The power of TV advertising, as shown through the story of a dog and his friend.
The power of an energy drink, as shown through cat-toast.
Aussie vodka makes fun of Poles—and parkour (here’s another one).
Lynx’s ‘invisible ad’ in Sydney.
BMW ensures your head is in the right place.
A solar powered brochure … Read more »
Ford’s talking toads.
Nike gets twisted in Japan.
Grandma’s groundhog day.
A rather unique way of selling compost.
Steve Jobs plays FDR in an internal inspirational video referencing its classic 1984 ad.
Sam L Jackson vs Siri (those with sensitive ears and/or no headphones may want to avoid this one).
One of Ashton Kutcher’s … Read more »
Old Spice wants you to believe in your smellf.
Vinnie Jones does CPR.
Charlie Sheen’s back—and he’s spruiking beer-flavoured water.
Coca-Cola hugs it out.
A campaign to change the way we look at facial disfigurement.
Don’t do drugs. Do rollerskating.
As above, drugs are bad, mmmkay.
We’re going streaking.
A brilliant clip to showcase Wallpaper’s Handmade issue.
Nike+ Fuelband’s counting-related montage.
Your regular dose of bad lip reading.
Lynx’s April Fool’s ‘spray app’.
Microsoft channels Ron Burgundy.
The smallest Ikea store ever.
Grandad gets a taste of Skrillex
A very old school approach to product testing.
The Hunter and the Bear follow up their last 19 million view effort with another cool YouTube campaign.
On a quiet Belgian square…
If you don’t like seeing old people in sexual positions, then this ad aiming to prevent STDs among the wrinklies in Florida isn’t for you.
Nike’s schmaltzy ode to—and … Read more »
Punking to the max in France.
Hahn’s beer predicaments maintain the humour. Check them all out here.
Finding comfort in Scottish soda.
One of Google’s April Fool’s Day gimmicks.
The joy of travel.
The future of screens.
The beauty of pollination
Virgin billboards hilariously defaced, beware the computer virus, inside the New York Times graphics … Read more »
A call for entries like you’ve never seen (given it’s about a fastidious porn director, let’s call it mildly not safe for work).
Celebrities read tweets about themselves.
Mr T gets his sell on for Old Navy.
Axe embraces ‘good flirting’.
Will Ferrell answers a few questions.
Speaking of Mr Ferrell, welcome back Ron Burgundy.
AMC’s … Read more »
Mad Men: the game.
Stop Kony. Oh, and you might also want to stop the evangelist propagandist who made the film, says Charlie Brooker.
The joy of cycling.
Hey look, it’s a guy on a buffalo.
How to sell beer in five seconds.
Great moments in trying stuff.
Russians: immensely talented.
The best news bloopers of 2012
Heavy … Read more »
Bow down and give praise, for the the most interesting man in the world has returned.
Mmmm, animation.
Thanks Sticky Buddy (adult themes, viewer discretion is advised).
So many memes, so little time.
A very good, almost Conchords-esque musical piss take of Bondi hipsters.
David Lynch scares everyone in New York into not littering.
Your regular Skittles … Read more »
This is how you sell razor blades.
Fighting against the pain and suffering wrought by Dads in briefs.
Rick Santorum gets the bad lip reading treatment.
The worst choir ever.
More insanity from Skittles.
Deep thoughts about silly YouTube videos.
Jimmy Kimmel’s uber-movie, starring everyone.
For all the geeks out there, flying musical robots do James Bond.
How … Read more »
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Why we like it: A long overdue brand refresh for New World, which has been battered by the big-spending Countdown in recent years. All three ads from the new campaign are bang on in terms of visual storytelling, but for us, the ‘I’m Big Day’ spot takes the biscuit. Check out the other two here.
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Why we like it: It would’ve been easy to splice together a highlights package of joyous finely-tuned athletes winning things and crowds enjoying themselves, a la the RWC campaign. But we reckon getting inside the heads of the athletes who are competing and showcasing some of the nuances of the Olympic disciplines is a much better—and much more interesting—approach. This one gets the nod because it was filmed in Invers. Check out the other spots here.
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Why we like it: Subaru has embraced the typical automotive advertising approach in the past, with a campaign showing shots of its cars driving through beautiful, often rugged terrain. But it’s added a layer of interest—and a layer of BC&F humour—in this animated number.
The power of TV advertising, as shown through the story of a dog and his friend.
The power of an energy drink, as shown through cat-toast.
Aussie vodka makes fun of Poles—and parkour (here’s another one).
Lynx’s ‘invisible ad’ in Sydney.
BMW ensures your head is in the right place.
A solar powered brochure that just won gold at the One Show.
First came The Force, now comes The Fan.
Stay at The Star Sydney and there will be stories.
The Argentinian Olympic kerfuffle.
A banner ad that aimed to inspire the world’s longest click.
An amazing, Bafta award-winning short film by Mikey Please.
A font-based newspaper whoopsie, Nicholas Cage can play everyone, watch the planet being conquered and a very handy business name generator.
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