View Post Agencies | Campaigns RPA Goes Back to Basics for Honda By Patrick Coffee on Oct. 15, 2014 - 6:13 PM Yesterday we posted on an RPA campaign in which the agency dove into comedic short films for client Honda with the help of funny man Nick Thune. In today’s offering, RPA does things a bit more traditionally for the same clie ...
View Post Ad Biz | Agencies | Brands | Campaigns | Digital | TV 72andSunny Goes Big with Trailer for Activision’s ‘Destiny’ By Erik Oster on Sep. 4, 2014 - 3:58 PM 72andSunny has just released a live action trailer for Activision’s new game Destiny, from the creators of the popular Halo franchise, which will be released on September 9th. 72andSunny and Activision went big for the trai ...
View Post Agencies | Brands | Campaigns | TV | What The?? David&Goliath Brings Back the Hamsters for Kia By Erik Oster on Aug. 21, 2014 - 3:24 PM To help launch Kia’s first electric vehicle, the Soul EV, the brand’s agency of record, David&Goliath is bringing back the Kia hamsters. In the spot, entitled “Fully Charged,” several hamsters work in a ...
View Post Brands | Campaigns | People | Sports Fred Armisen Hugs Bruce Willis for Honda, RPA By Erik Oster on Feb. 3, 2014 - 12:51 PM Since few would argue that the commercials were more interesting than the game last night, chances are you saw RPA’s “Hugfest” spot, featuring Bruce Willis and SNL-alum/Portlandia star Fred Armisen. The simple, s ...
View Post Brands | Campaigns | People | Sports David&Goliath, Kia Reveal Extended Version of Super Bowl Spot, ‘The Truth’ By Erik Oster on Jan. 28, 2014 - 3:51 PM Yesterday, we brought you news of David&Goliath’s teaser for their big game spot, “The Truth,” promoting the all-new 2015 K900, Kia’s first-ever luxury car. Today, David&Goliath and Kia revealed the ...
View Post Agencies | Brands | Campaigns | People | Sports David&Goliath Reveals Teaser for Kia K900 Super Bowl Ad By Erik Oster on Jan. 27, 2014 - 5:22 PM With the big game less than a week away, the folks at El Segundo, CA-based David&Goliath have released a teaser for their Kia K900 Super Bowl spot. The “Official K900 Game Day 2014 Teaser” sees Laurence Fishburne r ...
View Post Ad Biz | Agencies | Brands | Campaigns | People Activision, 72andSunny Bring the House Down with ‘Epic Night Out’ By Jordan Teicher on Nov. 4, 2013 - 12:24 PM “Epic Night Out,” the splashy new 90-second Call of Duty: Ghosts spot from 72andSunny for Activision, is indeed epic, and easily riffs on the four-guys-who-have-fun-in-danger motif made popular by The Hangover. There ...
View Post Agencies | Brands | Campaigns And Now, a First Kiss That Smells Like Doritos from Taco Bell By Jordan Teicher on Apr. 16, 2013 - 8:45 AM We all remember our awkward first kiss stories, full of nervousness and rapid heartbeats. Based on “First Kiss,” the new 30-second ad in the Taco Bell Live Mas campaign that came through the tips line, we can now add s ...
Agencies | Brands | Campaigns Volkswagen, Deutsch Race Cars Against Fast-Talkers, Rubik’s Cubes By Ella Riley-Adams on Jul. 3, 2012 - 11:55 AM To prove the speed of VW cars, Deutsch asks people who know the meaning of “fast” to co-star in their latest TV spots. Four YouTube sensations—a Rubik’s Cube wizard, a beatboxer, a speed reader, and a lightning-finger guit ...
Brands | Campaigns Now It’s Kevin Butler’s Turn to Salute Gamers By Kiran Aditham on Nov. 3, 2011 - 3:08 PM Deutsch LA launched the next phase of its well-received “Michael” campaign for Playstation that now stars none other than the game console’s brash pitchman, Kevin Butler. After paying homage this week to people w ...