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Bloodthirsty Zombies Uncover the Magic of Running in Brooks’ Cinematic 3-Minute Ad

Brand Marketing

Running in a pair of sneakers made by Brooks Running has magical powers, according to the brand's very first national TV campaign. The power of the shoes (and running) can [...]


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Hyundai Giving Away Another Zombie-Proof Survival Machine in Latest Walking Dead Tie-In

Creativity

The new ad in Hyundai's ongoing tie-in with AMC megahit series The Walking Dead features a scruffy bunch of zombiepocalyse survivors who could pass for Woodbury refugees taking shelter with [...]

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Ad of the Day: DieHard Batteries Prove There’s Life in Zombie Ads Yet

Brand Marketing

The scary strong ratings for AMC's The Walking Dead—we'll surely see killer numbers shortly for Sunday night's season-four premiere [UPDATE: Yep]—suggests there's very little zombie fatigue out there among TV [...]

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Does the American Shopping Mall Have a Second Life?

Brand Marketing

Here’s how to have a good time at the local shopping mall,” a reviewer called Bunny E. posted on Yelp this past February. “Load the ‘Dawn of the Dead’ soundtrack [...]

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Agency to Prospective Clients: Call Us or We’ll Send a Drunken Zombie After You

Creativity

This self-promotional clip from The Ungar Group, a boutique agency in Chicago, shows what might happen if you crossed Mad Men with The Walking Dead.

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Zombies Swarm Around Infected Hashtag in Clever Campaign for Walking Dead

Creativity

Whenever I write about zombies, I tend to bury the lead. That's a grave mistake. Anyway, here's a case study about how the Darewin Agency used social media to make [...]