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Nascar Goes All-In With Green Initiative New O&M spot to bow during Fox’s STP 400

As part of an ongoing eco-friendly initiative, Nascar on Sunday will roll out a new spot designed to illustrate how its drivers and corporate partners are chipping in to help…

April 19, 2013, 2:20 PM EDT

Yet Another Car Ad Depicts Failed Suicide to Promote Clean Emissions Grim theme won't die

UPDATE: Holly Brockwell, a British advertising creative whose father committed suicide in a car, wrote a heartbreaking blog post in reaction to this ad that has been shared widely this…

April 19, 2013, 9:45 AM EDT

How Subaru Fell in Love and Never Looked Back The automaker rides the relentless optimism of its Carmichael Lynch ads to record sales

IDEA: Subaru owners knew it almost before the company did. It was always about love. "If you ask a Subaru owner what they think of their car, more times than…

April 8, 2013, 10:08 PM EDT

Why David Mamet Wants to Direct Ads Again The Pulitzer Prize winner on his admiration for salesmen, and whether advertising can be art

Specs Who David Mamet Age 65 New gig Commercial director, Aéro Film Other gigs Playwright, screenwriter, film director, essayist You've signed with Aéro Film to direct ads again. Why now? Well, I like to work. And…

April 7, 2013, 11:13 PM EDT

Renault Surprises Test Drivers With Baguettes, Roses and Half-Dressed Hotties Press that 'Va Va Voom' button

Automobile test drives have been getting a bit more interesting lately. On the heels of the hugely popular Jeff Gordon video for Pepsi MAX comes this new campaign from Britain…

March 28, 2013, 9:02 AM EDT

Maker of the Best Craigslist Ad Ever Reveals How the Collage-Sausage Was Made 'What would a drunken, profane second grader do?'

If you haven't seen it, see it. It's the jaw-dropping homemade ad—one of the craziest and funniest you'll ever see—that Nate Walsh posted to Craigslist in an attempt to sell…

March 27, 2013, 12:16 PM EDT

The Most Stunning Ad Ever Made for a Used Car With 128,000 Miles That's Been Puked In Twice Nate Walsh makes his case

"You're going to need an abacus to keep track of all the ass you'll be getting in this thing!" That's one of dozens of stellar lines in the homemade ad…

March 27, 2013, 10:02 AM EDT

Ford Apologizes for Tying Women Up in Indian Ads JWT work didn't run but provokes outcry anyway

If you've been under a rock, violence against women in India has been all over the news since last December following the horrific gang rape of a young woman who…

March 25, 2013, 1:28 PM EDT

Albuquerque Car Dealer Selling Jesse Pinkman's '84 Toyota Tercel From Breaking Bad It may have seen better days

If anyone out there needs a car or a piece of TV memorabilia—or ideally, both—they can head out to New Mexico and buy the actual 1984 Toyota Tercel that Jesse…

March 19, 2013, 11:53 AM EDT

RPA Beats Odds to Keep Honda Brand But shop loses media business, Acura

RPA has beaten the typically poor odds of an incumbent in an advertising review to retain creative responsibility for the Honda brand. The shop, however, lost its American Honda Co. media business…

March 18, 2013, 8:36 PM EDT

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