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Creative Ad: McDonald's Has Free Wi-Fi

Simple message. Great execution. I'm lovin' it. (Does anyone else have a craving for McD's french fries right about now?) Advertising Agency: DDB Sydney, Australia Executive Creative Director: Matt Eastwood Creative… Continue

Added by alice on November 4, 2009 at 4:30pm — 3 Comments

HTC and Life Experiences

What a brilliant and beautiful ad for HTC. I'm moved. Continue

Added by alice on November 2, 2009 at 10:00am — No Comments

Best European Viral Ads of 2008

These videos by GoViral show some of the best European advertisements of 2008 that went viral. Most of these ads never appeared in the US and I never saw them until I came across these vids on the GoViral.com website. They show some really inventive work! The ads are divided up into general categories and each video presents a different group. The one above is for Electronics. Here are the others. Public Service and NGO (non-g… Continue

Added by Mark Huckabee on October 24, 2009 at 7:22am — No Comments

Mattress Dominoes!

World record for mattress dominoes (who knew there even was a category for this?) and also a very cool ad for the bedding company. Love these viral video ads! Continue

Added by Mark Huckabee on October 23, 2009 at 7:21am — 2 Comments

Outstanding commercial for Johnny Walker

This is what all advertising should aspire to be! This is a terrific 5 minute video for Johnny Walker scotch. Who would think that we'd actually WANT to watch a 5 minute commercial? This one makes it worthwhile. Shot in one continuous sequence in the hills of Scotland this video is now going viral because it tells a compelling story in an entertaining way. Why can't other companies be this smart? Continue

Added by Mark Huckabee on October 23, 2009 at 6:58am — 1 Comment

Furry Puppet Studio

Furry Puppet Studio in Brooklyn is run by Zack Buchman and Maria Gurevich. These two mastermind puppets of all kinds, write a blog, and offer puppet-building workshops. They even post pictures of how they build their puppets. No strings attached.

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Added by Puppet master on October 21, 2009 at 8:00am — No Comments

New ad campaign -- The Fun Theory

A new ad campaign by Volkswagen has quickly gone viral. This terrific piece has been emailed, twitted, and linked a bazillion times in the last few days (and look now I'm blogging about it!). Created by ad agency DDB in Stockholm the campaign features entertainment first and product placement second. In fact the only mention of VW in this video comes at the very end. I believe this is the future of good advertising, giving people something truly entertaining and then letting t… Continue

Added by Mark Huckabee on October 12, 2009 at 5:00am — No Comments

Creative Ads: A Cat's Revenge (2 pics)

Here are a few cute ads from Céline Artigau for Pedigree. The caption reads, "Perhaps it's time to turn to Pedigree light dog food." All I can think of is my poor, chubby dog!

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Added by alice on September 30, 2009 at 10:00am — 1 Comment

The Value of Life: A TV Ad that Moved Me to Tears

This touching "Melody of Life" commercial for Thai Life Insurance took the Grand Prix for TV submissions at this year's Spike Asia Awards. Words I've taken to heart from the ad: "The real value of life is not being rich, celebrated, or living a long time. Life is about how you value others. And how others value you." **** Full Credits Agency: Ogilvy & Mather, Bangkok Client: Thai Life Insurance Director: Thanonchai Sornsrivichai Production Company: Phenomena Continue

Added by PANDA JU on September 24, 2009 at 10:30am — 6 Comments

Creative Ads: Where Stories Meet, Melbourne Writers Festival (3 total)

Horror Meets Kids Lit

The Melbourne Writer's Festival asked the JWT agency in Melbourne, Australia to create these ads for their annual literary festival. What better way to show "how stories meet" than with these super… Continue

Added by alice on September 21, 2009 at 11:00am — 1 Comment

Creative Ad: Mickey D Wraps a Lamp Post

What an awesome optical illusion! As part of a national campaign promoting McDonald’s restaurants, a downtown Vancouver lamp post appears to pour coffee into a giant cup on the sidewalk. At the time, McDonald’s was giving away f… Continue

Added by alice on September 16, 2009 at 10:30am — 2 Comments

You on You: HP

For a few months now, HP's been putting on a contest to make you the star of their kick ass commercials. Though HP's no longer taking submissions, you can watch and vote for your favorites, here. Sure, they're not as slick as Gwen's or Jay-Z's, but there's something raw and real… Continue

Added by alice on September 3, 2009 at 10:53am — No Comments

The Scene-Stealing Squirrel That Inspired an Ad Campaign

Remember this squirrel? He's the precocious little dude who photobombed a Minnesota couple's picture. This summer, Melissa and Jackson… Continue

Added by alice on August 27, 2009 at 9:30am — No Comments

Creative Ad: One Life

"Each time you sleep with someone, you also sleep with his past. Get tested for HIV." Interesting, somewhat sexy and really disturbing all at the same time. Yeah..I'd say this ad's pretty effective. Adver… Continue

Added by alice on August 20, 2009 at 10:00am — No Comments

CBS steps up their game with a video print ad

CBS is going all out to promote their Monday lineup. In collaboration with Pepsi, they have placed a tiny video player in the September 18th issue of Entertainment weekly. The video will start playing when you open the page (I'm envisioning something like the recorded Hallmar… Continue

Added by Cori Mozilo on August 19, 2009 at 11:00am — 2 Comments

10 Awesome Ad Campaigns That Give You an Experience

It's my firm belief that the most memorable ad campaigns are the ones that give you an experience. Don't just throw garbage in our faces, stop us in our tracks and make us think twice about your message. L… Continue

Added by alice on August 13, 2009 at 11:00am — 3 Comments

CREATIVE ADS: Lego - The Shadow Knows (4 total)

Though this is an older ad campaign, it's one that I absolutely had to share. From the agency Blattner Brunner, it asks you to imagine what these simple block formations mean. Using shadows, they tell… Continue

Added by alice on August 12, 2009 at 10:30am — No Comments

www.lawrencemann.co.uk

New Illustration site. Enjoy! www.lawrencemann.co.uk Continue

Added by Lawrence Mann on July 23, 2009 at 1:30pm — No Comments

Jeff Bezos Shares His Story and Welcomes Zappos Employees To the Amazon Family

Anytime an entrepreneur wants to share his story about how he rose to success, I'm all ears. Yesterday, Amazon announced that they were buying shoe company Zappos for $847 million. Instead of a standard letter, Zappos employees got this video from Jeff Bezos. Even if you're not that interested in this acquisition, the video's interesting enough to watch just to hear Jeff talk about what he's learned from the past 15 years at Amazon. And, if you're looking to laugh a little, c… Continue

Added by alice on July 23, 2009 at 9:00am — No Comments

Toyota Plants Solar Powered, Free Wi-Fi Flowers

I've always felt that companies who give people an "experience" are the ones that will touch the hearts and open the wallets of their consumers. Rather than slap on a giant billboard i… Continue

Added by alice on July 21, 2009 at 2:00pm — 3 Comments

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