With the arrival of spring, love is in the air in Volkswagen's new "Luv Bug" commercial--which, contrary to what you might think, isn't for its classic "love bug" Beetle but for its seven-seater Atlas. The ad kicks off with some actual love going down in a VW bug overlooking a cityscape. As the couple's family...
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Morning Digest
March 22, 2017
What marketers need to know today
Deutsch's cheeky route to the 7-seater Atlas
By Angela Natividad
With the arrival of spring, love is in the air in Volkswagen's new "Luv Bug" commercial--which, contrary to what you might think, isn't for its classic "love bug" Beetle but for its seven-seater Atlas. The ad kicks off with some actual love going down in a VW bug overlooking a cityscape. As the couple's family...
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After 75 years, Radio Flyer wagons are still on a roll
By Robert Klara
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If you were sleeping, you would have missed it
By Robert Klara
75 years of the most memorable messages in advertising
By Robert Klara
Peter Nicholson on his 3 favorite ads, and his recent work at Periscope
By Tim Nudd
This past October marked five years since the release of "The Bear," the fantastic commercial for French TV network Canal+ by Paris agency BETC. If somehow you've never seen it, we won't spoil it--scroll down and watch the full spot below. Suffice it to say, as Periscope's Peter Nicholson explains in the video above, "The...
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GS&P introduces the Experience Cloud
By David Gianatasio
Doubling down on the notion that data helps drive great consumer experiences, Adobe introduces its latest software suite with "Heist," an amusing spot in which a bank's customers (and staff) aren't enjoying themselves at all. That's because the branch is being robbed by a bunch of dudes wearing ski masks and stockings. In a twist,...
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Including camel rides, castle tours and communal spaces
By Christine Birkner
In an increasingly competitive landscape, Marriott has added to its loyalty program by offering something that home-sharing services can't: the opportunity to book a camel ride in the desert or a helicopter ride over the Grand Canyon with your hotel stay. Today, Marriott announced an investment in PlacePass, a site that lets you search for...
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Top brands include Post-it, Scotch and Nexcare
By Patrick Coffee
The 3M Company has picked Adweek's Breakthrough Agency of the Year Venables Bell & Partners after a review to handle creative work promoting its Consumer Business Group around the world. The St. Paul, Minn.-based multinational conglomerate produces a wide range of products from adhesives and abrasives to car care and dental products. Its best-known brands...
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Essentia Water picks its first creative AOR
By Patrick Coffee
Up-and-coming bottled water brand Essentia has signed Periscope as its first creative agency of record after a competitive review. As consumers continue to move away from soda, beverage giants PepsiCo and Coca-Cola have been devoting more ad dollars to brands like Poland Spring, Fiji and Lifewtr--and Essentia looks to expand its marketing efforts in turn....
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Brands have the power to change clickbait culture
By Scott Swanson
It's happened to the best of us: that headline on your Facebook feed sucks you into the "The 10 Worst Tattoos of '90s Child Stars" and, before you know it, you're stumbling through a clunky slideshow, hitting the wrong prompts again and again in the hopes that, eventually, you'll find out if someone really did...
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