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Provident "Happy Calls" (2016) 2:33 (Romania)

Santa Claus is calling Provident Call-Center and spread some Christmas cheer to all of the employees who work there. They spend their days talking to dozens and dozens of people.

Business & finance

Olivia & her Butler | Amazon Fashion (2016) 1:09 (UK)

Olivia Palermo doesn't want to give anyone Christmas gifts is the takeaway from this spot for Amazon. All the while she tries on fabulous gifts meant for other people and then finds excuses not to give them away while her annoyingly posh dog watches the whole thing.

Fashion

Kodak "Understanding" (2016) 2:45 (USA)

Terry Rayment directs this long form spot for Kodak featuring a very understanding dad in the wheelchair who snoops around his son's room to discover what he's most likely known all along. He then then gifts him with a blown up photo of his boyfriend on his birthday.

Electronics & Technology

BMO Harris Mobile Banking – Without You (2016) 1:16 (Canada)

Aw poor sad singing wallet. You left it at home because you don't need it any more thanks to mobile banking. Michael Bolton sings his sorrows and it's even raining outside, too. :( Man, what a bummer.

Business & finance

HeluvaGood Cheese "Camping" (2016) :56 (USA)

Someone's in a tree, like a Keebler Elf, except they are rambling about somethin'. Then the ad gets super pervy, which is somethin' I could get behind.

Food

HeluvaGood Cheese "Garage Sale" (2016) 1:09 (USA)

Heluva Good Cheese gets is backyard auction on lookin' for a hidden deal on lunch. Or something. I dunno. It starts with an opening, then has a title, then ends with something about flavor.

Food

Digital Paid Media is a fraud Part 2: Russians cost ad networks 180 million.

With the use of ad blockers on the rise, malware still rampant and Facebook constantly overstating how well its ad metric works it's a wonder more clients aren't shifting their digital budgets elsewhere.

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digital

Alexander Wang: Beyond Reality

Inez and Vinoodh shoot fabulous looking people in the penthouse of the Old Police Building in downtown Manhattan. Accoding to the press release:
"The images transport the viewer to a fictional gathering, a fantasy scenario that unfolds in the kitchen, the bathroom, on the dance floor, in the elevator, or a performer’s Green Room; all that seem to be behind the scenes."

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Fashion

Emotional abuse is harder to see

IN an old-school slight of hand, these ads reveal the emotional abuse that women face. Unlike physical abuse, it's a lot harder to see, and yet is it no less devastating to the person.