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Check out Uma Thurman’s severed head
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Published on June 30, 2006 | Permalink
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Coke’s ‘Happiness Factory’ has a dark side
Goovy new animated spot here from Wieden + Kennedy and Psyop that imagines all sorts of fantastical goings-on inside a Coke vending machine. All the little creatures seem happy and bubbly ... except for the snowmen, who appear to be getting slaughtered en masse as part of the bottle-chilling process. For the full effect, see a high-res version of the spot here. Spotted first at Beyond Madison Avenue. |
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Published on June 30, 2006 | Permalink
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Now back to the Cuervo guys in the studio
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Published on June 30, 2006 | Permalink
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Bender vs. Al Gore, the environment debate
Movie Marketing Madness tipped us off to this clip in which Bender from Futurama discusses An Inconvenient Truth with Al Gore. This video is apparently part of the Paramount Vintage’s official marketing effort for the documentary. |
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Published on June 30, 2006 | Permalink
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Red Bull. For your least fun afternoons.
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Published on June 30, 2006 | Permalink
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Is Priceline a bit unsure about Shatner?
Priceline has posted this new ad with William Shatner on YouTube, apparently to see whether people like it or not before spending actual money to air it on television. That seems odd. These days, if something has Shatner in it, you just have to believe in it. In fact, the only thing wrong with this ad is that it doesn’t have enough Shatner. You can’t go halfway with Shatner anymore. Via ClickZ News Blog. —Posted by Tim Nudd |
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Published on June 30, 2006 | Permalink
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Don’t leave home without your Condom-On
—Posted by Tim Nudd |
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Published on June 29, 2006 | Permalink
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Fordboldmoves.com offers Ford 360°
Ford has begun to put its footage where its “Bold Moves” slogan is, releasing the first in a series of documentary-style short films meant to illustrate the company’s attempts to move forward. We’re sure most of the focus in the blogosphere/media will be on the films themselves, but the site is actually more intriguing when analyzed from the perspective of whether this advertiser “gets” new media or not. And Ford does. Not only has Ford made it easy to embed its video on blogs, as seen above, but the site presents a surprisingly unvarnished perspective on the state of the company. There are point/counterpoint posts on whether there is still such a thing as an American car, complete with some painful commentary from outsiders on the state of the company. (“I don’t own a Ford because Ford offers absolutely nothing like the car I purchased. The worst part? My family owns a Ford/LM dealership!”) It also includes a news feed from Yahoo! about Ford, which, when we stopped by the site this morning, was trumpeting that Standard & Poor's has downgraded the company’s credit rating. This site is a bold move indeed. A shout-out to to I-Boy for making sure this was on our radar screen. —Posted by Catharine P. Taylor |
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Published on June 29, 2006 | Permalink
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In Boston, ride with Charlie at your peril
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Published on June 29, 2006 | Permalink
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Watch our network, or be eaten by rodent
As media continues to fragment, how do you get people to watch your shows? You tell them that if they don’t, an evil guinea pig will ravage their kidneys while they sleep. This campaign, from the twisted wreckage of Eric Silver’s brain at BBDO
New York, advertises G4’s Midnight Spank block of late-night shows. See two other executions here and here. UPDATE: As Eddie points out in comments, the guinea-pig spot may have been inspired by a Masters of Horror episode called Dreams in the Witch-House. Here’s the trailer for that episode; it also features a murderous rodent (a rat, this time), and there’s even a shot of it sitting on the guy’s chest. Also, one of the other Midnight Spank spots linked above has a deer with a woman’s voice. Was that inspired by the Masters of Horror episode Deer Woman? —Posted by Tim Nudd |
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Published on June 29, 2006 | Permalink
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Canadian town greases poles to stop ads
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Published on June 29, 2006 | Permalink
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Something’s fishy in new Comcast spots
Mermen are extremely prone to strong emotions. Theirs is the deep mystery of the ocean, and the terrible fury of its storms. This is according to this merrmen Web site, which includes at least one humorous nerd-porn photo (safe-ish-for-work). In Comcast’s world, though, mermen are hipstery bowlers who discuss the company’s $99 phone/cable/Internet deal—while also pondering the question of how, exactly, they became mermen. (There’s pathos in those flippy tails.) In other new spots, the same two actors are made redundant by robots, trapped in a chaotic German submarine movie and suddenly huge in Japan. These ads kick the pants off what Time Warner Cable does in New York. The work is from Goodby, Silverstein & Partners; Traktor directs. —Posted by Tim Nudd |
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Published on June 29, 2006 | Permalink
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When you’re sick and tired of eating right
—Posted by Aaron Baar |
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Published on June 29, 2006 | Permalink
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Adam Morrison sells out the ’stache
We’ve talked about Adam Morrison before, not in a while though (not since March, when the motto “You can’t stop the ’Stache” proved to be far from true). But he’s in the news again—he was chosen as the No. 3 pick in last night’s NBA draft by the Charlotte Bobcats. The ’Stache may not pick up opponents who drive to the basket, but he is picking up endorsement deals. The ad here is part of EA Sports’ current campaign for NBA Live ’07. It shows Morrison talking about how he’ll take the NBA back to the “glory of the mustache days.” He mentions Kurt Rambis, which is nice. But using the ’stache as a cash register like this is sad. Check out all the ads here. —Posted by Tim Nudd |
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Published on June 29, 2006 | Permalink
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Did Argentina’s ‘Truth’ spot deserve more?
—Posted by Eleftheria Parpis |
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Published on June 28, 2006 | Permalink
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Capitalism: alive and well in Mother RussiaAfter our post yesterday about seeing the Dove “Real Beauty” campaign in Russia’s Metro, a reader asked if we were “amazed by the incredible amount of billboards” in Moscow. Well, we were, and even though most of us have heard about that, the overlay of commercialism on a still ample supply of Communist-era symbolism is kind of stunning. If Lenin is still, indeed, buried at Lenin’s tomb in Red Square, he’s rolling in it. Click on the image below for a brief tour of commercial Moscow. |
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Published on June 28, 2006 | Permalink
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Help these idiots find their Cannes Lion
“Swedish agency Farfar just won a gold Lion in Cannes. And then they lost it.” That’s the email we just got, along with this link: farfar.se/lostlion. The site has the same video as the one above, showing a bunch of Swedes digging furiously in the sand, along with a regretful typed message from a Farfar employee. “Just return something resembling a golden Cyber Lion and I’ll happily hand you a thick wad of cash,” he writes. Despicable PR stunt? Probably. If they’d lost their silver Lion, which they won for this, maybe it would seem more believable. |
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Published on June 28, 2006 | Permalink
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Ketel One advertising, with a twist
—Posted by Tim Nudd |
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Published on June 28, 2006 | Permalink
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Titus cleans up ‘Arousing technology’ theme
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Published on June 28, 2006 | Permalink
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World Cup soccer: little ado about nothing
—Posted by Mark Dolliver |
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Published on June 28, 2006 | Permalink
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Drama at ‘The View’ as Star is sent packing
—Posted by Steve McClellan |
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Published on June 28, 2006 | Permalink
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More old-school deceptive selling from CRN
—Posted by Gregory Solman |
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Published on June 28, 2006 | Permalink
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McCann goofs again. Sorrell’s a comedian. Just another year at Cannes.
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Published on June 27, 2006 | Permalink
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What is real beauty in Moscow?
—Posted by Catharine P. Taylor |
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Published on June 27, 2006 | Permalink
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BMW drives TEDTalks
—Posted by Catharine P. Taylor |
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Published on June 27, 2006 | Permalink
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