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Ad of the Day: Canadian Beer Sees How Many Absurd Slogans It Can Fit in a...
Tired of Miller Time? Too busy to respond to life's beckon? Found other uses for your right arm? Amsterdam Brewery's Boneshaker Unfiltered IPA knows you're suffering from slogan fatigue. (Probably you...
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McDonald's Is Now Making Happy Meal Boxes That Turn Into Virtual Reality...
McDonald's Sweden is launching a promotion that invites kids to turn Happy Meal boxes into virtual-reality viewers. Dubbed Happy Goggles, some 3,500 of them will be made available at 14 restaurants...
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Burger King Had a Pretty Good Comeback to That Big, Insulting McDonald's...
Last week, we wrote about that obnoxious and ludicrous (and OK, pretty entertaining) McDonald's billboard in France that displayed absurdly lengthy driving directions to the nearest Burger King...
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M&M's Unveils 75th Anniversary Spot Featuring Zedd and Aloe Blacc's 'Candyman'
M&M's turn 75 years old this Thursday, and the Mars brand is beginning a year-long birthday celebration with a musical collaboration between Zedd and Aloe Blacc, who have reinterpreted Sammy Davis...
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Tillamook Says a Fun, Violent Farewell to 'Big Food' in Eye-Catching Ads by...
Food fight! Tillamook, the 107-year-old farmer-owned dairy co-operative, cuts Big Food down to size in a series of goofy yet pointed videos from 72andSunny. A continuation of last year's "Dairy Done...
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Ad of the Day: Pizzeria Uses Periscope-Tracked Delivery Runners to Avoid...
How do you deliver pizza without hurting the environment? This chain in London got runners to do it. Sodo, a U.K. pizzeria that specializes in locally and ethically sourced ingredients, has avoided...
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Boy Comes Out to His Father on McCafé Cup in This Taiwanese Ad, Stirring...
A new, gay-friendly McDonald's McCafé ad in Taiwan has predictably stirred up opposition from local religious groups, who are demanding a boycott. The ad, by Leo Burnett, shows a boy coming out to...
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Ad of the Day: Snickers Is Now Selling Absurd Hunger-Themed Products on eBay
Has hunger ever caused you to feel like a princess who's also a little spacey—aka, a "Sprincess"? You need an Astro Tiara ... or maybe just a Snickers Crisper. You can buy the former on eBay, anyway,...
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M&M's Just Turned 75. Here’s How It Kept Consumers Interested for So Long
As you read this, M&M's—the best-selling candy in America, the treat that Mars makes 400 million of every day, and the milk chocolate that melts in your mouth and not in your hand—is marking its...
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Kraft Mac & Cheese Secretly Changed Its Recipe, and Is Proud Nobody Noticed
If you were among the junk-food fans anxious that a more natural Kraft Macaroni & Cheese would be less tasty, lay your worries to rest: You might already have tasted it and not been the wiser. In...
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Kevin Bacon Humorously Promotes Eggs Again, This Time by Singing With His...
Last year, the American Egg Board belatedly recognized that the best complement for eggs is bacon (actor Kevin Bacon, that is). But just as two heads (or in this case, eggs) are better than one, two...
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Blackboard Co. Wants to Be the Biggest Small Agency in America
SpecsWho (l. to r.): Co-founders Clark Evans and Jeff Nixon with media director Tracy ArringtonWhat Full-service advertising and content companyWhere Austin, TexasPhoto: Courtesy of Blackboard Co....
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Ad of the Day: Jonathan Goldsmith Ends His Epic Run as Dos Equis' Most...
After an impressive and very interesting 10-year run, Jonathan Goldsmith is saying goodbye to his iconic Dos Equis ad character, the Most Interesting Man in the World—appearing in one final ad, which...
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Meet the Mysterious YouTube Food Surgeon Who Hypnotically Concocts Freaky...
Have you ever been eating your favorite snacks and thought, "Boy, I sure wish this thing I'm eating was INSIDE this other thing I'm eating, like Dexter-meets-flippin'-Frankenstein!"? Well, there is...
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Wendy's Moves Its Creative Account From Publicis New York to VML
Wendy's has named VML its new creative agency of record without a review, ending its relationship with Publicis Groupe after nearly seven years. The Kansas City, Mo.-based shop, which is owned by WPP,...
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2 Gingers Irish Whiskey Finds the Perfect Ad Characters to Act Out Famous...
Liquor advertising doesn't always produce the most creative advertising, thanks to legal restrictions and a tendency to skew toward the conservative. But Chicago agency VSA Partners looks to upend...
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Screaming Newborns 'Sing' a Nostalgic Melody in This Bemusing French...
A crying baby is more likely to inspire angst than pleasure. But maybe in an effort to Pavlov us into thinking otherwise, U Supermarkets (or Système U) is hoping the distressing din will drive French...
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Ad of the Day: Millennials Don't Need Your Stinking Capitalism, Says Amusing...
Don't tell millennials your wise old fable about making a fortune through capitalism. They value more intangible things—like guzzling soda made by one of the world's biggest corporations. Given the...
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Ad of the Day: Heineken Found the Perfect Victim for This Hilarious Soccer Prank
Yeah, pranks are a bit passé. But a good one is still plenty entertaining, and this Heineken stunt from Publicis Italy is worth it—because the victim, who awesomely thinks he's the one being...
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A Giant Chocolate Hen Lays Sweet Easter Surprises in Supermarket's Ad Campaign
Which came first, the 30-foot-tall chocolate chicken or the 200-pound candy egg? Both appear in VCCP's wacky Easter-themed campaign for Asda. Apparently believing Brits' teeth aren't bad enough...
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