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Network Solutions wants your domain name and Web hosting business. Yet, they know a rival company occupies consumer top-of-mind, especially at this time of year, when the rival routinely gets their soft core spots rejected by the network. Did you actually watch this travesty from CRT/tanaka? I had to watch it, out of duty to my side project. But you could have been playing video games, or something. Sadly, the only …

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I'm not sure what the point of the above Fallon-made spot is, but the press release I have here tells me the commercial illustrates the reliability of Charter Communications (TV/Internet/Phone provider). Okay. Let's move on, shall we? Let's see how hard Klip Collective, a Philadelphia based production company, had to work to make this commercial come to life. …

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Copyranter likes this new Skittles spot. "The look of despair on right-hand guy at the :25 mark is perfect. The world is despair, and a handful of Skittles may be the lone bright spot of your meaningless, soulless day." Okay. I guess that explanation works if you're a Goth. But if you're not a Goth, or a Shoe Gazer, then the spot is about the absurdity of life (and how the right candy can help address it). …

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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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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 …

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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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