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At 80, A-Basin Still Just Wants You to Ski
Cactus gives Colorado’s Legend a mustachioed spokesperson who would rather spend the ad budget on lift tickets in its 80th season

What Music City Sounds Like Without Music
Fire Kite and the CMA Foundation imagine the loss

Was ist das? German Workers Get Paid Time Off to Play the Year’s Biggest Video Game
Instead of calling in sick for the November 19 launch, German employees can book a 3-day accredited course built around the game.

That Cable Junk Mail You’re Getting? It’s Great as a Paper Crane
Bray & Co’s Junk Mail Makeover for Fidium Fiber Internet turns the mailers cable companies keep sending into cranes, airplanes and fortune tellers

A Bengals Fan in Iceland Set Off an Agency Swap
Curiosity sent a design director to Reykjavik, Brandenburg sent a founder to Cincinnati and the swap may become an employee benefit

McKinney Health Built a Practice on Listening
Laura Catalusci joins to lead L.E.A.P., an ambassador program built on ongoing conversations with the people living the health story

Cup Noodles Gave Its Socials to a Vampire
Cornett hands Cup Noodles’ social channels to a 300-year-old influencer with one small problem

Filterbuy’s Air Filter Ad Starts Normal. Then It Gets Gloriously Unhinged
PDA’s national push for the brand opens as a tidy home-care ad. By the end there’s a moose in the doorway and some amorous bunnies in the bedroom

70% of Perimenopause Brands Are Run by Men
Ritual and Giant Spoon turn that stat into a four-part harmony — then let Jackie Tohn shut it down.

Bensimon Byrne’s New Pitch: Do Less, on Purpose
The Toronto indie relaunches as a creative intelligence company, armed with Ipsos data on why marketers struggle to commit to fewer priorities

Truly Lost Is Merch for Fans Who Don’t Watch.
Party Land and Truly Hard Seltzer built a sportswear line for everyone at the game who has no idea what’s happening

Lufthansa Shows Its Premium Side, 1 Detail at a Time
Serviceplan’s new global campaign skips the luxury clichés and zooms in on what guests can see, taste and feel onboard
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