View Post Agencies | Brands | Campaigns | Digital | TV DDB Debuts Skittles’ First Ever Halloween Ad By Erik Oster on Sep. 24, 2014 - 2:55 PM It seems odd that there’s never been a Halloween ad for Skittles. While the brand may not have the same kind of association with the holiday as, say, Reese’s, it still commands a good deal of exchange value for kids sw ...
View Post Agencies | Brands | Campaigns | TV DDB Chicago Unleashes ‘Tiny Jet’ for Starburst By Erik Oster on May. 6, 2014 - 12:14 PM DDB Chiacago released a new spot for Starburst yesterday called “Tiny Jet.” The latest attempt to answer the question “How do they get Starburst to taste so juicy?,” the new 30 second spot sees a caterer ex ...
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 Agencies | People RIP DDB CD, Brad Morgan By Kiran Aditham on Jan. 6, 2014 - 3:02 PM We received the sad news that last week, DDB Chicago creative director Brad Morgan lost his battle with cancer. Morgan had been with the agency for a quarter-century and helped lead creative on accounts ranging from Anheuser-Busch ...
View Post Agencies | Brands | Campaigns | TV Replacing Your Teeth with Skittles a Sure Bet to Receive Hot Makeouts By Bob Marshall on Sep. 4, 2013 - 11:23 AM From DDB Chicago comes the latest spot for Skittles which encourages young girls at go-kart tracks to “French the Rainbow,” thus stealing sugar-coated dentures away from shy boys nationwide. The last time we saw a non- ...
Agencies | People Cimino, Gross Promoted to ECDs at DDB Chi By Kiran Aditham on Feb. 1, 2011 - 1:27 PM DDB Chicago veterans Mark Gross and Bill Cimino have reason to celebrate this week as they’ve been promoted to executive creative directors at the agency. The duo, who will report to CCO Ewan Paterson (pictured middle), have ...