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Gavin McInnes fired for having an dissenting opinion

Adweek reported yesterday that Gavin McInnes was forced to take an indefinite leave of absence from his CCO role at New York shop, Rooster, following
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SSU - "Never Forget To Vote" starring Rainer Höss - (2014) :30 (Sweden)

"Never Forget. To Vote. - A Nazi-free Europe, feat.

Sweden's women's organizations launch campaign to reclaim the ad space in Stockholm subway #reklamera

In a press release, Sweden's women's organizations explain that this concept is to engage the public and lobby politicians to ban sexist adv
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From my cold dead hands, Groupon

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Obama: Big Bird - Obama for America - (2012) :30 (USA)

Every presidential campaign has mudslinging ads, and some have epic ads like the daisy countdown.
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Vodafone case study credits the January 25 Egyptian revolution to... a Vodafone ad.

There's been much chatter about this Vodafone case study, which looks at an ad campaign created by advertising agency JWT for telecom giant Vodaf
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S M & V - Trains - your choice - (2010) election film

The coalitions between The SocialDemocrats, Miljöpartiet (the green party), and V (left party) show two trains choosing different directions for Swede
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Folkbildningsförbundet / Berghs - "UnSwedish" / Osvenskt

Folkbildningsförbundet, The Swedish Adult Education Association (SAEA), has launched a schwag campaign called "Typiskt Svenskt" (Typically S
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Piratpartiet / The Pirate Party - What do you know about copyrights? - Election 2010

In this film for the Pirate Party called "Vad vet du om upphovsrätt", we see an idyllic suburbian street and a young girl selling lemonade a
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Pirate Party - How private is your life? - valfilm 2010

Enter the (relatively) new guy on the block, the Pirate Party, which formed in 2006 and hopes to break the 4% barrier which will get them a seat in pa

SSU - Pizza place - election 2010

In the SSU film - the Social Democratic Youth group that hopes you'll vote for the Social Democrats
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Folkpartiet - School - valfilm 2010

Folkpartiet (The liberal party) show a classroom of today, and as we pan out the noise and bustle from rowdy students gets worse as we get the further

Folkpartiet - Live together - valfilm 2010

As the old lady dresses up, and lovingly glances at a photograph of her and her husband, one might believe that she's on her way to visit his gra

Folkpartiet - Keep nuclear power - valfilm 2010

For the 2010 election, FP - the Liberal party - promises to keep jobs by not shutting down the nuclear power plants.

Kristdemokraterna - A more humane Society - valfilm 2010

This is Kristdemokraternas (The Christian Democrats, who align with Centern, Folkpartiet and Moderaterna in the conservative alliance) election film.

Vänsterpartiet - No Profit - Valfilm 2010

Vänsterpartiet - "The Left Party" - formerly known as Vänsterpartiet kommunisterna (VPK) which they changed in 1990 to simply "V"

Centerpartiet - Dreams / Future plans - valfilm 2010

"Centerpartiet" is as the name alludes the center party n Sweden's political landscape.

Nya Moderaterna - Self-esteem - valfilm 2010

Once again, the promise is more jobs, and they show small things that boost self esteem, such as your own nametag, a perfectly made cappuccino, as wel

Nya Moderaterna - Weekend - valfilm 2010

Here's something we can all identify with, the hustle-and-bustle as the weekend approaches. Ladies gossip in the restroom about their plans.
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Nya Moderaterna - Love at work - valfilm 2010

(Nya) Moderaterna, the conservative party in Sweden, are promising more jobs as always in the national election.
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SocialDemokraterna - Young people want in - Election (2010)

Here's the TV commercial for the Social Democrats in Sweden's election 2010.
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SverigeDemokraterna - The Choice - Election / Sweden Democrats (2010)

Looks like I'll soon have to make a category just for political ads, as Sweden has begin airing election ads on the national TV channels that acc

LO - Negotiating alone - (2010) :30 (Sweden)

In this advert for the Swedish Trade Union Confederation (LO), the VO describes how your employer will have all these people on their side when you go
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Quayleforcongress.com - Ben Quayle / Barack Obama worst President - (2010) :30

Dan Quale's son Ben Quayle is running for Congress.

Miljöpartiet - Val 2010 / Doing something green / Swedish Election ad

As I told readers of brandflakes, political commercials aren't as widespread around these parts as they are in the US.
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Studio total who burns money are being burned by the Arvika festival

Recently Studio Total have been in the news for the donation of 100,000 SEK to the Feminist Party which the party leader promptly burned up on a BBQ.
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Burning money PR trick backfires: Tomas Mazetti from Studio Total responds.

On July 6th Tomas Mazetti and Per Eriksson from Studio Total donated 100,000 of their taxed personal stash to the political party Feministiskt Initiat
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Feminist party PR stunt: burning 100,000 kronor literally

Studio Total, the advertising and design collective in Malmö, have created a bit of attention for the Feminist Party FI during the traditional week of

US Census - Biffle-de-Sac - (2010)

Rabbit Director Trevor McMahan, working through Draft FCB, just finished an amusing and technically challenging :30 promoting this year's US Cens

US Cencus - Silent Chant - (2010) :30

U.S. Census Bureau - Snap Shot (2010) :30

Snap Shot
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U.S. Census Bureau - Pre Production Meeting / Cows & Bears (2010) :30

Ed Begley Jr plays a movie director who is trying to get a "snapshot of america" and the 300 million people in it.

Raging Grannies sing that CBS stands for Corporate Bull Shit. They have a point.

The Raging Grannies tear CBS a new one because of their choice to air the Tim Tebow anti-abortion ad, and stating that "willing to air more advoc

Dr Dwight McKenna for New Orleans Coroner - Igor - (2010) :30 (USA)

Dwight McKenna's campaign attack on residing coroner Frank Minyard

U.S. Census Bureau - Snows (2010) 1:25 (USA)

For this campaign we wanted to show real people representing all of America.

U.S. Census Bureau - Grand Ronde (2010) 2:45 (USA)

For this campaign we wanted to show real people representing all of America.

U.S. Census Bureau - Breanne & Dave (2010) 2:45 (USA)

Hopefully, the importance of filling out the census will be implicit when someone visits the site and sees such a wide variety of people who clearly

U.S. Census Bureau - Grazina (2010) 1:18 (USA)

From Über Content director Jason Kohn: For this campaign we wanted to show real people representing all of America.

U.S. Census Bureau - Chris (2010) 1:40 (USA)

From Über Content director Jason Kohn: For this campaign we wanted to show real people representing all of America.
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Panlegis exposed as boobs when ogling Larsson's cleavage

More sex and politicians in Sweden! The land of midnight fun never stops giving in the department of ridiculous sexist scandals in a b-cup.

Kyle Keyser for Atlanta Mayor 09 - (2009) 1:11 (USA)

Kyle Keyser for Mayor of Atlanta
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German political posters fight dirty - with cleavage.

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The National Organization for Marriage commercial, perfect FUD, and bonus audition out-takes.

There are three kinds of lies: lies, damned lies, and advertising.
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Wassup 2008 - Obama "change" (2008) 2:00 (USA)

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Peachmobile Zim Zoo ad gets banned by the ASA for "lowering Robert Mugabe's dignity"

You'd think it couldn't be done, the "Lowering of dignity" bit that is, but the annoying ringtone with the equally annoying ad fro

Peachmobile Zim Zoo - Robert Mugabe as Gorilla ringtone - (2008) : 30 (South Africa)

This was banned, see article here: Peachmobile Zim Zoo ad gets banned by the ASA for "lowering Robert Mugabe's dignity"
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The Mexican version of "in an absolut world" map of North America, ticks off people in the USA

The Mexican version of the north american map in their installment of the "In an absolut world" campaign, LA Times blogs gossips that the ad
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Dutch fireworks ad featuring islamic terrorist group slammed for being anti-muslim

The Dutch government's consumer safety institute firework safety message campaign featuring a spoof Islamist terrorist group has been citisized f
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Rich Silverstein distills eight years of history into three posters.

Arianna Huffington of the Huffingtonpost asked Rich Silverstein of Goodby, Silverstein, and Partners fame if he might have some ideas on how to help t
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Elections in Sweden - the ad campaigns

In Stockholm these past weeks almost all poster sites have been carrying political ads instead of regular ads - today the swedes are voting and tonigh

Folkpartiet - News from the future / School - valfilm 2006

In the election 2006, Folkpartiet (The Liberal party) concentrated on what the future would look like.

Moderaterna / The Moderates - May 1 / Första Maj - (2006) :30 (Sweden)

"Nya moderaterna"
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Moderaterna - Sunday Dinner / Söndagsmiddag - Nya moderaterna (2006) :30 (Sweden)

A typical very liberal Swedish families Sunday dinner is shown, where all the children and their partners, grandchildren, etc are gathering as the pat

United Church of Christ - Ejector (2006) :30 (USA)

The church ejection seats eject a single mom, a gay couple , and elderly person, a homeless woman seems to be next.

The Comic Sans Candidate

“I’m Pete Ricketts and I believe in kids, America, apple pie and fun fonts!” Well, I’m Tom Nemitz and I believe when a congressional candidate uses

Pete Rickett - COMMON SENSE BELIEFS - (2006)

“I’m Pete Ricketts and I believe in kids, America, apple pie and fun fonts!”
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Truth in election posters?

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Talking out of your ass? UK EleXion 2005

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Citizens United thanks Hollywood A-list on billboards

Citizens United has booked billboard space near the near the Kodak Theatre (where the Acadamy Awards are held) for the month of February.
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Voting ads and their ilk heating up

All sorts of ads related to the upcoming US election are hitting the airwaves and the net.

Ads' use of 9/11 upsets families

Bush's latest round of ads has many Sept. 11 victim's familes seeing red...

John Kerry - Decisions (2004) 0:30 (USA)

regional placement / pregame

An American Story

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TBWA London shakeup

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First Presidential topical ad ran this morning - "Duobaan?"

The first topical ad using the stand still in the U.S.

One America - Bill Clinton (1998) - 0:30 (USA)

Ministry of Sound - Fox Hunter, Graffiti, Protester - USE YOUR VOTE print 1997

"USE YOUR VOTE - you know he'll use his."

Ministry of Sound - Homeless people's lack of foresight - USE YOUR VOTE (1997) :30 (UK)

"I noticed that people do expect to be given a lot as it were.

Ministry of Sound - People as well as plants - USE YOUR VOTE  (1997) :30 (UK)

USE YOUR VOTE You know he'll use his.

Ministry of Sound - You know what I'm talking about - USE YOUR VOTE (1997) :30 (UK)

"You know what I'm talking about, you know what I'm talking about! I want my country back. I want the scum out!"

Ministry of Sound - Fox Hunter - USE YOUR VOTE (1997) :30 (UK)

A fit fox is going to enjoy the run.

Ministry of Sound - 14000 pounds racist cabbie USE YOUR VOTE  (1997) :30 (UK)

"...The person ended up underneath his taxi, and he thought he might have killed him. And he was an illegal immigrant that was deported twice.

Ministry of Sound - Recognize that? Yeah? USE YOUR VOTE  (1997) :30 (UK)

Recognize that? Yeah? What's on the back of it? You dunno? About twelve more!

Anti-Fascism - Monkey (1994) :70 (Belgium)

A chimpanzee holds what seems like a speech.

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