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Infographic: Olympic Sponsors Race for Viral Advertising Gold P&G's spots lead the pack 10 days before the Games

Procter & Gamble is the Usain Bolt of 2012 Olympic sponsors, judging by the fun animated infographic below, which pits brands against one another in a mad dash to viral…

July 17, 2012, 11:08 AM EDT

Ad of the Day: GlaxoSmithKline TBWA crafts a heart-pounding Olympic tribute to drug-free adrenaline

It's rare to to see a drug ad that isn't, at best, bore-you-to-tears dull. But GlaxoSmithKline launched a new spot this week that's actually worth watching. Created by TBWA in London…

July 17, 2012, 10:24 AM EDT

Kids Take Center Stage in W+K's Latest Olympic Spot for P&G Follows huge success of 'Best Job'

Wieden + Kennedy in Portland, Ore., has had an enormous success with "Best Job," its Procter & Gamble commercial saluting moms ahead of this summer's Olympic Games. The ad has…

July 11, 2012, 1:39 PM EDT

Ad of the Day: McDonald's DDB commiserates with those who'll have to stay up late to watch the London Olympics

The time difference with London will be exhausting and exasperating for people in some parts of the world as they try to watch the Olympic Games this summer. But instead…

July 11, 2012, 11:20 AM EDT

Telemundo Inks Its Last Upfront Deal of the Season Spanish-language broadcaster gets CPM boosts, volume

Welcome to the Hispanic TV mirror universe: Telemundo completed its upfront sales for the 2012-13 season last Tuesday, according to evp of ad sales and integrated marketing Dan Lovinger, and…

July 9, 2012, 11:59 AM EDT

Nike Glimpses the Future With Stunning Interactive Camp Victory Olympic-timed installation in Oregon

Nike's been going in a weird man-becomes-machine direction lately, so it's no surprise that its Olympic-times Camp Victory installation in Eugene, Ore.—a collaboration with design agency Hush, Skylab and others—looked…

July 9, 2012, 11:59 AM EDT

Baseball's Long, Hot Summer Heated battle for sports deal waits as NBC, Turner prepare to face off for MLB's national TV rights

Negotiations for Major League Baseball’s national TV rights deals are likely to be the knottiest in sports media history, as fundamental pricing agreements will be complicated by a host of…

July 9, 2012, 12:02 AM EDT

Nike Gives Voice to Generations of Ass-Kicking Women Ad celebrates the toughness of pioneering athletes

Timed to coincide with Title IX’s 40th anniversary, Nike and Wieden + Kennedy have created this “Voices” ad paying tribute to female athletes who triumphed in the face of locker…

June 25, 2012, 8:03 AM EDT

British Airways Doesn't Want Brits Flying As Olympics near, locals urged to stay and cheer

British Airways has an unexpected bit of advice for its typical customers: Don’t fly. The message is aimed at Brits who might be tempted to skip the country during the…

June 25, 2012, 7:55 AM EDT

Ad of the Day: U.K. National Lottery AMV BBDO's masterful period piece salutes the Meadows family and the funding of Olympic dreams

It's hard to remember that outside the U.S., countries occasionally use money from the lottery to fund things other than the basic functions of state government. (I know, I know,…

June 13, 2012, 2:50 PM EDT

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