Crushed against the glass / Recalée au crash-test de l’originalité

THE ORIGINAL?
Cinch Window-Cleaner – 1998
“What window?”

Source : Lurzer’s Archive
Ag : Saatchi NYC (USA)
LESS ORIGINAL
ICU Cleaning Spray – 2005
(in-store optical illusion)
Source : Adeevee
Agency : TBWA (South Africa)
LESS ORIGINAL
Windex Glass Cleaner – 2022
“We’re sorry”
Source : Adsoftheworld
Agency : KMB Ankara (Turkey)

OKRP hires duo behind Grand Prix-winning ‘Thighstop’ as Burger King creative leads

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How Vivian Odior is bringing WhatsApp's brand into the U.S.

Vivian Odior has led one of the WhatsApp’s largest advertising pushes to date in the U.S. after the brand already went global.

How Erica Hughes built out the first multicultural marketing role at Ally

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How Brittany Mehciz leads a social team worthy of the Kardashians

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Guillaume Huin elevates McDonald’s social media by thinking like a super fan

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Uber Eats' Georgie Jeffreys turned a marketing problem into a Super Bowl hit

Georgie Jeffreys, head of marketing at Uber Eats, US & Canada, has helped build the company’s marketing department. 

One Last Broadcast for Queen Elizabeth II

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How Tiana James is reviving the Pink brand at Victoria's Secret

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How Willie Jackson built a data-driven team at Starcom

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Why Nike's Lauren Gallo puts community first

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Newly Rebranded Hartz and Agency of Record, Cutwater, Launch Playful Campaign for Delectables

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Newly Rebranded Petcare Leader Owns the Cat Lick in Catchy Campaign and Jingle

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Watch the newest commercials from WhatsApp, Amp, AstraZeneca and more

WhatsApp promotes “Naija Odyssey,” its short original film about NBA star Giannis Antetokounmpo that will drop on social media and Amazon Prime Video on Sept. 21.

Why Samsung and ‘The Tonight Show' made a Fortnite game

The game marks Samsung’s latest step into the metaverse.

SlimFast blends modern and vintage creative directions in new ads

SlimFast’s new ad campaign is the brand’s first work from SRG.

Food Supply Disruption Is Another Front for Russian Falsehoods

As the war in Ukraine has put pressure on the global markets for food, Russia has spread conspiracy theories that blame the West.

How Google’s new GA4 platform will transform web analytics

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Bob Pittman, iHeartMedia’s CEO, joins Remotely on the heels of new Roblox and Fortnite activations.

TikTok ranks as most valuable platform for DTC brands, study finds

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