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How 9 Brands Used Twitter's Sign Bunny Meme to Make Little Billboards
Watching brands fail at Twitter has become cliché at this point. And just when you think they've gotten the idea, it's fail whale all over again. Still, they keep trying. Earlier this week, a fun meme...
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Travel Ad Features Singing Fart Bubbles, and That Might Be Its Least Crazy Part
OK, you world-wise travel people. Ever been to Wotifia? Never heard of it? It's right next to Freedonia, that fake country invented by the Marx Brothers in Duck Soup. Wotifia is actually the...
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As Scotland Counts Votes, Groundskeeper Willie Offers Himself Up as the...
Should today's vote lead to an independent Scotland, the country will need a fearless leader to represent it on the world stage. Obviously, Groundskeeper Willie of The Simpsons is that man. It's the...
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Guinness Takes You Inside Its Storied Dublin Brewery in Almost Mystical New Ad
By celebrating its Irish roots, Guinness subtly sails into the mystic with "In Pursuit of More," a campaign that bows with this 90-second spot from Philadelphia agency Quaker City Mercantile. St....
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Oops! One of the First People in the World With an iPhone 6 Drops It on Live TV
Unless you're living under a rock, you know the iPhone 6 hits stores today. And if you're one of the souls brave enough to endure insane lines to get your new bleeding-edge item—congratulations on...
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Cheerios Tugs at the Heartstrings Again With a Dad Working the Third Shift
Oh man, grumpy dad who's working weird hours in this new Cheerios ad from Saatchi & Saatchi. Don't get mad at your kid. Take a lesson from Peanut Butter Cheerios dad, and be cool. Hang out for a...
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MLB Rolls Out Its Derek Jeter Tribute Ad, and It's Amazing in Its Own Way
This ad from Major League Baseball honoring Derek Jeter is perhaps the simplest, least epic tribute we've seen to the Yankees captain, who, barring an unlikely postseason appearance by the team, will...
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Iceland's Police Have One of the World's Cutest Instagrams
What is it about law enforcement that makes it so delightful when they actually try to have fun in social media? It's probably just enjoyable to see the softer side of people who are trained to use...
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Kevin Smith's New Movie Was Inspired by This Insane Ad Seeking a Part-Time...
Hollywood movies aren't usually based on prank ads, but Kevin Smith's latest proudly is. The comedy-horror hybrid, titled Tusk, is about a crazy person (played by Michael Parks) who wants to...
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This Restaurant Wants to Be the Worst Rated on Yelp, and the Reviews Are...
Botto Bistro, an Italian restaurant in San Francisco, is vying for the worst Yelp rating in the Bay Area by offering customers 25 percent off for their 1-star reviews. Owner David Cerretini, who tells...
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These Are the Top 18 Names That People Really, Really Want on Their Coke Bottles
Sparking people to collect, hack and do all kinds of things with them from earnest to cynical, Coca-Cola's #ShareaCoke promotion has taken on a life of its own. And now there is some interesting data...
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This 2,400-Pack of Krispy Kreme Donuts Is a Glazed Gift From Heaven
Krispy Kreme has long been associated with the more diabetic parts of the American Southeast. But Krispy Kreme U.K. has outdone the Yanks with the Double Hundred Dozen, which is exactly what it sounds...
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Apple's New Ads Won't Sell You on an iPhone 6, Which Is Fine Since Everyone...
Remember when Apple's ads were more about witty repartee than about how its devices could alter the fate of humanity for the better? With its newest ads, heralding the phone's newest iteration and its...
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This Map of the U.S. Shows the Most Googled Brand in Each State
Like it or not, your surroundings inform the special little bubble you live in. Just when you thought you couldn't be stereotyped, well, here are some handy maps that define each state by the brands...
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Rob Lowe Is Ugly, Creepy and Hilarious as a Cable Customer in DirecTV Ads
DirecTV has gotten lots of actors to poke some fun at themselves over the years—notably Charlie Sheen in the Platoon spot. Now, it's Rob Lowe's turn to look hilariously foolish. A pair of new ads from...
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Adult Swim's Rick and Morty Get Muppet-ized in Promo for Season 1 DVD
Adult Swim has put its back into marketing Dan Harmon and Justin Roiland's insane sci-fi cartoon Rick and Morty. And well they might: It's one of the best shows on the air, and last year it...
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Tim Hortons Surprised This Calgary Street by Taking Over a Residential Home...
Usually when you wake up and something weird has happened at a neighbor's house, you call the police and get the kids in the basement. But not Tuesday morning on a street in Calgary. People there got...
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This Agency's Office Literally Disappears After Hours So You Can't Work Late
Employees at Amsterdam design studio Heldergroen won't be putting in much overtime. Not in the office, at any rate. That's because every day at 6 p.m., their desks, tables and other work surfaces,...
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A Filmmaker's Dramatic Spec Ad for Google Glass Is Getting Lots of Fans,...
Can Google Glass help cross cultural boundaries and even save lives? It can in "Captions," a 4-minute short film promoting a translation app currently in development. Writer, director and editor Joe...
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Zipcar's New Ads Want You to 'Tap That' Wherever You Go
A quick and easy way to reserve a car? You'd tap that. The characters in Zipcar's new, innuendo-filled ad campaign certainly do a lot of tapping. In fact, they tap anything that moves—as long as it's...
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