Are You Ready To Stir Up Your Digital Routine with Kahlúa?

How bad is ‘digital distraction’ in your home? Is an obsessive amount of screen time getting in the way of your most important relationships? The data points to a real problem for millions of people who freely admit to spending five to six hours on their phones every day. According to Pew, 62% of 30- […]

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Wendy’s Won’t Let Cold and Soggy Fries Through the Window

Food advertising is best when it serves up a healthy dish of appetite appeal. What does this mean? It means the ad ought to make a hungry person want to drop what they’re doing and eat. This ad for Wendy’s new Hot & Crispy Fries is a good example of the appetite appeal approach at […]

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Young Love Interrupted By A Taco

Ah, summer nights at the beach. Bonfires. Starry skies. The steady crash of waves. Budding romance. What could be better? According to Taco Bell, their new Cantina Crispy Melt Tacos could be better. Is this spot funny? Is it empowering for young women? Is it additional proof that we’re mostly incapable of living in the […]

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Indulge At Your Own Risk, a.k.a. “Eat It Like You Own It”

Go ahead, eat the butter. Stack the cheese. Have more pie. Everything in moderation. In this new ad campaign from Land O’Lakes, the dairy brand speaks to indulgers in a language they can understand. The work also reminds us that the more Land O’Lakes products you choose to consume, the better things will be for […]

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Stoli Group and KesselsKramer Invite You To Sip on THE WISEMAN

“The owl has landed.” I like a provocative headline. And I like a print campaign that invites readers to know more (like this one from KesselsKramer). I also love a brand with great stories and a rich legacy. Kentucky Owl Bourbon was originally founded in 1879 but was forced to close during prohibition. The heritage […]

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Bud Light Seltzer Packs Flavor Explosions in Tye-Dye Cans

Packaging matters, especially at the point of sale. Sometimes a product’s packaging makes all the difference. For instance, the Bud Light Seltzer Retro pack, which features a tie-dye design, quickly became a favorite this summer, generating a 3.5% share of the entire hard seltzer category. Loud Enough to Blow A Hole in the Wall The […]

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The Word from Dole: We Are Wasting So Much Food

Food is the single largest component that takes up space in U.S. landfills.  U.S. residents waste almost 40 million tons of food every year – more than any other country in the world. In fact, the average American family of four discards $1,600 a year in fresh produce. This colossal waste contributes to global warming […]

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Plant-Based Eggs Are No F*^$ing Joke

Do you love eggs, but feel bad about supporting corporate farms that raise chickens in pens? Have you tried Just Egg from the scientists and culinary artists at Eat Just, Inc.? Perhaps, you will soon? Eat Just, Inc. just launched a new multi-million-dollar brand campaign for its popular plant-based JUST Egg products. The brand’s “Really […]

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Janelle Monáe Helps Martell Soar Beyond the Expected

How do you make V.S.O.P cognac new and unexpected? You create new recipes for the liquid. Or you hire a big-time pop star to make the brand her spirit of choice. Martell chose to do both. Martell is now working with Grammy-nominated recording artist Janelle Monáe who stars in a new brand campaign, “Soar Beyond […]

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Now on Spotify: Magically Delicious Sugar-Coated Grooves

General Mills-owned cereal brand Lucky Charms is in the entertainment business. I’m happy to see the packaged goods brand recognize it and act on it. According to The Drum, Lucky the Leprechaun has dropped his debut album, “Magically Delicious,” which is now available across all major streaming platforms but promoted exclusively on Spotify. The album […]

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To Talk Texan, Say It With Shiner

People in Texas sometimes speak in code. For instance, when ordering a beer, you might skip all formality and simply say, “Shiner.” When you like the beer a lot, you might say, “It’s a good’ ern.” In Texas, Shiner is an iconic beer brand. The advertising for this beer brand has also been handled by […]

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How To Rose? the Snoop Dogg Way

Wine marketing is oftentimes painfully boring. I’d rather watch paint dry than see a wine ad. Wine ads—like some winery tasting room staff—can be stuffy, talkative, and off-point. Thankfully, change is coming to the wine industry. In June, we reported on Elizabeth Banks and her connection to Archer Roose. Now, it’s Snoop Doggy Dogg’s turn. […]

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IHOP Feels Our Hunger—Is Uniquely Prepared to Feed Us Pancakes

“Right about now, we could all use a pancake.” It’s a presumptuous statement from IHOP, but it’s also a true statement. We, the People, could use a pancake. I do like this bit of positioning: “For parents who’ve been making their own pancakes, and for night owls who missed staying up ’til dawn…” It’s an […]

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Elizabeth Banks Hangs Out and Drinks Wine

How would you like it if Elizabeth Banks was an uninvited houseguest? Many Americans would welcome the Hollywood star with open arms. She’s funny, charming, beautiful, and famous. She also likes to drink wine. Marian Leitner, who has a new company to run, isn’t so sure. Let’s watch. According to T.L. Stanley at Adweek, Banks […]

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OREO Makes Cookie-Based Peace and Unity Offering, Suggests We Do the Same

Hello, extraterrestrials! That’s the friendly message that America’s favorite cookie brand is sending. For over 109 years, OREO has brought people on earth together by inspiring playful moments of connection. Now, as we await the release of a special report on UFOs from the federal government, the brand is extending its mission across the universe […]

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People Are Hungry for Food and Togetherness

People are hungry for food and togetherness. Ergo, Subway is celebrating football fan get-togethers for this month’s Euros with its new #TimeForASub campaign. After being postponed for a year, the Euros are returning and the #TimeForASub campaign channels the excitement of finally being able to get friends together to watch it. The campaign, created by […]

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Get Your “Torched Earth” Beer Here!

This Earth Day, carbon-neutral idealists in Colorado stopped crying in their craft beers and started making bad beers, on purpose, as a way to illustrate to beer lovers just how awful things could get if we continue to avoid the climate crisis. Fat Tire released Torched Earth Ale, a beer made with smoke-tainted water, dandelions, […]

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Vital Farms Takes “Cage-Free” Out of Its Cage

Advertising that reveals brand truth is advertising that’s worth making, viewing, and sharing. Vital Farms—the largest supplier of pasture-raised eggs in the country—understands this, and is wisely using their brand truth to establish a competitive advantage. Let’s look at some of the ads the company has made over the past few years. Austin’s creative powerhouse, […]

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Uber Eats Delivers Food to Your Door, And Strange Commercials To Your Screens

What are you hungry for? Depending on where you live, a driver will bring it to you? In 2018, Frost and Sullivan estimated the food delivery service industry generated $82 billion in gross revenue and predicted that this number will more than double by 2025. So, $164 billion in four years. Several players are competing […]

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Washington Wine In Crushable Cans, Plus Peanuts In A Paper Bag

Are you hungry for some ad snacks? You’ve come to the right place. Animation Is Having A Moment Earlier this summer, Chateau Ste. Michelle (Washington’s founding winery) introduced a new bottled offering – its first foray into canned beverages. Four new wines in smaller serve aluminum bottles are now available across Washington, Oregon, New York, […]

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