R/GA, Ad Council continue "No Labels" campaign | Made, Clayton Homes call prefab homes "Prefabulous" | Ogilvy, IKEA showcase "Morningmorphosis" potential
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[R/GA, Ad Council continue "No Labels" campaign](
The Ad Council, with R/GA, has unveiled its latest "Love Has No Labels" campaign, which takes the form of a two-part documentary series created in collaboration with Facebook and Great Big Story. The first video tells the story of how coping with the aftermath of Hurricane Harvey sparked an unexpected friendship between Sara and Munira, a Jewish woman and a Muslim woman. [The Drum]( (2/12), [Campaign US (free registration)]( (2/12)
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[Made, Clayton Homes call prefab homes "Prefabulous"](
[Made, Clayton Homes call prefab homes "Prefabulous"](
(Clayton Homes/YouTube)
Made's "Prefabulous" campaign for Clayton Homes features an anthem spot that shows a stylish prefabricated home falling into place around a happy family, demonstrating an affordable solution to the US housing crisis. The ad is set to "Comin' Home Baby" by Mel Torme, and the push is running across TV, streaming services, social platforms including Instagram and Facebook, and Pandora and Spotify. [Adweek (tiered subscription model)]( (2/13), [Builder online (free registration)]( (2/11)
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[Ogilvy, IKEA showcase "Morningmorphosis" potential](
[Ogilvy, IKEA showcase "Morningmorphosis" potential](
(Ikea USA/YouTube)
Ogilvy New York's new push for IKEA, "The Morningmorphosis," features a series of 15-second ads that show how the brand's furniture and products help people become "the morning person you're not." One ad, "Nice Hair," shows a woman getting such a good night's sleep on her IKEA mattress she has time to discover that there's "shampoo for the shower." [Adweek (tiered subscription model)]( (2/13), [The Drum]( (2/13)
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[What agencies are getting up to on Valentine's Day](
What agencies are getting up to on Valentine's Day
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Larissa Faw takes a look at how agencies are celebrating Valentine's Day, such as Digitas recognizing the importance of work friendships with a #BeMyUnicorn Twitter initiative. T3 is helping staff send "Thank You Grams" to colleagues, and BSSP is playing its version of the Newlywed Game, which will feature work couples being tested on how well they know each other. [MediaPost Communications]( (2/13)
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[Why agencies should aspire to make staff love coming to work](
Cultivate a culture of compassion, affection and friendship in your agency to not only make work a happier place to be, but to reap the rewards that such an atmosphere has on creativity, writes Jen Kaplan. "We fully believe that how we work directly affects the work our clients receive. We go above and beyond to help team members facing personal issues as we genuinely care about each other," she writes. [MediaPost Communications]( (2/13)
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[IPG reports robust growth in 2018](
IPG reports robust growth in 2018
Roth (John Phillips/Getty Images)
IPG reported organic revenue growth of 7.1% in the fourth quarter and a 5.5% increase for 2018 that drove net income to hit $618.9 million for the year. "While there is shared concern around macro issues, which include the aging economic expansion, political turmoil, international trade and interest rates, the backdrop appears sound as we enter the new year," said CEO Michael Roth. [The Wall Street Journal (tiered subscription model)]( (2/13), [MediaPost Communications]( (2/13), [Reuters]( (2/13)
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[Study: Podcast ads just as effective as TV](
Study: Podcast ads just as effective as TV
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A study by Westwood One and the Advertising Benchmark Index found that podcast ads score comparably with digital video and TV ads when it comes to branding measures and in driving purchase intent and conversation. "Live reads are incredibly impactful, but they have to be done correctly and 'make the brand the hero of the story,' " the report states. [Radio Ink]( (2/13)
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