GSD&M, Pizza Hut unveil "Original Pan Weighted Blanket" | Grey, Pantene reveal "Family Is BeautifuLGBTQ" | Gut, Philadelphia Cream Cheese unveil "Philly Series 5"
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[] [GSD&M, Pizza Hut unveil "Original Pan Weighted Blanket"](
GSD&M, Pizza Hut unveil "Original Pan Weighted Blanket" (Pizza Hut)
GSD&M, with Gravity Products, created a limited-edition "Original Pan Weighted Blanket" for Pizza Hut -- a round anti-anxiety gravity blanket that looks like a pizza. A social campaign touts the product with copy including, "Comforts like a pizza, soothes like a Gravity Blanket," and the brand tweeted Wednesday that it has now sold out. Full Story: [Ad Age (tiered subscription model)]( (11/18)
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[] [Grey, Pantene reveal "Family Is BeautifuLGBTQ"](
[Grey, Pantene reveal "Family Is BeautifuLGBTQ"]( (Pantene/YouTube)
Grey created a "Family Is BeautifuLGBTQ" campaign for Pantene that features three spots starring LGBTQ+ families to mark National Adoption Month and show how caring for a child's hair "can serve as a powerful tool to help bond a family." The campaign includes an Instagram TV series in collaboration with Family Equality and the brand is donating $1, up to $100,000, to the nonprofit for each family photo shared using #BeautifuLGBTQ. Full Story: [Adweek (tiered subscription model)]( (11/18)
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[Gut, Philadelphia Cream Cheese unveil "Philly Series 5"]( (Philadelphia Cream Cheese/YouTube)
Gut is touting Philadelphia Cream Cheese's cheesecake kit as the "Philly Series 5" in a spot that pitches the product as if it were a new gaming console. The ad shows families opening the product at Christmas and being mesmerized by features like "latest dual egg processor" and "3D cookie crumb technology." Full Story: [Ad Age (tiered subscription model)]( (11/18)
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