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Whether it’s a rental replacement for a Conestoga wagon, a horse with more horsepower, or a friendly voice to answer history’s first phone call, Enterprise is always there in the new “Always Ahead Of The Times” campaign. Directed by Working Stiff’s Matt Pittroff and produced by St. Louis-based The Big Tree with creative services by the Cannonball Agency, the spots take a cheeky look at pioneer history by playing …
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I like to see business-to-business advertising that appeals to the person who will make the purchasing decision in decidedly human ways. Humor, for instance, is an underused approach in B2B. Circle K is helping to change the score with this campaign from Taylor, Nick Spooner director and Brooklyn-based production company. “My main marching orders were to make standout spots that were funny and …
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Where do brands fit into the larger cultural landscape today? It's a question that some brand managers and ad agency partners would rather not answer. At the other end of the pole, there is Diageo's Johnnie Walker, which has a definitive answer to the non-rhetorical question. Let's watch and listen... https://youtu.be/xlrtPtxIB5k The spot was created by Anomaly and directed by Chris Sargent of Anonymous …
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Broad City's Ilana Glazer is a reluctant runner in this new Nike Joyride campaign, created by New York and Portland-based agency Megs and Shamus. She's also herself. Megs and Shamus and Marielle provided Glazer with scripts and the freedom to do what she does best—improvise. The spots were produced by Caviar and directed by Marielle …
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Now that space travel is a commercial enterprise, eccentric people are saving their money for a ticket to a new planet where the air, water, and land are unspoiled. It's a new kind of post-Earth utopianism. It's also disgusting, and Paris ad agency ROSAPARK captures this cheap clueless aesthetic perfectly in their new commercial for French natural gas provider, GRDF. https://youtu.be/rFaOcNiEJuY What if …
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Media is a false mirror. It's false because it doesn't show us who we are. It shows us who we are programmed to be. Media makers have a professional obligation to widen the lens. Advertisers often ask for people of color in their ads to showcase their awareness and sensitivity and to appeal to the widest possible audience. But do they also ask an overweight person, an older person, a poor person, or a trangender …
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Labor Day weekend is almost here. Carhartt, America’s premium workwear brand since 1889, will close all retail stores, the corporate office, and U.S. manufacturing and distribution facilities on Labor Day to honor its employees and pay tribute to the country’s hardest working people. Tony Ambroza, Chief Brand Officer at Carhartt, said, “We are committed to serving the workforce and being a champion for the skilled …
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Singing vaginas is not the answer you might expect, no matter the question. Yet, here we are, and in this case, it's a good answer because the Whole Foods shopper doesn't want rancid chemical solvents on, in, or near her body. That's why OrganiCare CEO and serial entrepreneur, Caroline Goodner, is battling industry juggernauts to provide a more natural and more effective alternative for yeast …
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Fade in. The writer's room is oddly clean, bright, and empty. There's a cog in the movie making machine. Writers in entertainment, as in advertising, dream it up and write it down. Writers are the spark that lights the story's fire. In a city and in an industry that manufactures dreams, you'd think that writers would rule. Writers, despite all their magical powers to make things, do not rule. The studios …
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Taylor Swift's new pro-Pride release, "You Need To Calm Down," has been on YouTube for just 24 hours and already the music video has been viewed more than 20 million times. Sometimes, it takes a pop star. https://youtu.be/Dkk9gvTmCXY The vibrantly colored, surreal video features her reunion with Katy Perry along with cameo appearances from Ellen Degeneres, Ryan Reynolds, Dexter Mayfield, Laverne Cox, Karamu …
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As President Trump's power and popularity continue to sink to historic depths, the religious right is making its move. States across the Bible Belt are now moving in concert to severely restrict or eliminate abortion. Several states have already passed new bans or restrictions this year, including Georgia and Mississippi bans on abortions after six weeks. Alabama passed a ban on almost all abortions. It's the …
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Archer is animation with attitude. Lovingly spoofing Bond, excessive machismo, and occasionally Smokey and the Bandit, the series’ absurdity and intelligence have resonated with audiences since it premiered in 2009. Thanks to FX Networks, fans of the animated series are able to feast on classic Archer episodes twice weekly on Tuesday and Friday nights. To promote the show in these late night time …
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