View Post Ad Biz | Agencies | Brands | Campaigns Barton F. Graf 9000, Psyop Charm with ‘Clash of Clans’ Anthem Ad By Erik Oster on Jan. 7, 2014 - 4:52 PM Gerry Graf’s Barton F. Graf 9000 NY has worked with production company Psyop, fresh off their game-developing debut with the Susan Sarandon-narrated Nightmare: Malaria, to develop this charming spot for the Supercell-develop ...
View Post Agencies | Brands | Campaigns Lorraine Bracco Brings Her Signature Rasp to Deutsch’s Holiday Netflix Spot By Erik Oster on Dec. 3, 2013 - 10:54 AM Lorraine Bracco (she of The Sopranos and Goodfellas fame, of course) lends her familiar voice to Deutsch LA’s new holiday spot for Netflix, and predictably, makes the ad work. In the spot, “Tree Topper,” Bracco v ...
View Post Agencies | Brands | Campaigns | TV Draftfcb LA Continues Full-Court Press for Nabi By Jordan Teicher on Oct. 24, 2013 - 2:35 PM Just two weeks ago, we were covering the first wave of Nabi spots from Draftfcb, a pair of 30-second ads that favorably compared kid-friendly Nabi tablets to Kindle devices a la Microsoft vs. Apple. Our Erik Oster found them to be ...
View Post Ad Biz | Agencies | Campaigns | What The?? ‘Call of Duty’ Goes Domestic in UK Spot ‘Faboom’ By Jordan Teicher on Oct. 16, 2013 - 12:30 PM Another day, another commercial from the Call of Duty: Ghosts marketing blitzkrieg. “Faboom,” a 40-second spot for UK audiences comes from 72andSunny and shows regular folk reenacting their favorite moments from the g ...
View Post Agencies | Campaigns Draftfcb LA Pushes Nabi in First Campaign as AOR for Fuhu By Erik Oster on Oct. 10, 2013 - 4:35 PM Draftcb has unveiled two new spots for the Nabi, its first campaign for Fuhu since becoming their agency of record in September. Fuhu has done incredibly well for themselves with the Nabi, a soft-edged tablet designed for children ...
View Post Agencies | Brands | Campaigns | Sports Nike Taps LeBron, Piqué, Bradley Cooper’s Voice for ‘Just Do It’ 25th Anniversary By Jordan Teicher on Aug. 21, 2013 - 11:55 AM At this point, Nike and AOR W+K are just showing off. Their latest spot, “Possibilities,” is a fat, splashy kick-off to the 25th anniversary of its ubiquitous slogan, “Just Do It.” These type of Nike ads ha ...
View Post Agencies | Brands | Campaigns | Sports Nike, Foot Locker, W+K Introduce Kevin ‘Kevin’ Durant By Jordan Teicher on Aug. 20, 2013 - 8:35 AM Hot Sauce. Skip to My Lou. Main Event. Kevin. The park league nickname has always been a valued tradition in the realm of streetball, meaningful monikers passed down from the basketball gods that can become legend, a la Dr. J or P ...
View Post Agencies | Brands | TV | What The?? Jell-O, CP+B Give Young Boy an Unfortunate Comb Over By Jordan Teicher on Aug. 12, 2013 - 12:34 PM Men with comb overs look hapless. Little boys with comb overs look creepy. To see the difference, please watch the latest Jell-O television spot, appropriately titled “Comb Over.” In the forty-five-second ad built by C ...
View Post Ad Biz Friday Odds and Ends By Kiran Aditham on Jun. 28, 2013 - 4:32 PM -W+K Portland, Nike Basketball and Kevin Durant tell us why “Summer Is Serious” (above, credits after the jump). -Speaking of Nike and basketball, the corporate giant continues its expansion of Converse stores, this ti ...
View Post Brands | Campaigns Lesson Never Learned: Jack Link’s Once Again Sullies Up to Sasquatch By Jordan Teicher on May. 21, 2013 - 9:03 AM It’s been almost a year since we last covered Jack Link’s and their Sasquatch antihero, but everyone’s favorite ugly creature is back to sell some beef jerky and beat up anyone who messes with him (it). Minneapol ...