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Never Thought We'd See This, but Here's an Axe Ad That Has Two Men Kissing
Axe has been trying to move away from its narrow, misogynistic views on relationships and sexuality for some time. But this BBH London spot is easily the Unilever brand's most inclusive yet. Airing...
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Kids, Don't Share Photos of Your Willy, Warns Cute but Very Sad British PSA
We live in a pretty amazing time. We can inhale information and imagery to the point where the excess spills over and blows away as fast as it arrived. This is great and all, but if you're a parent...
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State Farm Offices Sure Are Weird With the Teleporting Agents Constantly...
State Farm has been running the "Magic Jingle" advertising campaign for a while, in which customers are able to summon their agents out of thin air in times of crisis by singing the famous jingle:...
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Ad of the Day: Mercedes-Benz Just Made a Great Fashion Ad, and It's a Total...
As a rule, fashion ads are beautifully vapid. And they just got the send-up they deserve. Next week is Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week in Berlin, and the event's title sponsor is out with a new video...
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Tostitos' NFL Sponsorship Gets Salty and Cheesy With Eagles Coach Chip Kelly
Tostitos would like you to know that Chip Kelly, head coach of the Philadelphia Eagles, is not the official chip of the NFL—because Tostitos is. Goodby, Silverstein & Partners is out with a new...
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The Nominations Are Out, and Here's a New Eye-Bending Oscars Ad With Neil...
Whether you agree with the nominations (The Lego Movie was ROBBED), it's an exciting day for Hollywood, as the Oscar contenders were announced this morning, including esteemed cinematographer Dick...
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Advertising Could Use Another Adorable Dog, Right? Sure It Could, Says Dr Pepper
Deutsch LA unleashes some potent adorbs for Dr Pepper in this ad starring a super-shaggy "mop dog"—a Hungarian herding pooch known as a Puli with a dreadlock-style corded coat. Try as it might, our...
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Ad of the Day: NBA Celebrates Its History With Audio of Dr. King's 'I Have a...
In its first work for the NBA, new lead creative agency Translation uses the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr.'s words to powerful effect. Excerpts from King's "I Have a Dream" speech serve as the backdrop...
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If Apple Made Milk, and Other Super-Cool Imaginary Product Packaging
Next time you're at the supermarket scanning the shelves for whichever loaf of bread is on sale, because you don't really care which brand you buy—because bread is bread is bread—imagine if the top...
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Bud Light's Super Bowl Teaser Offers a Glimpse of Life-size Pac-Man Game
Waka waka waka. Bud Light on Friday released the 15-second teaser below for its upcoming 60-second Super Bowl commercial, in which—as promised—a man accepts a challenge to play a crazy, life-size game...
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Ads Urge British Women to Get Out and Exercise in All Their Jiggly, Sweaty Glory
Exercise is hard enough already without your arm fat flapping like a chicken wing to discourage you. But if we could learn to stop worrying and love the sweaty slap of our chubby thighs, we might...
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Ikea Loved This Artist's Fantastical Doodles on Its Catalog So Much, It Hired...
Some companies might take exception to your scribbling all over its catalog. But not Ikea. For a while now, British illustrator Sarah Horne has found the Ikea catalog to be an inspiring canvas on...
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This Samsung Headphones Ad Is Such Utter Arty Nonsense, It's Actually Kind of...
Moody black-and-white photography. Whispered dialogue. Ethereal soundtrack. Pouty orgasm faces. Sensual mid-air ballet. Amazingly, this isn't a perfume or fashion ad from the '90s but Cheil...
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Maker of Giant Tablets Has a Magician Accost People on the Street and...
If you could magically turn your iPad into a much bigger tablet, would you? Fuhu is promoting its giant new Nabi tablets. (They're available in 24-, 32-, 43-, 55- and astonishing 65-inch versions.) To...
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Adman Photobombs Stock Photos, Turning Awkwardness Into Comedy
The last time we checked in with Matt Vescovo, it was 2003 and he was doing Instructoart—hilarious award-winning graphic-design pieces (some of which ran as animated promos on MTV) detailing how to...
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Ad of the Day: Dove's Latest Film Encourages Girls to Love Their Curls
Dove's newest film, from Ogilvy & Mather in Paris, continues the brand's messaging of real beauty and loving oneself, but to a new crowd—girls and women with curly hair. Dove Hair: Love Your Curls...
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Oreo Launches 'Play With Oreo' Campaign, Rolls Out Red Velvet Oreos for...
Lots of big brands are all about distilling their essence down to a single basic universal theme. For Coca-Cola, it's happiness. McDonald's is trying to go with loving. And now Oreo is zeroing in on...
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Acura Catches Lightning in a Bottle, Quite Literally, in Mullen's New ILX Spot
An engineer ventures out during a thunderstorm and literally catches lightning in a bottle to power the Acura ILX in this cinematic spot from Mullen. Johnny Green of Reset Productions—much lauded for...
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This Hilarious Ad Imagines How Awesome Facebook Would Have Been in 1995
In its early days, the Internet was sort of the Wild West. Message boards, chatrooms and newsgroups were huge. Browsers, apps and social media were just a twinkle in its eye. Well, what if...
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Danny Trejo Is Marcia From the Brady Bunch in Snickers' Super Bowl Teaser
Marcia, Marcia, Marcia! Jan Brady would be shocked to see how grumpy her sister has become in Snickers' teaser for its Brady Bunch-themed Super Bowl ad. Indeed, she's so grumpy that she's turned into...
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