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By Doug Zanger, Americas Editor

January 25, 2016 | 2 min read

The Art Directors Club (ADC), based in New York, has launched a series of ads promoting their 95th annual awards.

The ads in the “Rare For a Reason” campaign highlight some strange and uncommon situations that actually happen more often than winning a prestigious ADC Cube.

Created by BBDO New York, a premium is placed on interesting scenarios related to cousins marrying, sex toy injuries and selfie fatalities — all to underscore how difficult it is to win the award.

“The videos juxtapose weird, macabre and surprising facts with the even less likely chances of winning an ADC Cube,” explains Marcel Yunes, creative director, BBDO New York. “They’re meant to show just how difficult and prestigious it is to be honored at the ADC Annual Awards.”

Additionally, the ADC, one of the first non-profit organizations in the world to champion commercial creativity and the artists who create it, acknowledged that, for the third consecutive year, all ADC juries have equal gender representation in accordance with the organization’s “Let’s Make the Industry 50/50” initiative.

The deadline for Digital and Student submissions is January 29, 2016 — and February 26, 2016 for Advertising and Innovation submissions.

See the other two ads below:

Credits

Client: Art Directors Club (www.adcglobal.org)

Agency: BBDO New York

Chief Creative Officer, Worldwide: David Lubars

Chief Creative Officer, New York: Greg Hahn

Creative Director: Rick Williams

Creative Director: Marcel Yunes

ACD/Art Director: Alison Baker

Senior Copywriter: Farley Katz

Junior Art Director: Kristin Clark

Junior Copywriter: Matthew Low

Producer: Whitney Husnik

Videographer: Andrew Osborne

Production Assistant: Jeff Reagan

Post Production: EG+ Worldwide, New York

Executive Producer: Renee Haar

Senior Producer: Heath Schoengold

Editor: Nick Toscano

Mixer: Corey Bauman

BBDO New York Art Directors Club

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