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Columnist: Colin Costello

Colin Costello is a biracial award-winning Creative Director, Senior Copywriter and Content Creator who loves to explore the human condition through advertising and content creation.

He’s has conceived and written for a wide range of clients including most recently, Honcho Hard Seltzer, Disney, Marvel and AT&T. Because of his background, Colin understands that ‘emotion’ is one of the most important communication tools of them all. His website showcases the range of solutions he’s helped create with amazing global teams, over the years – from reinventing The Los Angeles Dodgers’ image to working with the Gatorade Sports Lab in Barrington, IL to reach brown and Black audiences.

Colin has been writing for Reel 360 since joining Reel Chicago in 2014. Colin started as a Social Media Manager, but then soon moved up to contributing writer. Colin eventually was given his own column covering the Los Angeles advertising and film scene called Reel LA.

When Reel LA became Reel 360, Colin Costello was the natural choice to become West Coast Editor.

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Cotton tees from Lisa Says Gah! deliver ultimate holiday clapbacks

By Colin Costello Nov 20, 2025
Let’s be honest: holiday dinner is a full-contact sport. You walk in hoping for sweet potato casserole and peace on Earth, but within five minutes, you’re being interrogate...
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ICYMI: The best ads of October
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ICYMI: The best ads of October

By Colin Costello Nov 15, 2025
October came in hot, weird, and wonderfully unhinged, precisely the way the ad gods intended. If September was the warm-up, October said, “Hold my beer… preferably Garage B...
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AFM 2025 rediscovers its swagger at the Fairmont
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AFM 2025 rediscovers its swagger at the Fairmont

By Colin Costello Nov 13, 2025
After several years of a pandemic, venue roulette and industry uncertainty, AFM’s return to Los Angeles feels, at long last, like a market with its confidence back. By mid-we...
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EA unites fans in global rally cry for Battlefield REDSEC
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EA unites fans in global rally cry for Battlefield REDSEC

By Colin Costello Nov 5, 2025
Electronic Arts (EA) and Mother Los Angeles have joined forces once again, this time for the launch of Battlefield REDSEC, the first-ever free-to-play entry in the iconic Battl...
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It’s Garage Beer x Jason Kelce vs The Predator in “Thermal Buzz”
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It’s Garage Beer x Jason Kelce vs The Predator in “Thermal Buzz”

By Colin Costello Oct 29, 2025
Sometimes, the best ads don’t just sell, they hunt. Garage Beer has teamed up with 20th Century Studios and Jason Kelce for Thermal Buzz, a tongue-in-cheek short film celebra...
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All the Best People Are Dogs according to Life360 campaign
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All the Best People Are Dogs according to Life360 campaign

By Colin Costello Oct 21, 2025
Who are we to argue - according to location-sharing maker, Life360, your dog is probably the best member of your family. Truth. More loyal than your cousin, less complicated ...
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IW Group has created an OzMazing spot for Lexus x Wicked
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IW Group has created an OzMazing spot for Lexus x Wicked

By Colin Costello Oct 14, 2025
Every holiday season brings a wave of movie tie-ins, but few feel as thoughtfully engineered as Lexus’ reunion with Universal for Wicked: For Good. The anchor :30, “Magic i...
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Six Flags puts a stake in Halloween with terrifying short
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Six Flags puts a stake in Halloween with terrifying short

By Colin Costello Oct 1, 2025
Six Flags Entertainment Corp. is putting a stake in Halloween, the crown jewel of theme park entertainment, because no other destination or holiday delivers more screams. La...
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Xfinity shocks new life back into Frankenstein
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Xfinity shocks new life back into Frankenstein

By Colin Costello Sep 30, 2025
Comcast’s Xfinity is unveiling Imagine That, a new brand platform designed to showcase how its connectivity and entertainment products work together to make life simpler, saf...
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Eagles superfan, Bradley Cooper, tackles food conspiracy for Uber Eats
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Eagles superfan, Bradley Cooper, tackles food conspiracy for Uber Eats

By Colin Costello Sep 24, 2025
Football is back and so is Uber Eats' ridiculously funny conspiracy campaign starring one of Philadelphia’s proudest fans, Bradley Cooper. The Oscar-winning actor fronts the ...
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There’s a new Affleck in the Dunkin-verse—and it ain’t Ben
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There’s a new Affleck in the Dunkin-verse—and it ain’t Ben

By Colin Costello Sep 23, 2025
Move over, Batfleck. There’s a fresh Affleck grabbing screen time (and a coffee) at Dunkin’. Jen Affleck, the breakout from Hulu’s Secret Lives of Mormon Wives who went v...
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New York Lottery has more up its sleeve with NYL+
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New York Lottery has more up its sleeve with NYL+

By Colin Costello Sep 12, 2025
New Yorkers aren’t exactly trusting when a brand promises “more.” That’s the brilliant tension McCann New York plays with in “Nothing Up Our Sleeve,” a surreal, sle...
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Nike remixes Just Do It for today’s generation with “Why Do It?”
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Nike remixes Just Do It for today’s generation with “Why Do It?”

By Colin Costello Sep 4, 2025
Nike is reintroducing “Just Do It” to a new generation with the launch of its latest campaign, “Why Do It?” Designed to meet young athletes where they are, the campaign...
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Jalen Hurts helps power NFL’s “You Better Believe It” anthem
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Jalen Hurts helps power NFL’s “You Better Believe It” anthem

By Colin Costello Sep 4, 2025
The NFL today debuted “You Better Believe It,” a high-energy 2025 Kickoff campaign that fuses live action with artificial intelligence to create an all-32-team fan celebrat...
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Nike and NFL unveil rivalries uniforms
  • SPORTS

Nike and NFL unveil rivalries uniforms

By Colin Costello Aug 29, 2025
Everyone loves a rivalry. From the fans in the stands to the athletes on the field, few things fuel football quite like the clash of division foes. That’s the spirit behind R...
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Nissan’s Heisman House hits the road for Season 15
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Nissan’s Heisman House hits the road for Season 15

By Colin Costello Aug 28, 2025
For 15 years, Nissan’s Heisman House has been a fall tradition—bringing together legends of college football for a season of hijinks, rivalry, and camaraderie. But this yea...
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New Call of Duty campaign blurs reality with ‘Don’t Fear Tomorrow’
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New Call of Duty campaign blurs reality with ‘Don’t Fear Tomorrow’

By Reel 360 Aug 18, 2025
Call of Duty just pulled off one of the daring campaign launches of the year, and it wasn’t even under its name. A mysterious “new technology company” called The Guild d...
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Nike Football’s ‘Scary Good’ kicks off fearless new era
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Nike Football’s ‘Scary Good’ kicks off fearless new era

By Colin Costello Aug 14, 2025
Nike Football is unleashing a bold new brand identity with Scary Good, a global creative platform celebrating the brilliance of attacking football and the fearless, creative s...
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ICYMI: The Best Ads of July 2025
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ICYMI: The Best Ads of July 2025

By Colin Costello Aug 5, 2025
Ah, July. The month where fireworks go off, humidity levels become sentient, and brands crank up the creativity dial just to keep us from scrolling past. From anime-inspired mi...
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Sydney Sweeney isn’t the problem — Lazy stereotypes in ads are
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Sydney Sweeney isn’t the problem — Lazy stereotypes in ads are

By Colin Costello Jul 31, 2025
Let’s get this out of the way up top: Advertising shapes culture. It always has. That’s not up for debate. But not every campaign is a culture war, and not every attractive...
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