The Six Best World Cup Ads

(As originally published in CNNMoney.com, June 25, 2014) By Ben Brody Sure, companies unleash a lot of money — and creativity (sometimes) — for Super Bowl ads. But it’s World Cup spots that get the eyeballs, at least on the web. Since April, viewers spent 1.2 billion minutes on YouTube watching World Cup ads, according…

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The Value of Mentorship

Each summer, The AD Club hosts its prestigious summer internship program, offering a select group of undergrads from across the nation the opportunity to intern at some of the leading media and advertising companies in New York City. Interns are granted access to mentors – experienced industry professionals – to guide them through the summer,…

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Girl Fakes Getting Her Period, and Pays the Price, in Hilarious New Ad From Hello Flo

Hello Flo, a tampon subscription service, had a major advertising hit last summer with“Camp Gyno,” a hilarious long-form spot about a pre-teen girl who becomes a product- and advice-dispensing despot at summer camp after becoming the first girl to get her period. Now, company founder and CEO Naama Bloom has teamed up with that spot’s writers/directors,…

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Live from Cannes

MRM/McCann is live blogging from the Cannes Lions International Festival of Creativity. Follow the blog to get updates and insider info on what’s being heard and scene on the Croissette and  at the Palais: http://mrm-mccann-iam-codybarz.tumblr.com/

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Meet Bridgman Images

AD Club member Bridgman Art Library is changing its name to Bridgman Images. The name change will complete a portfolio of brands including Bridgeman Education for academic research, Bridgeman Footage,  Bridgeman Prints and Bridgeman Studio, our contemporary art platform. The AD Club is delighted to count Bridgman Images,the world’s leading rights management archive representing collections of the finest Art, Culture and Historic images, as…

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