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NYC's 5 Boro Bike Tour Pulls Ads Showing Pyrotechnics at Starting Line A rethink after Boston

Following the bombings in Boston on Monday, New York City's 5 Boro Bike Tour is swiftly pulling all posters advertising its own May 5 race—because of now-inappropriate imagery showing pyrotechnics…

April 17, 2013, 1:05 PM EDT

CC Sabathia Is Dwarfed by Scott Van Pelt in ESPN's New SportsCenter Ad It's all about the stripes

CC Sabathia is a large man, but he's not technically wearing a fat suit. That latter fact—and not just his slimming New York Yankee pinstripes—gives Sabathia the advantage over the…

April 17, 2013, 12:02 PM EDT

Reebok Fires Rick Ross for Alleged Rape Lyrics UltraViolet protest appears to have worked

Reebok today told rapper Rick Ross to get lost because his new song "U.O.E.N.O." cheerfully describes what seems to be a date-rape scenario. A brand spokesperson revealed via email that…

April 11, 2013, 6:32 PM EDT

Leon Sandcastle Signs Fake but Funny Endorsement Deal With Under Armour NFL Network's Super Bowl character keeps on giving

Leon Sandcastle isn't real, but that doesn't mean he's not going places. In fact, the imaginary Hall of Fame cornerback, played by Deion Sanders in Grey New York's amusing Super…

April 11, 2013, 10:52 AM EDT

The Complete Taxonomy of College Sports Mascots 1,100 schools on one incredible poster

We've been in love with taxonomies ever since the agency-name infographic a few months ago. Here's one that's truly stunning to behold—Pop Chart Lab's new Chart of Collegiate Sports Teams.…

April 10, 2013, 2:29 PM EDT

Exposure Creates Lifestyle Campaigns for Young Consumers Features clients' product in 'showroom'

Specs Who Creative director, partner Tom Phillips; public relations director Matt Arrowsmith; fashion and lifestyle director Sarah Bronilla; creative services director Carrie Roberts What PR and creative agency Where New York “showroom” Launched in…

April 5, 2013, 10:52 AM EDT

Ad of the Day: StubHub Ticket Oak gets the caffeine jitters in new spot from Duncan/Channon

StubHub’s unnerving Ticket Oak is back, and this time the arboreal altruist is in the throes of acute caffeine intoxication. As seen in a new 30-second spot created by agency of…

April 1, 2013, 2:06 PM EDT

Brooklyn Nets' Digital Presence Has Skyrocketed Digital chief Jayne Bussman-Wise explains how

Specs Who Jayne Bussman-Wise Age 31 New gig Digital director, Brooklyn Nets and Barclays Center Old gig Manager, marketing and digital programs, New York Rangers How large is your social fan base? We’re almost to…

March 31, 2013, 9:40 PM EDT

Lance Armstrong and Oscar Pistorius Get (Fake) Tiger Woods-Style Nike 'Winning' Ads Isn't winning awesome?

Does winning take care of everything? Perhaps for Tiger Woods. Probably not for some other athletes who've been on Nike's payroll. Here are some nicely done spoofs of the much-discussed…

March 28, 2013, 11:50 AM EDT

Ad of the Day: Gatorade Big dreams bring bad dreams for Kevin Durant and Dwyane Wade

OK, so does everyone watch Game of Thrones? You all do, right? You know how Ned has those horrible nightmares about things that actually happen in the first season? This…

March 28, 2013, 9:32 AM EDT

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