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You’ve Seen Chevy’s Insipid Emoji Ad. Now Watch This Hilarious Mocking Parody of It

Creativity

Nobody likes being treated like a moron—but it can present an opportunity for some righteously vindictive humor. Last April, Chevrolet insulted the intelligence of viewers with a painfully contrived ad [...]


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Conan Made This Hilarious and Perfect AirPods Ad Spoofing the iPod Silhouettes

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When Apple introduced its wireless AirPod earphones at its media event last week, there was immediate suspicion that these cute little gizmos might pose a particular problem for consumers. Conan [...]

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Why Wait to Kill Your iPhone’s Headphone Jack? Here’s an Easy Way to Do It Right Now

Creativity

Excited to get an iPhone 7 but don't want to wait until next week to embrace the future? Try the Apple Plug, which kills your headphone jack right now.

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Jim Beam Unveils Its Own Apple Watch, a ‘Drinkable Wearable’ for Doing Wrist Shots

Creativity

Brands don't newsjack Apple events quite as often as they used to. But Jim Beam is ambushing today's announcements from the tech marketer by introducing an April Fools'-esque gadget called [...]

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Watch the Voiceover Recording for an Ice Cream Ad Go Horrendously, Comically Wrong

Creativity

Comic short films about the absurdity of the ad business have a proud history going back to Tim Hamilton's brilliant Truth in Advertising. Here's the latest one—director Tim Mason's No [...]

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This Pepsi Spoof Aims to Ruin Cindy Crawford’s Classic Ad Forever

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A new ad from a consumer activist group is taking aim at Pepsi's sourcing practices by spoofing one of the soft drink company's most famous commercials—Cindy Crawford's roadside gas station [...]