Well, what a year, particurally for the growth and promotion of online video, and as always, YouTube has released the YouTube Rewind 2011 Showcase for your viewing pleasure, just in case you missed it among the first 3 million views of the round up video so far… here it is! Via AdsMitchell. So what makes [...]
Continue reading...22. September 2011
Most of you would have heard about the “World Cup” on in New Zealand right now, but I suspect a large percentage of you, particularly people from the US, might not know all the rules of Rugby… So, in a style made famous recently, here is the “Sexy Rugby Rules” presented by Lynx. I thought [...]
Continue reading...9. August 2011
Here is a great little parody video reflecting the state of the gaming world. As mobile games become increasingly popular amongst casual gamers it leaves you wondering what will happen to the classics! Well this video show’s the stars of the games taking things into their own hands. If you’re anything more than a casual [...]
Continue reading...7. August 2011
After almost 8 years, Blink 182 have launched a new single, and with that, a very unique approach to re-engage their fan base, by trawling YouTube for every video uploaded that used their music without permission, then they set about cutting it into their very own music video, turning the tables on their fans, and [...]
Continue reading...3. August 2011
Nokia is making another big push to promote the quality cameras on board their latest range of phones, by partnering with Aardman Animations and Wieden + Kennedy once again to create the Gulp animation, a new Guinness World Record animation filmed on the Nokia N8. The stop motion fim is shot entirely on the new [...]
Continue reading...26. July 2011
And so it begins… Isaiah Mustafa VS Fabio himself in a real-time streaming Old Spice Internet Duel at 12pm Noon EST. Wooo! It was only a matter of time until the guys at W+K took the new-look Old Spice campaign to a whole new level, and that they will in just a few hours time, [...]
Continue reading...29. June 2011
The highly anticipated follow up video from BMW Canada has landed. Just over two weeks after the BMW 1M vs Concrete Walls video was released they bring us the BMW 1 Series M Coupé versus the world’s highest helipad. This is a pretty cool video and manages keeps you on edge as you watch it. [...]
Continue reading...11. June 2011
How many times do you hear “I want my video to go viral”. To make this happen you have to create content that is pretty innovative, exciting and cool so that your audience will want to share. Well here’s the kind of video that ticks all those boxes. BWM Canada have released this “BMW 1M [...]
Continue reading...2. April 2011
Here is a new series of seemingly interactive YouTube Skittles ads, or at least you’ll be thinking that for the very first one! The new campaign of “Touch The Rainbow” ads has been released with the above Skittles Touch Cat ad already chalking up over 1.5 million views (the only one posted to their 15 [...]
Continue reading...21. February 2011
This Infogaphic from MyCuponCodes shows some of the numbers (US) behind the mighty Groupon. With 5 Million subscribers, we all know that Groupon is huge but is it profitable for businesses? American Apparel’s recent Groupon deal – selling 133,000 group-buy Groupons at $25 (worth $50 each), demonstrates the value of attracting new customers, and the potential [...]
Continue reading...14. February 2011
I came across this Infographic today whilst reading a post on socialcommercetoday.com and had to post it along with this great little video “A LIFE ON FACEBOOK by Alex Droner” (embedded below). The article highlights that “There are 621 743 220 worldwide Facebook users, that means that 1 in 11 humans are active on Facebook”. This, together [...]
Continue reading...6. February 2011
Well here it is. The super fan phone call from the Old Spice man himself, to a very lucky 16 year old kid who’s just scored exclusive use of the new Old Spice Ad (called Scent Vacation) for the next few days (see it below). Interestingly, I’m not sure the gamble has payed off like [...]
Continue reading...26. January 2011
Here is a pretty interesting way of generating campaign engagement. Burgeranch, an Israeli fast food chain launched a new burger deal called “combina” which basically means “outsmarting the system” with the burger deal giving you a whole lot more food for less money. So the campaign to launch the burger deal, followed on the “combina” [...]
Continue reading...18. January 2011
By now you might have heard about the new Aston Martin digital campaign for the new Rapide four door sports car. It’s an interactive experience that aims to take branded content to the next level through a series of super-high-end short films and social content through a kind of ARG game that requires you to [...]
Continue reading...7. January 2011
The second generation of Intel’s new ‘i’ series processors are out, and to build some hype they have just launched a neat video on YouTube called “The Chase”. It’s a short action/adventure film that is shown through a variety of windows, animations, code, Facebook pages, websites, Google maps and games, among other things! It went live this week and [...]
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28. December 2011
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