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5 Ads That Show Why Barton F. Graf Was One of the Decade’s Smartest, Funniest Agencies

As the agency closes its doors after 9 years, we look back at its quirky and insightful work

Liam Neeson in Barton F. Graf's 2015 Super Bowl ad for Clash of Clans
Barton F. Graf's 2015 Super Bowl ad for Clash of Clans showed Liam Neeson could poke some fun at his tough-guy persona. Supercell

By David Griner

August 6, 2019

When Gerry Graf founded the agency named for his father, Barton F. Graf, in 2010, “weird” seemed to be on the way out when it came to advertising.

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@griner david.griner@adweek.com David Griner is creative and innovation editor at Adweek and host of Adweek's podcast, "Yeah, That's Probably an Ad."
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