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WATCH: Man creates Hollywood-style video ad to sell his old Vitara

When people want to sell some of their old stuff, some go online to buy-and-sell sites to post listings. One man loved his old Vitara so much that simple smartphone-captured photos wouldn’t be enough to represent what…

Kia recruits Melissa McCarthy for Niro Super Bowl ad

A breaching whale. A falling tree. A charging rhinoceros. These are just some of the extreme challenges Melissa McCarthy faces in Kia Motors’ Super Bowl ad for the all-new 2017 Niro crossover. The commercial “Hero’s Journey” is scheduled…

Riding with fame: Stars on wheels

What do Daniel Craig, Clint Eastwood, Denzel Washington and Harrison Ford have in common? Aside from outstanding acting chops that earned them awards, they are also faces behind the world’s most celebrated cars. Celebrity endorsements are not…

Jeep highlights 75th anniversary with two Super Bowl ads

The Jeep brand celebrates its 75th anniversary this year and it is highlighted by two new distinct videos launched during the Super Bowl 50 broadcast that recognize the brand milestone, both paying tribute to its legacy and…

Hyundai technology helps navigate through Ryanville in Super Bowl ad

Hyundai releases its second Super Bowl 50 ad “Ryanville,” a 30-second in-game spot that takes a light-hearted look at the simple fact that all humans are prone to distractions. Highlighting the advanced safety features on the all-new Elantra,…

Kia does a Walken closet in Super Bowl ad

There’s no one quite like Christopher Walken – he is an original.       And in Kia Motors America’s (KMA) 2016 Super Bowl commercial, the Academy Award-winner employs a colorfully stylish sock to demonstrate how the next generation…

Christopher Walken to appear in Kia Super Bowl ad

Christopher Walken will add pizzazz to Kia Motors’ 60-second Super Bowl commercial for the all-new 2016 Optima midsize sedan. Titled “Walken Closet,” the new ad will continue to spotlight the next-generation Optima as the vibrant alternative for…

‘Indecent’ Vice Ganda billboards taken down in Cebu City

CEBU CITY–Cebu City Administrator Lucelle Mercado  has ordered the removal of billboards promoting the Cebu concert of  TV celebrity Vice Ganda for being “sexually suggestive.” She said that as chairman of the Cebu City Anti-Indecency Board, she…

EDSA billboard promotes gender equality, ‘all kinds of love’

MANILA, Philippines—A billboard promoting gender equality and celebrating “all kinds of love” has risen along Epifanio de los Santos Avenue (Edsa) in Guadalupe, Makati City. The billboard, which is part of the latest advertisement campaign of lifestyle…

Battle of the Superbowl car ads, part 2

Here’s another set of funny, puzzling, and stirring automobile ads from the 2014 Superbowl:     Maserati’s “Strike” ad offers some soul-stirring images that hopefully will be associated with its Ghibli sedan. The narration by child actor…