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'Dumb Ways to Die' Train Keeps Rolling, as It Wins Grand Prix in Radio Its third of the festival

CANNES, France—It's officially a runaway train. McCann Melbourne's "Dumb Ways to Die" train safety campaign for Metro Trains Melbourne picked up its third Grand Prix of the week at Cannes Lions…

June 19, 2013, 3:33 PM EDT

'Dumb Ways to Die' Kills With 2 Grand Prix—in Direct and PR Oreo's blackout tweet also wins a Lion

CANNES, France—Dying never felt so good. McCann Melbourne's super-viral "Dumb Ways to Die" train-safety video for the Melbourne Metro stormed the Cannes Lions festival on the first day of awards here,…

June 17, 2013, 3:30 PM EDT

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McCann in Melbourne Wins at One Show Train-safety PSA 'Dumb Ways To Die' takes 'Best of Show'

McCann in Melbourne took the top honors at the 2013 One Show with its charmingly macabre  "Dumb Ways to Die," an animated public-safety announcement (watch it below) for client Melbourne Metro. The…

May 9, 2013, 6:55 AM EDT

Ad of the Day: Sony Xperia Z Tarsem and David Bowie team up for one very special smartphone ad indeed

Fun fact: Associating with David Bowie, whether in physical or purely musical form, instantly increases your cool factor by about 1 trillion percent. See: fashion model Iman, TV series Flight…

February 28, 2013, 2:57 PM EST

The Spot: Angels of Death The story behind McCann Australia's adorably grim viral megahit about train safety

IDEA: Safety PSAs are gloomy and tedious and largely ignored by young people hardwired to resist them—except when they're irresistibly fun and impossible not to share with friends. McCann Australia…

December 4, 2012, 7:09 AM EST

Top 10 Commercials of the Week: Nov. 23-30 Father Time's time runs out, bodega goods bust a move and NBA stars dribble holiday cheer

This week, "Ebenezer" Snoop learns a lesson from his (puff, puff) Christmas past, Canon inspires extreme photography and Honda knows you're really dreading spending time with your psycho family this holiday…

November 30, 2012, 10:26 AM EST

Ad of the Day: Coca-Cola A giant Santa Claus puppet enchants a city in McCann Madrid's global spot

It's not yet December, but tradition and commerce require you to get in the Christmas spirit pronto. Perhaps a giant creepy Santa Claus can help? Coca-Cola is unleashing one, whether you…

November 26, 2012, 2:07 PM EST

Déjà Vu All Over Again Agencies once more are chasing Burger King's business. But are they fighting over crumbs?

There’s no question that Burger King is a major brand that needs marketing help as it tries to reverse a market share decline. But are the agencies dancing with BK…

October 22, 2012, 12:02 AM EDT

The Spot: Airline to Heaven McCann Oslo brings the magic back to air travel with a spot for a Norwegian carrier

IDEA: It's a sad irony that flying, literally the most aspirational of human pursuits, has become synonymous with pure hell. Customer-service failures are the norm, to the point where one…

October 2, 2012, 8:52 AM EDT

Creative Commodities Chasing big biz like Chevy, J&J, shops grin and bear efficiency-based reviews

Maybe it’s a sign of the times. Like the global Chevrolet creative review before it, the outcome of Johnson & Johnson’s ongoing global creative review won’t hinge on creative or…

September 18, 2012, 3:28 AM EDT

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