VOLKSWAGEN TEAMS WITH FUNNY OR DIE TO TAKE THE 2015 GOLF ON A WILD SHOPPING SPREE
The Vehicle Launch Kicks Off with Video Starring Childrens Hospital’s Rob Huebel
Herndon, VA (September 10, 2014) – Volkswagen of America (VWoA) today announced a collaboration with Funny Or Die to support the market introduction of the all-new 2015 Volkswagen Golf. The platform provides the leaders in automotive and humor an opportunity to come together in celebration of exceptional products and lighthearted fun.

The collaboration kicks off with “The Way Too Helpful Neighbor,” a hilarious video showcasing just how helpful a 2015 Volkswagen Golf can be. After the hero’s girlfriend springs a surprise visit from her parents on him, a way-too helpful neighbor takes the boyfriend on a shopping spree by driving a Golf through the aisles of a Target store that is truly a one-stop-shop. This comedic video highlights the versatility of the 2015 Golf and the modern, functional style of Target’s Room Essential home décor and storage products, all through the signature sense of humor that has made Funny Or Die the go-to place for laughs online.

“The incredible versatile Golf gives our creative team free reign to come up with wild ideas,” said Vinay Shahani, Vice President, Brand Marketing, Volkswagen of America, Inc. “Funny or Die is one of the most recognized and sought after brands in comedy today so we knew they would be the perfect partner to amplify Volkswagen’s unique sense of humor.”

“This is our first time working with Volkswagen, and this was a very exciting opportunity for our team to partner with a brand known for some of the most interesting and innovative advertising campaigns of the last half-century," said Chris Bruss, VP of Branded Entertainment, Funny or Die.

Funny Or Die.TBS viewers will get the full scoop on the new Volkswagen Golf when “The Way Too Helpful Neighbor” airs during CONAN and TBS movie breaks beginning September 11. Twenty-second sneak peeks of the branded comedy spot will also run adjacent to Big Bang Theory and TBS movies, driving fans to Funny Or Die for more. Volkswagen will have significant digital presence with promotional drivers across TeamCoco.com, TBS.com and funnyordie.com, as well as the TBS Big Bang Theory Sync App. Turner Broadcasting Ad Sales is the exclusive representative for advertising opportunities with Funny Or Die. The strategic partnership provides brands access to premium comedic content, while offering promotional scale with Turner’s portfolio of premium brands like TBS and Adult Swim.
The creative concept for the content was developed in collaboration with Volkswagen's creative Agency of Record, Deutsch LA, and the media partnership with Turner was established by Mediacom, Volkswagen's media Agency of Record.

So how does AMC promote their new original TV series "Small Town Security" which is set to premiere this Sunday July 15th? Well, you get your ad agency to come up with the first ever Humpy Awards, bring in a bunch of hump happy dogs and let them go crazy on their owners leg. I thought I had pretty good sense of humor, (humour for my fellow Canadian friends) and well I'm sure I have a great sense of humor now as I found this to be absolutely hilarious...in a shameful kinda way.


The Humpy Awards celebrate a natural dog behavior: the leg humping. This dog humping competition was judged on speed, style, stamina, mount and dismount. 1st prize went to Miss Hope.


Credits:
Advertising Agency: Thinkmodo, New York, USA
Creative Directors: Michael Krivicka, James Percelay

To commemorate La-Z-Boy's 85th anniversary, the campaign includes a TV commercial promoting a national sales event. "We're excited about this promotional spot and feel it's the perfect time to invite customers to come see our collection of customizable home furnishings, including sofas, sectionals, ottomans and more," said Doug Collier, Chief Marketing Officer and President International at La-Z-Boy. "The anniversary commercial celebrates our 85-year history by having a little fun with Brooke and poking some fun at ourselves, while showing our beautiful and unexpected home furnishings."

La-Z-Boy's agency of record, RPA, teamed with @radical.media Director Dave Meyers to create four TV commercials, a pair of online videos, four national print ads and other digital content.

The first TV commercial, which started airing in early August, "Big Deal/Anniversary Sale," opens on Shields in the midst of an elegantly decorated living room, calmly discussing La-Z-Boy's 85th anniversary sale. "Eighty-five years, that's a really big deal," she says. "They don't need some loud ad that screams 'sale!'- just me telling you about the great deals on gorgeous furniture." Just then, horns trumpet, balloons drop from the ceiling and a nine-foot tall flashing sign lit up with "85th Anniversary Sale" slides across the set. "Guys, I thought we weren't doing this?" Shields asks with a confused yet playful and cheeky tone.

"For a household name, Brooke maintains a down-to-earth, relatable persona that's genuinely approachable," said RPA CD Jules Fox. "The situational humor used in the campaign plays on Brooke's lighthearted personality and appeals to the sensibilities of our target audience."

"Shut Up" introduces an incredulous neighbor who yells "Shut up!" and punches Shields every time she learns that a new piece of furniture came from La-Z-Boy, inspiring the spooked spokeswoman to begin replying to her inquiries via text message from a safe location. Late 2012, the TV campaign continues with "Elephant," which demonstrates the advantages of previewing purchases with La-Z-Boy's online customization tool and stars a life-sized computer-generated elephant, and later "Neighbor" will air featuring a binocular-wielding snoop who cannot fathom the beautiful living room is all made by La-Z-Boy.

The TV commercials will run on more than 30 cable networks in the U.S. and Canada, including HGTV, Food Network, Lifetime, Oxygen and USA. Two online videos, a Q&A with Shields where the actress talks openly about working with La-Z-Boy and a flipbook, which rapidly cascades through La-Z-Boy-designed rooms, will live on http://www.la-z-boy.com/. Print will appear in a variety of publications such as "Better Homes & Gardens," "Country Living" and "Martha Stewart Living" and online units will run as pre-roll or banners.

Credits:
Client: La-Z-Boy
Agency: RPA
"Big Deal/Anniversary" first air date: 07/31/12
"Shut Up" first air date: 08/21/12
"Elephant" first air date: 11/13/12
"Neighbor" first air date: 12/25/12
EVP, ECD: Joe Baratelli
SVP, GCD: Pat Mendelson
CD/Art: Jules Fox
CD/Copy: Alicia Dotter
Agency Executive Producer: Gary Paticoff
Agency Senior Producer: Selena Pizarro
Agency Assistant Producer: Whitney Young
Production Co: @radical.media
Director: Dave Meyers
DP: Joseph Yacoe
Executive Producer: Jim Bouvet/Frank Scherma
Line Producer: Scott Cunningham
Production Designer: Tyndall Arrasmith
Editorial Company: Spotwelders
Editor: Paul Sabater
Executive Producer: David Glean
Telecine Company: CO3
Telecine Artist: Stefan Sonnenfeld
Telecine Executive Producer: Rhubie Jovanov
Visual Effects Company: Baked FX
VFX Supervisor: George A. Loucas
VFX Producer: Jessie Mizrahi
Title Design: Bl:nd
Creative Directors: Erik Buth
Executive Producer: David Kleinman

Pizza Hut Canada seems to have a pretty good sense of humor, they've created their very own branded scent and are distributing it to their loyal fans who have supported them digitally on their Facebook page.

Only 100 bottles of the Pizza Hut perfume has been produced and sent out to the lucky Canadians. If anyone of you want to send me a note when you get your eau de pepperoni, sorry I mean your bottle of perfume — you have to let us know what this stuff smells like.

How did they come up with the right scent you ask...
"We did a couple of rounds … trying to get the right smell," said Pizza Hut Canada’s marketing director, Beverly D’Cruz. "All of them were not fun … Cheese. You’d think cheese smells nice. Not so."

Creative agency Grip came up with the idea to get more Canadians to engage with Pizza Hut socially.

Eric Vieira, director of digital strategy at Grip sums it up perfectly when he was quoted by The Globe and Mail saying "It’s delicious," and "I hope some poor guy doesn’t give it to his girlfriend."

Ever wonder just how GoDaddy works on the inside, wonder know more. Ad agency Deutch creates their first commercial for GoDaddy, "Otter". Say bye bye to Danica Patrick and hello to Charlene, as she is called, she is the "how GoDaddy attracts domain name customers." Then there is Carl. "Carl is how GoDaddy keeps customers."

The commercial “captures what we wanted to do really well,” said Warren Adelman, the new chief executive at GoDaddy, whose decision it was to end the era of what the founder, Bob Parsons, called “GoDaddy-esque” ads.

“We wanted to acknowledge our past,” Mr. Adelman said, and “not walk away from” it, but also begin to talk more about “products and services” and “who we are.”

Greg DiNoto, chief creative officer at Deutsch New York, said: “The sexy side of GoDaddy has had a purpose, to get attention. We wink at that and use it to open a door to another side of GoDaddy, as a reliable tech company, that consumers need to know about.”

As for fans of the “GoDaddy-esque” approach, Mr. DiNoto said, “consumers appreciate brands that don’t walk away from where they’ve been.” Mr. Adelman put it this way: “We hope they have a really good sense of humor; they’ve demonstrated that in the past.”

Credits:
Ad Agency: Deutsch, New York.

May Obama follow in the footsteps of Lincoln, Garfield, McKinley & Kennedy!

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We all know where our favorite bottle of the bubbly comes from right? Champagne, France of course, and for those of you who didn't know that, the Champagne Bureau in the USA hopes to reclaim it's name and remind consumers of it's true and only origins with a new ad campaign. The first print ad “Maine lobster from Kansas” is a gentle reminder and to the point, created by ad agency Creature.

Full press release below, visit www.champagne.us for more.

Champagne Only Comes From Champagne, Reaffirms New Ad Campaign

Campaign Highlights Importance of Knowing Products’ True Geographic Origins
WASHINGTON – The Champagne Bureau, USA, representing the growers and houses of Champagne, today launched a new national advertising campaign as part of a large-scale effort to reclaim its name in the U.S. marketplace. Champagne, the sparkling wine of legends, can only come from the unique region of Champagne, France, where centuries of experience with specific soils and climate have enabled the people to develop a tradition and expertise that makes all the difference. The ad campaign is designed to remind consumers of the unique role location plays in creating their wines and to tap into growing American consumer interest in geographic origin. Posing questions like “Maine Lobster from Kansas?” the ad reminds consumers of the importance of authenticity and of knowing products’ true origins.

The ad, which will appear in print, outdoor and digital formats and can be seen at www.champagne.us,
highlights the gap between American consumers’ growing desire to know the true origins of their purchases
and persistent legal loopholes that create confusion about where certain products actually originate. The
campaign reminds consumers that Champagne only comes from Champagne, France, just as Napa Valley wines come from Napa Valley and Maine Lobster from Maine.

“More than ever before, U.S. consumers are seeking information about how and where their wine and other
goods are produced,” said Sam Heitner, director of the Champagne Bureau, USA. “This campaign uses humor and well understood U.S. location based products to encourage consumers to take a moment and consider the authenticity of what they are buying. U.S. consumers are savvy and this reminds them to say ’of course not‘ when faced with products that lack authenticity and to seek out products that come from unique places like Champagne from Champagne, France, Maine lobsters from Maine and Napa Valley wines from Napa Valley, California.”

The ad highlights a legal loophole in federal law that allows a few U.S. sparkling wine producers to mislead
consumers by labeling their products “Champagne” even though they do not originate from Champagne,
France. In December 2006, Congress passed legislation banning the future misuse of 16 wine place names, including Champagne. While that seemed a step in the right direction, the legislation did not address the
grandfathering of labels currently misusing Champagne’s name and those of 15 other wine regions.

Unfortunately, almost half of the bottles in stores and restaurants still misuse the Champagne name, which
makes the grandfathering particularly problematic for consumers who want authentic Champagne.
The United States is one of the last industrialized countries in the world to fail to adequately protect the
Champagne name. In fact, the majority of the world’s countries, including the European Union, China, and a
growing number of other wine-producing countries from Australia to Chile reserve the Champagne name for
sparkling wines from Champagne, France. A bottle with the term “California Champagne” or “American
Champagne” cannot be sold in Mexico and, come Jan 1, 2014, will not be able to be sold in Canada. In this
area, the United States is out of step with the majority of truth-in-labeling laws.

The campaign uses light-hearted examples such as “Maine lobster from Kansas,” but the practice of
misappropriating the names of other places is a trend that faces many regions, and it has the potential of
misleading the consumer. “Truth-in-labeling is a very important issue for U.S. consumers and for the Maine Lobster community,” said Marianne LaCroix, acting executive director at the Maine Lobster Council. “We continue to see restaurants and retailers advertising Maine lobster, yet serving lobsters that are from other places. We are proud to stand with Champagne to remind U.S. consumers to know where their products come from and not stand for those who mislead.”

“Napa Valley wines come from Napa Valley and Champagne comes from Champagne, France. These are
important facts that consumers need to be able to believe in when they see these names on wine labels,” said
Linda Reiff, executive director of the Napa Valley Vintners. “Unfortunately we all have to fight to protect our
names as some seek to profit off them by deceiving consumers. We are honored to be a part of Champagne's advertising campaign and hope it encourages consumers to demand more truthful and accurate wine labeling.”

The ads will appear in a wide range of print and digital formats including placements in The New Yorker, Food & Wine, and Travel + Leisure as well as on billboards in New York, San Francisco, Los Angeles and Washington, DC and online on a wide variety of sites including New York Times.com, Vanity Fair, GQ and the Wall Street Journal.

11 Excellent Reasons Not to Vote is a Film by Errol Morris and contrary to the title it is actually the complete opposite thanks to Our Time.org.
Credits:Created by ad agency: CHI & Partners, NY for non-profit OurTime.org and directed by Academy Award-winner Errol Morris.
For those of you who have already decided where their vote is going perhaps some humor on the topic of politics and voting care of funny man George Carlin to help you pass the time.

Diageo's new "Think How You Drink" online ad campaign debuts in Western Europe that features some embarrassing drunken walks. "With this video we are deliberately using humor to catch people's attention," Malcolm D'Sa, Diageo's marketing innovation director for Western Europe, said in a statement. "Responsible drinking campaigns in the past have tended either to preach or to scare" he added. "We know that drinking to excess is a serious issue — but our primary concern is to be effective. The message, that drinking can have harmful consequences, is still in there and it is a strong message. We've just approached it in a different way."

Not to worry if you don't remember last night, the people in the video are all actor's.

Credits:
Creative Ad Agency: Marmalade Film and Media, Soho, London http://www.marmaladefilmandmedia.com/

Hyundai Sonanta Turbo, the "Stuck" commercial is one of a number of ads the car maker will be airing during Super Bowl XLVII. This one needs know description, just watch, enjoy, and think about all the times you have been in one of these scenario's yourself.

For those who just have to have an official explanation: "Stuck," a 30-second in-game spot running in the second quarter, takes viewers on a classic American road trip. In a tale told with observational humor and a little bit of empathy, viewers are taken on a journey through the eyes of a young couple as they encounter and get "stuck" behind some unexpected things on the road. But through it all, the Sonata Turbo allows them to dodge and quickly pass the obstacles with ease.

Credits:
Creative Ad Agency: Innocean, USA
Executive Creative Director: Greg Braun

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Stuck in a creative rut? Think outside the canvas. Artist Steve Casino is a painter of nuts. Yes, we said nuts, peanuts actually and they are amazing little pieces of work.

Casino and his art have been very well received around the world so we had to contact Steve to get some insight into his creative process and the reaction to his nuts, this is what he told Great-Ads: "Having failed at many creative endeavors before I created these, it's fantastic to be this well-received in such a short time. Six months ago they didn't exist. Now there are galleries that want to work with me and suddenly I have options. There have also been commissions from all around the world with people who have seen the work online. That's a lot of fun in its own way. The clients have been really nice and had a sense of humor about it. Lastly, the "nut" jokes and puns have been funny to stupid to cruel. But I'm glad. Because if I'd painted these little pictures on anything else but a peanut, nobody would care!"

Fancy having a painted peanut of yourself or someone you love, for as little as $175 Steve Casino, The Painter of Nuts can do that for you and ship it out in a fancy little display case too!

Forget the Golden Globes and the Oscar’s – this year’s awards season is all about who’s got Game. Nola Pictures’ Bruce Hurwit recently teamed up with longtime partner, Cartoon Network, to create “Training,” a clever spot starring Shaquille O’Neill and Nick Cannon for the Cartoon Network Hall of Game Awards. The fast-paced and off-the-cuff ad jumps from a delightfully left-field introduction to a slapstick training montage, allowing the two co-hosts show off their comedic chops with a madcap workout.

“I’m very lucky to have been involved with Cartoon Network since their beginning,” noted director Bruce Hurwit. Indeed, “Training” is just one of the spots produced by Nola for the Hall of Game Awards, following an earlier piece that introduced Nick Cannon as a surprise co-host. The Hall of Game Awards is a first-of-its-kind, sports award and entertainment event for kids where celebrities are honored with the coveted GAME trophy and this year’s campaign gleefully adopts that same self-referential and boffo tone.

Taking a direction more rooted in classic buddy comedy humor than the surreal and absurdist work of the 2012 campaign – which also featured Shaq – Hurwit worked closely with the actors to give “Training” an informal and easy feel. “We stuck pretty close to the script for the most part, but Shaq always brings new ideas to the table. He’s very aware of what goes into directing, which also makes him thoughtful of how things will cut together. There really isn’t much more you can ask for,” recalled Hurwit.

“The chemistry between Nick and Shaq is amazing,” continued Hurwit, “they’re longtime friends, so it added so much to the piece. They’re both so fun to work with that it barely feels like working, making for an enjoyable shoot.”

Credits:
Client: Cartoon Network
Spot Titles: “Hall of Game Awards”
Air Date: February 11, 2013 at 7:00 p.m. (ET, PT) on Cartoon Network
Agency: Cartoon Network/The Creative Group
SVP, The Creative Group: Michael Ouweleen
VP, Design, The Creative Group: Jacob Escobedo
Creative Directive: Craig “Sven” Gordon
Writer Producer: Matt Peccini
Director of Broadcast Production, The Creative Group: Heather Reilly
Broadcast Designer, The Creative Group: Brian J. Smith
Director, Marketing: Rachel Parent
Brand Manager, Marketing: Lindsey Shuman
Sr. Publicist PR (NY): Shana Ungerson
VP, Talent Development (Burbank): Sharon Lieblein
Sr. Director, Brand Development (Burbank): Lee Blevins
VP Show Production, Cartoon Network (Burbank): Mark Costa
Hall of Game Executive Producer: Michael Dempsey (Dempsey Productions)
Hall of Game Executive Producer: Steve Mayer (IMG)
Production Co.: Nola Pictures
Director: Bruce Hurwit
EP: Charlie Curran
Head of Production: Cheryl Ward
Producer: Coni Lancaster
Editorial: Cartoon Network
Shoot Location: Orlando, Florida

This short film tells the story of two middle-aged friends who have lost control of their car and find themselves on the edge of a cliff. In this precarious situation, the two talk about whether they want to donate their organs or not. What sounds very serious, is treated with humor and exaggeration by the film. Thanks to this unconventional approach, the film opens access to serious issues whose decision is often put off for far too long.
Credits:
Client: Federal Office of Public Health Switzerland
Advert Title: The Desicion
Responsible for population information, Transplantation and Reproductive Medicine: Karin Wäfler
Head of campaigns: Adrian Kammer
Agency: Leo Burnett Zurich
Executive Creative Director: Johannes Raggio
Creative Team: Peter Brönnimann, Johannes Raggio, Pablo Schencke
Agency Producer: Erasmo Palomba
Account Manager: Michael Gassler
Account Assistant: Nino Zuberbühler
Director: Micha Lewinsky
Production Company: stories AG Zurich
Producer: Yves Bollag
Line Producer: Lourdes Ribas
Production Assistant: Billy Bains
DoP: Daniela Knapp
Music: Markus Schönholzer, Micha Lewinsky
Editing: Beni Fueter
Postproduction Supervisor: Denis Spycher
Color Grading: Fabian Kimoto
Sound Design: Gian Dolder
Sound Mix: Jingle Jungle Zurich
3D: Tamas Fiedler

LIMEY Director Nick Jones had “Fishy Fishy” fun, shooting a new commercial for global fast food chain, McDonald’s. The: 30 spot combines creative humor and playfulness, showcasing McDonald’s new “Fish McBites.” Nick Jones’ directorial talents lend to good taste and a good time. A seamless collaboration with the McDonald’s brand, which campaigns on the slogan “I’m lovin it,” the new spot is sure to leave you feeling that way.

“This was a great idea, and I think we pulled it off in a light-hearted and realistic way,” explains Jones. “We saw an awful lot of cast; there’s a lot of talent out there! And we ended up with some great people. The Agency was a dream; really funny, very cool and totally trusting to work with. Great ideas were going back and forth. The crew was superb, really on it, and a pleasure to work with also. I shot loads of options, tons of coverage, and we all couldn’t get the song out of our heads by the end of the day!”

"I always enjoy working with Burrell, and it was a pleasure to do so again,” adds LIMEY Owner/EP Andrew Denyer. “The spot was right up Nick's alley, fun and youthful. Nick’s suggestion to shoot and stage the spot at night was one of those choices that really up’ the spot’s creative value. Nick’s eye for talent and natural performances show through."

Credits:
Client: McDonald’s
Spot Title: “Fishy Fishy”: 30
Agency: Burrell
Chief Creative Officer: Lewis Williams
CD/Writer: Terrence Burrell
CD/Art Director: Paul Olsen
Executive Agency Producer: John Seaton
Production Company: LIMEY
Director: Nick Jones
Owner/EP: Andrew Denyer
Editorial: Spin Artist
Editor: Phil Lee
Music House: Sonixphere

Models Gina-Lisa Lohfink, Micaela Schäfer, Jordan Carver and Sandra Lang strut their stuff in a new TV and online ad campaign for German Retailer Redcoon.

The companies press:
Redcoon starts with a large TV and online campaign into the Christmas shopping season
with a wide-reaching TV and online ad campaign. The online retailer of electronics and books, into the Christmas shopping. Testimonials include Germany's well-known It Girls Gina-Lisa Lohfink and Micaela Schäfer. The aim of the campaign is to increase the brand awareness of redcoon.de prevail.

With a lot of humor and a large dose of self-mockery to show the It Girls Gina-Lisa Lohfink, Micaela Schäfer, Jordan Carver and Sandra Lang that redcoon.de is the online store of their choice, when it comes to electronics. Why? Because it redcoon.de at a "huge electronics selection in the network" is, namely "super cheap". For the spots the girls live together in a luxury villa, handle by the pool with tablets and smartphones and outdo each other in different spots in an effort to act as "cheap as possible", loosely based on the campaign slogan: "So much cheap There has never been, "The girls who have become famous for her curves and revealing appearances in public, take in the sites themselves and their image charming for a ride to redcoon to establish itself as the cheap electronics store on the net. "I look forward to the campaign, because it marks a new milestone in the history redcoon "says founder and CEO redcoon Reiner Heckel. "Redcoon is a pioneer in online retailing, and is among the, heavy online users' long been known as a reliable, fast, competent and effective senders of electronic goods and household appliances. Now it's time redcoon.de "to a wider audience, explains Reiner Heckel.

Broad spread on TV and online portals

The campaign seeks to brand redcoon.de be made ​​known in Germany, according to the wide variation in TV channels and high-reach online portals. "As an Internet pure player redcoon was over a year ago a member of the Media-Saturn Group. We support redcoon you increase brand awareness. For the Christmas season starts to fight with the media coverage, as the public has come to expect from a Media-Saturn company, "says Pieter Haas, COO of Media-Saturn-Holding. planned over 2000 TV commercials are on major channels like Pro7, RTL, VOX, RTL2 and N-TV. The online marketing plan includes a mix of range and special-interest portals. Large-format advertising and website events include booked on bild.de youtube, GMX, CHIP Online or mirror online — over 90% of placements are working here with video productions. Besides television and online advertising are also social media channels such as Facebook, Twitter Youtube and very intensely involved in the media mix. Even before the filming was for a great casting action of partners bild.de Sandra Lang brought redcoon as another girl in the house. for creation and implementation of the campaign, the Serviceplan Group is responsible: the lead agency is the Service Plan Campaign. Together with plan.net and Media Plus, the agency group was convinced in the late summer and made ​​it through a multi-stage pitch against the competition.

Style Icon: Audrey Horne

My most recent style icon just so happens to be a fictional character - Audrey Horne from the television show Twin Peaks! The show, created by David Lynch and Mark Frost, ran from 1990 until 1991. It follows an FBI agent's investigation of a young woman's murder in the small town of Twin Peaks. I started watching the show on Netflix this summer and I was hooked from the start! There's all kinds of great drama, as well as lots of humor, too.

Audrey, the daughter of a wealthy hotel owner, was played by the super beautiful Sherilyn Fenn. Ah, just look at how perfect those brows are! Who wouldn't want to be this girl?

Audrey's look is all about the sweater. She's often seen sporting tight-fitting sweaters in soft colors: perfect for fall! The addition of the saddle shoes to this outfit make it so perfect. Sweet and fun. For anyone who thinks that a sweater and skirt combo is "too stuffy", or "too preppy", just take a gander at this next photo:

Um, hello! How sexy is that look? She looks great - super polished and very classy. Now if only I could learn to tie a cherry stem with my tongue... (Oh yeah, she looks great in a Little Black Dress, too!)

Aside from having great fashion sense, Audrey Horne is cool, intelligent, and confident. I think that makes her a pretty great style icon, wouldn't you say so?

Egg Films director Terence Neale’s latest ad for Chicken Licken Slyders will leave audiences asking, “Please, sir, can I have some more?” The concept for this commercial, devised by Net#work BBDO, involves a gloomy orphanage, a cheery couple, and a delightful twist — think M. Night Shyamalalalalalaalan.

Terence jumped at the chance to work on Chicken Licken, with its trademark off-centre approach to humor, again: “Chicken Licken is an amazing brand to work on,” says Terence, “You can feel the trust between the agency and the client. It creates an environment where everyone is working to produce the best possible outcome.”

His knack for directing performance shone through in all of the carefully chosen cast. He shared a special insight on working with children: “I think kids get intimidated when they feel like they are surrounded by people smarter than them, but thanks to the creatives and me, that wasn't a problem at all.”

Credits:
Title: ‘Orphanage’
Client: Chicken Licken
Agency: Net#work BBDO
City & Country: Johannesburg, South Africa
Agency Producer: Caroline Switala
Executive Creative Director: Rob McLennan & Graeme Jenner
Copywriter: Cara Messias
Art director: Clayton Swartz
Director: Terence Neale
Production Co & City: Egg Films, Cape Town
Producer: Rozanne Rocha-Gray
Director of Photography: Paul Gilpin
Post Production & City: Pudding (grade) Blade (online) BFX (3D)
Editor & Company: Evi Katz / Left
Music & Music Publisher: Robroy Music