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Ad Fiesta Vol. 6
Hidden Hot Dogs, A Crazed Colonel, and a Skewered Billboard
Welcome to AdFiesta! We’re glad you’ve joined the party 🎉
AdFiesta is a curated advertising newsletter that doubles as the industry’s Weekly Advertising Award Show.
Every week we showcase the best new campaigns from the wild, wonderful world of advertising — and you get to help us pick which one wins Ad of the Week! Along the way, we’ll keep you updated on important industry news, notable campaigns, and award winning work around the globe.
In this week’s edition: a hidden hot dog was found in the New York Subway map, Colonel Sanders goes on a rampage, and Waitrose skewers a building in London. Let’s get started!
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🎉 3 Fantastic Ads
We’ve scoured the internet for the best ads released last week and 3 stood out above the rest: a brilliant observation from Nathan’s Famous, a beautiful story from Canal & River Trust, and a furious rampage from KFC.
We’ve picked our favorites — what do you think? Watch the spots, then vote for your favorite to help decide which ad takes home AdFiesta’s Ad of the Week.
Follow the (F)rank to Nathan’s Famous / Nathan’s Famous
Agency: adam&eveDDB | Market: United States |
The Birdwatcher / Canal River & Trust
Agency: Consider Market: United Kingdom | Production: Knucklehead Directed by Hugh Rochfort |
Obsession / KFC
Agency: Highdive Market: United States | Production: Reset Directed by Dorian & Dorian |
AdFiesta #6 VotingWhich ad wins Ad of the Week? |
📰 Last Week in Advertising
Top Headline
Mischief launches The Candy Factory for fast-turnaround production (read more on AdAge). This highlights a growing trend of agencies investing in their in-house production capabilities, allowing for more low cost work, better integration with creative teams, and flexibility to create unique ideas on shorter timelines.
Notable News:
Poppi is seeking a new creative agency (read more on AdAge)
Grubhub picks Walrus as new creative agency (read more on LBB)
McDonald’s adds Translation to agency roster (read more on AdAge)
Dentsu has launched a new Dentsu Lab in India (read more on LBB)
Director Jesse Vile has signed with A Running Commentary for commercial representation (read more on LBB)
Campaign Central:
Crayola turns their crayon boxes into coloring pages for Welch’s Fruit Snacks (read more on The Drum)
Lipton launches a Squid Game themed campaign with Horizon FCB (read more on Campaign)
LALCEC hijacks press conferences to ask about prostate cancer (read more on LBB)
Olipop Soda Stories features Joshua Jackson, Nicholas Duvernay, Kristen Chenoweth, and more celebs reminiscing on their love for soda pop in work from London Alley (read more on AdAge)
Paddletek concedes that pickleball is not a real sport (read more on LBB)
Mike’s Hot Honey convinces viewer’s they’re not stoned (read more on Muse by Clios)
Amazon’s back to school ad highlights college essentials found on the platform (read more on Muse by Clios)
🎥 9 More Ads Worth Watching
Blue Arc County / Levi’s x Nike
Market: United States
Directed by Ciesay
The Retired Life of Hank / Hankook Tire
Agency: INNOCEAN Berlin
Market: Europe
Production: Soup Film
Directed by Arabella Bartsch
Meat for Real Meatheads / YUMBO
Agency: Havas Chicago
Market: United States
Production: Sanctuary Content
Directed by Brandt Lewis
Too Easy / Jordan Brand
Agency: Wieden+Kennedy
Market: United States
Production: Superprime Films
Directed by Mark Romanek
Es sou MarIA / Instituto Sou da Paz
Agency: Troup, Cyrano and Alegria
Market: Brazil
Production: Love Pictures Company
Directed by Baepi Pinna
The Rare Vegetable Shop / Cash App
Agency: Cash App
Market: United States
Production: Object & Animal, Independent
Directed by Aidan Zamiri, Elijah Bynum
UNLONDON / Greater Anglia
Agency: Atomic London
Market: United Kingdom
Production: Outsider
Directed by Dom & Nic
Reset Powers Progress / Johnnie Walker (watch here)
Agency: TBWA Hunt Lascaris Johannesburg
Market: South Africa
Missing Names / ASFADEC (watch here)
Agency: BBA Ecuador
Market: Ecuador
🤺 A Parting Dose of Creativity
Londoners were surprised by the sight of a giant skewer poking through a building in a stunt for Waitrose. The British supermarket chain teamed up with Wonderhood Studios, MG OMD, Grand Visual, and Talon to pull off the stunt (read more on LBB).
That’s it for this week’s volume of Ad Fiesta 🎉
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Ad Fiesta Vol. 6
Week of July 21, 2025
Curated by Adam Sheets