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We love it when our clients truly listen to their customers. That’s why we were so excited when Lindsay Automotive Group… requested a campaign that demonstrates their attentiveness to customer service. These spots show how Lindsay is always thinking and always working to improve what they do. For better or worse.

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The heat wave inspired us to bake cookies on the dashboard of Matt Smith’s truck today. It worked!
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An ad agency is only as good as its clients, and this year has been fantastic at SmithGifford. We hope everyone takes some time off this season to forget the world, and maybe go out and buy a car, donate your old one to Melwood, order a holster of fries at Roy Rogers and head over to the National Geographic Museum before Asking the Question at the National Archives Experience and seeing Your Art at the Virginia Museum of Fine…

Here’s our latest work for The National Geographic Museum.. Click the read more link below to see some really cool installations at Tysons Corner Mall.
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In today’s media world there are soooo many places to apply creative — from facebook to man hole covers to white panties … But it’s a beautiful thing when the media buy adds value to the creative message. And with an average bombardment of 3000 advertising messages a day, this is how you cut through the clutter!
These coffee cups and sleeves were created by New York ad agency Knarf for the Natural Resources Defense Council….
Nice work guys.

Here’s a nice clean microsite for VW. This is what advertising should be on the web — it’s simple and interactive. Too many companies are stuck in the world of online brochures, and while there is a place for that kind of thing, it is not at the first touch point. In this site, Volkswagen… took what could have been headlines and body copy, and turned it into a fun demonstration of the new features in VW cars.
Here’s