It’s time to stop taking advertising so seriously. Let’s put the laughs—and the growth—back into marketing. The Fast Company Executive Board is a private, fee-based network of influential leaders, ...

The best advertisements don’t just sell products — they are creative and make us think about the brand long after we’ve seen it. These campaigns employ a variety of tools to hook us, such as clever ...

Did you hear the one about a funny ad winning at Cannes? Neither did we. In fact, during last week’s virtual Cannes Lions festival, only one obviously humorous ad took home a key prize. This was the ...

Are funny ads back? The Drum humorologist Paddy Gilmore thinks so. Here he outlines the highs and lows of humor in 2025, prepare your funny bones for a ticklin’. Where is funny marketing at the end of ...

As Shutterfly heads into its busiest season, it's not just cranking out whimsical family photo cards. It’s also continuing its transition from a company that puts photos on mugs and T-shirts to what ...

Are you a print subscriber? Activate your account. By Garett Sloane - 45 min 36 sec ago By Parker Herren - 1 hour 5 min ago By Ad Age Studio 30 - 3 hours 3 min ago By Ad Age and Creativity Staff - 3 ...

Ah, America. It might well bill itself as the Land of the Brave, but in terms of funny advertising, according to one influential voice, right now it’s the Land of the Cowardly. Last week Peter Daboll, ...

The Super Bowl has always been a news- and money-making event, but this year it is an American economic bonanza. What is more American than this confluence of excess, fun, competition, and celebration ...