This video is to promote SuperVote, some YouTube style voting of the Super Bowl commercials after the game this Sunday. Thing is, the video nor the description with it give any clues as to how to do this, where, etc. etc. Maybe SuperVote should actually watch some of the commercials and learn a thing or two about good advertising.
Wow. Nothing quite like a foot-long to get your mind wandering. My Old Spice memories are of my dad using their after-shave when I was a kid. Now this? Thanks for scaring me for life, Old Spice.
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This video is pretty incredible. Not only is the style beautiful, but this artist is so talented with it. Honestly one of the most impressive artistic things I have ever seen.
Click on each of these Men's Health ads to enlarge and truly appreciate them. Unique approach and art direction.
This is the 'Maposaurus' spot for Garmin, a GPS company, that will run during this years Super Bowl. I don't know about this one. The soundtrack annoys me and I'm not a '50s sci-fi monster movie guy, so whatever. Here's some kind of blog that somehow promotes the commercial.
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This is just a one-off for the WWF, but I think it's great. I would love to see more than just the MGM lion missing. Let's get the Democratic Donkey, Tony the Tiger and Porky Pig in this campaign.
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Come on, give your mom another chance and send her some damn flowers already. I don't particularly like these ads, just thought the approach was somewhat different.
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Haha. Funny stuff. Nice copywriting and art direction here for Paddy's, and Irish pub located in the South.
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Name: Steve Hall
Title: Publisher
Blog: Adrants
SHEDWA: When and why did you start Adrants?
STEVE HALL: Adrants was born in March 2002 during a period of unemployment and in the early days of blogging. In seeking employment, I thought it would be a good idea to look at and comment on the current state of the industry as a way to stay in touch while not working. I did, ultimately, find work and kept Adrants going on the side until March 2004 when I was laid off once again. I looked for a job for about a week but soon realized Adrants had grown to the point where it could become an actual business.
So I put all my energy into Adrants. I had been selling ads by myself up until this point but that took time and skill that I didn't have so I signed with Watershed Publishing (publishers of MarketingVOX and MediaBuyerPlanner) for ad sales. To continue to grow revenue, over the years, I signed affiliate/partnership marketing deals with Portfolios.com, TalentZoo, iMediaConnection and, in addition to direct ad sales, put slotted in Google AdWords and BlogAds. As one would correctly assume, the lion's share of revenue comes from direct sales but all streams contribute significantly.
I never actively promoted Adrants over the years. It grew organically and I guess I had the advantage of first mover. Aside from Adland, there really weren't any other ad blogs out there at the time.
S: What do you find most interesting about the blogosphere?
SH: It's communal nature. The sharing. The notion that old media's "exclusivity" and hesitance to acknowledge sources was a thing of the past and this new style of journalism provided a more complete picture to the reader. It's humble. It's friendly aside from the occasional high school-like squabble.
S: What impact, if any, do you think blogs serve in the ad community?
SH: We have a huge impact. Ad Age reads us (by us, I mean all ad blogs) because they don't want to miss anything. In one sense, we do a lot of early reporting for them. Uncover new trends, stories, scoops which then sometimes find their way onto the pages of Ad Age. I'm not saying we're a replacement but a welcome addition that fleshes out what's going on in the industry.
In terms of the industry, we help paint a more expansive and complete picture of what's going on. We do it in a concise, quick, easy to read fashion that offers up thought provoking ideas for those who work in the industry. We uncover things that would normally remain unknown. We add insightful commentary from people who've worked in the industry. It's a different take than a professional journalist who may or may not have worked in advertising would offer.
We also have radically shifted the way marketers and their PR people communicate. Since we are so good at calling bullshit and have gained respectable mass within the industry, the approach marketers and PR types take is now more humble, less fluffy, more meaty and more straightforward. There's less mindless pontification...or at least we filter it out before it gets to readers.
Look what blogging did for AdWeek. It's blog, AdFreak, is now, it seems, more popular than its own website and magazine. Ad Age has also dabbled, although less successfully, in the blog space but it's changed their tone and their outlook on the industry. Even Bob Garfield blogs although not very often.
S: Adrants is currently moving towards Technorati's top 500. What do you attribute that success to?
SH: This is funny. We're actually sliding down. We had a high of about 212 about a year or so ago but since Technorati includes so many sources now and perhaps has changed the way it ranks, we're more like 400 (573...just checked). Technorati is all about links in, links out, links up, links down, links sideways. It can be gamed. Adrants has a far larger readership than many of the top 100 blogs on Technorati. Though some would argue the linkfest and the socially communal nature of blogs (and all media, for that matter) is what's important, readership, demographics, unique visits, page views and scale are still what advertisers buy, and, it's no secret, Adrants is ad-supported.
This may be old-school thinking but what's more important to the reader? How many links in and out a publication has or the quality of the information delivered. And, what's more important to a publisher looking for ad dollars? An incestuous, self-congratulatory link-fest or saleable unique visitors and page views? Sadly, it's still about the eyeballs.
S: If you couldn't blog about advertising, what would you blog about?
SH: In the early days I did blog about other things such as writing and general life observations. Perhaps, those were my purest blogging days but then Adrants happened. From time to time, I think about other topics but I keep coming back to advertising. I love it. I appreciate it. I love to both admonish it and praise it. I like to observe its changes and its idiosyncrasies. It's just fun.
I'm not sure what I'd blog about if I couldn't blog about advertising. Knowing me, I'd probably launch something like Fleshbot (NSFW).
S: What are your 5 favorite blogs, advertising focused or not?
SH: Hmm. Tough. There are so many good ones and my list changes all the time but:
Micropersuasion for Steve Rubel's insightful pulse on just about everything.
AdFreak for it's clear and concise coverage of advertising.
Adscam for George Parker's hilarious and incredibly snarky take on an industry he's been in for decades.
Shake Well Before Use for Ariel's cute but brash outlook on life, advertising and sex.
CoolzOr for his international view of things and his ability to both work and blog at length at the same time.
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I love creative media when it makes sense. Exactly what this Orkin outdoor thing does. The Orkin logo is made out of sticky flypaper and posted clean. Over time, enough nasty insects crawl across the ad and get stuck to form the logo. Great, great work. Would love to see a time-lapse of one of these.
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So, this whole Vista launch is getting out of control. My last straw? Stumbling upon these Vista branded escalator bolts that were found at the launch presentation last night at Nokia Theatre in Times Square, New York City. I'm all for branding the hell out of things, but this is just insane. I hate that damn logo.
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Tyra Banks is pissed after blunt headlines ran along side a picture of her in a bathing suit, appearing to have gained some weight. She has even gone so far as to address the issue on her show sporting the same swimsuit that is shown in the shot. Calm down and let it go already.
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This is a few days late, but here is a poster for Derek Jeter's Celebrity Golf Classic, held the past three days in Tampa, FL. I don't really know why I am posting this, probably just because I am a huge Yankees fan and this is the closest thing to creative advertising I have seen from them in a while.
LAist has a story of a Chicago Bears fan, Sarah, who so badly wants to go to the Super Bowl she is willing to auction herself off to the highest bidder. Or so that was her intention until eBay kicked her auction off. I guess they don't like people prostituting themselves on their site. Ok, ok, so she wasn't going to have sex with anyone. Anyways, how does this have anything to do with advertising? Well, Axe got wind of the whole thing and decided to turn Sarah's body into their latest promotion. They turned the tables and gave Sarah three free end zone tickets. Axe will then give a fourth remaining ticket to the loser/loseress who crafts the most compelling email and sends it to hotsuperbowldate@hotmail.com. The lucky guy or girl will sit with Sarah for the game. Better exercise those typing fingers guys.
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Awesome work here. By Guinness? I don't know. It may just be a fan created thing. Whomever did it is great though. Copy reads, "What's on your mind?"
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Ha. I like these. Nice art direction, as well. Copy reads, "Old Story. New Twist. Smirnoff Green Apple Twist."
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This ad for Concordia Children's Services is just disturbing as hell. It actually makes me cringe to look at it. Maybe that was the intention. The copy reads, "If you don't help feed them, who will?"
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Nice Ariel ads. I like the original art direction. Copy translates, "It takes more time to generate a stain than to remove it."
Kind of funny, but nothing new really. Copy on reads, "Yoga/Weightlifting/Running prolongs life."
I came across these two graffiti type ads yesterday while walking through New York City's Meatpacking District at Washington St. and Little West 12th St. The ads are graffiti work on the side of a brick building, and both done by the same people, Tats Cru. The Ford Edge one uses more of a typical graffiti style, while the Starveillance looks almost exactly like a normal billboard would. I like them a lot. They make the advertisements more of a piece of art than just an image trying to sell you something.
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Amazing art direction. Not only would I kiss these on the lips, I would probably fuck 'em as I did it. I love the use of colors against the black page. I want the egg beater one at poster size for my wall.
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Here it is. The Kevin Federline Nationwide Insurance commercial. The funny thing is, he probably couldn't even get hired as the fast food worker he plays in the spot.
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This isn't anything new, but I just thought of it and wanted to share. A great message for the kids.
These images are from a billboard outside the Terminal Building in New York City for the launch of Windows Vista today. They got all Cirque du Soleil on our asses and had these crazy wire flyers running all around the billboard making the Windows logo with fabric tarps. Crazy advertising.
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This commercial for Kreskova, a Russian vodka, is great. It's got everything I need; vodka and hot, near-naked girls. I'm booking my ticket to Russia now.
I really like the media buy working with the creative here. This ad runs directly next to the apartment classifieds with the copy reading, "Don't make big decisions on an empty stomach." Smart and to the point. Leave it at that. What? That's not it? Nope. They went a step further and threw in a twist with some unwanted location defects with the house; a volcano, a nuclear power plant and a space shuttle launch pad. But these things are too subtle. Most people aren't going to see them, and maybe that's not a bad thing. I like the ads better without.
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Burger King (CP+B) has recycled some old Marlboro art direction and thrown some clever new copy on it. Click each ad to enlarge and read the 'Surgeon General's Warning'. I wonder if all this great, creative advertising is really helping Burger King sell greasy cheeseburgers.
Copy reads, "Lasts forever." I like the art direction a lot, but I don't know if I would equate ball point pens with pop culture icons and heroes.
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Just one highlight of a crazy night. Andrew Keegan at an O.A.R. concert after party. He was a nice guy, and didn't mind us taking this pic.
Saturday I was lucky enough to get my hands on a couple VIP tickets to the O.A.R. concert at Madison Square Garden. So, that night my girlfriend and I headed to The Garden. From the moment we got there, it was craziness. There were teenagers being arrested for underage drinking, girls puking in corners, one girl had passed out and was literally being drug along by security; I guess your typical concert scene, but even I thought it was a little insane.
After a few free drinks in the VIP area backstage, we found our seats and the show started. It was an amazing performance. The place was sold out, and O.A.R. sounded just as good live as they do on their albums.
After the show, we headed to the band's after party. The spot was a cool loft space with another open bar (my favorite). When we got there, my girlfriend started chatting up this guy. She said, "I know you. You were in 10 Things I Hate About You."
"Yes I was." he said. The guy was Andrew Keegan. My girlfriend chatted him for a bit more and then we got this picture with him. He was a really nice, down to earth guy. A little later, the band showed up and we were introduced to them as well. Also great guys. After some more drinks and some more dancing, we decided to call it a successful night and head home. Little did we know our night was just beginning.
We jumped in a cab and headed to Brooklyn. After getting across the bridge, I realized I only had a few dollars in cash, so I asked my girlfriend for some dough. It was then that she realized she didn't have her purse. She must had left it at the after party. Cell phone, camera, iPod, everything gone. So, I threw a fiver ($5) at the cab driver to cover the $20 fare and ran away. I tried calling my girlfriend's phone, hoping whomever had it would answer and we could get her stuff back. No such luck.
The next morning we woke up feeling badly about her loss. We had a moment of silence for her iPod, called to notify the bank of the death of their debit card and tried to remember the good times we had with her camera. After that, I checked my phone and was surprised to see that I had missed calls from her phone earlier that morning. Someone must have her phone! So, I called it back and sure enough, a guy answers and tells me he has her purse and everything. It was left at the party he threw the night before. He remembers meeting us. He's one of the members of O.A.R. Craziness. So, we head to his apartment and get back her purse. Everything is in it, all is right in the world again and we have a crazy story to tell. Good night, good night. Moral of the story: I definitely recommend taking any free tickets that are thrown your way. You never know where they will lead.
I love music and I love afros, so therefore I love this. I dedicate this posting to Thelonious; a far greater afro lover than I.
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These Mini ads are out of control good. I really like them. Great combination of copy and art direction to deliver a well thought out message. Damn, wish I would have thought of it. The tagline reads, "Incredibly Mini. The new Mini." You can click to enlarge each image to read the various copy. These are just a few of the many executions. You can check out more here, here, here, here, here, here, oh and here, there's one over here, another here, one more here, damn they just keep coming here and here, one tried to escape here, and here, spotted one here.
So there has been this 2000 bloggers thing floating around for a while. It's a really cool roll of images of bloggers, and each picture links to that persons blog. It's going to be capped at 2000 people, so if you would like to be included just shoot Tino an email. Shedwa is included. Are you?
I don't get this Nike Women ad. The swoosh is now a sexual predator praying on Flashdance/Call on Me women? Well, I guess Munich is just crazy.
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Nice art direction and idea all in one here for Veja Magazine. I didn't see it the first few times I looked, but it's great. Copy in the lower right reads, "Get both sides."
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Nice. Love the art direction. Copy reads, "Digests anything."
Alright, so I've seen a few different variations of this Taco Bell campaign featuring Carmen Electra. And I just have to say, I do not approve. I'd love to see Carmen in a condom campaign, a billboard for her aerobic stripper tapes
While filming his latest Buick commercial, Tiger Woods decided it would be funny to adlib the scene. His interpretation? Run full speed at the other actor and take him down...hard. The guy ended up with a cut on his forehead that had to be treated. Oh Tiger, what a kidder you are.
This morning's edition of AM NY has an article on how New York City will soon be branding their condoms. The article reports that the city gives away 18 million free comdoms each year, but feels that people will be more inclined to use them if they are NYC branded. One idea is to feature the subway lines on the wrappers. I love the quotes the paper published when asking people what the best theme would be; "How about the Chrysler or Empire State buildings? They're big and phallic.", "MTA logo - it's good for one ride."
Kinda got a kid theme going on today. First it was for a toothbrush, not it's for Kellogg's Corn Flakes. I like these also, but not as much as the teeth.
I like these. Nice, clean art direction. The copy translates, "Fine Pen." Good luck being able to see the writing, though. Maybe they should include a magnifying glass with every purchase.
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My morning commute in New York City just keeps getting worse and worse. This morning, I had to let 4 L trains pass by before I could even think about squeezing into my normal 1/2 foot space seconds before I had to "stand clear of the closing doors please". Then, while I was comfortably leaning against an over-sized book-bag and a dirty bike wheel, the train sat at Union Square for 7 straight minutes without moving. Finally, we moved again and I got to my transfer destination, 6th Ave, and I headed to the 1 train. I wait another 7 minutes till the 1 finally comes, and I easily fit on, only to have the conductor announce that the train will not be making local stops. What!? But the 1 is a local train, that's what it does, it makes local stops. So, I have to get off and wait for the next 1 train that does make local stops. I eventually arrive at Christopher Street and make my way to work. Only a 45 minute commute to go about 3 miles. Not too shaby.
Good idea here, and I like how the web leads right into the floss container. The copy reads, "Perfect to capture food." A little confusing, however, because that makes me think that I will eat the food I capture.
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Very, very nice. Love the art direction and the whole kid feel. Copy reads, "Condor child's toothbrushes." Great work.
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Alright, I admit it...I love American Idol...but only the audition episodes. Once all the crazies go home and the talent filled head to Hollywood, I couldn't care less who wins/loses/cries/dies, etc. Of this years auditions, this has to be one of my favorites. His name is Ian Benardo and is the, self professed, ultimate New Yorker. Well, the ultimate New Yorker wears mink fur, is high strung and had to be escorted out by security...that sounds about right.
Ian scarily reminds me of Mike Myers in the SNL Coffee Talk skits:
So this dude, David Gregory, is filling in for Matt Lauer on The Today Show all this week. Well, this morning was his time to shine. He fumbled all over the place, topping it off by referring to a murder as a "lighter note". Good work David.
These are the first ads I've ever seen for an advertising blog. They are for Ads of the World and the copy reads, "One leads to another." I guess it's fitting that they feature other people's ads in their ads, basically what they do on their blog. The idea in the ads (look at others good work and you will make similar good work) doesn't do it for me. The equations just look like you should put two other ads together and make your own, when the real goal should be to create something completely different. Come on AOTW, I expect more from you.
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I like these. Nice art direction, I like the black and white. The pencil writing of 'your idea' is a nice touch with the pencil to hold down the copy which reads, "You can change the world with your pencil."
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I love this "There's an M&M in Everyone" commercial. It's part of the same campaign that gave us the Statue of M&M Liberty and the Planet M&M's website.
Here is a picture of me when I became an M&M:
Nice art direction here for the Buenos Aires Zoo. In the first I see the pigs and the owl, but in the second I can only see the eagles. What do they make?
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Eh, alright campaign here for HBF Travel Insurance out of Australia. Simple idea that gets the message across, but nothing wowing about it.
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I don't know how I feel about condoms that come in a tin, but whatever; grab your sword, put on your helmet and jump in a tank.
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These are great. I'm not sure if they were for magazines, outdoor or what, but I like them a lot. I would have had fun drawing all those little people.
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I'm sure most of you have seen this Chevy commercial, "This is Our Country", as it runs a lot. Now, John Mellencamp, the artist who wrote the song and is featured in the spot is speaking out about selling out. He says, "For a guy my age, there's no place for our music to be heard. These records take too long. They're too hard to make, and they're too hard to do, and why would you want to do them unless people are going to hear them?" Well put. Gotta feel bad for an artist who is riding his career as it tumbles down a steep slope. Now go grab his new album.
Today's AM New York has an article about the increasing ad coverage of buildings around New York City. The article makes some good points, "...living anywhere in Manhattan will be as overstimulating as camping out in Times Square."
In other places, however, it is more opinionated, "The next wave we are seeing is imprisoning your attention so you don't have the option of changing the channel. Whether it's emblems on elevator doors, sidewalks or even eggs, companies literally want you to have no choice but to look." I have to disagree here. I think media planners are just finding ways to better reach their target and communicate to them more directly. What do you think?
A touch of bleach and that stain will come right out. I like today's other hot sauce ad better than this one for Sil Chili Sauce.
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It took me a second, but I got it. I just like seeing the crash dummies in unlikely scenarios.
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SHEDWA: Why did you start your own blog?Name: Doug Craig
Title: Publisher
Blog: OOH Marketing and Design
Starting tomorrow, I will be featuring an interview with a fellow blogger/ad guy/interesting person each Wednesday. The interview will consist of six questions, hence the name Shedwa's Six. So, check back each Wednesday for a new interesting interview.
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Coming this March to New York City is 27 Heaven, an off Broadway play about the most famous members of Rock and Roll's 27 Club: Kurt Cobain, Janis Joplin, Jimmie Hendrix and Jim Morrison. From the looks of it, this show is pretty low-budget and amateur, but it could surprise me.
Above is a 'commercial' aka home video for the show. Check back in March for a review.
I really like the art direction in these Nova Schin Beer ads a lot. It's so different from most of the beer ads I see. Click on the images to enlarge and read the copy. I'm not sure about the "...in other words...in other words beer" lines, but whatever. The beached whale in love with the beached whale is funny.
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Umm...alright, well that was one idea. Maybe you should have thought of a few more.
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I already don't like the Zune advertising, but this one is just funny. It's an online banner ad with the headline, "welcome to the social". That's one hell of a welcoming. Where exactly can we find this social and this welcoming girl?
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Lots of karate guys getting hurt lately. First for wood, now for Fibermesh Concrete. I like the other ones better.
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This is a nice idea with nice art direction for Dulux Woodgard. The only problem I have with it is probably the same that the client has; the product gets lost in the scene. A tagline and small logo in a corner might have been a good idea.
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I don't think these ads need the National Geographic theme, it just confuses the message. The copy reads, "Challenge Nature." and I think that is a good headline. Stick with it and just blow out the visual, get rid of the yellow border and you might have a good ad.
I don't know if any ad that references 9/11 to promote its own motives will ever be OK with me, especially this one. Copy reads, "For nature, every day is 9/11." Yea, but it's only the trees getting killed, not thousands of people. At least they didn't place a leaf falling from the fire.
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This ad just makes no sense. I kind of have some hatred for it. The only thing I respect is the illustration, nice job there.
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I like these, but I have no idea what this Lovemarks Conference is. Nice art direction though.
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UPDATE: This is Lovemarks.
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I like these ads. They are for a Belgian radio station and the copy reads, "Whatever happens, feel good. Contact Radio." The situations are kinda wacky, and I like that, especially the cavemen in the dinosaur.
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Want to make someone you care about smile? Need to mail a quick thank-you note to a friend? Then check out this Send Out Cards video. You can quickly and easily personalize real greeting cards from your personal computer to send out to friends and family. No art direction skills needed, choose from tons of templates. So, stop reading and watch the video so you can start sending Send Out Cards.
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Copy reads, "Q7. Samsung's slimmest Plasma TV." Dumb. What are they trying to say? That the wallpaper people are going to ruin my TV? Maybe show how the slimness of the TV HELPS me. There's an idea; a product helping a consumer! Revolutionary!
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I like these a lot. Nice art direction. Way to do something creative with a boring product, factory floor tape. Next you gotta give the brands logo a make-over.
Winter months got you down? Feeling anxious to get away for a week or two? Love to ski your heart out? Well then, head over to Chalets Meribel today and plan your trip. Stay in the mountains of places around the globe, including Courchevel, Meribel, St. Anton in France and Austria. Spend time with that special someone, or bring the kids. Hell, bring the kids and send them to a ski lesson on the slopes while you stay inside with that special someone. Whatever your desire, make it come true.
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Awesome commercial here for Toyota. There are rarely commercials that I want to watch again, but this one did it for me. Wow, that was good.
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At first glance this ad seems to be promoting littering of cigarette butts, however the copy inside the ash tray reads, "Smoking can kill your eyesight first." Well, that may be true, but the tiny copy on this ad is killing my eyesight right now.
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The copy on these ads for some kind of wood treatment reads, "Protects Wood". Interesting idea, but tells me nothing about how it protects it or from what. Besides ninjas, of course. Would have been funnier as a commercial.
I like this piece for Amnesty International, but it took me a minute to get it. When you peel away the first person, it is symbolic of helping that person, and then behind him is another person to help. It is basically saying that 'it never ends' and they need your help.
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Prison Break will make it's season return tonight on FOX at 8pm ET. If for some reason you need caught up on the developments this season, get your act together and watch here.
These ads for SKY Satellite TV are a bit disturbing. Copy reads, "The best comedy movies, only on SKY". I vomit in my mouth a little bit at a couple of them. Good idea, but poor execution. Check out more poor executions here.
This video is of some models sitting around talking candy. Lots of candy. I don't know what all this 'ban skinny models' talk is about, these girls love their sugar. The thing is, this video was posted to YouTube by Ford Models. So is this some sort of viral ad campaign for Ford Models?
Kimberly-Clark has teamed up with The View to give away $25,000 a day in room make-overs for one whole month in their Room-A-Day Giveaway. Not only are they giving away the cash and products, but they have also given us this lovely musical performance. These singing and dancing product placements will haunt me for weeks to come. Thanks Rosie. Read more about the cross-promo here.
This building at the corner of 5th Ave and 21st Street in New York City is being remodeled, and instead of the normal black shrouds covering the exterior they have been kind enough to paint us a picture of what the completed project will look like. I guess you can consider this a form of advertising, as it shows the finished product to potential residents. I like it.
High wind gusts blew billboards off the walls of this soccer field, sending them flying straight towards players on the field. Three injuries were reported. If anyone has better quality video, please comment.
I like this idea, but the art direction makes the rabbits look insane. They freak me out. The ad is for a Nikon camera with automatic red-eye reduction. Thanks for the nightmares, Nikon.
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This ad for some sort of seasoning or something is not appetizing in the least. The copy translates, "You won't leave a crumb". If I saw this ad and bought the product I don't think I could eat it without thinking of this disgusting bird.
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So, I'm sure most of you have seen this already, but I thought I would make it available here as well. It's Orville Redenbacher brought back to creepy life by CP+B in CG. Check out one of the originals, with a little less creepiness, below.
PETA has released it's State of the Union Address...naked. That's right, this cute little brunette delivers the speech while getting undressed. Completely undressed. You can view the full video here (NSFW). Let's just hope President Bush doesn't follow this trend.
This is a self-promotion piece for BBDO Athens. I guess all of their creatives are considered junkies then.
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Today's cover of AM New York read, "Web of Violence" and featured an article about all of the fight videos that are appearing on YouTube, creating "cyber bullies". Parents think, like they do with violent movies and shows, that if their kids see the videos they are gonna run out and do it themselves. Yea, they probably will. I don't know how parents are going to try to combat this, but online criminal videos have actually helped in some other ways. Some YouTube videos have actually helped police find criminals. They are dumb enough to film themselves committing crimes and then upload themselves to YouTube. Idiots.
This fight comes straight from my home turf, Brooklyn:
Cool video here for Jeep using waterfall technology to create the logo and brand name and all. Has anyone bought that prime ad medium that is Niagara Falls yet?
Good attempt to link books and music here, but poor execution. The tiny copy reads, "Music books. RM10 voucher with every purchase from the performing arts section." The only one of these ads that you can even recognize as a book is the third one, the first two just look like 'pause' and 'stop'.
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So you go out and cover your friend's Jaguar in post it notes, creating a beautifully colorful masterpiece, even writing his name on the back windshield. He comes and sees it, you all have a good laugh and that's the end of it, right? Wrong. ABC News finds out about your little stunt, and poof; ABC news story about an InPhonic practical joke is airing all over the place. Can you say viral sensation? Check out more images here.
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M&M's has created a 50ft tall green M&M Statue of Liberty and is floating it around the Hudson River today. The stunt is to promote the new Planet M&M site, where you can design your very own M&M avatar. The M&M Statue was down by the real Statue of Liberty today at 6:45am, but you can catch it at 10:30am at the Southstreet Sea Port or at 2pm at the Chelsea Piers.
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UPDATE: Image of the statue below. Video can be seen here.
This ad for Hoover Vacuums was done by students of the Miami Ad School. It's a good idea, but it would never run. You think airlines would really allow ads to appear on board that encourage viewers to break the plane? It's still good student work, however.
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There is finally snow on the ground in New York City. That same crazed snow fan sent in these pics of the snow in Astoria this morning. Enjoy it while it lasts, because it will probably melt by the end of the day.
Feeling down and out? Need a good laugh? Head over to Jokeroo.com and watch a ton of the funny videos they offer. They have prank calls, Russians chugging vodka, human sling shots and much much more. Jokeroo also offers pictures, games and other entertaining tools. The site is great for wasting hours of time browsing their collection.
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Banksy, the street graffiti artist, is now offering a 'free online store' for those of us who can't afford to purchase one of his prints. As the site states, "Everything in the shop is free. All the images can be downloaded to print or use as a desktop. Serving suggestion: Prints look best when done on glossy paper using the company printer ink when everyone else is at lunch." Ah, gotta love Banksy.
This spot for Jacqmotte coffee is based on the ink blot test. Pretty nice visual spot, but it reminded me of the Gnarles Barkley "Crazy" video, below, which I like much better.
I posted before about Apple's announcement of the iPhone, but I figured I would remind everyone that it will be released this Summer. Just to remind you, the iPhone features a complete touch screen user interface, full HTML web browsing, camera, email, iPod capabilities and more more more. Yes, the Apple iPhone is set to be released in June, and expect Apple to make even more improvements to the dream device before then.
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Yes. But seriously, I guess this billboard was taken down by Auckland Airport officials. Perhaps due to the clear rhino nudity.
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Hmmm...alright, but that is a SMOKE detector, not a FIRE detector. Fire is hot, not smoke. And what is that tiny spec in the bottom right corner? Oh, that's the product being advertised? I almost didn't even see it. Good try though.
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I don't know what the hell TG4 is, but I like it. If you are blind, this ad features a hot girl dressed as a school teacher. Well, if you are blind you can't read this, but that's what the ad features anyways.
Lynx is giving you the chance to blow a beautiful woman, and in the process remove her clothes. That's right, you can blow all her clothes right off. All you need is a microphone or headset and a hell of a set of lungs. Blow your little heart out at Lynx Blow.
These ads for some crazy ferry company called Stena Lines are kinda creepy. But, when you read the tagline and realize what they are actually advertising, it makes perfect sense. I like.
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