View Post Agencies | Brands | Campaigns | Sports | TV | What The?? W+K NY Serves Up ‘Chicken Curry’ for ESPN By Erik Oster on Jan. 9, 2015 - 3:55 PM In anticipation of tonight’s matchup between the Cleveland Cavaliers and the Golden State Warriors, ESPN is airing a new “This is SportsCenter” spot from W+K New York featuring Warriors star Steph Curry. Curry jo ...
View Post Agencies | Campaigns BBDO and Foot Locker Bravely Defend Against Sports Cliches By Patrick Coffee on Dec. 9, 2014 - 2:39 PM BBDO New York and Foot Locker continue their extended winning streak with this just-released spot in which Oklahoma City point guard Russell Westbrook promotes the client’s new Air Jordan line: We like that the spot plays o ...
View Post Agencies | Campaigns Foot Locker and BBDO Share Your Favorite Sports Jokes By Patrick Coffee on Nov. 20, 2014 - 12:28 PM The “Week of Greatness” is back via Foot Locker and BBDO New York. The campaign debuted last night and scored coverage on ye old sports blogs; this spot starring Derrick Rose and the notoriously mild-mannered Tim Dunca ...
View Post Agencies | Brands | Campaigns | Sports | TV SportsCenter Experiences Technical Difficulties in W+K’s Latest, Starring James Harden By Erik Oster on Nov. 20, 2014 - 12:11 PM Houston Rockets star James Harden takes center stage in W+K’s latest “This is SportsCenter” installation, entitled “Satellite,” which also features SportsCenter anchors Neil Everett, Kenny Mayne and S ...
View Post Agencies | Campaigns BBDO and Foot Locker Predict John Wall’s Entire Career By Patrick Coffee on Oct. 28, 2014 - 6:25 PM The latest spot in the BBDO series for Foot Locker is a bit more forward-looking than others: it involves Wizard Point guard John Wall’s colleagues predicting his entire career arc. Here’s “The Process”: ...
View Post Agencies | Brands | Campaigns | TV Carmichael Lynch Gets ‘Distracted’ for Subaru By Erik Oster on Sep. 25, 2014 - 3:06 PM Carmichael Lynch has another new spot for Subaru, following the release of a campaign promoting the Subaru Outback just last week. This time around, Carmichael Lynch has crafted a spot for the Subaru Legacy. In the 30-second ad, a ...
View Post Agencies ESPN, W+K Enlist NFL Stars for Their Fantasy League By Patrick Coffee on Sep. 2, 2014 - 1:54 PM ESPN and the NFL have reminded us several times over the past week that the football season is about to begin with help from Wieden + Kennedy New York. In the latest pigskin-flavored spot to promote SportsCenter, the network plays ...
View Post Agencies | Campaigns Landon Donovan Forgets Everything in New BBDO Foot Locker Spot By Patrick Coffee on Aug. 13, 2014 - 11:45 AM The hits keep coming for BBDO New York and Foot Locker. Yesterday saw the release of the agency’s second spot in the “Short Memory” series, which launched last week by partnering James Harden with old-school NBA ...
View Post Agencies | Brands | Campaigns | Digital | TV | What The?? BBDO NY Taps NBA Greats for Foot Locker By Erik Oster on Aug. 6, 2014 - 11:13 AM BBDO New York taps Houston Rockets star James Harden and retired NBA greats Charles Barkley and Scottie Pippen for a funny new spot entitled “Short Memory,” which promises to be the first in a series. When Harden asks ...
View Post Agencies | Brands | Campaigns | People | Sports | TV W+K NY, Metallica Rock out ‘This is SportsCenter’ By Erik Oster on Jul. 14, 2014 - 11:48 AM W+K New York have a new “This is SportsCenter” spot for ESPN featuring Metallica. The agency has some fun with the idea that with Mariano Rivera now retired, Metallica doesn’t have a lot to do around the ESPN off ...
