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The M&M’S Spokescandies Head To Super Bowl LVII For a “Legendary” Return
It’s not even 2023 and we already have a confirmed brand mascot for Super Bowl LVII! Make that several mascots — specifically spokescandies.
Mars announced...
Newt The Gnu Speaks Out In Rare Interview On How He Was Almost The...
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“Lidl Bear” Becomes The Unexpected Star In Lidl’s Holiday Campaign
It all started with a shrunken jumper. In the new Lidl GB holiday ad campaign, a dad’s once human-sized jumper is accidentally shrunk in...
Icon Design Evolution
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Meet “The Real Mad Men of Chicago”
Chicago’s advertising wizards gave us some of the biggest icons in ad history including Tony the Tiger, Charlie the Tuna, and the Pillsbury Doughboy.
In...
Advertising’s Secret Weapon? It’s The Brand Mascot
Jim “Rocki” Nawrocki has always been amazed at how many people love the Pillsbury Doughboy.
https://youtu.be/p0wqNxtjIiM
Nawrocki started his career in 1970 as a junior art...
AW Throwback: The Dinty Moore Lumberjack
Decades before Dinty Moore Beef Stew took home the Gold Effie Award for its 20218 “Lumberjacks Eat Moore” ad campaign, there was another lumberjack that represented the brand.
