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Are we laughing with eBay or at eBay here?

Creativity

Would you buy a snowmobile on eBay because Jim Gaffigan tells you to? The answer, of course, is no. Could you enjoy his attempts to persuade you in a TV [...]


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KG out of the playoffs but has a nice laptop

Creativity

Perhaps if Kevin Garnett had paid more attention to what was happening on the court and spent less time daydreaming about the functionality of his Hewlett-Packard notebook, the Boston Celtics [...]

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Which is worse, a robot or a Denny’s meal?

Creativity

I've often spoken out in this forum against the threat posed by robots. They're out to kill us all, and they never follow you back on Twitter. (I had to [...]

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Is Sprint’s ad the first inspired by a widget?

Creativity

I'm glad to hear I'm not the only nerd who loved Sprint's "Now" widget, which debuted in November. Apparently the lighthearted and mesmerizing tool was such a hit, Sprint turned [...]

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Snobby French squirrel loves Emerald Nuts

Creativity

I miss the days when Emerald Nuts showed Robert Goulet messing with your stuff while you were in a mid-afternoon stupor. Now, judging by this ad from Goodby, Silverstein & [...]

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Lay’s chips and dip falling in love offscreen

Creativity

The new "Made for each other" campaign for Lay's by Goodby, Silverstein and Partners suggests that Lay's chips and dip were destined to be together. Yet the five beautifully animated [...]