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PETA's Incredibly Lifelike CGI Ape Begs You Never to Use Real Ones in Ads Again BBDO, The Mill, Adrien Brody deliver stunning spot

IDEA: PETA's new ad manages an uncanny trick. It frames a harrowing problem, and at the same time literally embodies the solution. The problem is the use of chimpanzees and other…

May 20, 2013, 7:02 AM EDT

He Shoots, He Scores: David Beckham's 10 Most-Viral Commercials
Ad of the Day: Volkswagen A man whose luck runs out makes his own in Deutsch's latest Passat spot

Not being a big Emerson Lake & Palmer fan, I had to look up the lyrics of "Lucky Man" to gauge how the song's original meaning compares to that put…

May 15, 2013, 2:18 PM EDT

Ad of the Day: Old Spice Terry Crews is back, and multiplying, in W+K's work for the brand's new shave gel

He's the man your man could shave like. Terry Crews, the most notable Old Spice guy these days—last seen in the amusing Muscle Music interactive campaign last fall—is back in a…

May 14, 2013, 1:25 PM EDT

How BBH Perfected the Twist Ending for the Year's Best Beverage Ad Careful clues for Robinsons

IDEA: Twist endings aren't always the best idea for commercials. Ads need staying power, and relying too much on a surprise can ruin them after the first viewing. BBH London…

May 13, 2013, 10:25 PM EDT

The 2013 Clio Awards Winners
Ad of the Day: Volkswagen Not everyone loves the automaker's fuel-saving Start/Stop technology

When done right, wryly positioning a product benefit as a potential liability can be a great formula for comedy. So it is with this new U.K. Volkswagen spot, which promotes…

May 8, 2013, 11:54 AM EDT

YouTube's 10 Most-Watched Ads in April A pair of megahits led the way in a staggering month for online video

It's shaping up to be an astonishing spring for ads on YouTube. In March, Pepsi MAX's Jeff Gordon spot screeched its way to 33 million views, or about 13 million more…

May 8, 2013, 7:14 AM EDT

YouTube's 10 Most-Watched Ads in April
A Philips Sonicare Ad That Was 5,000 Years in the Making Still using that old toothbrush, caveman?

IDEA: You're an intelligent, civilized human who enjoys all the efficiencies of modern life. So why do you use knuckledragging technology to clean your teeth? That's Philips Sonicare's question to…

May 6, 2013, 10:18 PM EDT

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