Agencies | What The?? Two By Four Battles DraftFCB for Chicago Wiffle Ball Supremacy By Bob Marshall on Jul. 17, 2012 - 12:41 PM In his 2007 song “The Good Life,” Kanye West spends a verse giving shout-outs to all of his favorite cities that, for Yeezy, are representative of a life that is in fact “good.” However, when he mentions hi ...
Agencies | Brands | Campaigns W+K, Dodge Establish ‘New Rules’ of Carmaking By Ella Riley-Adams on Jul. 9, 2012 - 12:25 PM Anything backed by the opening thumps of Kanye West/Jay-Z’s “No Church in the Wild” is bound to be epic. W+K’s latest spot for Dodge is no exception. This 90-second instructional ad makes car creators look like ...
Agencies | Campaigns | Digital | TV New York Launches Statewide Business Ad Campaign By Bob Marshall on Jun. 22, 2012 - 11:50 AM The state of New York and Governor Andrew Cuomo tapped BBDO NY for the above TV spot, “The New New York, a Whole New Approach to Business.” And, before you pushed play, you could probably guess what celeb they got to n ...
Ad Biz Friday Odds and Ends By Kiran Aditham on Jan. 6, 2012 - 4:26 PM -Havas-owned digital agency Archibald Ingall Stretton hired David Shavrick and Joshua Sacks as executive creative director and general manager, respectively. -Let’s take a look at the new Digiday. link -So, what music does C ...
Ad Biz Monday Odds and Ends By Kiran Aditham on Oct. 10, 2011 - 4:27 PM -Gordon Ramsay plugs his new cookware line in a new Kmart spot from PMH (above). -Netflix drops its Qwikster model. Phew. link -Who fell victim to the Blackberry service collapse? link -Facebook wants a bigger role in our daily me ...
What The?? Art Directors Can Be So Nosy By Kiran Aditham on May. 5, 2011 - 10:45 AM There’s perhaps nothing more grating at the workplace than having someone constantly stand over your shoulder and monitor your work. Thankfully, a Tumblr photo blog aptly titled “Hovering Art Directors” captures ...
Agencies | Brands | Campaigns Sprint Induces Seizures with ‘All Together Now’ By Bob Marshall on Apr. 12, 2011 - 12:09 PM Sure, this may not send people to the hospital like Kanye West’s video for “All of the Lights.” But, if you’re hanging out on your office desktop, we recommend watching this new spot from Goodby, Silverstei ...
Ad Biz | Social Media The Music That Ruled Social Media in 2010 By Bob Marshall on Feb. 9, 2011 - 2:40 PM Online music chart website We Are Hunted has released their research for the last half of 2010, showing which artists won the year’s social media battle. Their findings, which measure artists’ “buzzworthinessR ...
Campaigns W+K Teases Nike ‘Black Mamba’ Film By Kiran Aditham on Jan. 31, 2011 - 1:03 PM It looks like Kobe Bryant’s getting the all-star treatment when it comes to hyping his Nike Zoom Kobe VI shoe. Now that R/GA’s supplied the Twitter-based component for the Black Mamba campaign, W+K is rolling out tease ...
Ad Biz | Agencies | Awards | TV Eminem’s Life Story Highlighted in Chiat’s New Grammy Ad By Bob Marshall on Jan. 6, 2011 - 3:23 PM MTV Shows If you’ve seen 8 Mile, you know that life on the streets of Detroit isn’t easy (just look at what happened to BBDO there). Based on the real life story of Marshall Mathers aka Eminem, the film tells the story ...