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New Zealand police’s cougar ads are pulled

New Zealand police came up with a ghastly recruitment slogan, “We’ve got a lot in common with cougars. We like ’em young too,” referring to the recruits, and then got all upset when the ads were banned. “Police had failed … Continue reading

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Advertising Blimps Reach Clients

Advertising Blimps Everyone has heard of the Goodyear Blimp, but most people are probably not aware that Goodyear now has a fleet of three blimps. Goodyear started using a blimp to promote their brand in 1925, and public fascination has … Continue reading

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Willem Dafoe gets heavy for Jim Beam spot

Jim Beam and StrawberryFrog make the most of Willem Dafoe’s totem-pole-carving face in this “Bold Choice” spot by having him play nearly every character in it. The sumo-wrestler Dafoe is the stuff of screaming night terrors, but the rest of … Continue reading

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