View Post Agencies | Brands | Campaigns | People | TV Grey NY Introduces Yet Another Rob Lowe for DirecTV By Erik Oster on Nov. 25, 2014 - 11:02 AM Grey New York has introduced yet another Rob Lowe in its ongoing campaign for DirecTV. Following on the heels of “Painfully Awkward Rob Lowe,” which apparently drew some criticism from shy bladder sufferers, the agency ...
View Post Agencies | Brands | Campaigns | TV | What The?? W+K Sings ‘Dadsong’ for Old Spice By Erik Oster on Nov. 24, 2014 - 11:25 AM W+K has a new spot for Old Spice’s “#SmellcometoManhood” campaign entitled “Dadsong,” a follow-up to to the goofy musical “Momsong,” in which mothers lament Old Spice turning their sons in ...
View Post Agencies | Brands | Campaigns | TV Grey NY Gets Painfully Awkward with Rob Lowe for DirecTV By Erik Oster on Oct. 17, 2014 - 2:32 PM Last month, Grey New York debuted a new campaign for DirecTV, introducing the world to Super Creepy Rob Lowe and Less Attractive Rob Lowe in the process. Now the agency is back with a follow-up effort, this time contrasting DirecT ...
View Post Agencies | Brands | Campaigns | TV Grey NY Gets Creepy with Rob Lowe for DirecTV By Erik Oster on Sep. 23, 2014 - 3:54 PM Grey New York has a new campaign for DirecTV, utilizing the services of Rob Lowe. Lowe plays himself and “Creepy Rob Lowe” in the 30-second spot “Creepy.” Regular Lowe has DirecTV, while “Creepy Rob L ...
View Post Ad Biz | Agencies | Brands | Campaigns | Digital | TV twofifteenmccann Unveils Trailer for ‘The Un-Filmable Game’ By Erik Oster on Sep. 22, 2014 - 3:01 PM Instead of making a live action trailer for Insomniac Games’ Sunset Drive for Xbox, twofifteenmccann created a fictional behind-the-scenes take on an attempt to film a trailer for “The Un-Filmable Game.” The R ...
View Post Agencies | Brands | Campaigns | TV | What The?? W+K NY Gets in on the Shark Action for Southern Comfort By Erik Oster on Aug. 13, 2014 - 11:29 AM The latest in W+K New York’s “Whatever’s Comfortable” campaign for Southern Comfort is a strange one. Timed to coincide with Shark Week, the new spot, which is called “Shark,” opens on a woman s ...
View Post Agencies | Brands | Campaigns | TV W+K NY Introduces the ‘Young Gun’ for Southern Comfort By Erik Oster on Jun. 18, 2014 - 1:02 PM W+K New York introduce a new character for Southern Comfort in the new, 60-second spot entitled “Young Gun.” Apparently, the real name of the “Young Gun” is Stephen, “an accomplished bartending journe ...
View Post Ad Biz HBO GO, SS+K Screen Sex Scenes for You, Your Parents and Your Little Sister By Patrick Coffee on Apr. 21, 2014 - 2:17 PM In what we’ll call a creative take on those universally awkward coming-of-age moments experienced by everyone fortunate enough to live in a house equipped with HBO, SS+K advertises the network’s streaming service by re ...
View Post Agencies | Brands | Campaigns | Digital | TV Old Spice: ‘Anthropomorphic Hair Will Get You Laid’ By Bob Marshall on Jan. 27, 2014 - 12:01 PM W+K Portland has been very, very busy for Old Spice. First it was body spray with the “Smellcome to Manhood” campaign aka “Mom Song.” Then last week it was the triumphant return of Isaiah Mustafa and the &# ...
View Post Agencies | Brands | Campaigns New W+K NY ‘DaDaDa’ Spot Combines New with Familiar for ‘SportsCenter’ By Erik Oster on Sep. 23, 2013 - 2:41 PM ESPN’s latest W+K New York-created spot for SportsCenter is a bit of a departure from their usual advertising style. In the 1:01 spot, ESPN spotlights their trade mark “da da da” (you’ll know it when you hear it) spoken by ...
