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All Lives Can’t Matter unless Black Lives Matter

By Reel 360 Jun 19, 2020 0 Comment

To support the ongoing fight for racial justice for the Black community, the Ad Council and R/GA have launched a new PSA from the iconic Love Has No Labels campa...

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P&G asks White America to choose anti-racism

By Reel 360 Jun 11, 2020 0 Comment

"Being white in America is not needing to state your life matters," a new and striking Procter & Gamble spot reads. "And when your life matters, you have power. Now is the ...

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Nike finally says, “Don’t Do It” when it comes to racism

By Colin Costello May 29, 2020 0 Comment

As a biracial man, I suffer at the sight of George Floyd being murdered in cold blood. As a father, I collapse to my knees every time I hear the 46-year-old African American ma...

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GAP enlists RadicalMedia’s Gálvez to relearn khakis

By Colin Costello Apr 30, 2020 0 Comment

The GAP has been fairly quiet for a long time. Once, the brand was everyone's jam from Madonna to Spike Lee to Charlize Theron. It was "our casual chic." While GAP is still spo...

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Kia’s ‘Good Program’ to donate $1m to homeless youth

By Reel 360 Apr 10, 2020 0 Comment

It's always a bold choice for a brand to NOT show their brand in a new commercial. This is especially true when it comes to a car company - especially now when car sales, like ...

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DDB Worldwide responds to social distancing

By Colin Costello Mar 27, 2020 0 Comment

As new coronavirus hot spots emerge in the Chicago, Detroit and New Orleans areas -- and health officials there are pleading for medical resources to meet the surges,...

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Iconic DP Kaminski turn to Timber for Coors VFX

By Reel 360 Mar 11, 2020 0 Comment

The Timber team collaborated with legendary Director/DP Janusz Kaminski (Saving Private Ryan, The Post, Schindler's List) and Chicago-based creative agency Mekanism on the new ...

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Droga5 breaks new campaign for Harley-Davidson

By Reel 360 Feb 18, 2020 0 Comment

True American icon, Harley-Davidson came to Droga5 in February 2019 with the ambition to build the next generation of riders around the world by expanding the brand into new sp...

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eightvfx teams with Minted Content for Cadillac ads

By Reel 360 Feb 12, 2020 0 Comment

Apparently the director of two new Cadillac spots, Minted Content's David Leitch, started out as a stunt performer. In fact, he was actually Brad Pitt's stunt double five times...

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BTS of Cramer-Krasselt’s Porsche Super Bowl spot

By Colin Costello Feb 6, 2020 0 Comment

Chicago-based agencies fared very well in this year's Super Bowl. There was Highdive with our favorite spot in the Big Game - Jeep and the number five spot on USA Today's Ad Me...

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Dell, Cut+Run’s Stephen Jess help blind girl see

By Reel 360 Dec 19, 2019 0 Comment

Dell Technologies has always believed technology has the power to solve some of the world's greatest challenges, break down barriers, and create opportunity for all. T...

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Dad, daughter play ‘Star Wars’ fantasy for EA, Xbox

By Colin Costello Nov 18, 2019 0 Comment

When my daughter Chloe was say, 5 or 6, we would watch the classic animated show Justice League on Cartoon Network. Chloe, in her pajamas, would run to our TV and scream out eve...