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Ad of the Day: VisitEngland Wallace and Gromit holiday at home when grander plans go awry

Everyone's favorite British Claymation characters are famously fond of taking trips to far-flung places. In their first Oscar-nominated short, Wallace (a known Wensleydale enthusiast) and Gromit spend a bank holiday traveling…

May 23, 2013, 3:30 PM EDT

Puma's Dance Dictionary Will Leave You at a Loss for Words Out of step with the brand?

The Puma Dance Dictionary, created by Grey London to push the brand's new Sync fragrances (yes, Puma makes fragrances), allows users to select words and phrases which are then translated…

May 22, 2013, 9:37 AM EDT

Better Eyewear Means Fewer Dead Cats, Says Amusing Specsavers Ad Look closer

The best performance by a cat in a TV commercial this week goes to the fluffy mess in this new British spot for eyewear maker Specsavers. Not that the veterinarian…

May 17, 2013, 3:53 PM EDT

British Advertising Hits New Low With Commercial Starring Talking Butt Crack Seriously?

What a week it's been. As Friday draws to a close, I see your defecating man in the exercise video and your threesome-inducing Sexual Chocolate wine, and I raise you…

May 17, 2013, 3:21 PM EDT

Game Maker Fills Pool With 55,000 Gallons of Blood and Guts, Invites You to Swim in It Latest Resident Evil nastiness

There's a bunch of genetic meddling going on in the new video game Resident Evil Revelations. It may stand to reason, then, that marketer Capcom would stage a wholly unnatural…

May 14, 2013, 2:37 PM EDT

Facebook Hires New Head of Europe, Middle East and Africa New U.K. advisory group focuses on need to prove advertising ROI at inaugural meeting

Facebook has appointed one of U.K. advertising’s most high-profile players as the social network’s new head of Europe, the Middle East and Africa: Nicola Mendelsohn, executive chairman of the Karmarama…

May 8, 2013, 12:19 PM EDT

Two Friends Are Not Quite Who They Appear in Touching British Juice Ad BBH spot's adorable twist ending

I'll admit to not seeing the twist ending coming in this evocative new spot by BBH London for fruit-drink brand Robinsons. You could quibble with the end lines, perhaps—and here's…

May 3, 2013, 11:15 AM EDT

Man Killed and Stuffed Down Toilet at Ad Agency, Google Photos Suggest Maybe you shouldn't peek inside

Google Business Photos is an interesting service through which companies can pay to add interior shots of their offices to Google Street View. The temptation to abuse the service by…

April 30, 2013, 3:59 PM EDT

Ad of the Day: Ikea A couple changing out their lawn furniture face diminutive but furious opposition

Gno one really gnows how hard it is to make this kind of ad. It's gnot an easy task, obviously, but in my experience, almost gnothing can keep a viewer's…

April 17, 2013, 1:32 PM EDT

Smug Girl, Ditzy Girl, Muffin Girl. Meet Advertising's Horribly Clichéd Dieting Women Cheese brand's biting parody

LowLow is an Irish brand of cheese products that have one-third the fat of regular cheese. But rather than produce the typical diet-food advert where women who don't need to…

April 12, 2013, 11:40 AM EDT

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