Best SpotsJuly 2008
 Client: Las Vegas Convention & Visitors Authority Brand: Las Vegas Tourism Description: Some advertisers respond to economic hard times by aligning their brand with the austerity consumers feel compelled to adopt. That wouldn't work for...More
Client: Fruit of the Loom, Inc. Brand: Fruit of the Loom Women's & Girls' Underwear Description: I'm not sure whether it's meant as a good-natured homage to the Cirque du Soleil school of performance or as a wicked parody of it. Either way, this...More
Client: Converse, Inc. Brand: Converse Athletic Footwear Description: Santogold, Julian Casablancas & N.E.R.D. perform "My Drive Thru."...More
Client: ESPN, Inc. Brand: ESPN Cable Sports Network Description: Swimmer Michael Phelps is having computer problems....More
Client: The Procter & Gamble Co. Brand: Old Spice Antiperspirant & Deodorant Description: Pro Strength is the prescription-strength antiperspirant that only a TV doctor can prescribe....More
Client: Reebok International Ltd. Brand: Reebok Athletic Footwear Description: Like other species, pro football players have their own migratory patterns. Summer is when they migrate from their off-season haunts and come to...More
Client: RVL Brand: Red Vines Description: A grown-up commercial for red licorice? We live in a world of wonders! That's what we find here, anyhow, in a spot for the American Licorice Co.'s Red...More
Client: Penn. Tourism Brand: Penn. Tourism Description: Red Tettemer scores with this Pennsylvania tourism effort introducing the Weavers, a fake group of cycling enthusiasts who zig when they should...More
Client: Newell Rubbermaid, Inc. Brand: Sharpie Markers & Writing Instruments Description: It's tricky for a commercial to use an athlete who's now as famous for being famous as he is for doing what made him famous in the first place. With...More June 2008
Client: Burger King Holdings, Inc. Brand: Burger King Restaurants Description: The new Angus Steakhouse burger makes some people feel they are special....More
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