• by Richard Whitman , Columnist, January 28, 2015

Like it or not, clearly there's a reason clients are in the mix when agencies are tasked with creating advertising programs. Because when there isn't, we usually end up with award show scam ads, little girls shot by the Taliban showing up in mattress ads and creepy-looking tongues engaging in BDSM activity to sell pizza.

McCann Tel-Aviv is catching heat for an ad touting their sriracha flavored pizza that shows a tongue with a gagged mouth, arms and S&M gear chained to the ceiling. Right. Like a client would ever come close to approving that!

According to a Domino's spokesperson, the ad was "an unapproved mock-up from an ad agency in Israel posted without our permission." I mean I'm all for stretching the creative muscles but I'm also for a bit of common sense, which far too many agency types appear not to possess.