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Discovery Already Chumming the Waters for Shark Week Bait-themed ads tout Aug. 12 premiere

Shark Week doesn't kick off until Aug. 12, but Discovery is trying to frighten you with promos well in advance. Remarkably, it's the 25th anniversary of Shark Week this year.…

July 20, 2012, 2:12 PM EDT

Girl Makes Out With a Walrus in Latest Crazy Skittles Ad DDB spot pushes Skittles Riddles

It's come to this—girls swapping spit with tusked sea creatures in the suddenly bestial Skittles campaign from DDB Chicago. Walruses do make the occasional cameo in advertising; BBH's pat-a-cake spot…

July 2, 2012, 2:51 PM EDT

Kevin Nealon Out to Solve Every Problem Imaginable With PSA On second thought, maybe just one

With so many niche charitable causes for celebrities to choose, how could you possibly pick just one? In his new PSA, Saturday Night Live alum Kevin Nealon goes for sheer…

June 20, 2012, 2:38 AM EDT

Don't Adopt a Cat. Adopt a Viral Video Waiting to Happen A less earnest PSA from the ASPCA

June is Adopt a Shelter Cat Month at the ASPCA. Kittens tend to overrun the system in the hotter months, which means it's time for the annual glut of adoption…

June 13, 2012, 11:37 AM EDT

Friskies Finally Addresses the Terrible Epidemic of Cat Boredom Chris Parnell is here with an important message

Friskies is taking aim at the national "CATastrosphe" known as Cat Boredom, or CB. "There's nothing more tragic than a blasé cat," Chris Parnell explains in the video below. So…

May 18, 2012, 1:15 PM EDT

Keep Your Kitten or Puppy From Becoming the Town Whore Lighthearted PSAs remind you to 'Fix at Four'

With their fluffiness, big trusting eyes and adorable attempts to learn how to operate their oversized paws, kittens and puppies are the essence of the word squee. But take that…

May 15, 2012, 2:50 PM EDT

Volkswagen's Winter Offer Lasts Until Hibernating Bear Wakes Up Another natural wonder by DDB Stockholm

DDB Stockholm always comes up with fun ways to promote winter offers from Volkswagen. Last year, it advertised the Passat 4Motion with a billboard placed directly on a lake of…

May 14, 2012, 12:44 PM EDT

Ford Destroys Defenseless Creature in Strange, Emotional New Ad Weep for the toads

This "Cane Toad Road" ad from Australia (via ad agency JWT Melbourne) for the Ford Falcon and its EcoBoost engine leaves me feeling sad for toads rather than impressed by…

May 8, 2012, 11:49 AM EDT

Trade Dog Poop for WiFi, Thanks to DDB Campaign for Web client keeps parks a little cleaner

You really shouldn't have to be rewarded for picking up your dog's feces off the ground. It should be the automatic, decent thing to do. But sometimes people need to…

April 25, 2012, 10:26 AM EDT

Tidy Cats Sorry for Likening Cincinnati Neighborhood to a Litter Box Purina apologizes after outcry

Note to self: Self, if you're ever put in charge of a citywide ad campaign, don't say mean things about neighborhoods in that city. Not even if it's Cincinnati. Purina…

April 11, 2012, 11:12 AM EDT

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