Super Bowl Spots Pull Record High, Commercial Time Rising

Super Bowl Spots Pull Record High, Commercial Time Rising

The Super Bowl as a TV advertising vehicle remains strong — in terms of revenue, commercial time, and more importantly, commercial tune-in. Last year’s event on CBS pulled in 11% more revenue to $292 million over 2012’s game, and was 14% higher to $4 million for the average 30-second commercial, according to Kantar Media. This […]

Start 2014 with a Cleaner Social Life

Start 2014 with a Cleaner Social Life

http://vimeo.com/83818275 Each day, millions of users are bombarded with social noise and clutter as a result of their past ‘likes’. VML & GPY&R teamed up with Colgate’s hero surface cleaning brand, Ajax, to create an easy solution for people to clean their social networking feeds. Called Ajax Social Wipes, it’s a new online tool that […]

Clever Billboard Ads Highlight The Discrimination Faced By Prostitutes

Clever Billboard Ads Highlight The Discrimination Faced By Prostitutes

The creatives at Anti Advertising creatively changed the look of the billboards at bus stops to highlight the discrimination that prostitutes face. Conceived for the 30th anniversary of the Norwegian National Center of Expertise on Prostitution, these billboards use visual cues to show that sex workers have been stepped on, treated like trash and are […]

Sunbathing Ad Reminds People to Visit Sunny Arizona

Sunbathing Ad Reminds People to Visit Sunny Arizona

With temperatures dropping below freezing point in Chicago, one ad shop decided to take advantage of the situation to remind Chicagoans of warmer times with this clever Arizona tourism ad. Created by Off Madison Avenue, the ad shows a bikini-clad woman enjoying the warmth of the sun, with her sandals kicked off and landing on […]

Powerful Safe Driving Ad Makes You Think Twice About Speeding

Powerful Safe Driving Ad Makes You Think Twice About Speeding

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bvLaTupw-hk According to the NZ Transport Agency, speeding is a contributing factor in “20% of all fatal and serious injury crashes on New Zealand roads”. To remind drivers to be more vigilant on the road and to “choose a safer speed”, the agency released a powerful, thought-provoking safe driving ad titled ‘Speed ad – Mistakes’. […]

H&M plots David Beckham ‘t-commerce’ Super Bowl ad

H&M plots David Beckham ‘t-commerce’ Super Bowl ad

H&M is planning to broadcast a Super Bowl TV ad starring David Beckham that will allow viewers to buy items from the former footballer’s underwear range directly through their TVs. According to reports, the Swedish fashion retailer is returning to the Super Bowl after a year away with a campaign for Beckham’s Bodywear range. Viewers […]

Creativeland Asia unveils Canvas Blaze smartphone creative

Creativeland Asia unveils Canvas Blaze smartphone creative

Sistema Shyam TeleServices Limited (SSTL), which provides telecom services under the MTS brand, recently announced the launch of Canvas Blaze, a Dual SIM CDMA + GSM Smartphone preloaded with data and voice benefits for six months. Creativeland Asia, India’s leading independent communications company has conceptualized the communication campaign of Canvas Blaze Dual SIM for television, […]

Exposure Lead Agency For Microsoft Surface 2 Campaign

Exposure Lead Agency For Microsoft Surface 2 Campaign

Following a competitive pitch, communications agency Exposure has been appointed as lead creative agency for Microsoft’s newest tablet, the Surface 2, in an integrated four month campaign starting December, 2013. Campaign activity aims to bring audiences together through a creative approach that drives them along the journey to purchase. Activity includes advertising, media partnerships, influencer […]

Taylor James Launches Animated Short Film for American Heart Association

Taylor James Launches Animated Short Film for American Heart Association

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1T0Ja8PyBDc Taylor James, integrated creative production studio, has teamed up with agency CDM, New York, to create a fully animated short film for American Heart Association. Launched at the charity’s annual gala aboard HSS Intrepid, the animation educates and inspires us to combat heart health through tales of 3 inspirational young heroes. Designed and produced […]