Virgin Active Asks People to “Leave the Cult and Join the Club”

Toxicity is at an all-time high, according to unnamed experts. There’s toxicity in the workplace, toxicity online, and toxicity in the air. Toxicity has even seeped into entire industries. As a result, Virgin Active, a chain of health clubs in the U.K and beyond, is calling on people to rebel against the toxicity of the […]

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Virgin Active Asks People to “Leave the Cult and Join the Club”

Toxicity is at an all-time high, according to unnamed experts. There’s toxicity in the workplace, toxicity online, and toxicity in the air. Toxicity has even seeped into entire industries. As a result, Virgin Active, a chain of health clubs in the U.K and beyond, is calling on people to rebel against the toxicity of the […]

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Flashback Friday: Lone Star Beer

This vintage TV campaign from Lone Star Beer reminds me that computer generated images (CGI) have been in use by advertisers for years. It reminds me of popular TV shows from that time. The Dick Van Dyke Show and Bewitched, in particular. It reminds me that making outrageous product claims has a long tradition. For […]

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Medium Separates from the AI Pack

Medium is taking a stand on AI-generated writing. An email from Medium arrived in my inbox a few days ago describing changes that are coming to the publishing platform. Beginning May 1, 2024, stories with AI-generated writing (disclosed as such or not) are not allowed to be paywalled as part of Medium’s Partner Program. Accounts […]

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GoDaddy Airo Takes You from Idea to ‘Up and Running’ in Minutes

Coming up with a unique brand name that you can legitimately own and a domain name to go with it, is tough to do. All the good names and dot coms seem to be taken. Starting now, you can ask GoDaddy’s AI assistant for help. In the days of yore, you input a domain name […]

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Pet People Have Unique Priorities (Which Freshpet Fully Understands )

Friends, relatives, and strangers may from time to time voice contrary or judgmental opinions about a pet’s place in the family. It typically goes over like a fart in church, and this ad campaign from Freshpet makes comedic light of that fact. Pepper, the dog in “Dinner Date” is a scruffy little scene-stealer. What a […]

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Super Sweet Sounds of the ’70s Used to Sell More Stuff

Supertramp, Grand Funk Railroad, Heart, and Chicago. These legendary bands from the 1970s are now providing consumer brands with one anthemic soundtrack followed by the next. I have some questions. Like, why use the music of the 70s, versus music from the 80s or 90s? Are the desired buyers all Boomers or are these simply […]

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Here’s a Hard Working Headline: Give Your Thumb the Finger

Run. Run far and fast from internet addiction. According to research conducted by HarrisX, the average person scrolls the distance of three marathons (78 miles) annually on their phones. In other words, we the people of the internet run an ultramarathon each year with our thumbs on glass. To combat this growing global issue, Saucony […]

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Learn To Let It Go With Soka

Stress is natural but it can also be lethal. Thus, we need to develop skills to properly manage our daily stresses. In other words, we need to learn to “let it go.” Learning to let go is a critical survival skill. It is also the new call to action from Colombian juice brand, Soka. While […]

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An Invite to “Discover, Preserve, and Represent” Your Family

With over 23 million AncestryDNA customers, over 40 billion historical records, and more than 133 million family trees, Ancestry provides the best resources for consumers across the globe who are interested in finding out who they are and where they came from. To help spark an interst in family and what it means to be […]

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Hank, the Buffalo with Wings, Would Like To Have A Word

If you’re a college football fan and a Colorado Buffaloes fan in particular, you already know and love Ralphie. He runs the field with five handlers in tow before each home game. Ralphie is a legend. Now, there’s a new buffalo* in town. His name is Hank and he works for a chicken wings conglomerate. […]

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“Trust Your Spirit,” Your Gut, and Your Choice of Bourbon

Some musicians spend a lot of time in bars because bars have stages and people who like to dance. Bars and their patrons help musicians make their way in the world and that’s something. It doesn’t mean that the musicians drink more than anyone else, or that they favor a particular bourbon (if they do […]

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Corona Makes A “Living Billboard” That Walks Like A Crab

Outdoor advertising is often seen as a blight on the landscape by millions of passers-by in their cars. In many cases, the critics (and would-be shoppers) are spot on in their disdain for the medium. There are a great number of ads in the environment, and a great number of them fail to connect, entertain, […]

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Thriller: Ryan Gosling Escapes with A New TAG Heuer Carrera

Actors. They’re always acting. Ryan Gosling, for instance. Even when he’s lifting an expensive timepiece, he’s acting like it’s no big deal. But it is a big deal. No one—not even a Hollywood movie star—walks off with a TAG Heuer Carrera and gets away with it. The watches in this heritage collection from TAG Heuer […]

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Banana Boat Introduces Nest Domes to Protect Endangered Sea Turtles

Banana Boat protects you from the sun’s harmful rays. Now, the skincare brand is extending its reach into wildlife preservation. During the last four years in Colombia, 99 percent of sea turtles have been born female. The sand’s warmth influences their sex during the incubation phase: if a turtle’s eggs incubate below 27.7°C the turtle […]

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Heinz Brazil Is Improving the Tattoo Experience for All

In an innovative, relevant, and health-conscious move, Heinz Brazil is developing a proprietary “Heinz red” tattoo pigment using only non-harmful ingredients and making the ink available to tattoo parlors throughout Brazil. The action comes on news that color tattoo ink faces growing restrictions and outright bans in countries around the world. The European Union alone […]

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Use Hotels.com to Book “Your Perfect Somewhere”

If these walls could talk… In this new campaign for Hotels.com, these walls can talk. And why not? If mayhem (a personality trait) can be personified why not a website for hotel bookings? But what would a hotel say? “I might have a rocky exterior but I’ve got soft pillows and breakfast on the house.” […]

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Longhorn Athletes to Benefit from New NIL Deal with Wrangler

University of Texas football coach Steve Sarkisian received a six-year deal worth $34.2 million when he was hired on Jan. 2, 2021. The school’s athletic department brings in over $200M per year. College sports is big business in Texas and across the nation, which is news to no one. What is noteworthy today is the […]

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Gun Happy Greitens Asks Voters to Kill “Republicans In Name Only”

In a new campaign video, Eric Greitens, the former governor of Missouri who is now running for U.S. Senate, asks Missouri voters to “Get a RINO hunting permit. There’s no bagging limit, no tagging limit, and it doesn’t expire until we save our country.” That’s right, he wants to kill people in his own party […]

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Stella Rides A Painted Pony, Let’s the Spinning Wheel Spin

Sign Off, Dine-In, Bon Appetit. This summer, Stella Artois wants people to recognize that home is where the dinner party is. In this new campaign the beverage brand highlights the need for consumers to flip their mindset – and their tables – to once again savor the meal occasion. Too much work from home makes […]

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