Pringles returns to the Super Bowl


Pringles is returning to the Super Bowl in 2019 after its big game debut this year.

While details about the ad haven’t been shared yet, Pringles says the spot will continue the “Flavor Stacking” campaign that was introduced in the 2018 Super Bowl spot. The 2019 spot will come from WPP’s Grey, which handled the brand’s Super Bowl debut.

Pringles’ 2018 Super Bowl commercial (“Wow”) featured Bill Hader and others coming up with ways to stack various flavors of Pringles to come up with new flavor combinations. According to Pringles, there are 318,000 possible flavor stack combinations.

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JWT: Why the merger is no panacea

The news that J Walter Thompson and Wunderman are to merge may not have been entirely unexpected, with the former’s reputation suffering in the wake of allegations of discrimination. While the rebrand and a change of leadership could attract new clients, it also throws the spotlight on wider questions about the febrile nature of the diversity debate in the industry.

MPs launch inquiry into 'immersive and addictive' tech

DCMS committee to investigate wider uses of VR and AR.

Hyundai and Kia call European media review

Review for Europe, Russia and Turkey puts Havas Media Group on alert.

Beleaguered WPP predicted to announce job losses

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Check Out the Behind-the-Scenes Footage From Adweek’s Winners’ Circle

Every year after Adweek’s Agency of the Year issue comes out, we celebrate our winners and the agencies that excelled during the Winners’ Circle event. The recipients of Media All-Stars, Media Plan of the Year, Agency of the Year and Media Agency of the Year came together for a glamorous bash at USA Today’s offices…

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Advertising Agency:Nord DDB, Stockholm, Sweden
Art Director:Kristofer Gullard Lindgren
Copywriter:Hanna Stenwall
Chief Creative Officer:Andreas Dahlqvist
Creative Lead:Fredrik Simonsson
Planner:Elias Betinakis
Communications Planner:Jesper Andersson
Account Manager:Lena Gallon
Executive Producer:Mattias Yngwe (DDB House)
Producer:Lars Nordenson
Business Director:Jens Welin
Account Director:Hanna Ternström
Production Company:Bleck
Director:Rune Milton
Photograph:Paul Meyers
Final Art:Patrick Emt, Marie Persson
Music:Jonas Larsen
Vfx:Michael Balle, Kim Fersling, The Gentlemen Broncos
Online:Robert Eskekärr, Jakob Andersson (DDB House)
Sound:Kevin Koch
VORecording:Redpipe
Actors:Terrence Hardiman, Savannah Hayes, Mark Elderkin, Jenna Upton, Anele Matoti

'SNL' mocks macho marketing, and Twitter's CEO pulls a 'tone-deaf' move: Monday Wake-Up Call


Welcome to Ad Age’s Wake-Up Call, our daily roundup of advertising, marketing, media and digital news. You can get an audio version of this briefing on your Alexa device. Search for “Ad Age” under “Skills” in the Alexa app.

What people are talking about today

NBC’s “Saturday Night Live” ran an amusing fake ad for GE Appliances skewering tropes about how products are marketed to men versus women. The premise: Now that so many American women are the main breadwinners for their families, GE has a line of appliances targeted at stay-at-home husbands. It’s called “GE ‘Big Boy’ Home Appliances.” The fake ad makes good use of guest star Jason Momoa of “Aquaman” and “Game of Thrones;” he portrays the muscle-y, manly-man type who might need to be reassured of his masculinity as he washes the dishes. Thrillist sums it up:

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Jack Dorsey, Posting About Myanmar on Twitter, Is Accused of Being Tone Deaf

Mr. Dorsey’s tweets about his silent-meditation retreat in the country were criticized for not mentioning the plight of the Rohingya, a persecuted Muslim minority.

Karen Blackett to chair 2019 Media Lions jury

Blackett described as ‘guardian for 17,000 people and 124 operating brands in the UK’ by awards organisers.

Nicky Bullard and Trevor Robinson among jury presidents at Cannes Lions 2019

They are among six UK-based jury chairs at the festival.

Hearst UK to focus on working directly with brands for events

Hearst Live now has a ‘core calendar’ of events for its magazine titles.

Booking.com unveils glitter activation

Travel site partnered Christian Cowan for the experience.

Tourism Australia returns to M&C Saatchi

Tourism body returns to agency that created controversial 2006 ad ‘So where the bloody hell are you?’.

Why I ignored others telling me to ditch EE brand

BT’s top marketer explains why it’s acceptable to make any mistake once. Except, perhaps, wearing a brown belt with black shoes.

Amazon 'eyes Oxford Circus' for first UK shop without cashiers

London would be first Amazon Go location outside the US.

How Keith Weed transformed Unilever into an organisation at the forefront of the industry

Unilever’s outgoing chief marketing and communications officer has put sustainability at the agenda like no one before, but he is also an exceptional businessman.

Naruhodo #162 – Por que acontece o nocaute?

Soco, chute, joelhada, estrangulamento. Numa luta, como e por que ocorre o nocaute? Cair duro no chão ou tomar um mata-leão funcionam da mesma forma? É um mecanismo de defesa? Confira no papo entre o leigo curioso, Ken Fujioka, e o cientista PhD, Altay de Souza. OUÇA (34min 15s) ======== Download | iTunes | Android | Feed Edição: Reginaldo Cursino ======== REFERÊNCIAS Repeated …

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Elkjøp: To Give More


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Elkjop

Advertising Agency:Nord DDB, Stockholm, Sweden
Art Director:Kristofer Gullard Lindgren
Copywriter:Hanna Stenwall
Chief Creative Officer:Andreas Dahlqvist
Creative Lead:Fredrik Simonsson
Planner:Elias Betinakis
Communications Planner:Jesper Andersson
Account Manager:Lena Gallon
Executive Producer:Mattias Yngwe (DDB House)
Producer:Lars Nordenson
Business Director:Jens Welin
Account Director:Hanna Ternström
Production Company:Bleck
Director:Rune Milton
Photograph:Paul Meyers
Final Art:Patrick Emt, Marie Persson
Music:Jonas Larsen
Vfx:Michael Balle, Kim Fersling, The Gentlemen Broncos
Online:Robert Eskekärr, Jakob Andersson (DDB House)
Sound:Kevin Koch
VORecording:Redpipe
Actors:Terrence Hardiman, Savannah Hayes, Mark Elderkin, Jenna Upton, Anele Matoti

John Fedor: Hunter’s Instinct

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John&Fedor is a fast food restaurant where you can be sure that your burger is made of real fresh meat and other fresh ingredients.

For those with a keen hunter’s instinct

Advertising Agency:Jekyll & Hyde, Saint Petersburg, Russia
Creative Directors:Mikhail Rakov, Artiom Gelvez Kostenko
Art Directors:Artiom Gelvez Kostenko, Cristian Monroy
Copywriter:Mikhail Rakov
Account Manager:Elena Paramarchuk
Cgi:Golden Image