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 | Adfreak | May 16, 2017 | | Today's highs and lows of creativity |
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| Approach to a sensitive topic goes awry By Patrick Coffee UPDATE: Immediately after we published this story, a McDonald's U.K. spokesperson confirmed that the chain had reversed course and decided to pull the ad. "We can confirm today that we have taken the decision to withdraw our 'Dad' TV advert," the statement read. "The advert will be removed from all media, including TV and cinema,... Read more » |
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| It's just on the tip of our tongues By Angela Natividad |
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| Promoted Content by Adobe | | Robo-advisors upend the status quo |
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| More advice for young people from veteran creatives By Tim Nudd |
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| Who needs Kendall when you've got VFX? By Angela Natividad |
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| Wrigley explains why it was taken down By Tim Nudd Skittles has a long and mostly proud history of celebrating anatomical oddities and physical ailments, from the famous "Touch" and "Beard" spots a decade ago to more recent work like "Bleachers." But the brand's Mother's Day ad for 2017, by DDB Chicago, apparently went a little too far, with its dramatization of a mother and... Read more » |
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| It's about 'empowerment and confidence' By David Gianatasio Liquid-Plumr cracks wise in this new commercial from FCB Chicago. Various folks, ranging from a firefighter and florist to a bowler and boxer, expose some backside cleavage (though nothing overtly NSFW) as Rosemary Clooney's jaunty "Too Marvelous for Words" plays in the background. "There's a Plumr in all of us," proclaims the voiceover. A spiffy... Read more » |
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| The only way to hear an Empire of the Sun exclusive By Angela Natividad DS Automobiles--a premium sub-brand from Citro?n--is releasing a series of limited-edition 2017 models, including the DS 3 In?s de la Fressange (named after the French model and fashion designer) and the DS 4 Crossback Moondust. Only 500 of the former, and 150 of the latter, will be produced for the French market (out of 1,000... Read more » |
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| Meet Stan, mired in an existential crisis By Gabriel Beltrone It's the plight of the crash test dummy. As automatic safety features on cars improve, life-sized plastic dolls are becoming obsolete, and they're not happy about it. So goes the silly but illustrative concept behind a new campaign from Toyota and Saatchi & Saatchi Los Angeles. A third ad launching today joins two from April... Read more » |
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| Long-form spot says 'This Bud's for 2' By Tim Nudd Derek Jeter's retirement from the New York Yankees in 2014 inspired some of the most memorable sports advertising of that year, from Jordan Brand's "Re2pect" campaign to Gatorade's "Made in New York" spot. Now, with the Yankees set to retire Jeter's number 2 this Sunday in the Bronx, it gives marketers another chance to celebrate... Read more » |
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| Give Mom some better dialogue this weekend By Tim Nudd If you're Danny McBride's mom, watching Vice Principals on HBO, you've ... gotta be proud? Or are you cringing a little every time he opens his mouth? In a fun Mother's Day ad for the network, agency Mekanism assembled six mothers of HBO stars and had them recite reprehensible lines of dialogue that their offspring... Read more » |
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