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How Starburst’s Little Lad Inspired Wheat Thins’ Famous ‘Family Guy’ Ad

Adweek Original Video

What does Starburst's classic "Bus Station" commercial, with the Little Lad, have in common with the famous Wheat Thins Family Guy spot? Lots and lots of mentions of the product [...]


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Michael Bolton Makes Everything More Juicy, Particularly Starburst

Creativity

Michael Bolton follows up his Optimum campaign with a cameo in the Starburst ad below, part of a new campaign from DDB Chicago that offers theories on why the candy [...]

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Ad of the Day: Starburst

Brand Marketing

Mars's consolidation of creative duties on its global brands at Omnicom last year saw the Starburst and Skittles accounts move from TBWA\Chiat\Day to DDB. Now, we get DDB's first effort [...]

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Ass-Backwards Starburst Dog Isn’t Really a Contradiction

Creativity

This is probably nitpicking, but what is Starburst's definition of a contradiction? The candy brand's whole current campaign is based around the word. In earlier ads from TBWA\Chiat\Day, Scottish Koreans, [...]

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Starburst eaters painfully inept as criminals

Creativity

Starburst continues its “Contradictions” campaign, playing up the solid yet juicy nature of the candy, with this new spot featuring a very slow getaway-car driver inching through traffic after a [...]