Advertising

"I said, I just wanted slippers!"

Sometimes the most ingenious design is the one hiding in plain sight.

With big brands and niche companies all opting for subtle updates, it's time to wonder: Are major brand overhauls a thing of the past?

Drug companies are courting jails and judges through sophisticated marketing efforts.

Tide Pod shout-outs onscreen. Flirtatious exchanges with companies on Twitter. Netflix may not run ads, but it has become a coveted marketing platform.

Zola told BuzzFeed News it "will be in touch with Hallmark in the coming days regarding a potential return to advertising."

Ten years ago, Folgers coffee first aired their now-infamous "Coming Home" ad. Little did they know, it would go on to inspire everything from parody videos to severely NSFW fan fiction. Here, GQ talks to the people involved in this holiday miracle.

Few $7 billion companies have goals as lofty as Orbia Advance Corp.

According to the New York Times, a spokesman for Hallmark said the women's "public displays of affection" made this ad too hot for their network.

This was one Christmas gift we were not expecting to find in the stockings.

Ruiz discussed the controversial Peloton commercial on "The Today Show" — and got a surprise from Ryan Reynolds on set.

Ad blockers no longer go far enough. Blocking ads at the network level offers better protection from tracking and data collection.

Facebook users have been bombarded with misleading ads HIV prevention medication, and the misinformation is doing a lot of damage.

Monica Ruiz, the actress from the controversial Peloton ad, makes an escape from exercise in this ad for Ryan Reynolds's gin brand.

Social media backlash caused Peloton stock to drop more than nine percent.

For the last couple of months, Facebook has leaned on The Muppets to help salvage its damaged reputation on privacy issues. Hey Facebook, could you please not?

Peloton ads are truly the gifts that keep on giving.

E.T. fans were excited for Henry Thomas to reprise his role as Elliot in the new Xfinity ad, but there were many other special things hidden in this ad.

Retailers know online shopping is a high we can't stop chasing

Black Friday is increasingly just an umbrella term for any kind of shopping in late autumn that entails some semblance of getting a deal.

Every website wants to pick out your mom's next cashmere sweater.

How musicians hack Spotify playlists to promote their own songs.

We've never cycled through trends faster. Why does it feel so inescapable?

The creepy way that Sephora, Gucci, Kiehl's and more track about 20 million online shoppers every day: a visual explainer, with cartoons.

Mental health is complicated, murky, and nuanced. Which is why brands need to find a better way to address it.

Yes, it's real and yes, they spent nearly half a million dollars on it.

In cities around the world, advertising is everywhere. We may try to shut it out — but it reflects who we are.

In the time since Facebook announced it would crack down on ads from groups peddling misinformation about vaccines, it's done the exact opposite.

A cursed concept from airports — how to keep travelers occupied and consuming — has made the leap over to the internet.

"My biggest mistake was in underestimating just how far Google could go in terms of showing users more ads."

"Are you crying after watching this love story play out? Good, buy a Renault!"

Google and Twitter allowed unsubstantiated ads saying "Don't get vaccinated" and "Vaccines aren't safe."

Where he came from, a Super Bowl ad cost three million dollars. Why? Because that's how much it cost. What does it yield? Who knows.

Google collects data to curate content recommendations and market ads to you based on your activity.

How the leathery-skinned, ever-stoic figure captured the romantic ideal of the American dream, but ultimately came to represent its much darker side.

What does a shoe commercial from the mind of the guy behind "Blue Velvet" and "Eraserhead"? That's a very good question.

We taste-tested black currant, "Zombie," and yogurt-coated Skittles to learn how Mars Wrigley adapts to regional palates.

Ad-blocking consumers and cost-cutting clients make for "dangerous days for advertisers," according to a new report.

Facebook algorithms target disabilities , but not always correctly.

More and more companies are finding success by returning to a revamped holding company approach that fits today's market.

Flamingo, Billie, and Fur want to give you permission to grow out your pubes.

Inspired by Marx's aphorism that "Religion is the opium of the people," the USSR commissioned a wealth of anti-religious artwork, much of it very clever and striking.

One day (and probably sooner than you think) that video game being played by the cool character on your favorite sitcom, or the giant billboard leaped by a motorbike-driving Tom Cruise in his latest action spy thriller, won't be the same one seen by everyone else who watches it.

Anyone can write a bad ad. The challenge is writing a bad ad that becomes a real, bad ad, one that makes it past the creative director, the strategist, the account supervisor — and then on the client side — the product manager, the chief marketing officer, maybe even the CEO.

This CollegeHumor short is successful on three counts: it's funny, it's unsettling and it, uh, prominently advertises for a well-known condom brand.

An innovative security feature to separate humans from bots online comes with some major concerns.

These two big beer brands have been backstabbing each other for decades, jockeying for the beer throne.

Even if you're an Android person, this is an objectively cool ad.

Audiences are eating up music and TV that evoke the '80s and '90s. Can "nostalgia marketing" work for dinner?

Unlike commercials on Hulu or promoted posts on Facebook, a user might respond to a brand's tweet without consciously thinking it's an ad. Four months later, it's in some marketer's PowerPoint about #engagement and #authenticity.