Archive for 'Advertising'
Apple debuts iPad ad during Oscars
Posted on 08. Mar, 2010 by Jonathan Cherry.
And here’s the iPad acting like a giant iPhone…
Pedigree: Slo-mo dogs
Posted on 04. Mar, 2010 by Jonathan Cherry.
Filmed at 1000 frames per second – these images of dogs being dogs are rad. Dig the jumping shots the most.
…and let’s not forget that Brazil are determined to keep this ad under wraps
Posted on 03. Mar, 2010 by Jonathan Cherry.
Naturally we can fully understand how this would be highly offensive in a conservative country like Brazil. What were the advertisers thinking?
Paris Hilton beer ad pulled – Press Association
Australia want to ban this ad
Posted on 03. Mar, 2010 by Jonathan Cherry.
The same country that so proudly claimed some accolade for having lots of people pose naked on the steps of the Sydney Opera House [or something shameful like that] is now wanting to ban Pamela Anderson and a female co-worker pouring milk over each other as depicted in this ad.
We don’t think it’s that bad. A standard episode of eGoli used to deliver pound-for-pound more flesh time even on the off days.
It’s perplexing. Then again there is no crime in Australia – so we wouldn’t want the citizen to get any funny ideas about developing a pulse or anything over there and starting any.
With 100 days to go – how about ‘Swamp Soccerettes’ to sell milkshakes?
Posted on 02. Mar, 2010 by Jonathan Cherry.
Advertising in Britain is so easy leading up to the World Cup. It’s merely a combination of tried and tested attention grabbing elements thrown in the mix with a healthy dose of images of cheerleaders and then it’s all left to simmer with a football theme. In this case it’s to sell milkshake, but you can insert just about any product type you can think of.
See this is where we’re getting it all wrong. Nobody really wants all the heart-string tugging images of fans having fun and sentiments of a ‘nation united’. Soccerettes + mud and a bit of that augmented reality stuff and you’re laughing in a FIFA lawyer’s face and drinking single malt with your bank manager.
The campaign’s augmented reality aspects are generated by holding up a bottle of the limited edition Cookie Dough milkshake to a webcam, via www.frijjmud.co.uk. A Soccerette then slowly emerges, squelching seductively from the bottle.
The campaign builds up to Frijj’s annual Swamp Soccer World Cup, supported by the Soccerettes themselves. The tournament will see a field outside Glasgow flooded and a game of football attempted, though it sounds like water sports skills could come in handy.
Teams are co-ordinated via Facebook Connect, where personalised cheers can also be sent to friends. [via]
Website: FRijj
Visa’s World Cup 2010 ad
Posted on 22. Feb, 2010 by Jonathan Cherry.
Visa one of the big World Cup 2010 sponsors have finally released their advertising trump card for the tournament.
It features a large English bloke running his way to South Africa and a slimmer appearance [cause the flights are too expensive - and let's face it, Africa is beautiful this time of the year so it would be rude not to take a quiet jog through the continent en route to playing a few football games]
Billboards, activations and free money to follow shortly.
We like it. Music makes us wanna limber up for a power 10 kay right now.
Credits:
Agency: Saatchi & Saatchi, London
Executive Creative Director: Kate Stanners
Creatives: Jonathan Santana & Xander Smith
Agency Producer: Rebecca Williams
Production Company: Gorgeous, London
Director: Chris Palmer
Producer: Rupert Smythe
Director of Photography: Ian Foster
Editor: Paul Watts @ The Quarry
Telecine: Seamus O’Kane @ The Mill
Post Production: Tom Sparks
Sound: Jack Sedgwick @ Wave
Music: ‘Isla de Encanta’ by The Pixies
New angle for Old Spice
Posted on 22. Feb, 2010 by Jonathan Cherry.
We like to suck on an old crusty bar of Life Buoy during our brainstorm sessions, but after seeing this ad – we may have to change back to a tube of Old Spice.
Mmmmm – love the smell of the 70s.
BTW – here’s how they made it
For a Friday: The new Kalahari.net ad
Posted on 19. Feb, 2010 by Jonathan Cherry.
It’s a Leon Schuster rip-off, which was a bit lame when we first saw it – but it made us search for stupid Leon Schuster candid camera videos on Youtube now – so we like it.
[thanks Rafiq]
Nando’s is alweer voor op die wa*
Posted on 19. Feb, 2010 by Jonathan Cherry.
*Nando’s is in front of the wagon again
Nando’s are spoofing again! This time in response to DA MP Dianne Kohler Barnard’s alleged remark to the parliamentary speaker of the house as she stormed out of it this week. [Full story here]
In summary, there was a fight in parliament, somebody was asked to leave, in solidarity a couple of opposition parties walked out and Dianne was overheard dropping the F-bomb while leaving. That was Monday. Today is Friday and here’s the Nando’s take on the whole matter.
‘Vinniger as Fanie’ we say. {thanks Dhasagan]
This one is sure to have the current affairs intellectuals giggling. If you don’t understand, just go flip the bird at the presidential cavalcade or something like that.
Incredibly bland World Cup ‘I was there’ ad campaign gets spoofed by Nando’s
Posted on 18. Feb, 2010 by Jonathan Cherry.
We don’t think the Local Organising Committee [LOC] could have approved a more sterile, bland and uninspiring World Cup 2010 lead-up advertising campaign.
Make sure you can say “I was there”? Seriously? Is that what you think is going to ‘drive ticket sales’ and ‘excite the nation into a frothing frenzy’ ahead of the tournament? Does somebody on the LOC own a stake in an outdoor advertising company?
Deservedly Nando’s have now spoofed the whole thing with a radio ad. It’s the least anyone could do to bring just a glimmer of a smirk to an otherwise very dated and forgettable body of creative work.
I ate there – Nando’s radio ad
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