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Krispy Kreme Rigs a Glazing Machine to Create a Scannable Barcode for Free...
Here's an oven-fresh, charmingly simple sales promotion from Krispy Kreme. For its #dayofthedozens program, the doughnut chain and agency Baldwin& rigged a glazing machine to diffuse streams of...
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This Touching Costa Rican Ad Reminds Us Great Gifts Don't Have to Cost a Fortune
For Gollo, the biggest retail chain in Costa Rica, McCann gives us "Frozen," a charming little spot that depicts how a small gift can last a lifetime ... or even two. The ad follows a young boy,...
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Ad of the Day: McDonald's Seeks Great Recipes in Top-Secret Contest for...
McDonald's seems like way too big of a company to have interesting, playful contests for employees. But the fast-food chain's Canadian operation has always had surprisingly relevant ideas (like its...
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Miller Lite Dresses Times Square Billboards in Huge, Handwoven Ugly Sweaters
Here's a fun Christmas stunt from Miller Lite. Thanks to the brewer, a giant ugly-holiday-sweater billboard, handwoven out of actual yarn, now adorns a corner of New York's Times Square. Agency...
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Coke Filmed 6 Great Surprise Moments in Real People's Lives for Its Emotional...
If a guy proposes to you using a personalized Coke bottle, you might want to take a little time before giving him your answer. Yet the woman in Coca-Cola's new holiday ad doesn't seem to mind. (After...
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Reese's Turned Gripes About Its Ugly Christmas Candy Into Funny Ads About...
For those who've noticed Reese's building on its Halloween dominance by making uniquely shaped candies for other holidays, too, here's a little-known fact: It's been making Christmas tree-shaped...
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Ad of the Day: A Tween Pines for a Grownup Christmas in This Charming Dutch Spot
If you've ever been relegated to the kids' table at Christmas—despite knowing in your heart of hearts you were ready for the big leagues—you'll appreciate this sweet, simple ad from Dutch supermarket...
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Ad of the Day: Tony Hale Is Your Hungry, Obnoxious Subconscious in Subway's...
Tony Hale is a cubicle creeper, nagging white-collar workers to actually take their lunch breaks, in a new campaign for sandwich chain Subway. The Veep and Arrested Development actor lurks over—and...
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You Know You Want This Chicken McNuggets Vending Machine Made of Legos
Yet another Internet manchild fantasy has become reality, this time thanks to Astonishing Studios. Say hello to the DIY Chicken McNuggets Vending Machine, a fully functioning, miniaturized machine...
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'Forget Me,' Says Abby Wambach in This Emotional Farewell Ad From Gatorade
Retiring U.S. soccer legend Abby Wambach wants to be forgotten. A new ad from Gatorade features the 35-year-old clearing out her locker and delivering a pointed farewell message about relinquishing...
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This Food Retailer Is Celebrating a 'Gender Free Christmas' for Kids With an...
Système U, the fourth-largest food retail group in France, is tackling bigger issues than hoverboard stockage in its holiday catalog this year. With a new campaign from TBWA, it's asking: What...
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Ad of the Day: This Coca-Cola Campaign Can Be Deciphered Only by Color-Blind...
Can you connect the dots? Ad agency Essencius recently launched a teaser campaign in Denmark touting stevia- and cane-sugar-sweetened Coca-Cola Life, but only about 5 percent of the population could...
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Taco Joint Turns Security Footage of a Burglary Into an Ad About Three Really...
Here's another entry for the security-cam ad file: In what could perhaps pass for a case study on the power of storytelling, a Las Vegas taco restaurant turned footage of a real late-night burglary...
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Watch Motörhead's Lemmy Slow Down 'Ace of Spades' for a Kronenbourg Beer Ad
Metalheads worldwide are quoting Nietszche in the wake of Motörhead singer/bassist Ian "Lemmy" Kilmister's death on Monday, but some may not have noticed he was in a Kronenbourg 1664 ad back in 2010....
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Subway Returns to a Pre-Jared Era of Innocence in First BBDO Campaign
You might not have known this, but Subway practically invented fresh food. BBDO has unveiled its first campaign for the sandwich chain. The post-Jared Fogle approach features a wholesome,...
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Pizza Hut Just Unveiled a Clothing Line Called Hut Swag. Yes, Hut Swag
Given that they can barely handle making the thing they're named after, it seems a little presumptuous for Pizza Hut to sell branded clothing ... but they're doing it anyway. Not only that, they're...
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No One on This Earth Loves McDonald's All-Day Breakfast More Than This Guy
Meet Will Perkins, a cardigan-clad Milwaukee resident who loves all-day breakfast at McDonald's so much that he's composing power ballads in its honor. Thanks to the parody mavens at Jingle Punks, we...
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Taco Bell Announces Its Super Bowl Return With an Amusingly Redacted Press...
Taco Bell said Thursday that it is returning to the Super Bowl for the first time since 2013 with a 30-second spot in the first quarter of the Feb. 7 game. The ad will unveil one of Taco Bell's...
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Ad of the Day: Lemmy Returns for One Final Ad, This Sublime Milk Spot From...
True to form, Lemmy is back for an encore. Ian "Lemmy" Kilmister, the iconic hard rocker who led British band Motörhead for five decades before passing away last month, returns in the commercial below...
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Ad of the Day: Hungry Folks Get Even Stupider in Ads for Snickers Crisper
"Hunger keeps inventing new problems" is the first part of the tagline for Snickers Crisper, a new product extension from the Mars brand. But it's probably more accurate to say that BBDO keeps...
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