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tweets classic half-face selfie no smile. RT @fwd: Jack Dorsey is the creepiest man on Vine buzzfeed.com/jwherrman/jack…
Welcome @davidtaint to Adweek, joining us from Talking Points Memo
surreal ad for "my first rifle" touts safety features, pink & gold options for sis & mom ow.ly/kKxkn - @davegian #burkesville
Ad for My First Rifle, Used to Kill 2-Year-Old, Is Way Too Much Like Any Other Toy Commercial
adweek.com — The problem with this 30-second spot for Crickett's My First Rifle .22-caliber single-shot gun is that it basically markets it as a toy. We see a school-age boy wide-eyed with excitement when he gets his shiny new weapon-"My first rifle," the voiceover enthuses, "a moment you never forget!"-while his chum is glum because he has to make do with a soccer ball.ICYMI earlier this week, IBM made a film by manipulating individual atoms. Backstory is fascinating, because science. ow.ly/kGjt2
Ad of the Day: IBM
adweek.com — IBM and Ogilvy make a big impact with the smallest of building blocks in their latest video, billed as "the world's smallest movie"-a rudimentary stop-motion animation made by IBM scientists using a special microscope they invented to move atoms around on a surface.Cat-calling construction worker sparks outcry over street harassment. Because he is a Lego. ow.ly/kGfi0 by @DaveGian
Lego Under Fire for Sticker Set Featuring Leering Construction Worker
adweek.com — You can build lots of stuff with Legos-even controversy! The company came under fire this week for a licensed sticker set that includes a leering, waving male construction worker and the caption, "Hey Babe!" Journalist Josh Stearns set off a mini firestorm after spying the stickers in a store and calling out Lego on his Tumblr.RT @skadweek: Hard to believe the Web has been around for 200 years.
After some 47 yrs w/ BBDO, Gillette hires Grey to make ads globally, @mcmains1965 reports: ow.ly/kxhTI U.S. spend alone is $125m.
Procter & Gamble Hires Grey to Handle Its Gillette Creative Business
adweek.com — Grey has won a battle of Procter & Gamble agencies to take home Gillette's creative account, according to sources. The other finalists were Saatchi & Saatchi and the incumbent, BBDO. The assignment is global. Worldwide media spending on the brand was not available, but in the U.S.Damien Rice delivers in Jaguar's version of a BMW film. ow.ly/kqJl7 @DaveGian doesn't care that it's derivative, b/c what isn't?
Jaguar's New Branded Film Is 13 Minutes Long, but Still Worth the Ride
adweek.com — When it comes to branded content, the better the content, the better the branding. And so it goes with Desire (below), a short film from ad agency The Brooklyn Brothers and Ridley Scott's production company, touting Jaguar's F-Type sports car.@cwarzel Maybe i'm just desensitized to it
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