Seedy Chip Wants to Sell You an SUV.

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The car salesman-cum-lounge-singer is the personification of class.

Ben Jerry’s Sniffs Denmark for Fresh Taste Sensation. Comes Up Short.

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In the latest episode of “The Scoop,” Ben & Jerry’s sends its taste experts to Copenhagen to find a new ice cream flavour.

Gawker Media Pimps Itself in Promotional Video

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“This guy, whether we like it or not, is the future.” So says a very angry Friday Night Lights author Buzz Bissinger of Deadspin Editor Will Lietch in a Gawker Media promotional reel released today.

Not Quite Romance, but the Fertility Innuendos Were Rampant!

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Say hello to “Chromance,” a short vid by Superfad for Google’s Chrome browser.

‘Le Sens Propre’ Interprets ‘Brilliant’ with a Fine Hand

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Wed the dreamy, slightly disengaged world of Rene Magritte to the youthful warped whimsy of Alice in Wonderland.

Rule of Thumb: Before Molesting Strangers with Nipple Tassles, Be Famous.

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Berlin agency Aimaq Rapp Stolle promotes HEAD’s new “Speed” racquet with a little extra-extra action from Serbian tennis star Novak Djokovic.

Pledge to Succeed, Gov 2.0, Cleveland Deux, Cell Phone Sex Ed

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– The magic that is Cleveland — deux!

Newport Beach Film Festival Goes the ‘Childlike Wonder’ Route

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RPA, a52 and Elastic put together this wee whimsical piece to kick off the 10th Annual Newport Beach Film Festival.

Sexist Pots/Pans Spot Upsets Australians

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We had to laugh when we saw this spot for Madison Avenue Cookware (“The only thing that cooks better … is a woman!”), which uses an old-school sexist tenor to push its shiny pots and pans — the perfect after-hours treat for a tired lady.

ABSOLUT World Replaces Currency with Kindness

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Imagine buying movie tickets with kisses instead of cash, or repaying your local streetside violinist with embraces and not cold change.

eBay “Lifesize”

Agency: CAA, Los Angeles
Executive Creative Director: Jae Goodman
Creative Directors: John Kaplan, Jesse Coulter, Andrew Ault
Agency Producer: Matt Bijarchi
Director: Belen Gayan
Screenwriters: Belen Gayan, Andres Duque
Producers: Allison Kunzman, Rafia Montilla, Toni Moreno
Executive Producers: Patrick Milling Smith, Brian Carmody
Production Company: Smuggler, NY/LA
Editors: Anna Oriol, Gabriela Soria
Cinematographer: Sergi Vilanova
Production Designer: Marta Marrero
Sound: Xevi Masip, Alex Perez
Music: La Crem


Carousel Brings Sharp Clarity to a Moment in Crime

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Philips Cinema brings us the mildly unsettling “Carousel,” where a hospital shootout between the SWAT team and demented clowns is frozen and investigated by a slow-moving camera.

ad:tech SF: Levi’s Blueprint for Storytelling

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“When presented with bold new ideas, people reference what they know more than what they can conceive.”

ad:tech SF: Hashing Out Social Networking’s Impact on Photo Storage

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The stuff that comes out after an interview is sometimes just as good as what you get during.

‘Stayin’ Alive’ Reminds Us that Shoes Make the Man…

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Tiger Woods, Derek Jeter and Roger Federer lend modern swagger to “Stayin’ Alive” — or try to, anyway.

Why Waterboard When You Can Be Fat, Naked and Jovial?

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A little Southern soda called Cheerwine breaks the bank wide open on interrogation tactics in the US of A.

Samsung Omnia HD Disappears, Reappears

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We need your help. Rather, Samsung needs your help.

Jaffe Juicier, Rubicon Richer, Commercials Stupider

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OK, it’s time to stop with the overly predictable, oh-so-tired theme of…well, watch this video and we guarantee you’ll be able to guess what happens before the commercial ends

Amstel Experiments

Credits:
Client: Amstel Pulse
Agency: 180 Amsterdam
Executive Creative Director: Richard Bullock
Creative Director: Adam Chasnow
Art Director: Chris Landy
Copywriter: Lee Hempstock
Producer: Chayenne de Witte
Head of Production: Cedric Gairard
Business Director: Christian Stein
Account Executive: Anna Stewart
Business Affairs Manager: Kindra Schoemaker
Production Co.: Hungryman UK
Director: Roderick Fenske
Producer: Matt Jones
ON-LINE EDIT
ONLINE Facility: Prime Focus London
H/Flame Artist: James Adamson
Producer: James Miller
MUSIC/SOUND DESIGN
Music/Sound Design Company: JSM Music, New York
Executive Producer: Joel Simon
MIX
Final Mix: JSM Music, New York

QUALCOMM’s Tomorrow Starts with Your Awkward Doodles, Today.

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“Claudio from Thailand” sent us this online video for QUALCOMM, which pulls the curtain back on its R&D department for your eyes only.