Reebok EasyTone Commercial "Better legs and a better butt with every step."

Reebok first major ad campaign in two years is the new better butt spot for the Easy Tone sneakers, which we find to be rather "asstounding."

Credits:
Ad Agency: DDB Chicago
Discovered at Adfreak

Now This Is How To Advertise Milk - Parmalat Milk Italy

This is a great new commercial campaign for Parmalat advertising and creating a new experience for the world of milk, latte if you are an Italian visitor. The Vive Con Te Milk ad was created by Publicis, Italy.
Credits:
Advertising Agency: Publicis, Milan, Italy
Creative Directors: Luca Scotto di Carlo, Vincenzo Gasbarro
Art Director: Marco Maccagni, Vincenzo Gasbarro
Copywriter: Renzo Mati, Luca Scotto di Carlo
Director: ACNE

Campbell Soup The Giant 32 Foot Noodle Billboard in Times Square 'Slurp' Campaign

Campbell Soup erects a giant billboard in Times Square to let the world know there are 32 feet of egg noodles in every can of chicken-noodle soup, pretty cool huh? They make their point, compliments of the ad agency BBDO, New York, by using a chicken-noodle-soup billboard in Times Square portraying a 54-foot noodle emerging from the bowl while a mannequin in a red-and-white shirt appears to be slurping it from a window three stories above.
"We wanted to remind people how the soup they love more than any other is full of the stuff they love most," Eric Christianson, business director- Campbell's condensed soups, said in a statement. "Our TV commercial, 'Slurp,' as well as our print ads, use the billboard and giant noodle imagery to drive home the value we offer in each can. It just made sense to bring that same idea to life with a real billboard above one of the busiest intersections in the world."

Supermodels Take It Off For 350.org

I sometimes find myself not wanting to say anything about an ad campaign, this is one of those times.
Conceived by Cameron Russell
Directed by Damani Baker
Produced by Cameron Russell and Alex Vlack
Edited by Casey Brooks
Music by The Teenage Prayers
A few of the models in the spot include: Rachel Alexander, Shannon Click, Hanne Gaby, Olya Ivanisevic, Alla Kostromicheva, Heidi Mount, Crystal Renn, Rianne Ten Haken, and Nicole Trunfio.

Google Maps Navigation "car dock mode"

Google Maps Navigation is in beta and looks pretty cool in their recently released video demonstration of just how it works. The car dock and oh look, is that a Motorola Verizon Droid? Google Maps Navigation can be accessed via car dock mode on Android 2.0 phones. For certain devices, placing your phone in a car dock activates a special mode that makes it easy to use your device at arm's length.

Volkswagen Golf Estate Danny Macaskill Ad

Danny Mac shows off his skills in the new Volkswagen Golf Estate ad. This guy has sweet moves. Anyone know who the music is by in the spot?In the ad for the new VW Golf Estate, Danny MacAskill, UK street riding sensation, pulls some of his trademark jaw-dropping moves while cruising through the streets of Lisbon in Portugal.
Credits:
Advertiser: Volkswagen
Brand: VW Golf Estate
Advertising agency: Try Oslo
Creative Directors: Petter Bryde, Thorbjørn Ruud
Art Director: Thorbjørn Ruud
Copywriter: Petter Bryde

2010 Subaru Outback Snuggie Blanket Crowbar Commercial

Great new ad for the 2010 Subaru Outback, and that infomercial for the snuggie blanket...The Outback wins.
2010 Subaru Outback Snuggie Blanket ad, reminding us that it's better to get out more.

The commercial is from Subaru Canada, if anyone has the credits for the spot please post in the comments.

Boston Celtics "Reloaded" Ad for the 09/10 NBA Season

The Boston Celtics are reloaded and ready to re-capture another NBA Championship. Their new marketing campaign, created by Allen & Gerritsen. Launched October 27, 2009 Opening Night of the Celtics season.
For those who have tried to keep track all the re's in the spot here are a few that I had the patience to type: Rebuilt. Resurrect. Relentless. Recharged. Regroup. Rectify. Reboot. Rewrite. Revolt. Recapture. Revitalized. Restart. Reunite. Reemerge. Refresh. Renew. Repossess. Revenge. Respect. Rearrange. Reactivate. Remedy. Reawaken. Reconcile. Reborn. Redemption. Reaffirm. Reinvent. Replenish. Rejoice. Rekindle. Recommit. Reclaim. Revamp. Renewal. Reloaded.

New Pepsi Cans "Boo" Careful How You Stack Them

Pepsi said: "We didn't want our cans to feel left out this Halloween, so we dressed them up, too. Look for these limited edition Pepsi cans in the Halloween Section of your local Walmart."

The Internet said:
"Instructions when packing on the shelves: DO NOT STACK CANS ONE ON TOP OF THE OTHER". via: ReubenMiller
"Drink B oo B. Ah, Pepsi. Why is it so fun to tease you? Probably because you make so much money, yet continue to do dumb stuff like this. Were the geniuses at Arnell responsible for this Halloween horror too?" via: The Denver Egotist

Heineken "Green is the New Black" viveverde

The Brief: To create an environmental program and a tactical effort to launch. Make it attractive and relevant so the target felt compelled to get involved in the environmental movement.

The Execution: Create the Heineken Green Bag, a re-usable grocery bag made of non-recyclable discarded material from Heineken billboards. A local micro-enterprise of seamstresses crafted them. While we tackled the damaging plastic bag situation, we gave a better use to our trash and helped the micro-enterprise. The bags are being sold on Heinekencity.com, the brand's website and other boutiques.

The Result: The Heineken Green Bags became an instant environmental and fashion statement. The first batch of bags was sold out in a few days. Consumers become a walking billboard for Heineken when they shop with the bag. It's an on-going, self-sustainable project.

Advertising Agency: JWT, San Juan, San Juan
Creative Director: Jaime Rosado
Copywriter: Jaime Rosado
Art Director: Johanna Santiago
Editor: Mizael Morales
Sound Engineer: Carlos Dávila

Jony Ive Explians Why The New Apple iMac's Are That Good

The new Apple iMac's are really that good. As explained to us in this promo spot for the new iMac by Jony Ive, Senior Vice President of Design, and Bob Mansfield, Senior Vice President Mac Hardware.

New Lexus LS Line - Turntable TV Spot

Credits:
Agency: Team One Advertising
Creatives: Chris Graves (CCO), James Hendry & Craig Crawford (GCD), Molly Grubbs (Copywriter), Ryan Fluet (Art Director)
Agency Exec Producer: Jennifer Weinberg
Agency Producer: Helen Park
Production Company: Rabbit
Director: Raf Wathion
Director of Photography: Stephen Blackman
Exec Producer: Anura Idupuganti
Line Producer: Fred Vrancken
Editing Company: Butcher
Editor: Dave Henegar
Music: Robot Repair
Post Production: The Mill / Los Angeles
Executive Producer: Sue Troyan
Producer: Arielle Davis
Shoot Attend: John Leonti
Lead Flame Artist: Giles Cheetham
Assistant Artists: Ant Walsham, Billy Higgins, Gavin Camp, Mike Plescia, Shane Zinkhon
CG Lead: John Leonti
CG Artists: Michael Panov, Meng-Yang Lu

Be That Woman

Be That Woman, new TV ad for a Washington area woman's foundation is one of the most powerful ads I've seen in some time. The simplicity of the animation, the effect the music has and the message brought tears to my eyes.
Produced by RP3 Agency on behalf of the Washington Area Woman's Foundation, this tale of one woman's journey from a position of need to one of strength shows the power of investing in women and girls.
Credits: BeThatWoman.org
Story by RP3 Agency 
Animation by Candy Guard/Sherbet
Original music by Clean Cuts
Post Production by Cerebral Lounge.

Four Cousins and some Vino

New spot for the Four Cousins Winery.I've been accused of posting too many raunchy ads recently, someone even suggested that I might be a bit rough around the edges.....here this spot is for you.
The defense rests your honor.

Altima by Nissan "Love Hurts" TV Spot

Any commercial that can make use of the song Love Hurts is without question a favorite of mine. The new Nissan Altima commercial does just that with their newest ad created LA based ad agency TBWA\Chiat\Day.
Credits:

Client: Nissan North America
Brand: Altima
Spot: “Love Hurts”
Agency: TBWA\Chiat\Day Los Angeles
CCO: Rob Schwartz
Group Creative Director: Kerry Feuerman
ACD/Art Director: Chris Lynch
ACD/Copy Writer: Ken Pappanduros
Executive Director of Integrated Production: Richard O’Neill
Producer: Carrie Schaer
Assistant Producer: Lisa Urbanic
Account Director: Ben Muldrew
Management Supervisior: Trinh Chu
Management Supervisior: Dawn Ringo
Account Supervisor: Patrick Jones
Production Company: Goodoil Films
Director: Matt Murphy
Director of Photography: Susan Stitt
Post Production: Venice Beach Editorial
Editor: Rick Shambaugh
Online / Clean Up: The Mill Los Angeles
Sound Design: 740 Sound

2009 Breast Fest Film Festival "Feel Up" promo trailer for ReThink

The new Breast Fest Film Festival "Feel Up" PSA was created by Juniper, Toronto to promote Breast Fest 2009. The second annual Breast Fest Film Festival will be taking place at the Royal Ontario Museum in Toronto, Canada November 20 - 22, 2009. The ad below was created to promote the event which will be featuring some wonderful films by the Rethink Breast Cancer Live Laugh Learn series including Jonna Tamases and her Girl Manifesto.

Credits:
Advertising campaign by Juniper Park, Toronto, these guys rock they created the spot pro bono for ReThink Breast cancer.
Film by Kathi Prosser
Director of photography Miro Bashak.

Hall and Oates Will Make Your Hamster Go A lil Crazy - HIFI Klubben “Hamster” UK Version

The tagline for the new advert for Hi-Fi klubben reads "We Make Music Stronger" but it should read Hall and Oates will make your cute little hamster eat you!
Credits:
Client: HIFI Klubben
Title: Hamster
Agency: Lowe Brindfors, Stockholm
Art Director: Alexander Fredlund
Copywriter: Kalle H'kanson
Agency Producer: Mark Baughen
Production Company: Bacon, Copenhagen
Director: Martin Werner
Producer: Christian Zethner
DP: Sebastian "Makker" Blenkov
Post-Production: Bacon Digital, Copenhagen and Syndicate, Stockholm
Sound: Audiolounge, Copenhagen
Music: Hall and Oates, "Maneater"

How The Internet Has/Is Changing Advertising

Epipheo Studios presents "How the Internet is Changing Advertising", a short history of communication and how the internet is a new medium that has thrown out the old rules of communication.


For many of you this wont be anything new but for the rest of you, pay attention or you'll be playing catch up in the advertising game. These guys might be onto to something with all this epiphany epipheo talk.
Found via: http://www.doctorbrand.it - Thanks

The Money Trail - No Matter Where It's Been They Will Do Good With Your Donation

An entertaining visual journey of a banknote. Germany's Heart's Desire Association had this ad created to express that no matter where that banknote has been, if you decide to donate it, they will do good with it.
The seedy beginnings of this commercial takes a banknote from a peeler bar, to the hands of g-string wearing dancer, a robbery, and then a drug dealer (busy commercial isn't it?) who takes his earnings to a poker game only to lose that bill to a cocaine addict who carelessly lets this adventurous banknote fly out the window of his limo, where it blows through the streets to end up at the feet of a passerby who finds it; and finally gives this banknote the happy ending it deserves...in the donation box of the Heart's Desire Association. Wow, that was a mouth full...and one great ad.
Consider who this ad was created for - "Herzenswünsche e.V.Every banknote has its story. With us it has a happy ending - Hearts Desire Association - We help the ill find their hearts desire."

Volvo S60 Blind Preview Trailer with Blind Artisit Esref Armagan

Volvo invited blind artist Esref Armagan to Sweden to paint his vision of the new Volvo S60 which will debut at the Geneva Motor Show in March. This is a preview trailer to for the project, "Blind Preview".The story line reads: There's more to life than a Volvo. That's why we wont show you our all-new S60. Instead, we asked an artist to show. The spot goes on to tell us a bit about the incredible Turkish born Armagan who was born blind, who promises not to look. Should be interesting to watch this campaign in the coming weeks.

Apple I'm A Mac I'm A PC "Broken Promises" Ad Hits on Windows 7

With the release of Windows 7, we knew Apple had to be ready with their latest ad in the Apple I'm A Mac, I'm A PC campaign titled "Broken Promises".
This one was just too easy for Apple and the TBWA/Media Arts Lab to take advantage of Microsoft's history when it comes to operating systems, have to love the look back on previous Windows releases with our beloved I'm a PC.
Other spots in the campaign include: Apples PC breaking news, where Mac hopes to take advantage of all the changes expected with upgrading to Windows 7.
Credits:
Agency: TBWA\Media Arts Lab
Chief Creative Officer: Lee Clow
Executive Creative Directors: Duncan Milner, Eric Grunbaum
Creative Director: Jason Sperling
ACD/Art Director: Chuck Monn
Sr. Art Director: Jamie Reilly
Sr. Copywriters: Krista Wicklund, Kevin Tenglin
Agency Producers: Mike Refuerzo, Chrissy Gilmartin
Production Co: Epoch Films
Director: Phil Morrison
DP: Peter Donahue
Editorial Co: Filmcore
Editor: Val Thrasher
Post Co: D-Train
Ben Gibbs

Sexiness For Everyone Everywhere Liaison Dangereuse Ad with Miriam Wimmer

An absolutely brilliant new commercial/ad campaign for the German lingerie shop Liaison Dangereuse. The spot is both sexy and risky but it works beautifully. You can only hate this ad for all the wrong reasons, personally, I think this is an award winning ad and it couldn’t have been done any better, but what do I know.

Miriam Wimmer is the German model/actress in the ad and she truly is stunning. She has also modeled for famous brands such as Puma, Adidas, Polo Sport, Chio chips, Think Pink, Ralph Lauren, Rena Lange, and McDonald's.
Liaison Dangereuse is the most exclusive Online-Lingerie-Store in Germany. Their claim is "Sexiness for everyone. Everywhere." And they really mean "everyone!"
Advertising Agency: Glow, Berlin, Germany
Production: Alexander Luckowitz, M.A.R.K.13
Director: Til Obladen
Camera: Felix Novo de Oliveira
Cut: Carsten Eder
Set design: Sylvester Koziolek
Aired: October 2009
via: Advertalicious.com

Vodafone 360 Eva Mendes Power To You Ad

New Vodafone commercial starring a typical guy who just wants to call Eva Mendes. The young man desperately wants find out Eva’s phone number using the internet and mobile services(with his Vodafone 360 of course) but when he finally gets it, he is too shy to speak to her and hangs up on her.The new ads promote the Vodafone 360 internet and mobile social networking services, and emphasize users’ ability to access all their contacts, the Vodafone music shop, the internet and messaging in one place.
Agency: Santo Argentina
Creatives: Pablo
Producer: Ben Croker
Production Company: Stink
Director: James Brown
Editing Company: Final Cut
Post Production: The Mill
Executive Producer: Luke Colson
Producer: Gin Godden
Colourist: Adam Scott
After Effects Team: Andy Montague
Final Cut Editor: James Mortner
Kit: FCP, AFX, Baselight, Smoke

New Molson 67 “Tiny Glasses” Commercial

The new Molson's beer commercial pokes fun of men and their tiny glasses while introducing us to their newest brand 67.
UPDATE: October 30, 2009



Sorry everyone but we have been asked to remove the Molson 67 spot from the site. The issue being...actually I'd rather just quote the message we received

In Canada, our talent union will be demanding payment for those actors, since the spot was never intended for the internet. The ad agency and the client cannot afford these talent payments.
If we could afford them, we would have our own internet media placement.


What can you do immediately to take the spot off your site? It is somewhat flattering that someone somewhere feels this is a great ad, but again, the talent in the spot will deserve additional fees if it remains on your site.

I guess we have no choice but to remove it, as I'm sure there may be some legal issues and who needs that nonsense. Only in Canada....eh! The Great-Ads Team is going to enjoy the Friday afternoon at our local watering hole and guess what we will be having....that's right, an ice cold Labatt Blue, actually forget the Blue and give us a nice cold import instead...Heineken please!



Credits:
There are no credits for the spot, they don't want us to see it.

HomeAway Gets In The SuperBowl Ad Game With Their First Ever Campaign via Publicis

HomeAway, Inc. – the world’s leading online vacation rental marketplace – today announced it will air its first ever national advertisement during the CBS television network broadcast of the Super Bowl on Feb. 7, 2010.
“Our loyal travelers already know they can get a whole house for half the cost of a hotel room when they rent vacation homes through sites like HomeAway.com and VRBO.com. However, consumer awareness of vacation rentals is still low, even though it’s one of the fastest growing segments of online travel,” says Brian Sharples, founder and chief executive officer of HomeAway®. “We’re going to use the Super Bowl broadcast to launch an exciting campaign highlighting the benefits of vacation rentals to reach more than 100 million people.”
HomeAway is working with its agency of record, Publicis in the West, to develop and produce the ads and related online marketing promotions.
The HomeAway Super Bowl ad kicks off the beginning of the company’s first national broad reach marketing effort. This spring HomeAway worked with Publicis to test advertising creative in select markets in preparation for the 2010 campaign.

The campaign launched at the Super Bowl will extend through next year.
“HomeAway continues to focus on offering value to owners and property managers of the more than 425,000 vacation rentals listed on our international sites, which include HomeAway.com, VRBO.com and VacationRentals.com in the U.S.,” Sharples says. “This high-profile advertising is one more way that demonstrates our commitment to delivering a level of support to our customers that is unparalleled in the industry.”
Looking forward to seeing what Publicis comes up with for these spots.

Continental Airlines Sweet Ride Kommitted and Asylum Do Joint Flyover for New Spot

Continental Airlines gives us a sweet ride in their newest commercial out of the Work Hard Fly Right campaign.Kommitted Director Nathan McGuinness just completed a close collaboration with The Kaplan Thaler Group and VFX studio Asylum to create Features, an energetic new spot for Continental Airlines. The elaborate :30 is a blend of live action and VFX footage that required a unique synthesis between the two companies in order to meet the exact vision of the agency as it develops its campaign promoting the airline's newest-in-the-industry fleet.


The spot features close-up shots of an airliner's sleek fuselage and engines, with sunlight glinting off metal as a deceptive voiceover touts aerodynamic design, fuel efficiency, and interior comfort to lead the viewer into thinking they are viewing a standard car commercial. These images alternate with lightning-quick flashes of sleek instrument panels, leather chairs, and a television monitor showing a car cruising down a winding road. Just after the ruse is revealed by the voiceover proclaiming that the vehicle can do "zero to five hundred before you even realize you're in the air," a Continental jet rockets through the clouds.
Client: Continental Airlines
Spots Title: Features
Air Date: October 2009
Agency: Kaplan Thaler Group
CD(s): Jack Cardone, Michael Grieco
Managing Dir/Broadcast Producer: Lisa Bifulco
Producer: Tim LeGallo
Account Director: Chisato Murata
Prod Company: Kommitted
Director: Nathan McGuinness
EP: Marc Siegel
Producer: Jodi Fisher
Production Supervisor: Moira Hurley
Editorial: Cosmo Street
Editor: Adrienne Gits
Producer: Jerry Sukys
Post/Effects: Asylum
EP: Michael Pardee
Producer: Diana Cheng
Bidding Producer: Michael Hanley
Coordinator: Jennie Burnett
CG Supervisor/Producer: Jeff Werner
VFX Supervisor: Jonathan Hicks
Shoot Location: Newark Airport, NJ

Jim Beam Guys Never Change- Girls and The Puppy Commercials

The new Jim Beam, Guys Never Change, Girls campaign remind us just how special men and women really are.Jim Beam Puppy commercial.
Client: Jim Beam
Title: Puppy
Agency: Energy BBDO, Chicago
Production Company: BOB Industries, Los Angeles
Director: Zach Math
Chief Creative Officer: Dan Fietsam
GCD/AD: Noel Haan
GCD/CW: Derek Sherman
SVP/Director of Film and Digital Production: Brigette Whisnant
Agency Producer: John Pratt
Editor: Matthew Wood @ Whitehouse Post
Post: Filmworkers Club, Chicago
Music/Audio: Earhole

BC Dairy Foundation launches The Weak Shop

The BC Dairy Foundation launches The Weak Shop and opens the first Weak Shop store offering inventions and whimsical gadgets to those of us who are weak from not drinking our milk.

Recognizing that everyone has moments of weakness from not drinking enough milk, the BC Dairy Foundation (BCDF) is pleased to announce the arrival of The Weak Shop, a unique retail entity and sub brand. Featuring inventive products to assist those who are feeling weaker than normal, The Weak Shop recently opened its doors in Vancouver.

“The creation of The Weak Shop sub brand marks a innovative approach to milk marketing. It’s bold, quirky, and talks to teens in an unusual way,” says Liz Gurszky, director of market development and communication, BC Dairy Foundation. “Instead of preaching to teens about health benefits, we’re really driving home our point that milk gives you energy by showing the performance consequences of not drinking enough milk in an offbeat, teen-relevant way.”

BCDF, in partnership with its agency of record DDB Canada and Rob Johnston, an award-winning industrial designer, developed a range of innovative products including, Chair Pants, Food Lift, Wallet Walker and more for The Weak Shop. Now available online, The Weak Shop opened its first retail location at 1058 Granville Street in Vancouver on October 15, 2009 and will open a second location at 530 Broadway Street later this fall.

“The Weak Shop takes the existing Must Drink More Milk creative platform to a whole new level. Our goal is to make milk a more socially relevant beverage choice and encourage consumption over sugary beverage alternatives whenever teens need to perform physically, mentally or socially,” says Dean Lee, creative director, DDB Canada, Vancouver.

The Weak Shop is an inherently digital and social idea that can flow through multiple mediums in a teen’s life. To promote The Weak Shop, DDB Canada developed an integrated campaign that includes TV and online infomercials, digital pre-roll and print, online and out of home advertising. The Weak Shop also has a presence on various social media sites including Flickr and YouTube, and can also be followed on Twitter and fans can join its Facebook page.

The idea for The Weak Shop and the humorous infomercials promoting it stemmed from recent research done on the BCDF’s current “Must Drink More Milk” advertising.

The research showed that teens understand the long-term strength benefits of milk, but they don’t always grasp the short-term gain – the fact that milk gives you energy. This insight was creatively paired with a broader societal desire for short cuts, best exemplified by the explosion of gadgets and miracle tools featured in infomercials and stores.

“The Weak Shop will generate a lot of talk value among teens,” adds Lee. “It’s a creative, entertaining approach that’s completely unexpected for milk. For teens especially, it keeps milk messaging really interesting and fun.”

Additional new products, including software and iPhone applications will be available later this fall.

BCDF invites people to submit their ideas that could be developed and added to The Weak Shop catalogue. The winner of the open-source product development contest will win a MacBook Pro with Adobe creative suite and will work with an industrial designer to develop their prototype and learn first-hand about the product development cycle. Weekly and monthly prizes will also be awarded.

The proceeds of all product sales from The Weak Shop will go directly to KidSport BC, a community based sport-funding program that provides grants for children to participate in a sport.
WEB CREDITS:
Agencies: DDB Canada / Vancouver, DDB Canada / Tribal Vancouver
Creative Director: Dean Lee / Cosmo Campbell
Copywriter: Kevin Rathgeber
Art Director: Colin Hart
Agency Producer: Ryan McCormick
Account Director: Brett MacFarlane
Account Coordinator: Lena Dawson
Designer: Ellie Moon
Production Designer: Yuan You
Developer: Justin McLeod

New Commercial for Lagardère Active "June"

A commercial for June, a new French TV network. The channel that apparently makes men want to be women.
Advertising Agency: BETC EURO RSCG, France
Agency Supervisors: Raphael De-Andreïs, Xavier Royaux, Christophe Defaye, Eugénie Lefebvre
Creative Director: Stéphane Xiberras
Art Director: Francis De-Ligt
TV Producer: David Green
Music: Christophe Caurret
Editor: Nathalie Dupont
Director: Stephen Cafiero
Production Company: Partizan
Internet: David Roux, Stéphanie Mayer

LowLow Cheese Mouse Trap Commercial Advert

Credits:
Director: dom&nic
Agency: Fallon
Agency Producer: Jo Charlesworth
Creative: Tony Miller and Gary Anderson
DoP: John Lynch
Production Company: Outsider
Executive Producer: John Madsen
Editor: Struan Clay
Post Production Company: MPC
Post Producer: Louisa Cartwright
VFX Supervisors: Jake Mengers and Stephen Newbold
3D VFX Team: Ashley Bernes, Tim Civil, Kuldip Dail, Ahmed Garraph, Stefan Gerstheimer, Mark Harrison, Andrea Kozakova, Jake Mengers, Jakub Krompolc, Jorge Montiel Meurer, Wayne Simmons, James Wilson
2D VFX Team: Kelly Bruce, Greg Howe-Davies, Stephen Newbold, Fabio Zaveti
Matte-Painting: James Bailey, Adam Leary, Charlotte Tyson
Telecine: Jean-Clement Soret

NFL Networks "Ballet" Slow Motion Commercial

Mike Jenkins of the Dallas Cowboy and Carolina Panthers Muhsin Muhammad perform beautifully in this NFL Networks commercial titled "Ballet". Created by New York based ad agency "Grey".
Credits:
Agency: Grey, New York
Chief Creative Officer: Tor Myhren
Client: NFL
Executive Creative Director: Todd Tilford
Executive Producer: Bennett McCarroll
Agency Producer: Alyson Horn
Agency Producer: Seth Gorenstein
Director: Hank McElwee
Cinematographer: Hank McElwee
Production Company: NFL Films
Editor: Aaron Tompkins
Editorial Company: Rock Paper Scissors
Post Production: Absolute Post
Telecine: Tim Masick
Telecine Company: Company 3

Motorola Droid - iDon't Droid Does Commercial

All the things your phone doesn't do, Droid Does is the theme of the new Motorola TV commercial titled Idon't. Finally a shot a Apple's insanely popular iPhone.

Black Eyed Peas commercial for DirecTV Meet Me Halfway - HD

New Black Eyed Peas commercial for DirecTV, with scenes of the meet me halfway music video and the lovely Fergie.

New Sony Reader Commercial Peyton Manning and Justin Timberlake

The newest Sony Reader commercial featuring Peyton Manning and Justin Timberlake.

Budweiser It's What We Do Commercials New Bud TV Ad Campaign

Budweiser just started airing their new commercial TV ad campaign "It's What We Do". The spot above is "Greetings" and below is titled "Kidding". Sorry guys but these are a far cry from the Budweiser "For all you do. This Bud's for you" ads.

Advertising In The Year 2010 - Cadillac aims Twitter campaign at influential women

By Stephanie Hayes, Times Staff Writer
Say you're Cadillac.
For decades, you have been the go-to ride for old men who play golf. A status symbol for grandpas.
But time passes. Women browse car lots without men telling them what to do. They care about fuel economy and the ozone and cup holders and where the soccer balls will go.
If you're Cadillac, how do you get people talking about you again?
You play fairy godmother. You find dozens of well-connected Tampa women and shower them with fresh-smelling luxury cars. You dispatch them on local roads. You ask them to blog. How does it handle in the grocery store lot? How do their kids like the leather? How does the stereo sound while cruising over the Sunshine Skyway?
You ask them to tell their friends. And you hope they hyperventilate a little when they do.
• • •
Just parked my beautiful Cadillac SRX in the parking garage to walk over to TBPAC for the Tampa Bay TweetUp hosted by Tampa Bloggers!
— From Carissa Caricato's blog.
• • •
Last week, Caricato drove her Cadillac, which she nicknamed "Big Red," to Treasure Island for sunset, to Ybor City for sushi, to South Tampa for hula hoop lessons. She drove to work and charity events and important business lunches.
"How could you possibly pass up such a fun opportunity of driving a Cadillac for free and spreading the word about it?" said Caricato, marketing director for the Crisis Center of Tampa Bay.
In an era when fewer people have the patience to sit through television ads and fewer companies have money to buy them, marketers are looking for new ways to do their jobs.

Cadillac is using Tampa Bay, Sarasota and Orlando as guinea pigs to market its new crossover SUV, the 2010 SRX, which came out around Labor Day and costs between $34,000 and $44,000. Here's how the marketing plan works:

Each week through late November, eight women — executives, homemakers, volunteers — in the area get new Cadillac SRXs to drive. Women such as Kari Conley, community relations director for the Orlando Magic, Heidi Shimberg, vice president of marketing for the Glazer Children's Museum, recording artist September Penn, who is married to St. Petersburg Times writer Ivan Penn.

"It's absolutely new frontier," said Jennifer Costabile, regional sales and marketing manager for Cadillac. "It was exciting because it was either going to work or it wasn't going to work. The first week, we said, 'Wow, I think we've got it.' "

The women blog about what they like and what they don't (though most blogs are resoundingly enthusiastic). At the end of the week, the woman whose blog has drawn the most viewers gets $500 paid to a charity of her choice.

Caricato, 23, won the money for the Crisis Center. Through her Facebook network of 1,175 friends and Twitter network of 912 followers, she drove traffic to her Cadillac blog.

She got 771 new people reading about the car.
Full Story Here

Five Senses Typophile Film Festival Creativity

A typographic celebration of our five senses stunningly beautiful, created for the Typophile Film Festival.
Handcrafted by BYU design students and faculty, for the 5th Typophile Film Festival. A visual typographic feast about the five senses, and how they contribute to and enhance our creativity. Everything in the film is real—no CG effects. Shot with a RED One, a Canon EOS 5D Mark II, a Canon EOS 40D, and a Nikon D80. Stop motion created with Dragon Stop Motion.

Creative Director & Faculty Mentor: Brent Barson
Writing & Storyboarding:Brent Barson, Jessica Blackham, Analisa Estrada, Meg Gallagher, John Jensen, Regan Fred Johnson, Colin “The Pin” Pinegar
Construction, Paint & Glue:Brent Barson, Wynn Burton, Analisa Estrada, Meg Gallagher, Olivia Juarez Knudsen, Casey Lewis, Reeding Roberts, Deven Stephens, Brian Christensen (Brain Sculpture)
Animators:Brent Barson, Wynn Burton, Analisa Estrada, Meg Gallagher, Olivia Juarez Knudsen, Reeding Roberts, Deven Stephens
Cinematographer: Wynn Burton
Editing:Brent Barson, Wynn Burton, Analisa Estrada, Meg Gallagher, Reeding Roberts
Hand Models: Analisa Estrada, Meg Gallagher, Olivia Juarez Knudsen, Deven Stephens, Michelle Stephens
Original Music: micah dahl anderson

Jamieson's Raspberry Ale Snow White Print Ad

"Anything but sweet" reads the tag line in a new print ad campaign for Australian Jamieson Raspberry Ale. Snow White like you've never seen before, lying in bed with the seven dwarfs as our darling Snow White blows smoke rings.

The ad's creators said it was created to convince Australian drinkers the fruit-flavoured beer was "anything but sweet". But the saucy strategy, rolled out online, in liquor stores and on bar coasters, has come to the attention of the entertainment giant Disney, who licenses the animated heroine. The campaign confirmed it had "a little bit of contact" with Disney over the likeness and you guessed it, the ads have been pulled and filed in the banned, illegal, unauthorized, or whatever you want to call it ad collection. Too bad I like this and it works.

Ad Agency: The Foundry

New Print Volkswagen Euro 6 Caddy Maxi Pool Italian

New print campaign for the auto giant Volkswagen's Euro 6 Caddy Maxi. Created by DDB Milan, those Italians know how to make everything sexy don't they - nice work guys.

Don't miss out on your best job opportunities.
Traffic ban will not stop your business, by driving the new Euro 6 Caddy Maxi.

Advertising Agency: DDB, Milan, Italy
Art Director: Armando Viale
Copywriter: Valerio Le Moli
Photographer: Davide Bodini
Account Supervisor: Chiara De Simone
Account Executive: Alessia Mognon
Published: October 2009

Saucy New Ads Promote Business In Toronto via The BackRoom Ad Agency

Fantastic new posters with tag lines from My Neighbour Jerks My Chicken, to My Neighbour Sells Home Grown are popping up throughout our fine city. This is phase 1 of a five part marketing campaign for the TABIA by David West and The BackRoom Ad Agency. All nine of posters have put together for your viewing pleasure.


Saucy new posters popping up throughout the city of Toronto promoting TABIA - A local advertising initiative for The Toronto Association of Business Improvement Areas. The posters are the collaborative efforts of everyone at The BackRoom Ad Agency http://www.thebackroomagency.com
Credit goes to The Backroom Agency. Please see our coordinates below. (We "never" give any "one" person credit; it's always collaborative)
The BackRoom Ad Agency, Toronto, ON.
Http://www.thebackroomagency.com

The ads were recently featured in the October issue of Marketing Magazine, you can catch the article by Jeromy Llyod, on page 12.

Special thanks goes out to the FerrariMan(you know who you are).

Escape From City 17 Preview Teaser Spot Part One

Escape From City 17 directed by The Purchase Brothers updated teaser is part one. The second episode is still in the works, the brothers have been busy working on top secret feature but promised their fans part two is coming.
Info:
Filmed guerilla style. No crew. First two episodes made on a $500 budget, not including previous capital. Valve flew the brothers out to Seattle last year before the release, and mentioned they were 'blown away' by the project on Steam.
www.purchasebrothers.com

Orange Internet Words | The Power of A Word

The new Orange Internet commercial ad reminds us of the power of words and how one simple word can have two meanings. Orange is introducing its new generic Internet campaign following "livebox, allons plus loin ensemble". The campaign is based on a simple idea, which is expressed in a powerful and light hearted way: one single word can be used to cover a number of situations, from everyday scenarios to highly emotional, intense moments. The way in which words can have several meanings in life has led us to reconsider what we mean by the term "Internet". And to understand that there is Internet, and there is Internet par Orange. The "les mots" campaign uses the idea that with Orange "there is Internet and Internet", along with evidence that supports this position across all media and on several aspects of Orange Internet.
Credits:
Advertising Agency: Publicis Conseil, France
Executive Creative Director: Olivier Altmann
TV Copywriters: Mathieu Degryse, Olivier Dermaux
TV Art Directors: Yves-Eric Deboey, Mathieu Vinciguerra
Web Creative Director: Philippe Simonet
Web Copywriter: Cedric Leplat
Web Art Direc: David Polonia
Production: WAM
TV Production: Florent Villiers, Pierre Marcus
Post-Production : Jeanne Raibaut
Sound Production: Eric Cervera, Boris Nicou
Production company: 75 Director : Vincent Lobelle
Producer: Emmanuel Guiraud D.O.P: Glynn Speeckaert
Editor: Cyril Nakache/ Ste?phane Couturier
SFX images: Mikros images
Music Composer: Eric Cervera
GM Strategic Planning: Vale?rie He?naff
Account Director: Marie Wallet
Account Manager : Celine Veyrard
Account Manager Web : Aline Bonnet
Account Manager Mobile : Eric Dufourmantelle
Account Executive : Emilie Alalof

BACARDI® "Island" New Commercial TV Spot

The new Bacardi "Island" TV Spot. See what happens when friends get together and build the perfect party island, Part of the "Spirit of Bacardi" campaign. Can someone direct me to this island or at the very least send out an invitation next time!Credits to follow.

New York Street Advertising Takeover of Illegal Billboards

It should come to know ones surprise that New York City is covered with illegal billboards and advertisements. On a random day, civilians decided to take back the public space by covering over 120 illegal billboards with original works of art, the elaborate project was dubbed the "New York Street Advertising Takeover". The entire takeover was organized and funded by PublicAdCampaign.com who claims in the video that NPA City Outdoor, who operates a company that sells street level advertising are behind all these illegal billboards and advertisements throughout the city.

Full credits:
Organized and Funded by PublicAdCampaign.com
Concept Jordan Seiler, Posterboy
Video Shot/Edited/Produced by Keith Haskel kskill.com
Composer Pierre Takal
Narrator Jordan Seiler

White Washers: MOMO, Erin Siodomak, Gaia,Rachel Lowing, Ted Hayes,Lindsey Case, Lucas McGowen, Zoe McCleary, John Pearson, Bucky Turco, Dick Chicken, Dave Barron, Tom McAlister, Todd Zino, Natalie Bell, Paul Bell, Deana Haggag, Mateo Ramirez, Zoh Rothberg, Mike Roess, Melanie Palishan, Laura Meyers, Jesse Suchmann, Jenny Awasano,
James Herman, Colby Brin.

Featured Artists: Gaia, Rachel, Aakash Nihalani, Tristan & Matt Eaton, Liliana Velasquez, MOMO, Jennifer Jacobs, I Am, Poster Child, Please Enjoy, & Zac Braun
Some faces were blurred due to artists with anonymous aliases.

Fox and Burger King Team Up for Jessica Simpson Fat Joke Commercial With The Dallas Cowboys

As part of the pre-game show on "Fox NFL Sunday", this animated commercial, presented by Burger King was aired of a tasteless animated skit featuring the Dallas Cowboys. The spoof poked fun at Jessica Simpson,her weight and Tony Romo by the cast of characters made up of Jason Whitten, Marion Barber and coach Wade Phillips. Yes, it is real!
Here is the shaky version of the video.

At NBCDFW.com, the NBC affiliate for the Dallas-Fort Worth area, locals voting on the spot were 45% furious, 27% bored, 18% laughing and 9% thrilled at press time.
Burger King had nothing to do with the ad, but their name was there clear as day at the beginning of the spot, Fox wrote, produced and aired the bit nationally. Burger King spokeswoman Katie Boylan confirmed that the chain sponsored the skit, but Fox created it.

Powermat Office Commercial What the Bleep? TV Version

The new Powermat, yes it is exactly what it sounds like, a mat you place your wireless devices on and their batteries are magically charged.Commercial credits for the PowerMat commercial TV spots go to New York based Woods, Witt Dealy & Sons.

The Puma Index Promo Spot

PUMA Bodywear's intent with their new site TheIndex.Puma.com website is to bring you a little joy during these volatile economic times. The PUMA Index is a real stock market ticker, but with an added bonus. When the market goes down the models clothes come off.


Agency: droga5, New York
Creative Chairman: David Droga
Executive Creative Directors: Duncan Marshall, Ted Royer
Creative Director/Copywriter: Kevin Brady
Art Director: Jesse Juriga
Head of Integrated Production: Sally-Ann Dale
Broadcast Producer: Thomas Beug
Digital Executive Producer: Sandra Nam
Production Company: Partizan/The Dark Room, New York
Director: Nima Nourizadeh
Editor: Patrick Colman @ Final Cut
Audio: Nylon Studios
Production Company (Web): Perfect Fools
Project Manager: Stefan Dufgran
Producer: Sofia Jonsson

Get Crackin' with Wonderful Pistachios | Levi Johnston, Dara Torres Commercials

Wonderful Pistachios Get Crackin commercials use celebrity endorsements from Olympic swimmer Dara Torres, Levi Johnston, father of Sarah Palins grandchild, shows us how he Gets Crackin'(he does it with protection now) former Miss South Carolina Teen USA Lauren Caitlin Upton and Isabella Sinclaire who is some lady with a whip to show the world how they crack open their pistachios.

Cisco The Future of Shopping | Innovations That Fit Perfectly

New Cisco commercial ad that introduces us to a new generation of technology from Cisco that will allow you to use video in new ways to enhance collaboration, productivity, and business innovation, adopt new IT service delivery models that let you access any service, at any location, from any device and accelerate business growth while reducing your operational costs and environmental impact. I just like the fact I can try on those clothes with having to use a dressing room.

Innovations That Fit Perfectly. Check out the latest innovations from Cisco, and see how the changing room is really changing is the latest from Cisco, this is pretty cool. Worth a visit at www.cisco.com/go/experience

Travelers Insurance - Drifters (New Floating Umbrella Commercial)

Travelers new TV spot, featuring the music of Langhorne Slim, "Worries", shows red umbrellas drifting through the countryside and city scapes before coming together to protect the things that people care about most.In the latest spot in the celebrated Travelers Insurance campaign, joining Rupert Sanders' Emmy nominated "Delivery" and Daniel Kleinman's charming bone-obsessed dog in "Prized Possession," comes "Drifters." Directed by Frank Budgen, the story unfolds in the skies above America, as we see thousands of small red umbrellas elegantly floating above. As we hear "Worries" from the incomparable folk star Langhorne Slim, we watch as the hypnotic flotilla moves from the ocean, over the countryside and, finally, into the skyscraper-filled canyons of a city where they gently drift down to protect a home, a car and a business.
Client: Travelers Insurance
Agency: Fallon
Creative Directors: Scott O'Leary, Ryan Peck
Art Director: Scott O'Leary
Copywriter: Ryan Peck
Director of Integrated Production: Vic Palumbo
Executive Producer: Kate Talbott
Production Company: Gorgeous Enterprises
Director: Frank Budgen
Director of Photography: Ellen Kuras/Frank Budgen
Executive Producer: Cassie Hulen
Producer: Alicia Richards
Production Manager: Judy Vermeulen
Editorial Company: Rock Paper Scissors
Editor: Angus Wall
Executive Producer: Linda Carlson, Carol Lynn Weaver
Producer: Kim Colen
Editorial Assistant: Grant Surmi
Visual Effects Company: a52
VFX Supervisor: Patrick Murphy
Colorist: Angus Wall
Flame Artists: Patrick Murphy, Stefan Gaillot, Mike Bliss, Andy Hall
CGI Supervisor: Kirk Shintani
CGI Artists: Andy Hall, Paulo de Almada, Joe Chiechi, Adam Newman, Ian Ruhfass, Terry Shigemitsu
VFX Producer: Jenny Bright
Executive Producer: Jennifer Sofio Hall
Mix Company: Eleven Sound
Mix Engineer: Jeff Fuller
Music Track: "Worries" Langhorne Slim

Honda Premieres "Racing Against Time" Short-Film Documentary

Honda Premieres “Racing Against Time” Short-Film Documentary Featuring Skateboarding Legend Tony Hawk and “Star Trek” Screenwriters Roberto Orci and Alex Kurtzman.Directed by Joe Berlinger with producers @radical.media, “Racing Against Time” takes a personal look at what defines the essence of racing and how the best work is often done when the pressure is high and competition is fierce. The film illustrates Honda’s racing spirit, as Honda associates persevere to develop innovative environmental solutions. Teamwork also is shown as an integral contribution to extraordinary results. These themes are brought to life during the seven-minute film through personal experiences shared by professional skateboarder Tony Hawk, “Star Trek” and “Transformers” screenwriters Roberto Orci and Alex Kurtzman, and IndyCar driver Tony Kanaan. Stories from several Honda associates also are featured, including Sachito Fujimoto’s challenge to develop the Honda FCX Clarity fuel cell electric vehicle.

“Honda’s new doc film, ‘Racing Against Time,’ was developed to share our unique corporate culture rooted in racing, and to inspire people to innovate—no matter what the circumstances,” said Barbara Ponce, Manager of Corporate Advertising for American Honda. “Honda’s racing spirit goes far beyond the race track—it’s a unique approach to business that allows us to face and survive difficulties in the marketplace, including the current environmental and economic challenges.”

“In ‘Racing Against Time,’ Joe Berlinger brings a whole new dynamic to Honda's ‘DREAM THE IMPOSSIBLE’ Documentary Series. There’s a real sense of urgency to the film. The pacing, music and imagery all reflect the intensity and drive of the people we interviewed—whether it’s pro athletes, like Tony Hawk and Tony Kanaan, describing the challenges of competing against the clock or environmental experts and scientists discussing solutions for the looming deadlines that our planet will face in the near future,” said Todd Carey, associate creative director at RPA.

Advertising Agency: RPA, Santa Monica, CA, USA
Chief Creative Officer: David Smith
Writers: Todd Carey, Curt Johnson
Agency Producer: Gary Paticoff
Executive Producers: Barbara Ponce, Jon Kamen, Frank Scherma, Frank Stiefel, Justin Wilkes
Production Company: @radical.media
Producer: Andrew Flakelar, Todd Carey, Curt Johnson
Director: Joe Berlinger
DP/Lighting/Cameraman: Andrij Parekh
Editor: Ben Coccio/Outpost Digital
Original Soundtrack: Q Department.
Post Production: Outpost Digital
Graphic Designer: Dave Dimeola, Chris Rubino
Photographer: Davi Russo

Interactive
Chief Creative Officer: David Smith
Executive Producer, Content: Gary Paticoff
Creative Director/Art: Curt Johnson
Associate Creative Director/Copy: Todd Carey
Senior Art Director/Art: David Mesfin
Senior Copywriter: Brenna Hajek
User Experience Lead: Alex Yra
Technology Director: Scott Westerfield
Technologist/Flash: Jeff Siegal

001 by Meltin' Pot I Dream I am Print Ads

Three new print ads for 001 Meltin' Pot created by the ad agency Armando Testa, Turin, Italy. Love the work these guys do!

Advertising Agency: Armando Testa, Turin, Italy
Executive Creative Director: Michele Mariani
Creative Director: Luca Cortesini
Art Director: Luca Cortesini, Laura Sironi
Copywriter: Maria Meioli
Photographer: Dimitri Daniloff
Published: September 2009

Alfa Romeo Mito Ad | Space Invaders

The Classic Space Invaders game is brought to life in this new commercial for the Italian auto maker Alfa Romeo new Mito. Directed by Alex & Steffen, Production Company: Spy Films.

Credits:
Agency: Saffirio Tortelli Vigoriti, Italy
Producer: Stefania Odero, Buddy Film
Directors: Alex & Steffen
Production: Spy Films, Toronto, Canada
Post production: Unexpected
Music: Flavio Ibba

Estee Lauder Connects With Social Media | Free Makeover and Photo Shoots

So how does a cosmetics and fragrance giant like Estee Lauder find a way to connect to women and social media? Simple, just offer a free makeover and photo shoot that can be used on your social network page, or website. Don't look so surprised, this is actually a brilliant marketing plan now isn't it?

Jack Neff at AdAge does a much better job explaining the details, I'm heading to Bloomingdale's for my free makeover, they can keep the photo I need a makeover!

BATAVIA, Ohio (AdAge.com) -- The venerable Estee Lauder cosmetics brand has found a seemingly natural way to connect with social media: offering free makeovers and photo shoots at its department-store cosmetics counters coast-to-coast to produce shots women can use for their online profiles.
The promotion, which kicks off Oct. 16 at Bloomingdale's in New York and will extend initially to Macy's, Saks and other Bloomingdale's stores in Southern California, Miami and Chicago, also includes a giveaway of a 10-day supply of foundation.

Defying convention in a prestige cosmetics industry that has buried consumers under piles of makeup totes and other "gifts with purchase" for decades, no purchase is required for these gifts. The gift that the brand hopes will keep on giving is that the profile photos include the Estee Lauder logo in the background, which, assuming they aren't Photoshopped into oblivion, could give the brand lasting presence on Facebook beyond its own 27,000-member plus fan page. The promotion is being plugged on that page, as well as on Estee Lauder's website, and the company is also using PR to spread the word.

With a target age of 35 to 55, Estee Lauder consumers aren't necessarily prototypical social-media mavens. But the promotion has a dual strategy, said spokeswoman Tara Eisenberg: helping contemporize the brand for younger women while recognizing that somewhat older women have rapidly embraced social media, too.

The initial flight of a half-dozen such events is something of a test that, if successful, could be extended to more stores and cities, Ms. Eisenberg said. "It's not something you can do every day," she said, "because you do have to hire a photographer."

The photographer will do "some minor retouching," she said. "Nothing crazy, print out the picture and also e-mail it to the customer."

Purchase isn't required, but the promotion does get women to the counter to talk with reps and try makeup, a habit Estee Lauder and the prestige beauty industry, hit hard by recession, would like to help restore.

Lincoln 2010 MKS "Cleaner Faster Smarter" Ad Introducing EcoBoost

New spot for the all new 2010 Lincoln MKS with EcoBoost titled "Cleaner - Faster - Smarter" is visually pleasing beauty of a commercial. Featuring the music of "Burnin For You" by Shiny Toy Guns.
Credits go to the production company Digital Domain, who have created some great campigns for the auto industry including the recent Audi "Intelligently Combined", Lexus "City" and Mercedes-Benz "Opera" spots.
Directed by David Rosenbaum
Ad Agency, Team Detroit.

Samsun Corby S3650 | Viral Digital Media Paintball Battle Promo

Samsung recently launched the new Samsung Corby S3650, now how do promote a new product like that you ask? A viral video what else, this is the first in a series of viral spots created by The Viral Factory.It was produced to test the dependability of friends on social networking sites such as Facebook, Twitter, Myspace etc. Many people have accounts online that list a large number of people in their ‘friends’ section – but who on earth really knows that many people? The video shows a challenge among “professionals”of the social networks, trying to invite the biggest number of friends possible and have them shoot to each other paint in “Burning Man Festival” style!
Vincenzo from the Viral Factory London (http://usa.theviralfactory.com/).
Credits
Advertising Agency: The Viral Factory
Creative: The Viral Factory
Director: Christopher Lynch‐Robinson with The Viral Factory
Producer: Joe Marshall
Foreign Production Company: Paradiso Films
Editor: Dominic Leung
Post Production / Edit House: Trim

Lebron James | State Farm Kid N' Play "Garage" Ad

Lebron James and the newest State Farm Insurance commercial titled "Garage", created by Translation, USA. LeBron does his best rendition of a Kid N’ Play dance, and refers his buddy to his State Farm agent.
Advertising Agency: Translation, USA
Chief Creative Officer/Founder: Steve Stoute
Creative Director: Michael Godshall
Copywriter: Joe Ventura
Account Director: Kenneth Pang
Agency Producer: Marlene Winder
Production Company: Harvest
Director: Baker Smith
Director of Photography: Bill Pope
Editorial Company: Beast
Sound Design/Music: Amber Music
Aired: October 2008

What Is A Browser | Google Creates a Cool Video Demonstration

Google has a pretty cool animated video clip explaining just what a web browser is, now I know what you might be thinking and I thought the very same thing, how can anyone in this day and age not know what a web browser is....you'd be surprised. After you get this basic reminder of what exactly the browser is, be sure to watch the second video below of Google employee Scott, who asks New Yorkers what the difference between a search engine and web browser is.

Back in April Scott, a Google employee took to the streets of Times Square in New York and asked the question, What is a browser? The responses people came up with are priceless. You might be shocked to know that less than 8% of the people asked on this day actually knew what a browser was.

An Open Mind Is Advised | Theatre Spot VIFF Vancouver International Film Festival

The theme at VIFF 2009 (Vancouver International Film Festival) this year "An Open Mind Is Advised", as expressed in this great theater spot created by TBWA Vancouver and Biscuit FilmWorks.

Client: VIFF – Vancouver International Film Festival
Titles: “Subtitles”, “Sexuality”, “Disturbing”
Product: Vancouver International Film Festival
Air Dates: October 1 - 16, 2009
Agency: TBWAVancouver
Creative Director: Paul Little
Copywriters: Addie Gillespie, Jon Murray
Art Directors: Addie Gillespie, Jon Murray
Agency Producer: Mike Hasinoff
Director: Tim Godsall
Production Company: OPC, Toronto and Biscuit Filmworks, Los Angeles
Senior Executive Producer: Shawn Lacy, Biscuit Filmworks
Executive Producers: Harland Weiss (OPC, Toronto) and Holly Vega (Biscuit Filmworks, Los Angeles)
Line Producer: Rick Jarjoura
Director of Photography: Darko Suvak
Production Designer: Mark Benson
Editorial Company: Arcade Edit, Los Angeles
Editor: Geoff Hounsell
Executive Producer, Arcade Edit: Damian Stevens
Post Producer: Ali Reed
Visual Effects: Airship Post, Los Angeles
Smoke Artist: Chris Homel
Telecine: Company 3, Los Angeles
Executive Producer, Company 3: Rhubie Jovanov
Telecine Producer, Company 3: Matt Moran
Colorist: Sean Coleman
Audio: Beacon Street Studios (LA) & Pinewood Sound (Vancouver)
Executive Producer, Beacon Street Studios: Andrew Feltenstein, Adrea Lavezzoli
Audio Producer: Nicolette Guidotti
Special thanks to Glossy Inc. for passing this on.

Bar Code Pasta for Belgium Food Banks Campaign

Advertising Agency: Germaine, Antwerp, Belgium
Creative Director: Dirk Domen
3D-Designer: Rizon Parein
Creatives: Jef Boes & Pieter Claeys
Sound designer: Thomas 'Matik' Houthave
Account: Jan Boschmans

McDonald's Honor Angus Third Pounders Billboard

McDonald's erects user submitted billboard messages promoting the Honor Angus Third Pounders. 13 digital billboards in Kansas City began to display headlines written by local McDonald’s customers for the campaign. The headlines, and names of their authors, were cycled in 10-second increments. Over 5,000 customer written 2 word headlines were received online at honorangus.com and via text messages of which 2,000 were displayed on the billboards.
Created and executed by McDonald’s regional advertising agency, Bernstein-Rein (Kansas City), Honor Angus is based on the agency’s local Angus Third Pounder launch campaign that featured punchy, two-word static billboards.
Visit the McDonald's micro site to submit your own message at: Honor Angus
Advertising Agency: Bernstein-Rein, Kansas City, USA
Executive Creative Director: Arlo Oviatt
Group Creative Director: Chris Corley
Art Director: Marie Goodwin
Copywriter: Chris Corley
Interactive Creative Director: Anthony Magliano
Interactive Art Director/Programmer: Travis Beckham
Interactive Copywriter: Aaron Weidner
Web Programmer: Shawn Hill

Canal+ Commercial | Wardrobe The Closet

Never underestimate the power of a great story, just ask Lucas G, screenwriter for Canal+ who stars in this great commercial from France.

Advertising Agency: BETC Euro RSCG, Paris, France
Creative Director: Stephane Xiberras
Creative: Eric Astorgue
Agency Producer: Isabelle Menard
Director: Matthijs van Heijningen
Production: Soixan7e Quin5e
Post Production: Mikros Image

An Initiative Of Volkswagen | The Funny Safety Theory

Volkswagen VW creates a bottomless trash can promoting a happier environmentally better world. The Swedish site http://www.rolighetsteorin.se/ which translates in english to mean a Funny Safety Theory has ideas on how to do just that.

Varldens djupaste soptunna - The worlds deepest dustbin.Throwing garbage in a garbage can instead of on the ground should not reasonably be so difficult. Surprisingly, many still fail with this. Can we get more people to throw rubbish in the bin instead of on the ground by making it more fun? The result you see here.

Pianotrappan - Take the stairs.

"Take the stairs instead of escalators or elevator and feel better" is something you often hear or maybe read in Sunday attachments. Few if any people have followed this advice. Can we get more people to take the stairs over the escalator on a normal day in Stockholm, by making it more fun to take the stairs? The result you see here.

Wrigleys Orbit Gum Can't Touch This

Wrigley's Orbit Gum, new marketing campaign wants to protect their packaging design for consumers by giving you the option to visit their new micro site and create ugly packaging for you Orbit gum bottle. The promo spot is perfectly set to the music of MC Hammer's "You Can't Touch This".
From Micheal Jackson's Original Skin to Cigarette Butts you can create your own at the Orbit Czech Republic site HERE.
Advertising Agency: MarkBBDO Prague, Czech Republic
Creative Directors: Leon Sverdlin, Andrej Štuk
Art Director: David Suda
Copywriter: Ondrej Soucek
Account manager: Sarka Pazderova
Released: June 2009

Alexander Keith's Birthday Card Commercial TV Ad

Celebrating Alexander Keith's birthday on October 5th, Keith's and ad agency Publicis created an ad encouraging you to sign his birthday card at Keiths.ca. Now Hold True and get on over there to sign his birthday card.

Advertising Agency: Publicis Canada
Executive Creative Director: Duncan Bruce
Art Director: Simon Newman
Designer: Simon Newman
Writer: Jason Partridge
Account Director: Gino Cantalini
Account Manager: Blaise Ambrose
Agency Producer: Carlo D'Ercole
Production Company: Steam Films
Director: Simon Neal
DOP: Tom Townend

Alan Doritos Advert Guitar Hero | The Story Of A Simple Man

The story of Alan, told via this entertaining 4 minute commercial for Doritos and their Guitar Hero promo deal.Doritos does it again with this great epic 4 minute ad starring Alan. The advert titled Alan was done by ABBOTT MEAD VICKERS|BBDO that tells the story of this virtual nobody (Alan) from birth and takes us on a journey through his life who eventually lives his dream of being a rock star, while working in a supermarket he discovers Doritos and Guitar Hero will lead him to his dream. I know what you are thinking, but just stop, it's a commercial take it for it is.
Agency: AMV BBDO, London
Creative Director: Mark Fairbanks
Art Director: Paul Pateman
Copywriter: Mike Nicholson
Agency Producer: Anita Sasdy
Production Assistant: Rebecca Holt
Production Company: MJZ, London
Director: David Shane
Executive Producer: Debbie Turner
Producer: Nell Jordan
DP: Alex Barber
Editor: Paul Watts @ The Quarry
Post-Production: The Mill, London
Original Lyrics: Paul Pateman and Mike Nicholson
Music: Finger Music

Ikea Commercial The Doors

Credits:
Agency: Forsman & Bodenfors
Client: IKEA
Copywriter: Fredrik Jansson
Art Director: Anna Kask
Producer: Charlotte Most
Production Company: Jesper Kouthoofd
Director:Jesper Kouthoofd
Assistant Director: Emil Kullanger
Director of Photography: Emil Larsson
Stop Motion: Kim Keukeleire
Stop Motion:Tobias Fouracre
Stop Motion: Dana Behrman
Stop Motion: Kevin Walton
Producer: Anna Bergstrom
Music: Riviera Music
Post Production: The Chimney Pot

The Hopper Invasion by Sony Ericsson | World Wide Viral Spot

Sony Ericsson creates a world wide viral Hopper Invasion, have you created your Hopper yet?


The Hopper Invasion Website states: It's started. See what happened when 500 hoppers were let loose in Barcelona. Join the world's first online invasion.

Now it's over to you. Be part of the world's first ever online flash mob. Start by creating your own hopper. Crazy eyes? A grinning mouth? What about a tattoo? Set it free and watch the mayhem start (don't worry, we'll tell you where and when). The Hopper Invasion Website