In the aftermath of last week’s mass shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Fla., dozens of groups and organizations have stood up against the National Rifle Association, calling on Congress to enact stricter gun control laws in the United States. Now, major companies are cutting ties with the association, including the First…
It’s the age-old hippie debate: Do we follow the rabbit down the hole? In an energetic new ad from agency VCCP, London’s O2 arena entices hipsters to get out of their flats, as the Brits say, and take that trip. As The Chemical Brothers’ “EML Ritual” thumps incessantly in the background, our heroes follow not…
In case you weren’t aware, Major League Soccer–America’s unheralded fifth major sport–returns on March 3. More importantly, 2 Chainz will be there. In a new broadcast spot entitled “Our Soccer” airing in the U.S. and Canada, the rapper cheers on his local team, Atlanta United FC. The work, which also stars Toronto FC and United…
A majority of advertising professionals don’t think their agencies are operating as efficiently as they could be–and in most cases, they blame clients. That’s the primary takeaway from the 2018 Agency Productivity Report from Canadian software company Function Point in partnership with the Agency Management Institute, or AMI. “While a lot of agencies are highly…
Raj Nair, North American president for Ford, is leaving the company following an internal investigation into “inappropriate behavior.” “We made this decision after a thorough review and careful consideration,” said Ford president and CEO Jim Hackett, in a statement. “Ford is deeply committed to providing and nurturing a safe and respectful culture, and we expect…
Earlier this month, Carmichael Lynch confirmed it was not participating in Jack Link’s creative review, conducted by agency search consulting firm Pile, with the agency instead being “evaluated on current and ongoing work,” according to a Jack Link’s spokesperson. Jack Link’s teased Carmichael Lynch’s new campaign with a 60-second “Runnin’ With Sasquatch” anthem ad running…
Progressive Turnout Project, a Democratic political action committee, launched a Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri-inspired campaign today demanding stricter gun control laws and specifically calling out House Speaker Paul Ryan for not proposing legislation in the wake of another deadly school shooting. The group’s digital billboard outside Ryan’s Janesville, Wis., congressional office reads: “17 killed…
One year ago Thursday, Twitter head of entertainment talent and lifestyle partnerships Lara Cohen announced that she was leaving the social network. Starting next Monday, she’s back, in a new role. In between Twitter stints, Cohen served as senior vice president of entertainment partnerships and influencer marketing for public-relations firm The OutCast Agency, where she…
Two gun control groups, Everytown for Gun Safety and Moms Demand Action for Gun Sense in America, have taken out a two-page ad in today’s The New York Times listing members of Congress who have accepted donations from the National Rifle Association. Following last week’s mass shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland,…
Ryan Reynolds is the latest celebrity to get into the alcohol business. The Deadpool star has purchased an ownership interest in Portland, Ore.-based Aviation Gin. Reynolds will now be the face of the brand and be involved in the “entire creative process for Aviation, including Aviation’s marketing and strategy,” explained Andrew Chrisomalis, CEO of Aviation…
Hornbach, dude. We love it when it’s serious, but when it’s weird, it can’t be beat. The European DIY brand that once gave us the man who feels his house’s pain has returned, this time in collaboration with designer and architect Sigurd Larsen. Together they’ve created the Werkst?ck Edition Lounge Chair. It’s a smooth, markedly…
A spokesperson for the Omnicom-owned agency network 180 confirmed today that the company recently launched an internal investigation into employee behavior at its Los Angeles office. “180 is conducting an investigation into workplace conduct and the company culture,” the representative told Adweek. “It is ongoing, and we will act accordingly once we have concluded the…
When indie creative shop Jomo won the Bic Flex 5 men’s razors assignment in August, its leaders knew they had to find a unique voice that would showcase the product’s quality and value while setting the brand apart from its many competitors. Jomo found that voice in J.B. Smoove, a.k.a. Jerry Angelo Brooks, the actor,…
KFC found itself in a precarious situation over the weekend when, somehow, its U.K. stores ran out of chicken. Seriously, most of its 900 locations had to temporarily shut down because there was no chicken to serve due to a snafu with a new delivery partner. (KFC recently switched over to work with DHL.) Over…
As if it weren’t clear that burger chain Carl’s Jr. was pivoting away from the over-the-top sexuality that defined the brand for years, the first campaign from its new agency of record reinforces that. Havas focuses on the bacon, with help from the voice of Matthew McConaughey, he of the reflective car ads and fireside…
With 15 years as a vp at McCann Erickson and subsequent stints as creative director for leading brands like Victoria’s Secret, Mike Koulermos can tell you a thing or two about getting a message out into the world. But Koulermos’ latest project has nothing to do with selling cars or soap, liquor or insurance. In…
At some point during the 1970s, my father, Terry Clarke, walked into the pristine conference room of a conservative manufacturing company in New England. The company had long supplied the federal government with precision devices, for which they made a fortune in top-secret contracts. On this particular spring day, my father and his partners were…
Branding the Olympics for a global audience is one of the world’s most high-profile design projects. For the 2018 Winter Games in PyeongChang, South Korea, the task fell to Interbrand, the global brand consultancy. And its work has been unique indeed–largely because, for the first time, the visual designs were built largely from words and…
Branding the Olympics for a global audience is one of the world’s most high-profile design projects. For the 2018 Winter Games in PyeongChang, South Korea, the task fell to Interbrand, the global brand consultancy. And its work has been unique indeed–largely because, for the first time, the visual designs were built largely from words and…
In Leo Burnett’s first TV ad for Serta, we meet Rick Blomquist, a dude who likes to take life easy. Very easy. He starts his day with a comfortable breakfast of oatmeal and hard-boiled eggs, then drives his car, tricked out with wooly seats and fleeced-line safety belts, to his cushy job testing slippers. Heck,…
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