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Sailor Brinkley Does Claire’s, Honda Responds Via Vine

– Christie Brinkley’s daughter, Sailor, will appear in her first ever ad campaign at the age of 15 for Claire’s. – Apparel company Primitive has gathered together the hotness of all its models; Christine Mendoza, Alexis Lopez, Justene Jaro and … Continue reading

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Purina Adds Dogs to Rube Goldberg Ad Meme

Taking a page out of the Honda Cog playbook — which took a page out of the Rube Goldberg playbook — Purina, with help from Deep Focus, released new work that has dogs partaking in an intricately staged feeding session. … Continue reading

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Creepy ‘Creepy Dude’ Creeps Into Dove’s Camera Shy

We’re not sure if this Dove Camera Shy parody entitled Creepy Dude is funny, annoying or just plain bad. In the parody which follows the original’s theme of girls hiding from the camera, a creepy dude begins to photo bomb … Continue reading

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Message in A Bottle(s) Calls Attention to Plight of Lake Huron

This past Canada Day weekend, john st. teamed up with a new not-for-profit, Stop the Drop, to help raise awareness for the drop in Lake Huron’s water levels and drive government action. The result was a stunt that called attention … Continue reading

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Does the New MySpace Ad Pass the ‘Alien Test’?

Often times I like to use what I call the “alien test” when reviewing advertising. What’s the “alien test” you ask? Well just imagine if an alien race decided to come check us out and, while orbiting the planet and … Continue reading

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Four-Year-Old Robinsons Wimbledon Ad Gets Proper Ending

Way back in 2009, BBH London created a seat-of-your-pants commercial for UK soda brand Robinsons. The ad showed the edge-of-your-seat excitement British fans experienced as they cheered for a British player to win for the first time in 73 years. … Continue reading

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And That’s It! Happy July 4th America (Be Back Monday)

– True Blood’s Kristin Bauer van Straten gushes about her No Kill Los Angeles animal shelter dog. – SXSW is now accepting proposals for conference programming through its PanelPicker interface. Anyone can submit panel ideas which will then be voted … Continue reading

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Motorola One Ups Apple With Made in America Ad

While everyone is busy trashing Apple’s new “Designed by Apple in California” campaign, Droga5 is out with new work for Motorola that touts the brand’s new Moto X which is not just designed in America but also manufactured in America. … Continue reading

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Dove Wonders Why Women Are Camera Shy

Along with its hugely successful and Cannes Lions-winning Real Beauty Sketches, Dove is out with Camera Shy, a :60 that focuses on the propensity of many women to shy away from the camera when it’s aimed at them. Created by … Continue reading

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Not Everyone Knows Geico Rocks Car Insurance

Today, Geico launches a new ad campaign that reminds us just how familiar we have become with the brand’s tagline, “Fifteen minutes could save you fifteen minutes or more on car insurance.” And they are having a bit of fun … Continue reading

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