 | | Although J.C. Penney has received a lot of well-deserved attention for the creative makeover it's gotten from Saatchi & Saatchi, New York, the retailer is up in arms over a fake spot that earned a Bronze Lion at this year's Cannes International Advertising Festival, as reported by the Wall Street Journal today. The "Speed Dressing" ad, directed by former Saatchi creative Mike Long out of Epoch Films, features a teenage boy and girl respectively running through drills, quickly stripping and redressing themselves, in preparation for an upcoming rendezvous in the girl's basement while her mother is at home. The ad has been circulating on YouTube since Monday, and J.C. Penney never signed off on the spot and disapproves of its apparent promotion of teen sex. » Read more |  |  | | Last time around, we asked your opinions on an outdoor campaign from Swiss agency Saatchi & Saatchi, Simko that placed 16 hand-crafted body parts in clear-front packages and stacked like retail displays in an effort to promote joint pain medicine Voltaflex. This week, we bring you a piece from BBDO, Montral that shows a clown's hidden skill (besides the ability to look deep into another man's soul, obviously) to know when cream should be added to a recipe. » Read more |  |  | | We remember the late comedian, then find our newest action figure and furniture purchase. » Read more | | | |  |  |  | | 01 | Agency: DDB, South Africa | | 02 | Agency: Wieden + Kennedy, Portland | | 03 | Agency: Turner Duckworth: London & San Francisco | | 04 | Agency: Ogilvy & Mather, Singapore | | 05 | | | | 06 | Agency: BBDO, New York | | 07 | Agency: BBDO, New York | | 08 | | | 09 | Agency: Goodby, Silverstein & Partners | | 10 | Agency: VCCP, U.K. | | | |  |  | This Cannes Bronze Lion winner has been called out as an unauthorized or "fake" spot. Everyone's had a neighbor like this. Two silhouettes come together to illustrate a common essence--and win gold at Cannes. This nose-hair portraiture picked up outdoor Gold at Cannes. Create fashion-friendly footage and watch it twirl and unfold. Putting a voice to the victims of dog-fighting. Cannes 2008 Design Grand Prix: Coke's new look plays up the soda giant's iconic red and logo. This campaign won the 2008 Press Grand Prix at Cannes. |  | | | Check It Out | | | |