With spring training in full swing (now that’s wordplay), Major League Baseball teams have begun to grind out the commercials. The Minnesota Twins, who finished 79-83 last year and are preparing for their 17th consecutive year of not winning a…
More zaniness from Skittles in the above commercial, which features a man who resembles a piñata—so much so that he apparently takes a beating from his colleagues looking for Chocolate Skittles. From TBWA\Chiat\Day. Ads of the World has the credits,…
Bad as the economy is now, it’d be worse if there were more Democrats and fewer Republicans. In a new Harris Poll that asked people how their household’s financial situation has changed compared to a year ago, Republicans were more…
This Top-Flite video, nearing a million views on YouTube, was reportedly the brainchild of Top-Flite’s national brand manager, Nate Randle. He apparently showed it to a Callaway Golf sales meeting in September and got a standing ovation from all the…
GoDaddy supposedly wrestled with Fox for months to get a beaver joke into the Super Bowl. No dice. But Kotex has managed to get a whole beaver-themed spot on the air in Australia for its U brand of tampons. It…
Good lord, there is nothing appropriate about this ad at all. The guy, who looks like my elementary-school principal, and his camera-shy wife can talk about filming weddings and costume parties all they want, but given the awkward cuts and…
Why did we invade Afghanistan with troops? Sending Simon Cowell would’ve been far more effective. Afghan Star—yes, that nation’s version of American Idol—has garnered millions of viewers and generated a fair share of controversy. Islamic clerics (predictably) have blasted the…
“Ask yourself a simple question: Is your brand in God’s good books?” If not, head over to Christvertising.com, and let some guy with awesome sneakers explain how to get your marketing pointed in a more heavenly direction. Via The Denver…
If you’ve seen Fargo, you know to be wary of wood chippers. But Cossette in Toronto, along with Partners director Jonty Toosey, believe there’s still some fun to be had with them, as they demonstrate in this (fake) video for…
If it’s true that Absolut commissioned this short film with only the caveat that it mention the product, then it’s amazing they got off so easy. Avant garde comedians Zach Galifianakis, Tim Heidecker and Eric Wareheim have churned out a…