rubicon Project CEO Frank Addante declined to deny today that his online ad giant was being circled by Yahoo! for possible acquisition. A Yahoo-Rubicon hookup has been a longtime, unconsummated rumor...
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Why Pornhub's 'Rejected' Super Bowl Ad Is Likely A Bogus Stunt
Pornhub is making headlines for announcing that it's incredibly mild "Super Bowl ad," featuring an elderly couple looking lovingly into each others' eyes on an idyllic park bench, was rejected by...
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How Victoria's Secret Became The Most Popular Brand In The World
Victoria's Secret is now the most popular brand in the world, beating out established giants like Levi's, Macy's, and Old Navy. The lingerie brand ranked number one in the annual YouGov BrandIndex...
View ArticleAD OF THE DAY: What If Women Literally Had To Kiss Frogs To Find A Prince?
With a cheesy love song playing in the background, we watch a woman pucker up to a frog. She desperately wants him to turn into a prince, but that doesn't happen.Guess she will have to turn to Zoosk...
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How Kari Feinstein Gets Brands To Pay $40K To Give Celebrities Diamonds And...
The Sundance Film Festival wrapped up this weekend and not only did many films come out with distributors, but celebrities walked away with a boat-load of free swag.Stars who attended this year's...
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UK Walmart Ad Showing Moms Doing Housework Cleared Of Sexism Charges (WMT)
The U.K.'s advertising watchdog has cleared Asda's festive TV campaign featuring an exhausted mother doing all the work to make Christmas a success, despite more than 600 complaints it was offensive...
View ArticleThis Mayhem-Filled Allstate Ad Is The First Thing You'll See After The Super...
Good morning, AdLand. Here's what you need to know today:As soon as the Super Bowl ends, this ad from Allstate will play in the first commercial break. The Leo Burnett-created spot stars the beloved...
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Jared Will Return For Subway In The Super Bowl
They're in. They're out. They're in.That's how some marketers â€" sometimes called Super Bowl rebounders -- treat the Super Bowl. One year they're in -- and the next, out. Then, back again. Usually...
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