Matthew Broderick Revives Ferris Bueller for Honda Super Bowl Spot
My favorite television spot from Super Bowl Sunday? Matthew Broderick was great in his revival of Ferris Bueller for Honda’s CR-V 2012 Super Bowl commercial. Below is an extended cut of the television spot, and as of today it has seen nearly 13 million views. As a fan of Ferris Bueller’s Day Off, it was great ...
Thief ALMOST Caught on Camera Stealing Thin LG Television
Have you seen this clever video of a thief oddly walking backwards out of an electronics store? The commercial appears to be a viral attempt by television manufacturer LG, or at least some speculative work by an agency to potentially win over LG as a client. The commercial starts out with a thief very slowly ...
Have Ad Agencies Abandoned Their Role in Talent Management?
Have ad agencies abandoned their role in talent management? Unfortunately it appears that the promise of training and growth opportunities exist only on paper, and not in practice. The subject has been covered recently as Fast Company published an article stating that “Ad Agencies Neglect Their Brightest Prospects.” And earlier this year AdWeek ran an ...
Clever Demonstration of Sonera’s 4G Network in Print Media
How do you bring the mobile experience to print media? Mobile operator Sonera was the first to open 4G in Finland and used this clever print ad and a mobile game to demonstrate the speed of their new network. Every so often I come across a piece of advertising that surprises me and this certainly falls ...
Headphones Sell with Rhythm and Boobs
How do you keep your headphones in while working out? Let me introduce you to ZippearZ, the ear buds that “won’t fall out.” As a runner that may get my attention, but as a guy when you see a woman bouncing around, that has a striking resemblance to Minka Kelly, you take notice. Yes it ...
Method’s Catchy, Sticky Laundry Situation
Firstly, I was impressed with Method’s Laundry Room Love idea on Facebook. It is a very smart social media campaign. After clicking around I got back to their website, which then led to Method’s YouTube channel. It’s a bit racy, but also funny. It isn’t often that a company can hold my attention during a ...
Crispin Porter + Bogusky, Was the Hype Deserved?
In 2010 Crispin Porter + Bogusky was named Interactive Agency of the year. And since their meteoric rise in the late 1990′s and early 2000′s they have claimed many creative awards and been named “Agency of the Year” 13 times by trade publications. But was all of the hype and accolades deserved? I have want ...
The Chase Film
When watching a movie or a commercial I pay close attention to how the director transitions from one scene to another. One movie, Can’t Hardly Wait directed by Harry Elfont and Deborah Kaplan does it so well. So when I came across The Chase Film I just had to share it for the beautiful story telling ...
Stop, Rewind – Retro Unilever Ads on Mad Men
If you are a fan of AMC’s Mad Men you may have taken notice to the retro style television ads now playing during the commercial breaks. In early August it was announced that AMC and Unilever had made a season-long sponsorship agreement that would include six commercials focusing on their products. “The commercials are set ...
Lindsay Lohan is a Milkaholic
If you missed it in the news yesterday, the New York Post reported that Lindsay Lohan is suing the financial company E-Trade for $100 million. You may be immediately asking yourself why Lohan filed the lawsuit against E-Trade. Would you believe that she is insisting that the baby in the “Milkaholic” Super Bowl spot was ...