In its latest fanciful campaign starring Elizabeth Banks, Realtor.com is most assuredly there for you. Not-you, on the hand hand, is plumb out of luck. Here's how it works. "Your dream home is likely the same as four other people's--or more," explains Andrew Stickman, Realtor.com's head of brand and chief creative. That means "there's an...
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Brand Marketing Daily
April 03, 2017
Elizabeth Banks returns in Pereira & O'Dell campaign
By David Gianatasio
In its latest fanciful campaign starring Elizabeth Banks, Realtor.com is most assuredly there for you. Not-you, on the hand hand, is plumb out of luck. Here's how it works. "Your dream home is likely the same as four other people's--or more," explains Andrew Stickman, Realtor.com's head of brand and chief creative. That means "there's an...
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The brand is helping Kode with Klossy expand
By Christine Birkner
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Advertising chief says it came together in 30 minutes
By Kristina Monllos
The next wave of its 'How New York Eats' campaign
By Katie Richards
Marketers must shed click fetish and make social a trusted haven
By David Berkowitz
The specter of fake news debatably made an impact on the past presidential election, forced Google to take new steps to mitigate the problem and spurred Facebook to make changes to its Trending section. Now brands are starting to feel the effects. David Berkowitz Headshot: Alex Fine There's little doubt that the influence of social...
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R/GA created the #weneedmore project
By Patrick Coffee
Millions of young Americans want nothing more than to be the next LeBron James. But the Cavs forward and frequent pitchman has a different message for kids: The world doesn't really need more basketball stars. Drew Brees and Adriana Lima posit that the world doesn't really need more quarterbacks or supermodels, either. What does the...
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Beyoncé's 'Freedom featuring Kendrick Lamar backs colorful spot
By Erik Oster
The latest ad for the Apple Watch might not be as chock full of celebrities as previous work supporting its wearable device, but its music provides plenty of star power. Beyonc?'s hit "Freedom" featuring Kendrick Lamar from her Lemonade album provides an appropriately vivid soundtrack for the colorful spot for the Apple Watch Series 2--although...
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This year's coolest and funniest pranks
By Rebecca Cullers
April Fools' Day falls on Saturday this year, which leaves brands caught between wanting to roll out their hoaxes on Friday, to reach the millions captive at their work computers, or waiting for the big day itself. Here at AdFreak, we're going to split the difference--cover all the good ones that come out on Friday,...
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Petlexa spoof offers to 'get the whole house talking'
By Marty Swant
For this year's April Fools' Day, Amazon is introducing a version of its Echo speaker for the dogs, cats and gerbils that might be jealous that their owner is spending too much time talking with somebody named Alexa. In a YouTube video, Petlexa--as it's called--riffs on the AI voice assistant that's become increasingly ubiquitous in...
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But is it the best way to cut down on plastic?
By Tim Nudd
Among the many branded April Fools' Day pranks that have already rolled out this year, SodaStream's campaign with Paris Hilton deserves a special shoutout. Hilton stars in the fake video below for something called the NanoDrop, a fictitious sparkling-water product that claims to be 5,000 times more hydrating than regular water. Paris, who is very...
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