Wal-Mart TV feels familar.

These spots are reminiscent of an outdoor campaign Target had a few years back that would list three distinct items that told a whole different story when you saw them together. Not sure if that was the inspiration for these new Wal-Mart spots, but it wouldn't surprise me.

One pony trick

While I'm not usually a fan of children in advertising, the little girl shown here makes the spot work (you get the feeling they cut away right before she started crying). A nice, simple idea that makes a point about a bank I've never heard of but would like to know more about.

Bank of America could never pull this off because...well, they've got no soul.

Just because advertising is interactive doesn't mean it's on your computer.

Here's an ever-changing electronic outdoor board for McDonald's in London's Piccadilly Circus that engages all those tourists with cameras and digital camcorders.

Not only is it fun, it's smart, because those little Golden Arches in the bottom right corner are going home with every one of those folks.

As they might say in London: Good show!

Sign of the times:

They say it pays to advertise. Not sure if it's helped her find a job, but it did give ol' Pasha her 15 minutes of fame. She currently has her own website, her own blog, and even her own Twitter page.

Perhaps now she's just too busy to work...