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And the 2013 Grand Effie Goes to ... 72andSunny unseats repeat winner W+K

Wieden + Kennedy’s two-year stranglehold on the Grand Effie has ended. Instead, the top prize at the 45th annual Effie Awards tonight went to 72andSunny for its “The Vet and the…

May 22, 2013, 10:00 PM EDT

The IAB and Mozilla Clash—in Person Luma's Kawaja surprises IAB CEO on stage

The Interactive Advertising Bureau’s CEO Randall Rothenberg has had a very public disagreement with Mozilla over the browser’s decision to automatically block ad cookies in recent months. On Tuesday, Rothenberg…

May 22, 2013, 9:54 PM EDT

Dish Network's Search for a Digital Agency Down to Finalists Unclear if incumbent is participating

Dish Network confirmed it is in the midst of a digital agency search which is now down to finalists. The incumbent is Booyah Advertising, of Westminister Colo. A Dish spokesman declined to…

May 22, 2013, 4:29 PM EDT

Ad of the Day: DirecTV The satellite provider has you covered, whether you live in the past, present or future

Dude, watch the road! You know how in old movies the moving road will be rear-projected on a canvas over the hero's shoulder, and he'll just be blithely chatting away to…

May 22, 2013, 1:53 PM EDT

Droga5 Gives Qantas Fliers Paperbacks That Last Just as Long as the Flight 10-book box set

Droga5 and publisher Hachette Australia recently bestowed upon Qantas frequent fliers an anachronistic little gift that will come in handy aboard Qantas flights when approved electronic devices must be completely…

May 22, 2013, 1:24 PM EDT

YouTube CEO is Cannes Lions Media Person of the Year Before helming online video, Salar Kamangar created Google AdWords

The Cannes Lions International Festival of Creativity has named YouTube CEO Salar Kamangar its Media Person of the Year. Every year, the so-called Oscars of the advertising world bestows this honor…

May 22, 2013, 1:23 PM EDT

Ads for Playboy Fragrances Have Plenty of Happy Endings, and a Few Weird Ones Too Sequel to last year's elevator ad

One of the better Playboy ads of recent years was last year's "Elevator" spot from DDB Paris and directors The Perlorian Brothers. Here are two more ads done in the…

May 22, 2013, 12:38 PM EDT

Teenage Boys Are Suddenly Pregnant in Chicago's Striking PSA Campaign It's not just the girl's problem

Illinois and Wisconsin are currently overrun with pregnant teenage boys, thanks to the Chicago Department of Public Health. Man, that's fun to say. The CDPH's Office of Adolescent and School…

May 22, 2013, 10:53 AM EDT

Geico Makes the Perfect Ad for Hump Day Guess what day it is?!

Here is Geico's latest commercial from The Martin Agency. Uploaded on hump day, it's all about hump day. And it stars a certain mammal that hails from the Middle East…

May 22, 2013, 10:07 AM EDT

Puma's Dance Dictionary Will Leave You at a Loss for Words Out of step with the brand?

The Puma Dance Dictionary, created by Grey London to push the brand's new Sync fragrances (yes, Puma makes fragrances), allows users to select words and phrases which are then translated…

May 22, 2013, 9:37 AM EDT

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