Gimme a Break

Sometimes, you make an ad (for fun) that's so good the brand just has to use it. For British creative strategist Sam Hennig, that moment came when he developed an OOH idea for Kit Kat, the brand known for helping you take a break.

Hennig tells Adweek how this ad went from spec to reality.

Because we all need some inspiration, here's some more great spec ads we've written about:

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Target has made a number of moves within its C-Suite to help the retailer keep driving growth after a strong Q3, including a 21.3% increase in revenue compared to the previous year (Q4 and full-year earnings for 2020 will be revealed in early March). Among the moves, former CMO Rick Gomez will now tackle growing Target's food and beverage business.

That means a new CMO: Cara Sylvester will be tasked with “deepening affinity for the Target brand across all platforms."

Also in CMO news:

A former Disney and ViacomCBS marketing leader has a new gig as CMO for the National 4-H Council.

Brands like Best Buy, JetBlue, Mercedes-Benz and Unilever have joined The Climate Pledge to have zero-carbon emissions by 2040, 10 years ahead of the Paris agreements. Martin Sorrell's S4 Capital is now the first agency to join the pledge as it's racing toward a goal of being carbon neutral by 2024.

Sorrell spoke with Adweek about S4's mission to not only be carbon neutral, but set an example others will want to follow.

More in sustainability:

After the U.S. pulled out of the Paris climate agreements, many brands kept pushing toward zero carbon emissions. Now, those brands are excited to welcome the U.S. back into the climate agreements. See how some brands kept working toward a brighter future.

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One of 2021's funniest moments so far gets a branded sequel.

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