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Revisionist History Sells Big Macs In Belgium
Minnesotans Shred The Cali Pow Pow — It’s All In A Day’s Work
Having a ski resort as an account is almost always a good thing. In my first agency job in Salt Lake City we had Sundance Resort as a client, which allowed us to not only make some nice ads, but also to benefit from the discounts Sundance extended agency staff. So, I know how Colle+McVoy staffers on the Mammoth Mountain account must feel. In a word: stoked. This year, more than ever, Mammoth is living up to its …
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Arm Yourself With The Right Sticks
Zildjian's new ad camaign from Boston agency Allen & Gerritsen speaks to the brand's relationship with modern drummers. "Genuine You" print ads - featuring August Burns Red drummer Matt Greiner - include handwritten-like messages reminding consumers to be themselves and be heard. The camapign is running in alternative music publications like Modern Drummer, Drum!, Drumhead, Downbeat, NSMD, Classic Drummer, AP and …
Mr. Peanut Finds New Life In The New Century
Robert Downey as Mr. Peanut. Nice. The work for Planters comes from the New York office of Being, a spin-off from TBWA Worldwide.. Kraft shifted the Planters creative account in April to TBWA from DraftFCB, and TBWA formed Being to avoid conflicts with another client, the confectioner Mars. Mr. Peanut "has always had a wit and a charm, even though he hasn't talked," said Kris Wixom, a creative director at Being. "To …
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JP Morgan Chase’s Pop-Up Book Takes Minds Off The Economy
"I listen to my words but they fall far below I let my music take me where my heart wants to go" - Cat Stevens Agency: mcgarrybowen Production Company: Psyop / Smuggler …
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Hickory, Dickory, Dock…
Verizon has big news for iPhone fans. You'd think the carrier would want to make a larger splash with this introductory TV ad, given how long its customers (and prospective customers) have had to wait for this moment. The company is covering its "base", in effect, before going after new customers, according to Media Post. …
Kablam!
"If it were any more beefy, your mind would literally be blown." This week marks the national launch of a new TV campaign from SapientNitro for ConAgra Foods' Hebrew National brand all-beef hot dogs. The campaign features a voice over from TV's original caped crusader Adam West. Hence, the "Kablam!" line, he delivers, although it's slightly tweaked here, probably for copyright reasons. The new campaign was directed …
You’d Think A Site Named FINS Would Be Pro Pet
Leave your pet at home? That's the job seeking advice provided by FINS, which is owned by Dow Jones, the publisher of The Wall Street Journal. I guess FINS is a career site for the slightly addled. …
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Yahoo! Mail Takes Users On An Animated Fantasy
New work for Yahoo! from Goodby Silverstein & Partners: Production Company: Blacklist Animation Studio: SDF-1 Studios …
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