Dentsu – MOSAEC

Nutter Butter, Are You Good? An Investigation.

The cookie sandwich brand’s videos — funny, disturbing, fever-dreamlike — rack up tens of millions of views. The secret is lots of lore without much sense, the campaign’s strategists explain.

By Hank Sanders

Dentsu International Olympic Committee Local Government Olympic Games (1972) Olympic Games (2030) Sapporo (Japan)

Tokyo Olympics Scandal Fouls Hopes for a Sapporo Winter Games

The International Olympic Committee was already struggling to find hosts for the Winter Games. Sapporo’s flailing 2030 bid has added another headache.

By Ben Dooley and Hisako Ueno

Advertising and Marketing Bribery and Kickbacks Dentsu Olympic Games (2020) Tokyo (Japan)

Japan Accuses Ad Giant Dentsu of Rigging Bids for Tokyo Olympics

Prosecutors said the company and five others conspired to evade the public bidding process for test events, part of a widening investigation into corruption surrounding the Games.

By Ben Dooley and Hisako Ueno