-Eva Longoria replaces Fabio in Ogilvy’s debut campaign for I Can’t Believe It’s Not Butter, and she brings no drama to the butter-free table.
-Did you know advertising exists in North Korea? Neither did we, but Campaign is on it.
-God Bless you #CordAndTish. And Wendy’s, too.
.@CordHosenbeck combined his love of the parade and the new @Wendy's Giant Jr. Bacon Cheeseburger into a stunning new art form. #CordAndTish #ad pic.twitter.com/5NMAAwhaMD
— Funny Or Die (@funnyordie) January 3, 2019
-You were hung over on New Year’s Day. McDonald’s in New Zealand (and nine other countries) came to the rescue. This ad from DDB New Zealand is strikingly accurate.
-SXSW is coming up in…OH MY GOD, IT’S GOING TO BE HAPPENING SOON!! Meanwhile, Communication Arts, AKA advertising’s New Yorker, has a nifty look at three indies in Austin.
-A Shingy™ sighting. And some digital predictions.
-For those of you going to CES next week: if you’re stuck in a line, you can always watch this perfect internet (circa 2014) courtesy of Shaq, a kitty and Epic Sax Guy to pass the time. Oh, and FCC commissioner (and avowed hater of net neutrality) Ajit Pai won’t be making it because of the government shutdown.
-Speaking of the government shutdown, agencies might get stuck in the undertow.
-Who better to rebrand cryptocurrency than the Winklevoss twins, our second favorite villains from The Social Network!