View Post Campaigns Grey New York Mocks Cable Mergers in New, Star-Studded DirecTV Spot By Erik Oster on Oct. 1, 2015 - 1:49 PM The agency launched a new campaign with a spot starring Jeffrey Tambor, Fred Willard, Jennifer Coolidge and John Michael Higgins.
View Post Brands | Campaigns | People | TV Mike Myers and His Brother Star in New Ad for Sears Canada By Erik Oster on Nov. 13, 2014 - 3:44 PM Mike Myers and his brother, Peter Myers, who has worked at Sears for 32 years, star in a new ad for Sears Canada. In the spot, Mike talks about Sears Canada’s recent woes, asking if the retailer is going away. Peter reassure ...
View Post Agencies | Brands | Campaigns | TV DDB Chicago Unleashes ‘Tiny Jet’ for Starburst By Erik Oster on May. 6, 2014 - 12:14 PM DDB Chiacago released a new spot for Starburst yesterday called “Tiny Jet.” The latest attempt to answer the question “How do they get Starburst to taste so juicy?,” the new 30 second spot sees a caterer ex ...
View Post Agencies | Campaigns WPP’s David Documents the Rise and Fall of ‘Subservient Chicken’ for Burger King By Patrick Coffee on Apr. 30, 2014 - 5:39 PM Today Burger King dropped the first spot by its new global AOR, WPP agency David. As a faux “where are they now” covering the CP+B original’s fall from fame and return to viral advertising, it’s about a ...
View Post Ad Biz | Agencies | Brands | Campaigns CP+B, Xbox One Take Different Approach with ‘Lost’ By Erik Oster on Jan. 13, 2014 - 12:17 PM Last October/November, CP+B helped launch Xbox One with a series of TV spots designed to show off how with the next-gen system “games and entertainment are no longer separated.” Well, following a series of Playstation ...
View Post Ad Biz | Agencies | Brands New CP+B Spots for Xbox One Tackle Retirement, Relationship Issues By Erik Oster on Nov. 12, 2013 - 10:34 AM With the Xbox One’s November 22nd launch date looming ever nearer, CP+B’s marketing blitz for Microsoft’s next-gen system continues with two new spots. Coming on the heels of the “Invitation” spot re ...
View Post Ad Biz | Agencies | Brands | Campaigns Microsoft, CP+B Send Xbox One ‘Invitation’ By Erik Oster on Oct. 25, 2013 - 11:03 AM I may be something of a Sony loyalist, but I’ve got to admit CP+B’s new spot “Invitation” makes the Xbox One shine. Even some of Sony’s biggest fanboys might concede it looks a lot better than the rec ...
Brands | Campaigns | What The?? And Now, the Polar Opposite of the Olympics Brought to You By Comedy Central By Kiran Aditham on Aug. 14, 2012 - 9:08 AM We almost spit out our coffee this morning when watching this hilarious spot that was sent to us yesterday from W+K Sao Paulo, which is promoting Comedy Central’s Latin American invasion. Directed by Hungry Man’s Bryan ...
Ad Biz Thursday Odds and Ends By Kiran Aditham on Jun. 21, 2012 - 4:33 PM -According to reports, Media judges at the Cannes Lions are set to protest regarding block voting allegations. link -If you missed it, here’s the 2012 Effie Effectiveness Index. link -Commercial director Bryan Buckley, who h ...
Ad Biz | Brands | TV Presenting NBC’s Pregame All-Star Musical Jamboree By Bob Marshall on Feb. 6, 2012 - 2:45 PM USA Today-ness.
