Fast Company

A BRIEF HISTORY OF W+K WORK

Get thee to Youtube to see these ad spots.

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NIKE,“IS IT THE SHOES?”

When Spike met Mike. ’Nuff said.

NIKE,“IF YOU LET ME PLAY”

An anthem for female athletes, as young girls describe the positive power of sports.

ESPN,“THIS IS SPORTSCENT­ER”

Pro sports meets The Office. This longrunnin­g campaign made the cubicles of ESPN look like the funniest workplace around.

MILLER,“HIGH LIFE MAN”

Directed by Errol Morris, these ads are still considered a high-water mark in wry copywritin­g.

HONDA,“COG”

A Rube Goldberg machine masterpiec­e that became one of the most awarded commercial­s of all time.

HEINEKEN,“BEER RUN”

Director David Fincher presents an actionpack­ed vision of what might happen when a Hollywood superstar like Brad Pitt runs out of beer.

COKE,“HAPPINESS FACTORY”

Created by W+K Amsterdam, the Emmy-nominated spot became one of the company’s most successful ads ever.

OLD SPICE,“THE MAN YOUR MAN COULD SMELL LIKE”

A silly, faux manly sense of humor propelled a struggling brand into the heart of pop culture.

P&G,“THANKS, MOM”

For the 2010 Winter Olympics, W+K gave us an emotional, Mom’seye view of the world’s greatest athletes.

CHRYSLER,“IT’S HALFTIME IN AMERICA”

A Clint Eastwood– narrated Super Bowl spot praised by Democrats and Republican­s and parodied on SNL— a cultural hat trick.

SECRET,“RAISE”

This simple spot somehow made a deodorant commercial feel like an anthem for equal pay.

NIKE,“NOTHING BEATS A LONDONER”

A frenetical­ly paced short film that doubles as an ode to the city, its culture, and everyday athletes—not just the superstars.

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