Polish Banks Battle Over Celebrity Endorsements

Posted by Mark J. Miller on June 3, 2011 03:00 PM

If New Zealand ends up banning brand endorsements by celebrities, they can always head to Poland.

Polish banks are on a spending spree so far this year to hire celebrity endorsements, such as Antonio Banderas, to bring the funny to the business of money.Continue reading...

More about: Celebrities, Personal Brands, Advertising, Financial, Poland, BZ WBK, ING Bank Slaski, mBank, Millennium Bank, Antonio Banderas, Danny DeVito, Gerard Depardieu, Hubert Urbanski, John Cleese, Marek Kondrat

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Ad Watch: New Spots From Expedia, Pepsi, Victoria's Secret and more

Posted by Shirley Brady on January 19, 2011 05:00 PM

Expedia's Netherlands agency (Woedend) takes inspiration from the legendary Saul Bass and the Catch Me if You Can title sequence in this new :20 commercial and :10 tag-ons.

Watch more new spots — from Target, Pepsi Max, Victoria's Secret and other brands — after the jump.Continue reading...

More about: Ad Watch, Advertising, The AA, Buick, Cheetos, Cisco, Cottonelle, Expedia, Febreze, GE, HP, Huggies, Ikea, Kraft, L'Oreal, Mercedes-Benz, Mini, Oreo, Pepsi Max, Saga, T-Mobile, Target, Victoria's Secret, Yahoo, Gwen Stefani, John Cleese, Oprah Winfrey, Saul Bass, Shaquille O'Neal, Ted Williams, Australia, UK, Fashion Week, 3D

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John Cleese: From Fawlty Towers to Faulty Showers

Posted by Shirley Brady on October 21, 2010 05:00 PM

It's hard not to wish that John Cleese would stop pitching brands, but we appreciate he has a few divorce and legal bills to pay off.

Still popular years after Monty Python and Fawlty Towers, he has shot countless commercials over the years, including Compaq, Sainsbury's, Schweppes Tonic, ArtistDirect, TV Spielfilm, Giroblauw, Bank Zachodni WBK, Kaupþing Bank and other brands.