The brand that just won’t quit, Apple has brought my favorite ad of Christmas–and of their long-running campaign. Even after CP+B’s attempt to combat the classic Mac/PC comparative ads, Apple has shown they won’t back down, and continues to come up with better, funnier, and in this case more adorable executions than ever before. The [...]
December 28, 2008
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But not really, I’m not from My New Haircut. In all seriousness though, here’s an execution I will kick myself for not having come up with first. Granted, I’m a copywriter by nature –not an art director. Still, I’m glad to know I’m not the only one that calls my corkscrew “the little person”. [...]
December 19, 2008
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DDB Paris has re-released the failsafe. The campaign so many copywriters and art directors have idolized and learned from has returned. The Van is 60, and now, the Volkswagen tradition has resurfaced. The first thing I thought of when I saw this ad was , wow, what a great idea. I mean, why not [...]
December 11, 2008
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Crispin Porter + Bogusky has unleased their latest non-traditional Burger King tactic. The website WhopperVirgins takes you to different parts of Romania, Thailand, and Greenland–where villagers have never even heard of a hamburger in their lifetime. The purpose–a true virginal taste test between the Whopper and the Big Mac. While the taste test did way [...]
December 9, 2008
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