Hero Motocorp: Impaired Judgment – Kid

With recreational areas mushrooming fast and within easy accessibility of business parks and corporate offices, the culture of drinking, even on weekdays has seen an unprecedented rise. As have accidents, under the influence of alcohol. Realizing the gravity of the situation, Hero came up with a communication, compelling people to think twice before they drink and drive. A simple insight was employed – ‘alcohol impairs one’s judgement’. The same was brought alive by a series of posters that show people physically twisted in a manner that one can’t tell in which direction they’re headed. Thus, challenging the complacency in people by urging them to think about the potential repercussions of their overconfidence.

Hero Motocorp: Impaired Judgment – Old Lady

With recreational areas mushrooming fast and within easy accessibility of business parks and corporate offices, the culture of drinking, even on weekdays has seen an unprecedented rise. As have accidents, under the influence of alcohol. Realizing the gravity of the situation, Hero came up with a communication, compelling people to think twice before they drink and drive. A simple insight was employed – ‘alcohol impairs one’s judgement’. The same was brought alive by a series of posters that show people physically twisted in a manner that one can’t tell in which direction they’re headed. Thus, challenging the complacency in people by urging them to think about the potential repercussions of their overconfidence.

BMW: Beach

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BMW: Football

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BMW: Wedding

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What Happens After Trump Cancels NBC


What fake news?

According to Trump,

This is that story: “Trump Wanted Tenfold Increase in Nuclear Arsenal, Surprising Military,” as reported by Courtney Kube, Kristen Welker, Carol E. Lee and Savannah Guthrie.

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VW's Latest Move: A Hippie-Dippy Ad Without a New Car in Sight


It’s rareif not unheard offor an automaker to run a TV ad that does not include a single shot of a new car. But that is what Volkswagen is doing with a hippie-filled spot touting its new six-year/72,000-mile bumper-to-bumper warranty that is twice the length of what is typically offered by competitors.

The so-called “People First” warranty comes as the German brand continues to climb back from the 2015 diesel emissions scandal that chipped away at the consumer trust VW had spent decades building.

The new spot, called “Rain” by Deutsch L.A., goes back to VW’s cultural glory days with scenes of hippies cramming into a classic VW microbus amid a rainstorm in a recreation of the music festivals of the 1960s, like Woodstock. The soundtrack is Joe Cocker’s rendition of “With a Little Help from My Friends.” After hippies push the microbus out of the mud, a classic VW Beetle appears. A voiceover plugs the new warranty, saying, “VW drivers have always put others first, now we are returning the favor.”

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Seth Meyers: 'We're Like a Week Away From Goth Trump'


“These are trying times for the president,” Seth Meyers noted on last night’s “Late Night With Seth Meyers” in his “A Closer Look” segment. “Trump has apparently been so depressed and angry at the state of his administration, and what he sees as disloyalty from his staff, that he reportedly told a close associate, ‘I hate everyone in the White House! There are a few exceptions, but I hate them!’ His staff talks about him like he’s a toddler, but Trump is really a moody teenager whose parents won’t let him go to Kevin’s lakehouse for the weekend: ‘I hate everyone in this house!’… We’re like a week away from Goth Trump.” Cue the artist’s rendering:

Meyers also linked Trump to the ongoing Harvey Weinstein scandal in the segment, which he set up as being about “our toxic culture of male entitlement.” (The “I hate everyone” quote, by the way, comes from a Wednesday VanityFair.com post by Gabriel Sherman headlined “‘I Hate Everyone in the White House!!’: Trump Seethes as Advisers Fear the President Is ‘Unraveling’.”)

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Agency Brief: Inspiring, Hiring, Acquiring and Expiring


Happy Friday the 13th! Fun fact: The next Friday the 13th to fall in October won’t happen until 2023, so get your fill of spooky stuff in today. The next Friday the 13th will in April.

Now onto this week’s Agency Brief.

Ugly food duckling

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Watch the Newest Ads on TV From Ubisoft, Wells Fargo, Firestone and More


Every weekday, we bring you the Ad Age/iSpot Hot Spots, new TV commercials tracked by iSpot.tv, the real-time TV ad measurement company with attention and conversion analytics from more than seven million smart TVs. The ads here ran on national TV for the first time yesterday.

A few highlights: Firestone says that if you bought a truck, you should act like you have a truckand make sure you have Firestone tires so you can “do 60,000 miles of truck stuff.” Wells Fargo deploys one of its Wells Fargo Advisers executives to make the case for why you should have a financial advisor. And Ubisoft hypes its “South Park: The Fractured but Whole” game, available Oct.17.

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Dreamy Relaunched Bridal Lines – Celebrity-Favorite Brand 'Honor' is Relaunching as a Bridal Line (GALLERY)

(TrendHunter.com) Esteemed celebrity designer Giovanna Randall has reemerged after a brief hiatus, with the announcement that the ready-to-wear clothing line ‘Honor’ will be relaunching as an exclusive…

Google pushes out updates on its publisher ad platforms to help tackle domain spoofing

Google has released global updates on AdSense and DoubleClick aimed at helping publishers stop the sale of fake ad inventory.

Braincast 250 – Cumbucagate

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Friday Morning Stir

-RPA’s latest for Farmers Insurance makes the most of today’s date and the hype over Netflix’s Stranger Things.

-Samsung’s CEO shocked the business world today by announcing his resignation. But the company just posted record profits, so Cheil Worldwide will be just fine.

-And Amazon Studios chief Roy Price became the latest powerful man suspended after sexual harassment allegations.

-All those damn layers in your agency are killing creativity, says… “Millennial Art Director??

Katie Deighton of The Drum wants to know more about all the funny women in the agency world.

-ICYMI, Dave Lubars says there will never be another universal format for TV spots.

-Copyranter really doesn’t like the whole weepy docu-drama trend.

-“Deliberately divisive” immigration campaigns are not just an American thing.

Oxo: Change of Plan

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Viajes el Corte Ingles: Fantastic Cruises, 1

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Plan International: Plaster Pads

Falcon Private Bank: Rebranding Image Movie

Branders accompanied Swiss Private Bank Falcon in a comprehensive re-branding from a new vision, the development of the service design and the creation of a differentiating brand identity to a new advertising campaign. As the symbiosis of personal banking skills with digital intelligence is at the core of the re-branding, Branders translated this symbiosis together with star photographer Rankin into futuristic-looking imagery and brought the private banking experience of the future to life. Welcome to Agile Private Banking.

Falcon Privat Bank (60s)

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Banglalink: Friendship Day