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At the end of last year, New York boutique agency Opperman Weiss created a spectacularly somber ad, The Parting Shot, for Tullamore Dew Irish Whisky which became a 2013 Creativity pick and won a Silver Lion at Cannes. The ad, at first, appears to be a somber send off for a dead friend but, ultimately, […]
Sometimes you stumble upon a marketing stunt and you wonder why in the world a marketer or ad agency would go there. Then you look at the sheer creativity of the stunt and you begin to realize marketing isn’t always about giving a person information about a product. Oh sure, doing stunts just for fun […]
In a brilliant celebration of mistaken identity, Amazon Advertising, a San Francisco-based ad agency with no affiliation to Amazon the online retail giant, has launched the Mistaken Identity Project, a social-focused, self-promotional campaign aimed at having a bit of fun with mistaken identity. Amazon Advertising began around the time the more familiar Amazon was launched. […]
Here’s a bit of creative that will appeal to the geeks, gamers and do-it-yourselfers. Working with Saatchi & Saatchi North America’s Team One (a subsidiary of Publicis Groupe) to promote its new multiplayer shooter game Evolve, game publisher 2K and Turtle Rock has launched what it claims is the first-ever downloadable character set in the gaming […]
Seemingly to bring some personality to the banality of the product category, spray paint brand Krylon has teamed with several home improvement online personalities including Mark and Theresa Clement from MyFixitUpLife.com, Gail Wilson of MyRepurposedLife.com, Beckie Farrant of InfarrantlyCreative.net, Liz Latham of HoosierHomemade.com and Mike Warren of Instructables.com. Teaming with these Do-It-Yourselfers, the brand, with help from Cleveland-based […]
To help promote over 300 summer festivals in the city, Amsterdam-based agency Natwerk created an Instagram-based campaign called The Festival Reporter. The work consists of 15-second videos featuring comedian Sina Khani who has created a collection of comical videos highlighting the many interesting things to do while in Amsterdam. From July 1 through the end of […]
If you live in Brazil, you are not very happy this week following your crushing loss to Germany in the World Cup semi-final. But Italy is having a blast at your expense. Italian broadband provider Fastweb “downloaded” the Christ the Redeemer statue which overlooks Rio de Janeiro from Corcovado Hill and magically erected it in […]
Leveraging the #underwaterselfie tag to promote their new water-resistant Galaxy S5 phone, Samsung, working with Zurich-based Serrantega, surprised pedestrians alongside Lake Zurich with something a bit unsuspected. While people enjoyed the sun, a scuba diver suddenly emerged from the depths with a Galaxy S5 in his hand. As he emerged, he raised the phone, offered […]
There isn’t anything particularly interactive — or interactive at all — about today’s Creative Of The Day, but this work from CHI & Partners for Lexus is quite cool. “Strobe” is a one-minute film which captures stuntmen in LED light suits suspended in midair throughout the city of Kuala Lumpur. The video is shot to make it appear […]
Finally! A marketing campaign that’s eschewed industry obsession with shiny new objects (Millennials) and acknowledged that older demos (in this case, Gen Xers) still exist and matter. In a campaign created by Erwin Penland, Denny’s has partnered with Atari to tie its menu items to three classic Atari games: Centipede, Asteroids and Breakout. These games have been […]
Wendy’s is back with its popular #PretzelLoveSongs campaign. Launched last year, the campaign featured Nick Lachey touting the chain’s new Pretzel Pub Chicken Sandwich and Pretzel Cheeseburger. This year, the brand has hooked up with Boyz II Men and Jon Secada to do the same. The campaign will kick off July 7th with TV ads […]
Just in time for July 4, New Orleans-based agency Peter Mayer is out with an admirable labor of love that celebrates America’s independence and, at the same time, brings some 21st century technology to the signing of the Declaration of Independence. The agency’s founder, Peter Mayer, a first generation immigrant who “cherishes America’s freedom and […]
In a new marketing campaign, health-conscious restaurant chain Muscle Maker Grill, with help from Pittsburgh-based agency Brunner, is sending its clientele “Behind Enemy Lines.” It’s asking its customers to head over to any of its competitors’ fast food restaurants and engage in a little Facebook/Instagram foolery. Through July 28, Muscle Maker Grill fans, which the brand […]
Today, Heineken launched its “Like For Love” campaign on Instagram in celebration of Gay Pride Month. Several photos were posted on the brand’s Instagram page this morning which show six couples in different pictures. The couples are posed with space between them so that when users Like the image (on the mobile app by double […]
While this arrived sounding like a big ‘ol self-promotional press release — they all are, actually — our interest was sparked by this work from Instagram influencer marketing firm, theAmplify. The company makes a technology called SharedRank which is an algorithm that provides strategic analytics and advanced audience targeting. Working with 20th Century Fox to promote […]
Because it’s Cannes Lions week and because agencies are too busy sipping rosé on the Carlton Terrace in the South of France to, you know, do any actual work, our Creative of the Day space is left with… zombies. Yes, zombies. Recently, McDonald’s pranked Las Vegas by hosting a casting call for a nonexistent, zombie-themed musical. In […]
Last summer you may recall seeing an ad which featured a young girl who becomes a powerful counselor at a camp. Why? Because she just got her period and she made it her mission to help guide other girls as they, too, experience their first period. Sort of a drill sergeant for menstruation, if you […]
With devilishly delicious deviousness, Orangina has pulled a big one over on soccer fans — and during the World Cup, no less! Working with Fred & Farid Paris, the drink brand has created the AntiFoot Can. The can has been tricked out with electronics that, with a subtle flick of a switch on the bottom […]
Many of you may remember the French Canal+ ad from BETC Paris which won a Grand Prix Lion at Cannes in 2012. It featured a film director dressed as a bear with all the usual stereotypes one assumes directors embody. And it ended with a witty punchline — the bear is actually a talking bear […]
We’ve all been there. Standing in front of our refrigerator, staring inside hoping something delicious will magically manifest itself. It’s very frustrating, but there is a solution. No, it’s not the replicator on the Enterprise; it’s ReciTweet from Hellmann’s. Working with Ogilvy & Mather Brazil, Hellmann’s created ReciTweet, a Twitter hashtag campaign which came to […]
This week, Nissan is asking its Facebook fans to help build the “ultimate off-road capable full-size truck for the adventure of a lifetime.” Called Project Titan, the effort invites fans to choose custom modifications for a 2014 Nissan Titan that two Wounded Warrior Project Alumni will then pilot through the Alaskan wilderness this summer. Fans […]
In a brilliant leveraging of a very popular hashtag, BBDO Belgium, on behalf of its client Tabasco, launched a Twitter campaign that monitored and responded to tweets which used the hashtag #notaste. For every #notaste tweet Tabasco replied with a creative tweet that included the hashtag #addtaste. For example, one tweet from @abbiebooboo read, “I […]
Here’s an interesting time-waster — and it’s not even for a brand! This campaign exists to allow Boston-based a&g Labs, the “innovation unit” of allen & gerritsen, to flex its muscles. And flex they did. If you’re on Instagram, you know there are plenty of “those” people in your feed — the ones who post […]
Mexican beer brand Pacifico is offering people the chance to experience its laid-back lifestyle with the a new campaign entitled Yellow Caps. As background, the term Yellow Caps was coined by bartenders and refers to the brand’s yellow bottle caps which are easier to find in crowded beer coolers. The Yellow Caps campaign, created by […]
With a bit of guerrilla/ambient marketing, Air New Zealand has launched the #AirNZLondonReady Truck Tour which will make stops throughout the Southern California area to tout daily flights from LAX to London as well as showcase the airline’s inflight products to travelers and the travel trade. The roving truck will feature Air New Zealand’s Economy […]
The FIFA World Cup kicks off in Brazil next week, but McDonald’s has given soccer fans around the world a way to get in on the action right now. As part of their global sponsorship of the FIFA World Cup, McDonald’s changed the red packaging of its fries. Working with The Marketing Store, DDB Chicago […]
Over in Sydney, Australia, they’re celebrating the Vivid Festival this week. It’s a celebration of light, music and ideas. Contributing to the celebration, Toyota, working with Soap Creative, launched Cars That Feel, a physical installation of cars with which people can interact. During the festival, three Toyota Prius’s were transformed into sentient beings complete with […]
The Smart Car For Two Electric Drive has three main benefits. Smooth acceleration, quiet drivability and an extra-small turning radius. So how does an agency clearly convey these three benefits all at once? If you’re BBDO Berlin, you turn the vehicle into a “smart DJ,” have people drive it around an old school record and […]
Many agencies are getting into the whole product development thing. The poster child for this, of course, is the Nike Fuel Band. But where Nike is helping people stay fit, Domino’s Pizza is ensuring people will get their fill of, well, not-so-low calorie pizza. But in Brazil, the brand is going a step further and […]
In perhaps the most bizarre combination of witty-licious humor and entertaining education, Goodby Silverstein & Partners has created an app called Fart Code and is releasing it on the iTunes store today. The agency’s in-house developers, the GS&P BETA Group, made the app to promote kid’s health and science education. And it’s not just a […]
Carmichael Lynch is out with some hilarious new work for Jack Links Jerky which illustrates how feelings of hunger can manifest themselves in strange and amusingly awkward ways. Three ads focus on “Hangry Moments,” those unfortunate moments when your stomach just isn’t getting what it needs and consequentially unleashes its anger. In the case of […]
Content. Brand advocacy. Teenage girls. What do these three things have in common? They were uniquely combined to create a wonderful piece of content for family-centered vitamin brand SmartyPants. Working with Ramaa Mosley’s Adolescent, a company which champions the work of teenage filmmakers, SmartyPants commissioned 14-year-old Lily Eliana Walsh to create a video about the […]
Oh how the lemmings do follow. For Chinese luxury online retailer Glamour Sales, Fred&Farid had a little bit of fun with JCPenney-style drunken tweets and a dog. During Chinese New Year, and with the knowledge that most people search for promotional deals on Chinese microblogging site Sine Weibo, the agency posted a series of posts […]
The Dutch are kicking butt marketing-wise these days. We have Pim De Koel explaining to Americans how cool Holland is in a series of hilarious videos. Now we have Amsterdam’s Schipol airport using Instagram to tout the airline’s destinations. They’ve created an addictive game called Destination Unknown which tests players’ knowledge of global destinations. The […]
Over in Israel, 25% of women have curly hair and many of them use Pantene Perfect Curls hair cream to tame their manes. Due to a regional lineup change, Pantene stopped delivering the cream. Women were angry! incensed! Outraged! OK, maybe it wasn’t that bad but they did start a Facebook protest group to voice […]
Some people might interpret this as an invasion of privacy. Others might appreciate that they’d have to take one less step when considering the purchase of a new car. Working with Audi in Brazil, AlmapBBDO Sao Paulo created the Audi Instant Valuation Billboard. The agency had an Audi employee valuate cars parked in public spaces. […]
American Express and Delta Airlines, with help from BoomBox Inc., have teamed to launch #GoTo, an Instagram-based social media game which aims to tout the airline’s New York and Seattle hubs… and do some social good. The campaign embodies gamification and aims to raise money for the non-profit Junior Achievement. American Express will donate $50,000 […]
Just to prove beer marketing isn’t always about barely-dressed women mud wrestling in a public square, Fort Collins-based New Belgium Brewing is out with a Cultivator Advertising & Design-created campaign for its Fat Tire beer brand that is far more intelligent than oh, say, the Swedish Bikini Team. In fact, it’s a wonderful celebration of […]
Toronto-based Capital C is out with a couple of videos that were created for TEDxColumbiaSIPA, which took place last week . Each video takes a look at the “stupidification of society” brought about by social media’s penchant for encouraging ever shorter, less informative and downright stupid content as opposed to more thoughtful content. The first […]
Those who visited the JK Iguatemi shopping mall in Sao Paulo between October and December 2013 experienced the kind of store never before seen in a shopping mall, or anywhere, for that matter. To help promote the launch of the Xperia Z1 waterproof phone, Sony partnered with iris router to create the first underwater store […]