Next time you have an ad to concoct, maybe you needn't look any further than something special that ACTUALLY happened to you client. Oglivy (South Africa) crafted this brilliant piece of storytelling a few years ago to Cannes Gold Lion success. It's finger lickin' good. 🐔 🖐️ 🤣 Tell an engaging story smartly. This spot works at 30 sec, 60 sec and even at 2:30... AND transcends all Western cultures. Nice work, Mr. Molapo. 🇿🇦

I was watching a slew of NFL Wildcard games this weekend and caught this spot. As an ADMAN, it is tough to get me to actually laugh at a 30 second TV spot. But I did... and now have another +1 in the PROGRESSIVE auto insurance grey matter pile in my head. 🧠 Kudos to Arnold Worldwide, the agency that created the equally amusing "Dr. Rick" spots. It's at the 0:18 second mark that caught me off guard. 😆 Got a spot that actually makes you laugh? Please share your YT link.

Award season is coming up, so I thought I’d make a leave-behind for people to forget in their padfolios! As a writer without a logo, I didn’t know what to put on the front. So I decided to draw inspiration from my passion outside of advertising. ⚾️

Bill Bernbach was the guy behind VW's "Lemon" ad. He started Doyle Dane Bernbach back in 1949 which later became DDB Needham and today is known as DDB Worldwide. As an art director, he was really the first guy to get the AD to the creative table with the CD and Sr. Copywriter. His quote is still true after uttering this in 1964. _ _ _ YOU'RE NOW OBLIGATED TO BRING ONE AD TO THE A.D. SKOOL for a 7-day free trial... '"cause, you know, Bill and I were tight." JUST TELL THEM TO JOIN >

Many of you are familiar with the Ad Professor on LinkedIn (and other platforms)... many of the ads they create are great in concept. for brands projects real (and imagined). Some miss the mark - IMHO. Here are two that I stumbled on to today. What's your opinion?