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Don’t get us wrong. we love advertising. We love our jobs. But after watching the 78 commercials submitted for this month’s Best Spots, there was a lot about advertising we didn’t love. So here are our requests: Please, no more anthropomorphic animals. No more animated babies. And, please, no more hit songs from the ’70s and ’80s masquerading as single-minded propositions from creative briefs.
That said, we also request there be more smart, relevant and memorable work like the following:

Volvo: We’re big fans of these spots.





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