Months before Pepsi's perfect storm of cultural controversy, 2016 laid waste to the myth that advertising is an inherently apolitical business. President Donald Trump inspires strong opinions like he attracts Twitter followers--and in the months leading up to last year's election, the American ad industry appeared to achieve a rare moment of consensus in opposition...
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April 24, 2017
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Potus inspires a wave of protest work
By Patrick Coffee
Months before Pepsi's perfect storm of cultural controversy, 2016 laid waste to the myth that advertising is an inherently apolitical business. President Donald Trump inspires strong opinions like he attracts Twitter followers--and in the months leading up to last year's election, the American ad industry appeared to achieve a rare moment of consensus in opposition...
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Jeff Bezos grabs the No. 1 spot this year
By David Gianatasio
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Ties athletic performance to tech performance
By Christine Birkner
Latest spots from Goodby Silverstein & Partners
By David Gianatasio
The machines finally rebel against their makers and begin reducing human civilization to cinders. Amid the chaos and destruction, as the awful end draws near, your most soul-crushing regret is... You never went to a Sia concert? Goodby Silverstein & Partners posits just such a silly scenario for StubHub in the action-packed commercial below, one...
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Toygar Bazarkaya comes from Havas to join We Are Unlimited
By Patrick Coffee
Omnicom has hired a new chief creative officer to lead We Are Unlimited, the agency dedicated to McDonald's that opened in Chicago earlier this year. Toygar Bazarkaya, who held the role of chief creative officer of the Americas at Havas before leaving in March as the network reorganized its leadership teams around the world, begins...
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She'll take on the same title at the advisory firm
By Christine Birkner, Patrick Coffee
Dana Anderson, CMO of packaged goods giant Mondelez International, is leaving the company to hold the same title at strategic advisory and business development firm MediaLink. "I'm ready to scream it from the rooftops because Dana is such a big personality," MediaLink CEO Michael Kassan said today, describing Anderson as "someone I have secretly gone...
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The latest Colonel Sanders introduces a new menu item
By Christine Birkner
With Budweiser planning to brew beer on Mars, it's perhaps only fitting that KFC is plotting to launch a chicken sandwich into space. The Zinger, a spicy, crispy breaded-chicken sandwich that debuts in the U.S. on April 24 is already one of the top-selling sandwiches in KFC's international markets. To promote the Zinger, actor Rob...
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Droga5 spotlights photojournalists' search for the truth
By Kristina Monllos
The New York Times wants readers to understand what it takes to produce the journalism it does--that there's real work behind the words and photos they see, and that some of the paper's journalists risk their lives for stories. That's why the Grey Lady has released a new set of ads directed by Darren Aronofsky,...
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The fine print just got more entertaining
By Erik Oster
BBDO has launched a new campaign for AT&T starring Mark Wahlberg, playing off the idea of an updated "terms and conditions" for viewers who want to watch TV everywhere. "Terms and Conditions" follows BBDO's "Everywhere" effort in January focusing on the accessibility of AT&T's DirecTV offering. Last month, AT&T announced the signing of an exclusive...
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