The kid in Interflora's new Father's Day commercial keeps making a mess of his clothes. Milk and cereal, mud, paint, juice and jam all find their way onto his shirts and pants. Guess he's just a klutz. Or is he? As we've learned from the flower delivery service's past holiday spots, nothing is ever quite...
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Advertising & Agency Daily
May 31, 2017
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But he cleans up nicely in the end
By David Gianatasio
The kid in Interflora's new Father's Day commercial keeps making a mess of his clothes. Milk and cereal, mud, paint, juice and jam all find their way onto his shirts and pants. Guess he's just a klutz. Or is he? As we've learned from the flower delivery service's past holiday spots, nothing is ever quite...
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'It might as well be McDonald's,' Alex Gardega says
By Patrick Coffee
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Time to cut through the clutter
CEO calls comic's stunt 'deeply inappropriate'
By Tim Nudd
One student's clever way to fund the production costs
By Tim Nudd
CP+B's comic set pieces
By Gabriel Beltrone
Going to get a cavity filled doesn't have to traumatize your wallet, says a new campaign from oral care chain Aspen Dental. Two new ads, created by CP+B Miami, make that case using humorous--if somewhat nonsensical--set pieces. In one, a dentist karate chops a bank robber, knocking the criminal out mid-heist. A mob of cynical...
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7 executives hired or promoted, plus 2 new offices
By Patrick Coffee
Arc Worldwide, the shopper marketing division of Leo Burnett Group, announced plans to expand its presence by opening new offices in New York and Northwest Arkansas and adding new names to its leadership team. The press release positions this expansion as an attempt to make the most of recent new business wins and to promote...
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Feature-length documentaries can make a big impact
By Rupert Maconick
Corporate responsibility is an essential part of good business. Today, all types of brands are looking for new ways to promote their socially-conscious beliefs and practices. Two commendable examples from earlier this year come to mind. In January, when an executive order suddenly clamped down our borders, Lyft donated $1 million to the ACLU, and...
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Budgetary concerns drove decision
By Patrick Coffee
Just over four months after launching its first media agency review in more than a decade, Sprint has chosen independent Horizon Media as its new media agency of record. "Sprint is excited to partner with Horizon Media as its media agency of record," said a representative in a statement. "Horizon Media's innovative ideas and dynamic...
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Dave Blackhurst goes even more low-fi
By Tim Nudd
Earlier this month, we wrote about an English pub's most excellent ad that went viral and was celebrated as a genius bit of brilliantly lazy design. The ad showed what appeared to be a text-message conversation between the client (Tom Hughes, owner of the Friars pub in Bridgnorth) and the designer, Dave Blackhurst. Their text...
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