Netflix has always enjoyed dipping into the real world for its House of Cards marketing. Most famously, it did so with the "FU 2016" campaign via BBH, which including running a campaign ad for Frank Underwood during a Republican presidential debate in December 2015. Now, as Season 5 approaches, the show is again delightfully blurring...
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May 23, 2017
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House of Cards toys again with the real world
By Tim Nudd
Netflix has always enjoyed dipping into the real world for its House of Cards marketing. Most famously, it did so with the "FU 2016" campaign via BBH, which including running a campaign ad for Frank Underwood during a Republican presidential debate in December 2015. Now, as Season 5 approaches, the show is again delightfully blurring...
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S.Q.U.I.D. whisperer Rafael Fittipaldi tells all
By David Gianatasio
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Coloring in shades of 'Turdly'
By Angela Natividad
Making the case for an easy switch
By Gabriel Beltrone
A plea to 'Live for the Story'
By David Gianatasio
Can Canon convince a generation reared on smartphone photography to put its cameras in the picture? "Live for the Story," the brand's first big Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA) campaign from VCCP London, begins with "Boundaries," an impressive 60-second spot that follows a spunky lad as he grows into a high-spirited young man determined...
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A brew even the Log Lady stands by
By Angela Natividad
The two-season show Twin Peaks first launched in 1990. And--thanks to its compelling weirdness, some ace acting from Kyle MacLachlan, characters like the Log Lady, and its appeal to our prurient interest in small-town life--fans have gone on loving it, and wanting more, for nearly 30 years. As of Sunday night, thanks to Showtime, they've...
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Say hello to S.Q.U.I.D (Shared Quests Uniting Individual Dudes)
By Tim Nudd
Want to spend 15 hours this weekend teaching a giant eight-tentacled robotic Kraken sea beast how to navigate the squishy steps from adolescence to adulthood? Old Spice has a game for that. It kicks off at 4 p.m. ET (1 p.m. PT) today at OldSpiceTwitch.com. The game, called S.Q.U.I.D (short for Shared Quests Uniting Individual...
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'Field Trip to Mars' and 'Gravity Cat' also win big
By Tim Nudd
Clemenger BBDO Melbourne has won Best of Show at New York Festivals for "Meet Graham," the PSA campaign for Australia's Transport Accident Commission (TAC) that involved the model creation of a human designed to withstand car-crash forces. Automobiles have evolved much faster than humans. Graham was created by artist Patricia Piccinini, with help from a...
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Big-hearted approach from We Believers
By David Gianatasio
When Mom or Dad spends long tours of duty far from home while serving in the military, their kids sometimes need extra understanding, encouragement and emotional support. If a parent dies in combat, these children can struggle mightily to cope with the loss and adjust to a new reality. Understandably, they're at greater risk for...
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Model fronts La Perla's new fashion campaign
By Tim Nudd
Kendall Jenner is putting the Pepsi fiasco behind her and returning to a more comfortable gig, as fashion model, in new advertising from Italian luxury brand La Perla. The 21-year-old stars in ads designed by La Perla creative director Julia Haart that have a fantasy floral theme, inspired by the work of Georgia O'Keeffe and...
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