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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.

Idaho proves the best anti-drug ad may not look like one
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Idaho proves the best anti-drug ad may not look like one

By Colin Costello Oct 20, 2026
For decades, anti-drug advertising has leaned on fear. Show the needle. Show the pill. Show the wreckage. Show the worst thing that can happen. Drake Cooper’s new “This Is ...
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ICYMI: The best ads of September
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ICYMI: The best ads of September

By Colin Costello Oct 7, 2026
And just like that, September summers are gone, and fall has officially arrived. The temperatures are dropping. The leaves are changing. Football is everywhere. Pumpkin spice h...
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Ryobi and McCann turn Swifty’s mayoral run into a documentary
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Ryobi and McCann turn Swifty’s mayoral run into a documentary

By Reel 360 Oct 7, 2026
Ryobi and McCann Birmingham are extending one of the year’s stranger brand campaigns into documentary territory. The pair have released the first trailer for Swifty for Ma...
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Liquid Death, goodwipes want to pamper your cheeks – yeah, those cheeks
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Liquid Death, goodwipes want to pamper your cheeks – yeah, those cheeks

By Colin Costello Oct 3, 2026
Liquid Death and goodwipes are taking their unlikely bathroom collaboration into round two with a new video that treats flushable wipes like a luxury beauty product. The lat...
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Kate McKinnon tries to destroy Zoom by using Zoom in new campaign
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Kate McKinnon tries to destroy Zoom by using Zoom in new campaign

BY Colin Costello Sep 23, 2026
Kate McKinnon is back in full chaos mode for Zoom, playing a maniacal boss who tries to take down the platform by using it. The new spot, “Zoom Gets It Done,” was create...
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Dunkin’ reunites Baby Spice x Ginger Spice with 6th Spice member
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Dunkin’ reunites Baby Spice x Ginger Spice with 6th Spice member

By Colin Costello Sep 14, 2026
Dunkin’ is adding a sixth Spice Girl to the lineup. Sort of. A new fall campaign reunites Emma “Baby Spice” Bunton and Geri “Ginger Spice” Halliwell-Horner to reveal ...
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25 years after 9/11, advertising is still learning when not to sell
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25 years after 9/11, advertising is still learning when not to sell

By Colin Costello Sep 11, 2026
On September 11, 2001, advertising suddenly became irrelevant. Commercial campaigns were pulled. Promotions were canceled. Airlines stopped selling seats. Networks went commerc...
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Desigual pits Elon Musk’s daughter Vivian Wilson against a robot
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Desigual pits Elon Musk’s daughter Vivian Wilson against a robot

By Colin Costello Sep 10, 2026
Sometimes the smartest advertising idea is the one you understand almost before the spot starts. For its Autumn 2026 campaign, Spanish fashion brand Desigual puts Vivian Wilson...
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ICYMI: The best ads of August
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ICYMI: The best ads of August

By Colin Costello Sep 3, 2026
And just like that, summer is pretty much over. August gave us Spider-Man: Brand New Day continuing its ridiculous box office run, the return of Apple TV’s mind-bending Dark ...
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Paul Walter Hauser gets unleashed as ‘The Dog’ for Underdog
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Paul Walter Hauser gets unleashed as ‘The Dog’ for Underdog

By Colin Costello Sep 1, 2026
Paul Walter Hauser has gone to the dogs. The Golden Globe and Emmy-winning actor stars as “The Dog” in Underdog’s new national campaign, “Unleash Your Dog,” the first...
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Liquid Death and goodwipes want to give your butt a ‘Buttler’
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Liquid Death and goodwipes want to give your butt a ‘Buttler’

By Colin Costello Aug 24, 2026
We love bathroom humor over here at Reel 360 News. While we are adults phyiscally, we are mentally around 15. Maybe our publisher, a little older, is around 16. Well, Liquid De...
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Netflix puts a man in a house above Sunset for The Last House
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Netflix puts a man in a house above Sunset for The Last House

By Colin Costello Aug 11, 2026
I have a little ritual after work. Whenever I can, I drive down Sunset Boulevard just to see what’s new. I’ve been in advertising long enough that I still get a kick out of...
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ICYMI: The best ads of July 2026
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ICYMI: The best ads of July 2026

By Colin Costello Aug 6, 2026
July was not a quiet month. In fact, there was a lot of noise. Like a lot! The FIFA World Cup turned living rooms, bars and social feeds into one enormous stadium, giving br...
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Vagisil jumps on the “What’s in my bag” trend with vagcare twist
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Vagisil jumps on the “What’s in my bag” trend with vagcare twist

By Colin Costello Aug 5, 2026
Skincare has become ritual. Body care has become business. But intimate care? That category still tends to get shoved into the bottom of the bag—and preferably underneath eve...
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Morgan & Morgan’s ‘Merman’ is delightfully absurd
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Morgan & Morgan’s ‘Merman’ is delightfully absurd

By Colin Costello Jul 31, 2026
Legal advertising isn't exactly known for subtlety. It's a category dominated by stern attorneys, dramatic testimonials and endless promises to "fight for you." Morgan & Mo...
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Patrick Mahomes sidesteps NFL restrictions in Coors Light spot
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Patrick Mahomes sidesteps NFL restrictions in Coors Light spot

BY Colin Costello Jul 19, 2026
Patrick Mahomes has found another way around the NFL’s ban on active players endorsing alcoholic beverages. In “Mahomeses,” a new Coors Light campaign from Mischief @ No ...
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OpenAI lets Grandma do the selling to introduce GPT-Live
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OpenAI lets Grandma do the selling to introduce GPT-Live

By Colin Costello Jul 15, 2026
How do you convince people that talking to AI has finally become natural? If you're OpenAI, you don't start with engineers or influencers. You hand the microphone to Grandma. ...
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Kia Seltos proves it’s “A Real SUV”
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Kia Seltos proves it’s “A Real SUV”

By Colin Costello Jul 11, 2026
Kia America is going small by thinking big. The automaker has launched a new 360-degree campaign for the all-new 2027 Kia Seltos, and the work from longtime creative agency Dav...
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Six commercials that could land Emmy noms this year
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Six commercials that could land Emmy noms this year

By Colin Costello Jul 7, 2026
When Emmy nominations are announced, most of the oxygen will go to the big TV races: drama, comedy, limited series, snubs, surprises, and whichever actor gets nominated because...
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ICYMI: The Best Ads of June
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ICYMI: The Best Ads of June

By Colin Costello Jul 2, 2026
Okay, yeah, I can't believe it's July. Freakin' July. While I'm shaking my head in disbelief, let's talk about June. Last month came in hot, loud, wearing a jersey and carrying...
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