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Spec work going around the web as real ads - is there any way to stop that? Should we even try?

Remember that Toyota Prius campaign that Well, at least he drives a prius, right?
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"NO, MY NAME ISN'T ED."

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Please consider the environment before printing this e-mail.

Have you been seeing these little things in the footer of emails recently too?
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Dear Mom. This is how much advertising loves you.

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How about a new penis? The "boobs on the bus" group demand male genitalia on buses.

A group that calls themselves "Brysterne på Bussen" (The boobs on the bus) are a tad annoyed at the constant iamges of nude women in the pub

Happy 30th birthday, spam, from Adland with cake.

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Brand names that don't export well.

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DΣar Art dirΣctors, plΣase quit using "sigma" instead of e.

Oh no, not again, like we didn't see enough of this "clever" Greek flavour when the movie "My Big Fat GRΣΣK Wedding" came out
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Stupid Idea for Vodka

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Moroch goes a wee bit bizarre for the Travel Channel.

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Why is there a tarantula crawling up her breast?

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Teaching the machine.

A nice little short about text, digital text, and the future of ideas.
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Lexus - Missing h

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Cops pull over decent drivers just to give them Starbucks coupons.

An update on that Starbucks Holiday cheer - presumably happens in drive-throughs - now we learn that cops in California pull over drivers who have don
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Burger King Whopper Freakout is freaking everyone out!

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Rich Silverstein distills eight years of history into three posters.

Arianna Huffington of the Huffingtonpost asked Rich Silverstein of Goodby, Silverstein, and Partners fame if he might have some ideas on how to help t
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Hey, you got my Axe in your Dove ad!

A few people have been muttering about the fact that anti-sexist Dove adverts and playing on sexism

Life imitates superbowl ads

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Clash of the Commercials I - Lather. Rinse. Annihilate.

Two commercials go head to head in our Free-For-All AdLand Creative Death Cage.* Who wins? Who gets left clogging the drain?
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Sing us a song, you're the department store piano man. La la la, de de da, la la, de de da da save!

Stein Mart's been going through a few changes after a little case of Phallingsalesitosis ... New CEO... new agency...
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H. R. Giger does state tourism.

Here's the quick backstory - A little while back I received a free subscription to Gourmet - The Magazine of Good Living - after a purchase from
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Ad dictionary.

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Adland on Mad Men Episode #1 (Pilot)

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Decrypting perfume advertisements - friday fun!

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Who needs the Kwik-E-Mart? 7-Eleven does.

Announced earlier this year shortly after the news of The Simpsons Movie release date, 7-Eleven has completed its transformation of 7 stores into Kwik
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"My first ad" might be your last?

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ABSOLUT SAD

AdAge reports on Absolut's new campaign - the old iconic bottle campaign is dead and buried now after a 28 year run.

Text Messaging Made Sexy For Grownups

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"Live Richly?" No, Actually, Just "Get it Done."

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Dudes Don't Drink Diet

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Bravissimo ad campaign follows in Dove's footsteps

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Calling All Consumers

Advertising is good for one thing and only one thing. Making money.

Shatner turns Negotiator for Priceline Ad Campaign

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New Popcorn Ad Proves Orville Isn't Dead

Thanks to Crispin Porter + Bogusky, Anonymous Content and Digital Domain, Orville Redenbacher lives again.
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Volvo Ads Pretend To Show Hate for Car

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David Droga and Jeff Goodby face off in Face2face

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Viral ads: what works and can it live on TV?

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Badlandamaged in da brain

Is there a support group for adgrunts like myself, or do I have to start one?
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HP Helps You With Your Body Image

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Does KFC understand what a punch line is?

Chrysler says Auf Wiedersehen to Dr. Z

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Nowhere is safe from ad creep

Stockholm Pride Parade a sponsors darling

Yesterday was the day for Stockholm Pride Parade, and as we hung around the park waiting for the party to start I noticed the difference in sponsors.
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Stew over Hungarian Tourism Ad

Yeah ...well at least I avoided "goulash" in the heading. I'm pissed off. The Hungarians have pulled my favourite Tourism ad.

Should Macy's Get Unwrapped?

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Marketers irked by "creative arrogance" of ad agencies

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Ooh La Laundry

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The ad truth is out there.

Really bad timing for hotel.com ad

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Ogilvy Thailand does poor ad stunt

The Hidden Persuader (English, Portuguese) has an example of very interactive street advertising from Ogilvy One, Bangkok. There's a motion sens

Burger King and Superman make kids go outside and play

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Coca-Cola BlaK FR vs USA

It's interesting to see how a product is launched in two test countries at the same time. The case is Coca-Cola BlaK.
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SIFF spots are spiffy

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The Attention Economy and Hoax Marketing

The information age has become an attention economy. Michael H.
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23 pieces of advice on your job hunt

1. Be wary of agencies owned by a Holding Co.
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New Sony Work Takes A Literal Leap

The new Sony Campaign, created by McKinney-Silver, Durham, NC is a classic example of a small, literal idea, wrapped with a bushel of dough, just like
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The Lenovo tapes - viral films from inside labs

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Who's more brainless, Geico or radio listeners?

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Adage.com redesigns, goes back to Advertising Age

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SAS are completely lost in Gothenburg

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Google to advertise on the moon

You know it's April 1st when you read a story abut *any* brand branding the Moon. Google plans to brand its logo into the surface of the moon

The Comic Sans Candidate

“I’m Pete Ricketts and I believe in kids, America, apple pie and fun fonts!” Well, I’m Tom Nemitz and I believe when a congressional candidate uses
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Adidas a3 Gigaride- similar ads to Puma?

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Spec 'design' competitions listed under 'things that suck' on Designers who blog

The blog Things that suck touches on the design industry, politics, and American life in general. It's perfect timing really, as just this wee
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KFC ad makes friends with DVRs

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"Viral" marketing is too much like spam

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The millions of million pixel scams

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