Super Bowl XLV – It’s Rising 2011
Well, Super Bowl XLV is still more than two months away, but there’s already a lot of buzz about which advertisers are coming to the party. Here’s Advertising Age’s list of Yes, No and Maybes. Who’s buying ad time in Super Bowl XLV? And just because it would be bad form NOT to include some […]
Read PostLeBron James – “Rise” Nike Commercial
Here’s a clever, well produced, big ticket commercial that deals head-on with LeBron James’ controversial move this past summer from the Cleveland Cavaliers to the Miami Heat. It’s serious, provocative, entertaining and is peppered with a few wild scenes with Don Johnson of Miami Vice and a piece of big machinery reeking havoc on the […]
Read PostWindows Phone Intro: Really?
The windows phone? Better late than never, will their entrance into market unseat Apple’s iPhone? Here’s a fun commercial. It positions the phone nicely in a crowded market. It’s done for the British market, will we see a similar ad on our shores any time soon?
Read PostFunny Commercial – Honest Abe Lincoln For Geico
This funny commercial is a classic – extremely funny and extremely simple. Harping on one of my favorite themes – simplicity – it is a tiny slice of life, of reality…. played to the max. Abe speaks one word, but his acting says it all. Silence is comedy in this scenario, very funny stuff. Honest […]
Read PostWilkinson Hair Campaign Does Not Sharpen My Blade
Wilkinson’s new Hair Off My Stuff is odd. Perhaps it appeals to women blighted by their hairy men’s fur, but for me it evokes gross images of a hair covered world that I would rather forget? Which surreal artist created the fur covered plate, was it Man Ray or Gaudi? I suppose it’s unique, but […]
Read PostWhat are the Sounds that Sell?
Sounds that sell? Here’s an interesting interview with Martin Lindsrom, author of Buyology. In the interview which I found on the Time Video site, Lindsrom talks about the sounds that prompt buyers to buy.
Read PostAcciona
Here’s a wild promotional video for a Wild Spanish Site www.re.acciona.com which bills itself as a diversified ‘sustainable energy company.’ It’s quite a video, there’s even a making of the commercial video. Click around on the web site.
Read PostDo you know how to do the Potty Dance yet? What the Heck?!?!
It’s the newest hot dance rage. The macarena is long in the tooth, but the newest fad in the clubs in NYC – THE POTTY DANCE! Production values are low… but it looks like fun. I’ve been there before… you? I cannot figure out what this video is… is it some kind of commercial? Where […]
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