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New York Lottery Lights Up NYC Bus Shelters for the Holidays DDB puts 1,800 colored bulbs in each ad

DDB is bringing some remarkably intricate holiday cheer to that most moribund of public spaces—the lonely New York City bus shelter—as part of a new seasonal campaign for the New…

November 20, 2012, 2:11 PM EST

#FirstWorldProblems Hashtag Is Hijacked in DDB's Campaign for Clean Water Turning an ironic gesture on its head

Devising a high-impact humanitarian campaign is a first-world problem that DDB New York solves in stirring fashion on behalf of WaterIsLife. With close to 1 million YouTube views in a…

October 10, 2012, 9:15 AM EDT

Octo-Woman Gets Lucky in Loony Ad for New York Lottery Perlorian Brothers go out on a limb

MJZ directors The Perlorian Brothers, last seen making snuggly footwear out of cats, are back with their latest crazy commercial—the New York Lottery spot below, celebrating the efficiency and apparent…

October 9, 2012, 1:00 PM EDT

Abe Lincoln Look-Alike Sweats Skittles in Latest Oddball Spot Doomed run on a treadmill

Skittles's fascination with poorly functioning anatomy continues in this latest commercial from DDB Chicago, in which a man—who looks quite a bit like Abraham Lincoln—sweats Skittles as he runs on…

September 18, 2012, 4:26 PM EDT

Angry Cheeseburger Defends Itself in 265-Word McDonald's Print Ad 'What more can a human being ask for?' it wonders

Do you want your McDonald's food talking to you? A cheeseburger does in this print ad from DDB Stockholm—which, at 265 words, is surely one of the longest-copy ads ever…

September 13, 2012, 9:00 AM EDT

Giant Idiot on Speedboat Needs Good Insurance, Better Swimsuit Centraal Beheer's latest comical spot

Dutch insurance company Centraal Beheer is known for its amusing TV ads, and its latest, from DDB Amsterdam, more than measures up. It features a doofus in a red Speedo—containing…

September 5, 2012, 10:19 AM EDT

Thomas Jefferson Up to His Old Tricks in Lottery Ad Old habits die hard for president

"Typical Jeffersonian jungle fever" is how AdFreak reader Kenya Brome sums up Thomas Jefferson's behavior in this New York Lottery spot from DDB. Hard to argue with that. Jefferson will…

August 22, 2012, 9:59 AM EDT

Marlen Esparza's Co-star Lucky Not to Get Punched in McDonald's Olympics Ad Spot chasing gold for most annoying

The American flyweight boxer Marlen Esparza is doing well at the London Olympics, having assured herself of at least a bronze medal. Her biggest challenge leading up to the Games,…

August 7, 2012, 12:35 PM EDT

Volkswagens Now Going for the Price of a Zucchini Adam&EveDDB pushes value in U.K. ads

Volkswagen is rolling out new ads in the U.K. from Adam&EveDDB promoting its cars' affordability (the series is aptly named "Volkswagen Value"). The first spot shows a woman buying a…

July 24, 2012, 11:47 AM EDT

Good Combos Are Better Than Bad Combos, Says Combos Cartoony new ads from DDB

Here are some wacky new Combos ads from DDB Chicago—a couple of 15-second spots and a couple of print ads. The work plays off the product name, showing goofy examples…

July 23, 2012, 9:58 AM EDT

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