Archive for January, 1970

Melissa Leo launches Oscars ads for herself

Thursday, January 1st, 1970

Leo, nominated for The Fighter, has bought her own ads in trade magazines to pump her chances with the Academy.

Battle of VW ads: ‘The Force’ vs. ‘Milky Way’

Thursday, January 1st, 1970

The Darth Vader ad got us thinking about the last truly phenomenal TV spot from Volkswagen: the famed “Milky Way” ad from 1999.

How did ‘USA Today’ get the ads so wrong?

Thursday, January 1st, 1970

The newspaper’s Ad Meter crowned Bud Light’s “Dogsitter” and Doritos’s “Pug Attack” as this year’s best Super Bowl ads.

Our live Super Bowl blog: a feast of experts

Thursday, January 1st, 1970

On Sunday, we will be live-blogging the commercials of Super Bowl XLV. Here is our expected lineup of pundits and special guests.

Bud Light’s office goons now try to get fired

Thursday, January 1st, 1970

Having cursed their way through “Swear Jar” and stripped down for “Clothing Drive,” DDB’s office workers go for broke in this third installment.

Old Spice guy takes you on a scent vacation

Thursday, January 1st, 1970

Here it is … the new Old Spice ad, which “superfan” Chris Gatewood enjoyed all by himself for the past 24 hours.

Groupon dredges up low-budget horror spot

Thursday, January 1st, 1970

The coupon’s company first-ever commercial, made in 2009, was a response to the Super Bowl ads of that year.

Adweek hub offers Super Bowl ad coverage

Thursday, January 1st, 1970

Adweek has whipped up a brand new Super Bowl hub to offer complete pre-game, in-game and post-game coverage.

Would Times Square be better without ads?

Thursday, January 1st, 1970

Morgan Spurlock has teamed with The Barbarian Group in an effort to virtually crowdsource away the ads.

HomeAway to smush a baby for Super Bowl

Thursday, January 1st, 1970

They wanted to create a Super Bowl-worthy moment for Sunday. Instead, they’ve come up with a real WTF moment.