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Regardless of what you think about the new cans, it's clear the world has gone truly haywire when BBDO is no longer Pepsi's lead agency. ...
Got a note from one Erik Proulx. A few weeks ago he was a senior copywriter at a name brand agency. Next thing he knew he's ...
The Simpsons spoof Mad Men. Mmmm. Pop Culture collision, agagagagagag.Tio o' the hat to Pop Loser.
I love Toothpaste For Dinner. This one made me laugh right out loud. Monday is almost over. Thank the sweet Lord.
This is a book cover from the folks at breakingbadnewswithbabyanimals. Looks naughty and delicious. There is a very limited e-card functionality on the site ...
Found this stuff a couple weeks ago when Tina Fey wore a "Leia 08" shirt. Loved it then, love it even more now that I have total election ...
Fucking a, I have absolutely sent out some dumb-as-shit emails when I was drunk. And as you know, there's no "Retract before delivery, for oh my fucking sweet ...
I'm only slightly ashamed to admit having a real soft spot for Aha.
The "Take on Me" video is, arguably, THE iconic 80s music video. It proves a couple of things. 1. People love ...
You probably already saw this but it is so good, see it again.
My favorite part is when you show it to people, it takes a ...
I don't know or care what anybody out there's politics are -- I just think this is a really funny idea. Well conceived, well-produced, well performed and well ...
Right there with Vegas. Nice. You can find more here.
The Bill & Jerry Edition
Chapter One: Bad surveys Chapter Two: The lads talk too much about MSFT (7:32)Chapter Three: Cheers to the ...
Just this morning I ran across this great, great, great campaign for Key Bank.
Fantastic animated spots led to a fantastic animated site that, duh, rewarded ...
We'll miss you, Mr. Original Big Voice.
And you too Jerry.
Like this. Thanks Zefrank. Editor's note: Tug is neither an atheist nor a terribly religious person. He is merely commenting on the fact that Zefrank has boiled ...
If you're caught up in Mad Men fever and want to drop a little deeper into the rabbit hole, get yourself on Twitter and start ...
Several years ago, Tug and I got a case of beer and watched the Star Wars saga in chronological order back to back to back to back to ...
Great art direction. Great concept. Oh, and great sell for Coke, too.
How many reporters are upset because they're about to be scooped by bloggers, tweeters and, hell, nearly everyone that text messages? Even if Obama doesn't win this election, I would LOVE to see a ...
In this ROI-conscious world there are many who will tell you that it is easier, smarter and safer to focus only on function. Function, after all, is the point. ...
Shoots take you outside from time to time. As golden hour approaches someone will inevitably say, "God is now our gaffer." In other instances, usually upon sight ...
Now that corporate casual is boringly abundant on the client side, it's nearly time for contrarian agency types to switch up business fashion. And how do you rebel against ...
We're all painfully aware of the recent hubbub over regarding ads getting yanked for being insensitive and all the associated angst.
So what's the big deal? Well, let's ...
Woof. This is sure to sell some ... wait, what are they selling? Oh yeah, who cares?
Talk about "flat-proof." Thanks WB.
While reading an article in Wired about Julia Allison (who I know nothing about) I came across the Vanity Validator widget that lets you figure out where you rank in the world ...
Your creative empowerment quote from last night's Mad Men:
"They can't do what we do. And they hate us for it."
--Don Draper
Those in the know will love what they see here. What seems arcane to an outsider is pure poetry to an ...
If you're like me, one of the ways you fill your sports void during the summer is by watching baseball following the Tour de France. I think it's ...
Thanks to Kodak Chief Blogger.
This type of spoof just never gets old. This one is particularly painful. In a truth telling way, that is.
Thanks ...
In my opinion the phrase, "That baby is so cute I could just eat it up!" was not meant to be taken literally. But maybe that's ...
This is the American Copywriter Wordle word cloud. What does your site's look like?
This fall you'll be able to stream movies directly to your 360. All you need is Netflix and XBOX Live Gold. Pretty cool people. Pretty cool ...
Yesterday we had an interesting lunch with a colleague about social media and at the end of the lunch, as we were saying our good-byes, an interesting question was asked, "what are you guys ...
The Advertising Fight Club Edition
Wherein Tug and John ramble about the following:
Chapter One: Cannes happened?Chapter Two: Advertising Fight Club (4:46)Chapter Three: Back to that Cannes thing (10:49)Chapter Four: The ...
A disclaimed headline is such a wonderful (yet horrible) thing.
Ripped off from PSFK.
Remeber this one? Jesus, listened to it three times back to back. Didn't even remember it was on my iPod. Thanks Shuffle Feature!
And being alone is the best way to be.
When I'm by ...
I must be on some weird banner kick lately, but here's an interesting one I ran across for HP Inks.
To make things clear, 25% of refilled ink ...
Painfully funny because it is painfully true. I love a good Mage.
The Seven Words You Can Never Say on Television got him arrested and made him an Icon. Carlin knew the power of language. The "Stuff" ...
Leica D-Lux 3 Pixel Dog. Woof.
Spotted at Core 77. Thanks to our resident cowboy poet Parc Masterson for the finger point in the right direction.
Sheer genius. I want that Bigfoot thingie. I really do. Oooh. And that giant crossoword. And all the hose holders. I'm a sucker for those.
A few of us here at American Copwriter love the show Battlestar Galactica. Love it. A whole fracking lot. We like the show so much that ...
Creepy crawlies, dinosaurs and other space creatures -- a moment of silence please. Stan Winston, Academy Award-winning creator of special effects, makeup and creatures has died at 62.
Best known ...
This spot has been around awhile, but I hadn't seen it until this weekend. On Father's Day, actually. Maybe it was the mood of the day, but this just jumped out of TV and ...
A straight genius effort from the Ocean City, Maryland Office of Tourism. Check this shit out.
And great, great job to the agency, creatives and Ocean City's Mayor for having the balls to make ...
While reading an article on Ink (Kansas City's new alternative press newspaper), I encountered the following banner for Dillard's.
The banner is an animated GIF. Sometimes, when making an animated ...
Bill Hicks offers everyone in our business a little advice. Thanks to Armano.
I've been cheating on Diet Coke with another soda lately (the worst one you can imagine) and feel just awful about it. With the amount of DC I go through, I am sure the ...
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