Before his too-early death in 2015 at age 61, director Frank Budgen made some of the most brilliant commercials the industry has ever seen--including Nike "Tag" in 2001 and PlayStation "Mountain" in 2003, both of which won the Film Grand Prix at Cannes. In our latest "Best Ads Ever" video, J. Walter Thompson's Matt Eastwood...
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April 18, 2017
Today's highs and lows of creativity
JWT's Matt Eastwood salutes 'Double Life' and his other favorite ads
By Tim Nudd
Before his too-early death in 2015 at age 61, director Frank Budgen made some of the most brilliant commercials the industry has ever seen--including Nike "Tag" in 2001 and PlayStation "Mountain" in 2003, both of which won the Film Grand Prix at Cannes. In our latest "Best Ads Ever" video, J. Walter Thompson's Matt Eastwood...
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Campaign also uses Google, but not like Burger King did
By Tim Nudd
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The creepier way to land an internship (or not)
By T.L. Stanley
The emerging tech deserves more than a gimmick
By Greg Hedges
Mend your broken heart with a sister brand
By Angela Natividad
Alaska Airlines is working hard to give its merger with Virgin America, and consequent decision to retire the latter brand, a positive spin. The problem is, nobody's fooled. In a sector with too few choices (and shrinking), Virgin America, with its mood lighting, on-demand meals and sassy safety videos, was among the few brands that...
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But 'Sounds Like You' is about more than Pandora Premium
By Tim Nudd
Pandora today launches a big new ad campaign heralding, in part, the launch of Pandora Premium, its long-awaited foray into on-demand music streaming. But the campaign goes beyond hyping Premium to emphasize the brand's larger commitment to delivering a more personalized music-streaming experience, which Pandora has long seen as its real point of difference. The...
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Living the music with Russ and BBDO
By Angela Natividad
Music is more of an affinity game now than it is about who gets radio time. So, what better way to debut a new artist than to tie his tracks directly to your heart? That's what Columbia Records did to launch Russ, a new rapper, in collaboration with BBDO New York. When you access RussPerMinute.com...
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CP+B's latest for the e-commerce brand
By David Gianatasio
PayPal invests its latest ads with a wealth of can-do spirit, portraying itself as a trusted and flexible financial partner for users everywhere. Breaking today, the work, tagged "PayPal Can Do That," marks the client's second major push from CP+B. It follows 2016's "New Money" initiative, which broke during Super Bowl 50, a few months...
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The next phase of the 'Strength Has No Gender' campaign
By Robert Klara
Barrel-chested hunks have long been the workhorses of the branding realm. Some--Mr. Clean, the Marlboro Man--were born on the drawing boards of postwar Madison Avenue. But as recently as 2010, with "The Man Your Man Could Smell Like," Old Spice proved that pecs and biceps never quite go out of fashion. That is, until they...
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New owner is betting big on it
By Robert Klara
On the evening of Feb. 26 at Oakland's Oracle Arena, Stephen Curry scored 27 points, helping the Golden State Warriors annihilate the Brooklyn Nets 112-95. But the most memorable shot Curry took that night actually wasn't during the game. It was during a second-half timeout when a fan came down to the court to play...
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