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Legendary quarterback Joe Montana and Ronnie Lott star in an epic new commercial for Skechers Relaxed Fit Footwear.
watch as Joe always keeps his cool thanks to his SKECHERS and a thundering tackle by Lott.

Funny new commercial for Delissio Pizza, watch as the father forbids this wheel of temptation. In this spot for Nestle's Delissio, we see a drab family clad in beige, anticipating yet another bland, boring dinner. Switching up their regimented routine, mom surprises the family with a delicious Delissio pizza and their lives take a major turn. The commercial was shot with the creative folks at DraftFCB Toronto and edited by Chris Parkins at Rooster Post Production.

Credits:
Advertising Agency: DraftFCB, Toronto, Canada
Creative Group Head: Joe Piccolo
Art Director: Jonathan Hotts
Writer: Matt Prokaziuk
Agency Producer: Anna Neilson
Management Director: Sunil Sekhar
Account Director: Patricia Paravantes
Account Supervisor: Joline Christiani
Production Company: The Corner Store
Director: Stephen Pearson
DOP: Barry Parrell
Executive Producer: Susi Patterson
Producer: Mary Ann Tevlin
Editorial Company: Rooster Post Production
Editor: Chris Parkins
Assistant Editor: Nick Martin
Executive Producer: Melissa Kahn
Colourist: Bill Ferwerda @ Notch
Online: Andrew Rolfe @ Track and Field
Music: RMW Music

Bernie Goldblatt and his old school amigos from The Glencobrooke Retirement Home "Live Mas" when they sneak out for a wild night they'll never forget in the Taco Bell Super Bowl Ad. The commercial is set to the Spanish version of Fun’s song "We Are Young."

Credits:
Creative Ad Agency: Deutsch L.A.
Directed by Noam Murro
Art Director: Gordy Sang
Copywriter: Brian Siedband
CCO: Mark Hunter
GCD: Brett Craig
Music: Elias

CENTURY 21 Super Bowl Pre-Game Ad: "Mini-Mart" Spot.

CENTURY 21 Super Bowl Pre-Game Ad: "College" Spot.

CENTURY 21 Super Bowl Pre-Game Ad: "Subway" Spot.

CENTURY 21 Super Bowl Commercial: "Wedding" [Official 2013 TV Spot].

Here is a great new spot created for non-profit Killing My Lobster's annual fundraising appeal. Isn't it refreshing how sometimes simplicity can be so brilliant.

The Lobster Theater Project, better known as Killing My Lobster (KML), provides artists with the opportunity to generate and produce performance art across a range of disciplines that provokes, amuses, educates, entertains, and inspires. KML is committed to producing high quality, relevant and smart comedy that draws upon San Francisco for inspiration and is a reflection of its non-traditional audience.

Written by Ken Grobe & Miriam Wilson; directed by Ken Grobe. The music was composed and performed by Joshua Sitron, who also composed the theme songs for TV shows "Dora the Explorer" and "Allen Gregory"

This spot was shot with the assistance and facilities of SF ad agency Goodby Silverstein & Partners.

Killing My Lobster is a 15-year-old San Francisco-based sketch comedy theater company, making it SF's largest and longest-lived company of its type. To place it in context: LA has the Groundlings, Chicago has Second City, and San Francisco has KML.

Once a year in December KML does a drive for donations. "Costumes" was one of the two videos created to promote that drive.

Everyone involved, from the actors to Josh Sitron to the Goodby folk, donated their time and resources to produce the spot.

Creative Credits:
Directed by Ken Grobe
Written and Produced by Ken Grobe and Miriam Wild-Smith
Camera work by Eric Herron and Chris Parisi
Edited by Chris Parisi
Featuring: Andy Alabran, Allison Johnson, Calum Grant, Paco Romane, Shaye Troha, Sabina Piersol, Todd Brotze, Jon Wolanske
Music by Joshua Sitron
Production Assistants: Reed Kavner & Sabina Piersol

Special thanks to Moe Beitiks, Samantha Schireson, Goodby Silverstein & Partners, and Jon Wolanske

Snickers, "You're Not You When You're Hungry" ad campaign brings us the "Coach" commercial starring funny man Robin Williams. Balloon animals? Tea Cozies? This coach gets a little loopy when he's hungry.

Credits:
Ad Agency: BBDO, New York
CCO: David Lubars
Senior CD: Peter Kain
Senior CD: Gianfranco Arena
ACD/AD: Jon Kubik
ACD/Copywriter: Adam Noel
Executive Producer: Amy Wertheimer
Production Company: MJZ
Director: Craig Gillespie
Editing: Mackenzie Cutler
Editor: Ian Mackenzie

A radiator valve manufacturing company decides to increase they're social media visibility in hopes of growing the business. FedEx and ad agency BBDO create a great new ad highlighting both FedEx's small business expertise and why you don't hire your son Brock and his crew to be the new Social Media Strategists.

Ad Credits:
Advertising Agency: BBDO, New York
Production Company: Biscuit Filmworks

The SportsCenter cafeteria has a new chef and Henrik Lundqvist is the only person that can understand him.

This funny ad from ESPN's This Is SportsCenter popular ad campaign features New York Ranger star goalie Lundqvist and a Swedish character from The Muppets was created by ad agency Wieden + Kennedy, New York.

Credits:
Agency: Wieden + Kennedy New York
CD: Brandon Henderson
CD: Stuart Jennings
Copywriter: Nick Kaplan
Art Director: Jeff Dryer
Executive Producer: Temma Shoaf
Executive Creative Director: Ian Reichenthal
Executive Creative Director: Scott Vitrone
Head of Content Production: Lora Schulson
Prod. Co.: O Positive
Director: David Shane
EP: Ralph Laucella
EP: Marc Grill
DOP: Dave Morabito
Editor: Joint Editorial
VFX: The Mill
Mix: Heard City

An 87-year old with an appetite for adventure joyrides through a football field on a souped-up, high-speed mobility scooter in this teaser spot from Taco Bell's and Super Bowl 2013. Apparently he's got something even wilder up his old-man sleeve for Game Day.

See more 2013 Super Bowl XLVII ads and news HERE.

Credits:
Creative Ad Agency: Deutsch

Great-Ads Exclusive –Comparethemarket.com Spin-off outtakes advert.

Credit Card Comparison by Maurice Wigglethorpe-Throom, CEO and Founder of comparethemarket.com

Robert Webb, star of cult British comedy TV show Peep Show, plays eccentric CEO Maurice Wigglethorpe-Throom in this outtake that uses the disturbing metaphor of facial hair to explain why you should compare credit card interest rates on comparethemarket.com. This video, yet to be released to the general public, was filmed alongside a separate TV campaign to allow the comedian to run with the role of this peculiar character.

We first met CEO Maurice on Christmas Day when they released this web advert below: This is a film about a heroic young man, who is cursed with being at least six times more handsome, clever and sensitive than anybody else. He also carries a head of the most ravishing hair you ever did see. Despite these troubles, he struggles through life with immense dignity. He is modelled on me, Maurice Wigglethorpe-Throom.

Credits
Starring: Robert Webb
Creative agency: VCCP London
Creative director: Darren Bailes
Director: Simon Cole
Producer: Jeremy Goold
Post-production: Finish
Editor: Alaster Jordan at The White House

Our favorite little piggy has a big night ahead of him in Geico's newest ad, but it seems his lovely date was hoping that Maxwell was a bit more of a lover than techy.

Credits:
Ad Agency: The Martin Agency
CCO: Joe Alexander
GCD: Steve Bassett
Copywriter: Wade Alger
Senior AD: Justin Harris
Production Company: Moxie Pictures
Director: Frank Todaro
DOP: Jimi Whitaker
Line Producer: Laura Heflin
Editorial: Rock Paper Scissors
Editor: Carlos Arias
Assistant Editor: Dan DeWinter
Telecine: Company 3
Animation/VFX: Click3X
Puppet Builder: Legacy Effects
Audio Post: Rainmaker Studios
Engineer: Jeff McManus

New Jolly Ranchers Turtle Ad – Chewy and crunchy, like a turtle. But they taste way better and won’t laser zap you.

“Turtle” is the latest from director Olivier Agostini for Jolly Rancher. “Turtle” was written and directed by Olivier Agostini as part of a crowd sourcing campaign for the brand, which he discovered on http://www.poptent.net
The brief for this project was centered around the concept that the new Jolly Rancher candy was crunchy and chewy.

“The words a crunchy hard shell with a chewy inside, kept making me think of a turtle”, says Agostini. “I've never owned a turtle, nor do I know anything about turtles, but I couldn't seem to shake this vivid picture from my imagination.”

After a week of brainstorming, Agostini came up with the concept for the spot you see here – a spot about a guy who's ominously staring at a turtle, wanting to eat it for its "crunchy and chewy" qualities, and a turtle who is trying to convince the guy not to eat him in favour of the Jolly Ranchers. “This could not just be any turtle,” adds Agostini. “I had to give the turtle some sort of power. And since the turtle was limited in terms of mobility (turtles aren't very good at karate) I figured lasers would be an easy and funny defense mechanism. And who doesn't love lasers?”

All the shots of the turtle are in-camera. The only effects being the smoke, sparks and lasers. “I felt it would never be as funny if a CG turtle was used or if we animated his mouth. For me, the more practical it looked, the funnier it was.”

Credits:
Director: Olivier Agostini
Production Company: Weird Pictures
Copywriter: Olivier Agostini
Art Director: G.O. Burton
DP: Aaron Biller
Editor: Steven Cuellar
Production Designer: Jimmy L'ananas
Wardrobe Stylist: Marie-Pierre Agostini
VFX: Aaron Sjogren
Animal Wrangler: Stephanie Ghantous
SFX: Tyler Slade
Post: Co3

Watch as Gerry Dee pulls of one of the funniest advertising pranks as pretends to work behind the counter at a local Juice Bar as he attempts to convince people adding a slice of bread to their veggie juice is a good thing.

Who wouldn't want extra vitamins in their smoothie? What if it was a wad of bread? This funny prank featuring funny man Gerry Dee for Dempster's Bread shows that even though bread has as many vitamins and minerals as fruit, people would prefer eating it to drinking it.

More great work from Toronto ad agency Cundari for Dempster's Bakery after the credits.

Credits:
Advertising Agency: Cundari, Toronto, Canada
Chief Creative Officer: Brent Choi
Group Creative Directors: Mike Sipley, Cory Eisentraut
Copywriters: Alexandra Manahan, Cory Eisentraut
Art Directors: Andrew Bernardi, Mike Sipley
VP Business Director: Kristin Vekteris
Account Coordinator: Henry Goodman
Broadcast Producer: Kasia Zeniuk
Director: Tom Feiler

Dempster's Bread Farmer spot...cuz everyone knows bread grows on trees.

Dempster's Baking Pan Spot...

Check out what happened to this crew on a photoshoot for the Samsung EcoBubble washing machine. The crew was filming near Manning Park, BC in Canada.

This Bear is pretty funny, but if we're talking funny appliance ads, nothing beats the Sears Beach and Connecting Flight Ads, see them HERE.

Credits:
Created by: Viral Factory.

M&M's newest commercial gets a little dangerous as Ms. Brown introduces Red to a chocolate loving beauty, things quickly get ugly as the red headed woman wants to "Devour" our little funny loving red M&M as she drives off with him.

Credits:
Ad Agency: BBDO, New York.

M&M's 2013 Super Bowl Ad Watch News:

Today Mars Chocolate North America introduced M&M'S® Brand's new integrated marketing campaign called 'Better With M™,' which includes a new 30 second television commercial that will air during the first quarter of Super Bowl XLVII.

"'Better With M' showcases how M&M'S irresistible chocolate makes moments more fun and delicious," said Roy Benin, Chief Consumer Officer, Mars Chocolate North America. "The 'Better With M' story is delivered through our colorful spokescandies, whose irresistible chocolate always makes moments even better – be they watching the Super Bowl, baking cookies, gathering the family together for a movie or even tailgating."
In addition to the Super Bowl ad, which was created by BBDO New York, highlights of the year-long 'Better With M' campaign include multiple English and Spanish television, print and digital ads, in-store displays, consumer promotions and multiple social initiatives focused on Facebook and the hashtag, #betterwithmms. The first television ad from the new campaign – starring Ms. Brown – will being airing today.

A cornerstone of the campaign is a new cause-related marketing effort designed to make 'America Better With M' by funding the construction of Habitat for Humanity homes across the nation. As part of the initiative, M&M'S is also encouraging, as well as incentivizing fans to help 'M-Prove America' by volunteering at Habitat job sites nationwide.
"'Better With M' represents one of the largest marketing efforts in M&M'S history," added Benin. "We're confident our full range of communications and activities will excite consumers from the Super Bowl all the way through next winter's holiday season."
via: PR Newswire (http://s.tt/1ypL6)

Carnival Cruise Lines brand new UK TV advert for 2013, Karmarama has created its first work for Carnival Cruise Lines since picking up the business last year. It is the brand’s debut TV campaign in the UK and shows people being dramatically transported to a cruise ship after pressing a button that reads "switch on fun".

Credits:
Ad Agency: Karmarama
Creative directors Joe De Souza, Sam Walker
Agency producer Jenny O'Connel
Planner Ben Milligan
Account team Stuart Finlayson Anna Borien
Production company Biscuit Filmworks UK
Director Jeff Low
Director of photography Daniel Bronks
Edit house The Whitehouse
Editor Nick Allix
Post-production Chris Batten The Mill

Kaley Cuoco, is she ready to take over for William Shatner as the Priceline Negotiator?

In a new spot for Priceline, the negotiator's secret daughter is revealed, but not before she spends 20 years living with Monks...Shatner, a Cobra and Penny all in one ad, now this we like.

The new commercial for DirectTV tells us what happens when we make bad decisions with cable TV, the comical ad shows us just how that decision might lead you to a grandson and a dog collar.....

The DIRECTV "Don't Have a Grandson with a Dog Collar" ad above and "Don't Wake Up in a Roadside Ditch" commercial below.

Credits:
Advertiser: DIRECTV
Spot Title: Stray Animals, Roadside Ditch, Dog Collar
Ad Agency: Grey NY
President/CCO: Tor Myhren
Executive Creative Director: Dan Kelleher
Associate Creative Director: Doug Fallon
Associate Creative Director: Steven Fogel
Agency Executive Producer: Andrew Chinich
Agency Associate Producer: Lindsay Myers
Production Company (location): MJZ LA
Director: Tom Kuntz

Planet Fitness admits they are not a gym with two new commercials: "Hot" (above) where a group of sexy women compliment each other on how "Hot" they are.

The second spot, "Burn" (below) is a little disturbing and hard to watch as the guy explains his "Burn On." At the end of it all, Planet Fitness offers No Gymtimidation.

I get the feeling this campaign might back fire on them.

Credits:
Advertising Agency: Red Tettemer + Partners, USA
Chief Creative Officer: Steve Red
Executive Creative Director: Steve O'Connell
Creative Directors: Bryon Lomas, Todd Taylor, Joey Crawford
Associate Creative Director: Clarence Bradley
Art Directors: Bryon Lomas, Todd Taylor
Copywriters: Joey Crawford, Clarence Bradley
Producer: Joe Mosca
Production Company: Biscuit Filmworks
Director: Mike Maguire
Director of Photography: Neil Shapiro
Editor: Vic Carreno
Producer: Joe Mosca
Music House: Milkboy Recording
Composer: Tommy Joyner
Producer: Cody Cichowski

Volkswagen's newest commercial "Toss" is an epically funny display of a father and his son playing a game of baseball toss. Created by ad agency Deutsch, L.A. the ad features a father and his son playing catch in the front yard (the 2013 Passat in the background of course) but this dad is just horrible at throwing a ball....Pass on something he will be grateful for.

Credits:
Ad Agency: Deutsch, L.A.
Directed by Simon McQuoid.