Dentyne’s Pocket Ammo Butt Stuck in Limbo

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On the internet shit happens. People get stalked. Racy photos of underage celebrities appear. Viruses wreak havoc. And sites go down…
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Foursquare Has Swagger Like Us

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PleaseRobMe aside, we all love Foursquare, right? Come on admit it. You know you do. You obsess over telling everyone where you are. You invent places just to get points. You covet badges. Admit it. It’s a disease.
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Scope Flashmobs Ryan Seacrest and His Mother

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So when you’re Ryan Seacrest and you’re trying to enjoy a peaceful Valentine’s Day with your mother, things don’t always go as planned. Nope.
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Die Hard Powers Reggie Watts

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Back in the day, DieHard commercials used to go to great lengths to illustrate how long their batteries lasted.
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Seriously? Boston Still Thinks the Yankees Suck?

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If you’re a Red Sox fan, you might like this three-spot spec campaign.
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Cult Raw Energy Drinkers Are Belligerent Idiots

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Well now here’s an interesting way to position your brand.

If Honda’s Choir Sung With Helium…

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…it would be a terrible Alfa Romeo commercial.

Misdirected Barter Finds ad:tech in a Pickle Barrel

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Lest anyone accuse us of ignoring negative publicity about a company we’re in bed with (which we very much are when it comes to ad:tech), it’s our duty to let you know about a little pay for play snafu.

Levi’s Helium Jeans Viral Hacked For Self Promo

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Hello? Hello? The helium-fueled floating viral thing has already been done people!

Starbucks Trashes Brand With VIA

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We’re already over a week late on this but…Starbucks recently launched it’s new VIA product yesterday.

Fake Video Stunt Still Alive And Well

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Seriously? Seriously? Didn’t we leave the obviously fake video thing behind years ago?

Kleenex Lectures Us on Brand Identity With Grammar Fail

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Love the comments we get from readers.

Anticipation Leads to…..Large Yawn

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This is one of those commercials which shows such promise.

Dear Absolut, You’re Not As Exceptional As You Think You Are

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Hmm. This new Absolut commercial from TBWA\Chiat|Day called Anthem makes one yearn for the glorious days of the long-running and simply beautiful print campiagn

Yawn. Ozzy. Chimps. Yawn. Samsung. Yawn.

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Not because the animal lovers don’t like them being used in commercials but, rather, because they are overused and the concepts are increasingly lame, we feel all primates should be banned from advertising.

Are People Really That Helpless With A Video Camera?

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You’ve seen them. The fake videos that attempt to pass themselves off as real all while minimizing the fact their just ads for brands.

There Will Never be An iPhone Killer So Stop Trying, Marketers

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Oh please, LG (and every other non-Apple phone maker). No matter how hard you try, how cute you attempt to be, how heavily you promote the Verizon app store (or whatever it’s called) or how cool you try to make your uncool phones, you will never be the iPhone.

Advertising Has Removed Music’s Soul

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There was once a day – or at least it feels like there was – when music had deep meaning.

Honda Puts Internet to Sleep With Impossible Dream Documentary

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Honda is out with a seriously yawn-inducing addition to its Dream the Impossible Dream documentary series called Dreams vs. Nightmares.

Titanic + Jaws + Hot Chic = Really Bad Nokia Commercial

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Do you love your mobile phone?