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There's not much great or even good work being done in the pharma category. The category is full of tepid commercials that offer a weak afterglow of what life might be like following a doctor's office visit. Over-the-counter remedies like Voltaren’s pain relief gel from GSK, on the other hand, can skip the line and skip the disclaimers. Here's a commercial that cleverly illustrates the pain people are …
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Rum is an intoxicant that makes people happy, at least for awhile. If you were given the opportunity to promote the product, how would you capture the spirit of the spirit? If you're like BBDO, you would get people moving to the beat. You would start and party, and keep a party going. https://youtu.be/uUz7cI_okF8 "If it's a floor, it's a dance floor." That's a great line because it takes something we …
Generosity. It's what's missing from too many interpersonal relationships today, and it's missing from our relationships to brands. Therefore, there's opportunity in generosity. Playing in the brand utility sandbox, cross-cultural creative agency the community came up with Bridge Forecast, a first-of-its-kind system that monitors drawbridges in real time to inform commuters of potential traffic delays. …
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Inquiring minds want to know...why did David Droga agree to sell his creative powerhouse, Droga5, to Accenture? “You can have the best advertising out there, but if the e-commerce is not good or the relationship with the customer and the experience isn’t great, then that’s irrelevant,” Mr. Droga said. That's advanced thinking, especially for an ad man. Advertising has to fit into a larger ecosystem of brand …
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Thanks to unrelenting media narratives about race and immigration, some American citizens have a deeply distorted point of view on the topics. It's a sad reality and for millions, this is a tough time in America. Perhaps it will help to point out how the rise of ignorance and hate is also ushering in an era of tolerance, love, and wisdom. For one, Welcoming America is a nonprofit that helps communities across the …
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Jared Belsky is an optimist. He's also president of digital agency 360i. Belsky recently wrote an op-ed for Ad Age, in which laments the prevalence of negativity in and around the ad business, while making several points in the ad industry's favor. This industry has things to work on, but by letting this negative narrative define us, we're admitting defeat, allowing some of our best and brightest …
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Doyle Dane Bernbach, also known as DDB, is a creative stalwart. The agency was started in New York City in 1949 by Ned Doyle, Maxwell Dane, and William Bernbach, who acted as president. Bernbach and Doyle had worked together at Grey Advertising during the mid-1940s; Dane had been running his own small advertising firm. It goes without saying, but I will say it for emphasis. DDB is old school in the best of ways, …
Is your sky Carolina blue? Do you fight for The Irish? Are you a Deamon Deacon? Have you been introduced at parties as a college sports nut? If you can say yes to any of the above, here's some good news. There's a new college sports network with your name on it, and it's coming to an oversized screen near you this summer. The much-anticipated ACC Network will launch Aug. 22, creating a new, …
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