Carnival enlists fun director who directs fun
As part of its new campaign from Arnold, Carnival Cruises has introduced a "fun director," though he doesn't seem like much fun to me. This dude's tightly wound and intense, […]
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Safety spot doesn’t make Volvo feel so safe
[The spot's been pulled from YouTube. We'll repost when it's available.] There's nearly 60 seconds of crash-test footage in this Volvo spot by Arnold (set to the 1812 Overture?! Turn […]
Billy Mays wants to sell you some ESPN360
Arnold today launches a pleasingly goofy campaign for ESPN360.com starring Billy Mays, the bearded infomercial guy usually seen shilling for OxiClean. See all four ads here. This genre's been parodied […]
Carnival letting towel animals do the talking
I had no idea that "towel animals" were such a big part of Carnival cruises until this week, when the company unveiled a new Web-video series (running now on ABC.com […]
Ads straighten out teens who say ‘so gay’
A new campaign from the Ad Council and Arnold New York hopes to eradicate the popular phrase "that’s so gay" as an insult. Each TV spot features teens being lectured […]
Kids can’t resist the fried blobs of chicken
Normally I don’t like cutesy kids in ads. Nor am I that fond of chicken (unless it’s Moby’s ’70s psycho-pimp chicken—that bird’s battered ‘n fried, dig?). All that said, Arnold’s […]
Spirit Airlines brings the paradise on board
Dave: Oh my god! Stewardess! Judging by that sun-kissed, palm-draped scenery outside the windows of this airplane, we’re heading toward tropical climes. Looks like the Bahamas! But I have to […]
Jack Daniel’s also feeling the political spirit
I may have been a tad hasty in my earlier post on Captain Morgan’s options for a running mate. Perhaps Jack Daniel’s would be his best bet, though no candidate […]
It’s a chocolate world, man, can you dig?
What's with the sudden mania for trippy food ads? I was just coming down from that Friendly's commercial when Hershey blows my mind with it’s “Pure Hershey’s” campaign. How “pure” […]
