Kelly Winters was on his way in from his Chapin home to his job as a senior charge nurse in the cardiac intensive care unit at Providence when he ran into a situation calling for a different sort of intensive care. He came upon an accident on Interstate 26 involving... read more →
May
29
May
28
Were you there when Hillary Clinton made her first campaign visit to South Carolina since 2008? Nekki Shutt, one of our valued clients over at Callison Tighe, was. And The Wall Street Journal asked her what she thought about the candidate: Republican pollster Bill McInturff said that to win next... read more →
Apr
27
Have you done business lately with a company with "AAA" at the front of its name? Maybe you have. Maybe your very favorite plumber, or florist, or barbershop is called "AAA Something." But if so, it was probably named that a while back... As this blog post notes, there was... read more →
Apr
09
You've no doubt seen the rather silly ads in which cool, suave Rob Lowe tells why he's better than a goofy alter-ego because he has DirectTV. Well, they've led to a bit of controversy, as reported by Variety: DirecTV’s ad campaign featuring these Rob Lowe’s alter-ego personas — he’s cooler... read more →
Feb
16
This has been out there for awhile, but one of the great things about the Internet is that good stuff doesn't go away, and we've been digging it ever since we ran across it. An explanation, from AdWeek: Well, this is hilarious on a few different levels. Stock video provider... read more →
Feb
02
After extensive research, we are ready to release our list of favorite ads from Super Bowl XLIX. (That is to say, the one that was played on Feb. 1, 2015, for those of you who don't want to have to interpret Roman numerals and then add the number onto 1966... read more →
Jan
30
ADCO's own Lanier Jones has a nephew named Miller who is part of the executive creative team at BBD&O in the Chicago office. And for months now, he's been working on an ad for the Super Bowl for a client that is almost synonymous with that sports extravaganza. As Miller... read more →
Jan
30
We already showed you one of the Toyota spots that will air during the Super Bowl, showing the importance of fatherhood in the lives of present and former NFL players. Well, Toyota is not alone... NBC's Craig Melvin, the Columbia native and former WIS anchor, reports on a related effort... read more →
Jan
23
One of our friends does something mysterious for the government and travels around the world on a regular basis. One day, he was on his way to work in Abu Dhabi, which we understand is in a whole other country and everything, and saw -- the ADCO building! No, not... read more →
Jan
22
This time of year, football fans are getting pumped about the big game -- while we marketing geeks look forward to the commercials tucked between the plays on the field, showcasing some of the nation's finest creative efforts. The one we're most excited about seeing so far come from... read more →