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LeBron James Writes, Directs, Stars in Terrible Ad for Sheets Energy Strips

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You remember Sheets Energy Strips, the classy brand with the catch phrase, "Take a sheet"?


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Gap’s new logo: a social-media experiment?

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As we mentioned yesterday, Gap unveiled a new logo this week—and it was met with nearly universal disdain. But maybe it's intentionally shitty? On its Facebook page, Gap now says [...]

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Dish Network’s latest ads floated into space

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The first tangible ad effort from crowdsourcing agency Victors & Spoils for Dish Network stars a pair of goofy astronauts who crack jokes about how they "need space" and cackle [...]

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CP+B tries to crowdsource away the oil spill

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Stopping the oil spill has apparently befuddled the best minds in science and engineering. Why not bring in the ad folks? Crispin Porter + Bogusky, the people behind the creepy [...]

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GE making vague move into crowdsourcing

Creativity

Everyone is into the crowdsourcing thing nowadays. No less than General Electric is dipping its toes into the area, asking digital experts to submit ideas for new-media initiatives and/or advertising [...]

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Crowdsourcing leads to an ill-advised tattoo

Creativity

Crowdsourcing is not everyone's cup of tea. Some find it a little insulting to advertising professionals who hone their craft only to see the unwashed masses debase themselves coming up [...]