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Newcastle Brown Ale Lovingly Salutes Its Founder, and the Worms That...
"Col. James Porter was laid to rest in Morpeth, where worms began eating his body." Droga5 delivers one of the best commercials ever about a company's founder—for Newcastle Brown Ale. Read more about...
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ESPN: The Magazine Puts a Print Spin on Sponsored Content
Branded content has gotten plenty of attention as it's taken off online where the division between editorial and advertising real estate can be fuzzier (see: Forbes, The Atlantic, BuzzFeed, Gawker),...
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New Zealand Brewer Shows You How Not to Reference Gay Marriage on a Billboard
The latest Tui beer billboard from New Zealand's DB Breweries is a homophobic eyesore, according to feedback on the brand's Facebook page. Or else it's funny and people should get over it, also...
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Budweiser's 'Buddy Cup' Might Be the Dumbest High-Tech Brand Innovation Yet
All you've ever wanted is to make it easier for that too-friendly guy you were too polite to while drunk at that party to stalk you the next day. No? Budweiser Brazil has the solution for you, anyway....
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Domino's New Site Lets You Watch Live Stream of Pizza Being Made Somewhere in...
Life just got more stressful for the workers at a Domino's Pizza restaurant in Salt Lake City. That's because that particular location is the guinea pig for the chain's new Domino's Live experiment,...
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Little Debbie's Logo Change Is So Subtle, It Becomes a Spot the Difference Game
Little Debbie did not consult with Gap,JCPenney or any other noted logo overhaulers before updating its own logo—the first tweak to the design since 1985. The change is remarkably subtle, so much so...
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Two Friends Are Not Quite Who They Appear in Touching British Juice Ad
I'll admit to not seeing the twist ending coming in this evocative new spot by BBH London for fruit-drink brand Robinsons. You could quibble with the end lines, perhaps—and here's why—but that's...
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Diet Coke Invents World's Thinnest Vending Machine, So You Can Feel Even...
Oh, hey there, ladies. Feeling fat? Of course you are. Don't worry. I've got some advice. Don't get sugary, fattening soda from that fat, tubby vending machine over there. Get delicious, trimming diet...
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Finlandia Creates Epic World 'Where Cheese Reigns' and Oddballs Abound
Finlandia cheese may come from Finland, but its new ad campaign from Barton F. Graf 9000 takes a detour through Flanders with its comical paintings of a land "where cheese reigns" and some strange...
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Marketers Promise to Make You a Muscle Man
For every industry whose marketing has undergone a revolution over the years, it’s always amusing to find the relative handful for whom time seems to have stood still. Case in point: the dietary...
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The Daily Meal Installs JP Kyrillos as President
The Daily Meal has been without a president since August 2012, but the food site, published by Spanfeller Media Group (SMG), is set to announce on Monday that JP Kyrillos has taken the job. Kyrillos...
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How BBH Perfected the Twist Ending for the Year's Best Beverage Ad
IDEA: Twist endings aren't always the best idea for commercials. Ads need staying power, and relying too much on a surprise can ruin them after the first viewing. BBH London got around this quite...
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California Winery's Ads Pair the Product With Sex, Drugs and More Sex
Intemperance comes in many flavors, and SLO Down Wines has pairings for all of them. The California winemaker has rolled out three irreverent ads (from Harvest Films director Baker Smith and Arcade...
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Lucky Charms Does Giant Bong Hit, Unleashes Auto-Tune Leprechaun
What could be better than an Auto-Tune leprechaun singing about his magically delicious cereal? Nothing! This 15-second Lucky Charms ad, which mixes current commercial footage, vintage images and...
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Michael Ian Black's Twitter Ad for Dos Equis Does Gangbusters Thanks to All...
Michael Ian Black is not the most interesting man in the world, but he might be the most interesting beer endorser. Last Friday, the comedian, who has 2 million Twitter followers, posted a tweet to a...
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YouTube Star Tobuscus Forced Into Making Insane Musical Ad for Hot Pockets
Stand-up comedian, actor, songwriter and noted YouTube personality Toby "Tobuscus" Turner made this fourth-wall-shattering musical ad for Hot Pockets in which he is bullied by an unseen voiceover into...
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Oily Bohunk Josh Button Makes Landfall in Ad for Diet Dr Pepper
Damn you, hot hunks of advertising! Damn you to hot, hunky hell! Your Grecian glutes mock me as I polish off another nacho platter, and your six-pack abs shame me as I knock back my six-pack of beer!...
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Ad of the Day: Coca-Cola
Coca-Cola wants to help solve one of the thorniest political conflicts in the world. How? More Coca-Cola for everyone, of course. The brand today launched the latest video in its "Open happiness"...
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Jack Link's Will Never Get Tired of Messin' With Sasquatch
Just when you thought you ran out of ways to mess with Sasquatch, someone comes along with lipstick and press-on nails. And as you'd guess, Sasquatch does not care for his glam makeover. In the...
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Nutella Thanks Its Biggest Fan, Founder of World Nutella Day, by Sending Her...
Most brand marketers can only dream of having a superfan who organizes a global holiday dedicated to their product. And then there's Nutella. The chocolate-hazelnut spread's parent company,...
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