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Jack Link's Will Never Get Tired of Messin' With Sasquatch
Just when you thought you ran out of ways to mess with Sasquatch, someone comes along with lipstick and press-on nails. And as you'd guess, Sasquatch does not care for his glam makeover. In the ongoing saga for Jack Link's beef jerky,...Show More Summary
Girl Barfs Up Her Own Dad in Baffling Anti-Drinking Ad From Spain
"Every time you get drunk, you separate yourself from the things that matter most. Like your family." That's the voiceover in this weird anti-drinking ad from Spain, aimed at young adults. The girl in the ad is seen vomiting up what is apparently her father. Show More Summary
Oily Bohunk Josh Button Makes Landfall in Ad for Diet Dr Pepper
Damn you, hot hunks of advertising! Damn you to hot, hunky hell! Your Grecian glutes mock me as I polish off another nacho platter, and your six-pack abs shame me as I knock back my six-pack of beer! Shirtless Josh Button is the latest...Show More Summary
Meet San Diego's Worst Rapper, Real Estate Agent Rafael A. Perez
Today, everyone does everything. You have actor-writer-rappers (Donald Glover, Jamie Foxx), dancers turned actors (Jennifer Lopez, Channing Tatum), pro athletes attempting to rap (Shaq, Allen Iverson), and so on. So, when Rafael A. Perez,...Show More Summary
Goodby, Silverstein Brings the Funny for YouTube's First-Ever Comedy Week
To hype its inaugural Comedy Week, which begins Sunday night at 8 p.m. ET, YouTube turned to an ad agency known for generating its share of laughs: Goodby, Silverstein & Partners. The San Francisco shop—which has done comical spots for...Show More Summary
Better Eyewear Means Fewer Dead Cats, Says Amusing Specsavers Ad
The best performance by a cat in a TV commercial this week goes to the fluffy mess in this new British spot for eyewear maker Specsavers. Not that the veterinarian here would know—he's not clear on what a cat is anymore. Specsavers, of course, has a long and proud history of offbeat commercials. Show More Summary
British Advertising Hits New Low With Commercial Starring Talking Butt Crack
What a week it's been. As Friday draws to a close, I see your defecating man in the exercise video and your threesome-inducing Sexual Chocolate wine, and I raise you one talking butt crack in this British advert for something called Polycell. Show More Summary
Dumb Ways to Die Is Now a Video Game for the iPhone and iPad
There are now even more "Dumb Ways to Die"—and smart ways to live—as McCann Australia has made a video game out of its beloved, superviral train-safety ad from last year. "Starring all the characters from the viral hit Dumb Ways to Die...Show More Summary
Entrepreneurial Advice from SaaS Pioneer and Salesforce CEO Marc Benioff
Marc Benioff is a classic entrepreneur success story. He didn’t like the way something worked and wanted something better. So, he took the initiative and created Salesforce in a rented apartment at the age of 34, after working at Oracle and Apple. Today, Salesforce is worth about $25 billion with annual revenue in excess of [...]
YouTube Star Tobuscus Forced Into Making Insane Musical Ad for Hot Pockets
Stand-up comedian, actor, songwriter and noted YouTube personality Toby "Tobuscus" Turner made this fourth-wall-shattering musical ad for Hot Pockets in which he is bullied by an unseen voiceover into singing about the new Cuban Style and Spicy Beef Nacho flavors. Show More Summary
Microsoft Hammers Google in Leaked Parody of a Chrome Ad
Microsoft takes a break from perfecting its blue screen of death to ape Google's ad style—abundant white space, bouncing Chrome ball, Beethoven's Fifth on the soundtrack—in this anti-Google video that was reportedly intended for internal use but was conveniently leaked to the universe just in time for Google's big I/O developers conference. Show More Summary
Here's the Real (and Real Silly) Dunder Mifflin Ad Airing Tonight on the Series Finale of The Office
Looking forward to the series finale of The Office tonight? Here's something else to look forward to. The real Dunder Mifflin ad below—for the defictionalized paper brand whose products you can actually buy at Quill.com—will air in five...Show More Summary
Creak, Crack, Crunch. Local Chiropractor's Goofy Ad Is Painful to Watch
Just a few weeks after making the most awkward transmission-repair ad ever, Rhett & Link are back with another goofy local commercial—this one for the Ryan Lee Chiropractic Center in Los Angeles. It stars the eponymous practitioner,Show More Summary
Fitness Company's Video Goes Viral Thanks to Dude Taking a Dump in the Background
Viral marketing can be a dirty business. Check out this fitness video from TheDailyHiit.com, purveyor of home-workout routines and equipment. Right around the :33 mark, you'll notice a surprise guest on the left who is engaged in a whole different kind of exercise. Show More Summary
Dollar Shave Club CEO Michael Dubin Pops Up in an American Express Ad
The only really surprisingly thing about Dollar Shave Club CEO Michael Dubin's appearance in an American Express ad is that it didn't happen sooner. It's been more than a year since Dubin charmed impecunious razor purchasers everywhere with his amusing starring role in his company's debut ad. Show More Summary
Stockholm Invades Cyber Russia for Gay Pride
Russia’s abysmal track record for gay rights got unnecessarily worse last year, when a court ruling banned gay parades in the country for the next 100 years. Today, Stockholm Pride and M&C Saatchi Stockholm are fighting back with gowest2013.com,...Show More Summary
Thursday Morning Stir
-We’ve already mentioned the 2013 Grand Clio winners list. In case you didn’t attend last night’s show in NYC (you missed some nice interaction/ball-busting between host Eric Stonestreet and Rob Schwartz by the way), the Clio crew also...Show More Summary
Don’t Give Zach Braff Money Even Though Everyone Else Already Did
There was a time, all the way back in April, when the Internet was outraged at actor/director Zach Braff. You see, after seeing Veronica Mars fans quickly pony up over $2 million to turn the cult 2000s TV show into a movie, Braff figured...Show More Summary
Applications open for a short summer internship
I'm offering a short-term paid internship this summer. You'll be in my office, working with me and a tightly knit group to develop a brand new idea. Here are some details, the links to apply are at the end. Please...
Lucky Charms Does Giant Bong Hit, Unleashes Auto-Tune Leprechaun
What could be better than an Auto-Tune leprechaun singing about his magically delicious cereal? Nothing! This 15-second Lucky Charms ad, which mixes current commercial footage, vintage images and goofy-great vocal manipulation, willShow More Summary
