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This Man's Insane, Towering Cheese Sculpture Is a Giant Monument to Chutney
This commercial takes the concept of artisanal cheese to a whole new level—and it's not even trying to sell cheese. In an amusing 30-second spot for Branston Chutney, Mcgarrybowen channels a classic...
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Grolsch Literally Puts 400 Bottles of Beer on a Wall to Mark the Brand's...
How does Grolsch beer celebrate its 400th birthday? By hiring street-art collective Graffiti Lite to create an outdoor 3-D installation from 400 swing-top Grolsch bottles. Don't worry, there's more to...
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4 Trends That Will Keep Your Brand Globally Competitive
SpecsClaim to fame Shankar Gupta-Harrison, vp of strategy at 360i; makes the best sangria in the world.Base New YorkTwitter@SGMagnus When marketers take their brand positioning and messages global, a...
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Ad of the Day: Taco Bell Launches Cold War Against McDonald's With Propaganda...
Egg McMuffins aren't just mediocre pastries stuffed with microwaved eggs, bright yellow cheese and ham product. They are a form of tyranny. That, at least, is the upshot of "Routine Republic," a...
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McDonald's Launches the Big Mac Lifestyle Collection for Fans of Beefy,...
Taco Bell is calling McDonald's a disgusting communist pig, but McDonald's doesn't care, because McDonald's still has the Big Mac. And now, the Big Mac is getting its very first lifestyle collection...
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Why Cuba’s Best Cigar Is Still Hot (Despite a 52-Year Embargo)
It was Friday, Feb. 2, 1962, and President John F. Kennedy summoned his press secretary Pierre Salinger into his office for an urgent meeting."I really need some help," said Kennedy."What do you want,...
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Here's What Happens When Stoners Try Actual Coffee at an Amsterdam Coffee Shop
Amsterdam is known for its famous "coffee shops," but coffee is not the main attraction. Amsterdam-based coffee brand Moyee hopes to change that—and make the city better known for coffee as well. But...
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Ad of the Day: Knorr Sends Mom to the Arctic to Surprise Daughter With...
Advertisers are in love with short branded documentary films these days that are built around some sort of surprise for one of the main characters. The idea, in fact, has become clichéd—meaning a lot...
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Tiny People Struggle to Make a Fruit Drink in This Fun and Ridiculous Indian Ad
Here's an easy way to make sure the product is the hero. Make everything else around it really, really tiny—and leave the product at regular size. It works great in this campaign for Frooti, one of...
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Here Are 3 Fun New 'Be Like Mike' Gatorade Ads to Go With the Remastered One
Can we be even more like Mike? Gatorade's 50th anniversary celebration continues with three spots from TBWA\Chiat\Day, each reimagining the iconic Michael Jordan-inspired "Be Like Mike" jingle we've...
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Ad of the Day: Neil Patrick Harris Comically Pitches Heineken Light Money...
The comically reluctant celebrity endorser can be a fun character, when done right. Ricky Gervais practically perfected it last week for Optus and Netflix in Australia. Now, Neil Patrick Harris...
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How Starving Artists, Students and Strivers Made Cup Noodles Great
See if you can identify the product associated with the following directions: "Pull back lid. Fill with boiling water. Let stand for three minutes. Stir well and enjoy." Well, you either know it or...
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Ad of the Day: A Heroic Dweeb Doesn't Quite Get the Girl in This Funny French...
If you like a good twist ending, check out this French action-comedy spot for Mondelez's Tassimo coffee and Belvita breakfast cookies. It plays on classic (hackneyed) tropes—a nerdy guy makes for an...
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Jack in the Box Unveils the World's Largest Coupon, an 8-Story-High Monstrosity
I'm sure we've all had some unflattering theories about how Jack in the Box would achieve a Guinness World Record ("Most People Made Uncomfortable by Creepy Mascot" was my guess). But the fast-food...
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Suntory Whisky 3-D Printed the World's Most Incredible Ice Cubes
Advertising craft doesn't get more delicate than this. Check out the crazy ice cubes TBWA\Hakuhodo created for Japan's Suntory Whisky. The agency used what's called a CNC router (and a process that's...
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Ad of the Day: Jordan Himself Finally Appears in Gatorade's 'Be Like Mike'...
Gatorade has saved the best for last in its nostalgic, eight-week-long "Be Like Mike" campaign revival. In a 60-second video that went live this morning, we finally see present-day Michael Jordan...
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Butterfinger Bets a Million on Manny Pacquiao to Beat Floyd Mayweather
There's going to be some heavyweight marketing around the May 2 welterweight title fight between Manny Pacquiao and Floyd Mayweather. And Butterfinger is jumping early into Pacquiao's corner. The...
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Clever McDonald's Ads Show Classic Characters Getting the Best Deliveries Ever
Here's a simple and fun McDonald's campaign from Leo Burnett Dubai promoting the fast-food chain's delivery service, showing various characters receiving exactly what they love in a McDonald's bag....
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Wheaties' Latest Champion Is a Trick-Shot Bowler From the '40s
Wheaties is cementing its status as the breakfast of old people with a blustery new campaign featuring 1948 footage of bowling star Andy Varipapa, who died more than 30 years ago. Six black-and-white...
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New Belgium Beer Is Just What the Doctor Ordered (From His Weird Bike-Couch...
New Belgium Brewing peddles its Slow Ride Session pale ale in a series of silly Web shorts created by production house Strike Anywhere. Dr. Don, a mellow therapist with a bushy upper lip, advises...
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