Despicable or genius? T-Mobile commercial + “smash single” I May Be Wrong loops and remixes scripted Charles Barkley sports commentator soundbites. The result is a hilarious video, a catchy song, and T-Mobile doing a killer job at getting our attention.
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1980 Calvin Klein Jeans Commercial feat. Brooke Shields
Calvin Klein was great at marketing, too bad they haven’t done anything exciting recently. Remember how hot Ck was in the 90’s?
predicting what 2011 holds on the Engage Show
(illustration via ft.com) After having the honor of sharing his predictions for the digital advertising world in 2011 on both Mashable and AdExchanger late last year, JESS3’s Founder and CEO Jesse Thomas rounded out his tour of precognition with a guest spot on The Engage Show with Patrick Ruffini today. Also making a debut on […]
1983 Apple Keynote-The “1984” Ad Introduction
Here we see Steve Jobs at a keynote in 1983 showing for the first time ever the famous “1984” ad by Ridley Scott to an exclusive audience. The ad was shown on tv shortly after that only once during the 1984 Superbowl & never aired again & is considered to be one of the greatest […]
The Smoke and Mirrors of Advertising to Sheep (DRAFT)
when a client asks you “do people really look at ads on websites?” which is a question ppl ask me all the time. I think about the sentiment in the comments on this TechCrunch article, Survey Says: 63% Of You Ignore The Ads On This Very Page by Robin Wauters (@robinwauters) the idea that statistics […]
why brands give so much of a damn about Facebook “likes”
This video pretty much sums up why Facebook likes are so important to brands: Cliffs Notes: Oreo’s website typically gets 250k visitors per month, whereas their Facebook page has 15.4 million fans they can communicate with every day.
The 2011 Digital Advertising Landscape
Read our “6 Predictions for Digital Advertising in 2011” on Mashable. As we continue deeper into a recession, we will see more deal-based advertising. Groupon and LivingSocial were right to make those inroads early. Sites like Gilt Groupe and PLNDR are being really innovative with their sales strategy, and it’s paying off for them. Location-based […]
Google Chrome Speed Tests
The Making of BT’s Bigger Picture Ads
and the actual commercials, via infoesthetics, “In an attempt to visually “brand” the way of delivering information, creative collective The Glue Society created a set of elaborate fluorescent tube installations to display several animated data charts for the BT Bigger Picture [bt.com.au] campaign.”
the STRIDE® Mega Mystery™ Commercial
Check out this here gum commercial, it has Ostriches and surprises!