Agencies | Brands | Campaigns | People | Sports | TV David&Goliath Present ‘Showdown’ with Blake Griffin for Kia By Erik Oster on Dec. 22, 2014 - 11:15 AM After teaming up with LeBron James back in October, David&Goliath returned to working with Los Angeles Clippers star Blake Griffinin its latest effort for Kia, entitled “Showdown.” The spot features Griffin cast in ...
View Post Agencies | Brands | Campaigns | People | Sports | TV David&Goliath, LeBron Tout Kia as ‘Fit for a King’ By Erik Oster on Oct. 28, 2014 - 12:54 PM David&Goliath teamed up with NBA superstar LeBron James in its latest effort for Kia, which recently extended its contract as “official automotive partner of the NBA.” In the spot, James emerges from the Kia’ ...
View Post Agencies | Brands | Campaigns | Digital | TV | What The?? DDB Chicago Imagines Skittles Cloud As Pet, Problems Ensue By Erik Oster on Mar. 17, 2014 - 12:10 PM DDB Chicago continues bringing out the bizarre for Skittles in a new campaign complete with some perhaps unintended implications. The new spot features a cloud named Freddie, who, when walked by an elderly woman “rains” ...
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 Agencies | Brands | Campaigns | People | What The?? Ed Norton Sings Karaoke, Almost Dies Several Times in New Droid Spot By Erik Oster on Dec. 9, 2013 - 1:08 PM This one’s been making the rounds for awhile now, but we thought we’d give some love anyway. McgarryBowen New York’s new spot for Verizion, “A Lot Can Happen in 48 Hours” features the talents of Ed No ...
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 ...
View Post Ad Biz Tuesday Morning Stir By Kiran Aditham on Aug. 6, 2013 - 10:04 AM -Well over nine months after BBH New York parted ways with CEO Greg Andersen as part of a restructuring, the exec (above) has found a new gig as managing director of RAPP LA. link -Campbell Soup has appointed 12-year vet Ed Carola ...
View Post Brands | Campaigns Geico Reveals Hump Day Humor… on Hump Day By Jordan Teicher on May. 22, 2013 - 12:27 PM While you’re battling Wednesday workdays at the office, Geico has a new addition to their “Happier Than” campaign that gives a literal visual representation to Hump Day. Yes, a camel, with humps. The camel’ ...
View Post Agencies | Brands | Campaigns | TV Pillsbury Doughboy Giggles for Geico By Bob Marshall on Mar. 27, 2013 - 11:06 AM What?!? Is that the Pillsbury Doughboy being used in a non-Pillsbury advertisement? Is that even legal? This is a big deal! Wait, is it a big deal? I mean, it’s not like they’re competitors of Geico’s. You can ...