Paul Venables

Audi, Iron Man Try to Make Commuting Sexier Than It Really Is - Posted April 25, 2013
This 30-second spot, produced by Venables Bell & Partners, attempts to show the audience how billionaire superheroes commute to work. The average worker takes the bus, the train, maybe drives an average car. Tony Stark drives an Audi R8 supercar. Of course, he could also just commute in his Iron Man... [AgencySpy]

Audi, Iron Man Try to Make Commuting Sexier Than It Really Is - Posted April 25, 2013
This 30-second spot, produced by Venables Bell & Partners, attempts to show the audience how billionaire superheroes commute to work. The average worker takes the bus, the train, maybe drives an average car. Tony Stark drives an Audi R8 supercar. Of course, he could also just commute in his Iron Man... [TVNewser]

VB&P May Need Honkaholics Anonymous - Posted April 2, 2013
What the beep? is right. Venables Bell & Partners is teaming with gasoline company 76 to stop honkaholism, a vicious nonexistent affliction that doesn't actually affect many people. If you happen to live in New York City, you may hear the occasional overzealous honker, but building an ad campaign around the... [AgencySpy]

VB&P May Need Honkaholics Anonymous - Posted April 2, 2013
What the beep? is right. Venables Bell & Partners is teaming with gasoline company 76 to stop honkaholism, a vicious nonexistent affliction that doesn't actually affect many people. If you happen to live in New York City, you may hear the occasional overzealous honker, but building an ad campaign around the... [TVNewser]

Audi's Super Bowl Spot: Let's Get Some Ass at Prom! - Posted January 28, 2013
Audi and VB+P are traditionally all about appealing to consumers' inner-adolescent with their Super Bowl ads. Remember when vampires were a big deal? Audi remembered, so they put ... [AgencySpy]

Google, Audi Join Forces for a Pleasant Ride Through San Francisco - Posted January 23, 2013
Worlds collide in the latest spot from Venables Bell & Partners, as Google and Audi share in the stage in "Enhancing Navigation." How significant is this pairing? Well, I want you to question that as you listen to this classic Powerman 5000 song from 1999. God, what a ridiculous song. Anyway, the... [AgencySpy]

Google Fights Siri Using the Power of Adorable - Posted November 30, 2012
From Venebles Bell & Partners, the same agency whose larger-than-life contraptions for Google Maps and Google Fiber injected a third-dimension into the online world, comes... [AgencySpy]

eBay Reminds Holiday Shoppers That Ponies Are Dangerous Animals and Terrible Pets - Posted November 8, 2012
Yes, the holiday advertising season is upon us, and with it comes glad tidings of great consumer spending. Taking the lead for Christmas 2012 is eBay, that magical monolith of online shopping, who in this spot for VB+P is reminding idiotic, out-of-touch wealthy parents that buying your young daughter a pony is... [AgencySpy]

VB&P, Healthy Choice Say Screw Your Diet - Posted September 14, 2012
"For years I thought I hated children's laughter. I had no idea, I was just hungry." In VB&P's first work for Healthy Choice since winning the business for the ConAgra brand back in May, one woman recounts her days with hardcore dieting gang the "No-Carb Queens." They destroy chicken wings and... [AgencySpy]

eBay, VB&P Salute Crazy People - Posted September 11, 2012
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The Audi S8 Will Make Pedestrians Suspect You're a Criminal - Posted September 5, 2012
Debuting tonight during the Giants vs. Cowboys NFL season kickoff, the above 60-second spot from Venables Bell & Partners titled "Suspect" marks the first time Audi is introducing its full line of S models to the U.S. Despite the YouTube commentariat noting that the S8 is too overweight to be race-engineered, an... [AgencySpy]

With Google Fiber, Kansas City Will Have Something to Brag About - Posted July 27, 2012
Last year, Google chose Kansas City over a number of contenders to be the first place to get access to the Internet monolith's new super-fast 1GB-per-second service, Google Fiber. Announced today, KC residents will have access to 1GB-per-second download times for a monthly fee of $70. As is becomi... [MediaJobsDaily]

With Google Fiber, Kansas City Will Have Something to Brag About - Posted July 27, 2012
Last year, Google chose Kansas City over a number of contenders to be the first place to get access to the Internet monolith's new super-fast 1GB-per-second service, Google Fiber. Announced today, KC residents will have access to 1GB-per-second download times for a monthly fee of $70. As is becomi... [TVNewser]

Remember That VB&P/Craigslist Thing? Either Way, Here's the End Result - Posted July 13, 2012
You may recall that in December... [AgencySpy]

Greg Bell Signs with Epoch - Posted March 3, 2011
Venables Bell & Partners co-founder/co-CD and 20-year ad vet Greg Bell is realizing his second career as he's signed on to the directorial roster of NY/LA/London-based prodco, Epoch Films. B... [AgencySpy]

Tuesday Odds and Ends - Posted March 1, 2011
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VB&P Promotes Pfeifer to CD - Posted January 28, 2011
San Francisco indie shop Venables Bell & Partners, which is set to unveil a new Audi ad come Super Bowl time (companion spot ... [AgencySpy]

Norman, Reilly, Credle Among 2011 One Show Jury - Posted January 24, 2011
It fell through the cracks last week, but what the hell, in case you haven't heard and are interested, we have the list of who's playing judge and jury in the 36th Annual One Show, which will take place on May 12 at Lincoln Cente... [AgencySpy]

Audi's Going to Have A 'Goodnight' This Super Bowl - Posted January 14, 2011
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