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CampaignsLe Monde: Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi Sees the World as a BreastVia adsoftheworld Friday's Illegal Ad: The Lord Doth GamethLord help us, it's like the Wii but only holier. A new (faux) ad for some organization called Mass We Pray lets loose with some family fun in the name of crucifix-wielding, pew-sitting, rollicking good time. It's for a game called Dante's Inferno, but can't we just go back to Scrabble? More: "The Death of (Direct)TV Means the Resurrection of Jesus, Heath, JFK" Scrubbing Bubbles Will Watch You Shower, Leer, Make Hilawkwarious CommentsMethod brand cleaners might stare at you as you stroll through target, but at least they don't reside in your bath, waiting for you to sexily step in the shower (whilst nude), only to behave like a semi-drunk man who likes watching ladies in the shower. Also known as everyone. More: "Mick Jagger's 17 Year Old Daughter Half-Nude in Hudson Jeans Campaign" Here's a Bunch of Great Nike AdsWe're forgetting some, but this should keep you busy for awhile. "Take it to the next level Director's Cut" "My better is better than your better" Click continued for more. Atheists Across the Pond Want Kids to Decide for Themselves
While NYC's Coalition of Reason campaign launched only last month, UK non-believers have been disseminating their message since at least January. A consortium of Atheist groups across the Atlantic has launched the final phase of its "Atheist Bus" effort--a billboard campaign that coincides with the UN's Universal Children's Day. "Atheist Bus" kicked off early this year with the typically polite, slightly agnostic "There's Probably No God" campaign that was seen on several UK buses. Meanwhile, the billboards, which are found in London, Edinburgh, Cardiff and Belfast, complement a fundraising effort to lobby for the phasing out of state-funded "faith schools". The campaign message? Kids should have the freedom to grow up and decide for themselves what they believe in. Richard Dawkins, author of The God Delusion and co-sponsor of the campaign, tells Brand Republic: "Nobody would seriously describe a tiny child as a 'Marxist child' or an 'Anarchist child' or a 'Post-modernist child'. Yet children are routinely labeled with the religion of their parents. We need to encourage people to think carefully before labeling any child too young to know their own opinions and our adverts will help to do that." More: "Atheist Ads Spark Conversation" Under Da Sea Campaign Sells Lotsa Chowda
So for awhile there was this thing in Seattle where a soup company, Ivar's Seafood & Chowder, revealed in a news story accompanying the image above, that in the 1950s the restaurant's founder anchored billboards in the Puget Sound as in under water thinking that before long everyone would be traveling by submarine. Natch, advertising under water made perfect sense. Ads ran next to stories about the unwatering, as did a TV campaign. Earlier this month the story was revealed to be a fake, which happened to work: sales of clam chowder soared from 19,000 cups to 83,000 cups for September 2009 compared to that time last year. To fully sell the story, documents "from the state's Department of Fisheries and a Ballard diving service supposedly found in the archives of the legendary Seattle seafood restaurateur?" revealed info about the billboards. A local historian authenticated the billboards, too, sealing the deal for many. Why not believe the story? Exactly. Tie in the fact that the founder, Ivar Haglund (who died 24 years ago), was at times called "one of the greatest self-promoters in city history," according to the Times and the audacity of such a campaign becomes nothing more than a great story. Did we mention that Ivar's modified its prices to match those from the 50s during the campaign? The Times were a bit miffed by the whole thing, noting "the story had legs because of well, how to put it? How about like this: People you wouldn't expect to lie, did." And oh gosh, more people bought chowder. They lay out the entire story, including how the noted historian was convinced to play along and where clues were hidden revealing the truth. It's all a bit of fun, and successful fun at that. Though it begs the question: where is the line for deceptive advertising drawn? The agency "responsible", Heckler Associates, probably doesn't mind. Celebs Scale the Heights for HP, Clean WaterGoodby's unveiled the next phase of its ongoing HP campaign, this time pitting its celeb spokespeople against the elements by having them scale Mt. Kilimanjaro to bring awareness of the global clean water crisis. Starting January 7, folks like actress Jessica Biel, music acts Kenna and Lupe Fiasco as well as Jacque Cousteau's granddaughter Alexandra will leave the comforts of a soundstage, green screen, etc. to scale the 19,340 ft. free-standing wonder and let fans basically track their ascent via the campaign's online hub. The climbers will of course be equipped with HP notebooks (and hopefully a sherpa or two) and will blog, Tweet and post photos which are altitude tagged so you know exactly where they're posting from. The website is already live and is literally 16,709,709 pixels high to match Kilimanjaro. Since there's 49 days left until the climb, you can occupy yourself by exploring a virtual Kilimanjaro, reading bios of the climbers and about the cause, sending water, sponsoring a foot of the climb and watching web films (here and here) starring some of the participants. More: "HP-Invented" Urgent Content, Bird, MediaStorm Make Nifty Flip Mino CampaignUrgent Content is an agency (of sorts) founded by two former CurrentTV guys, Brandon Gross and Henry Goldman, whose hybrid advertising-production company put together one of the better product-demonstration ads we've seen this year. Maybe the task was simple (selling the Flip Mino hand held tiny video camera), maybe the idea is basic. It's probably not going to win awards but it tells the viewer exactly why the Flip is a great product. And it is. I've used one for the last 18 months. Both the standard and HD platforms are worth the money, and beat out the Vado in terms of ease-of-use. So if you're in the market for a tiny video camera, be sure to watch the ad below Bird Design and Media Storm collaborated. Click continued for more ads. More: "The High School for Innovation in Advertising and Media" Santa's Workshop Ain't What it Used to Be180LA launched a new holiday spot for Boost Mobile and its push-to-talk Motorola Debut i856 phone called "Cutbacks," which proves that even fabled characters like jolly ol' St. Nick aren't immune to economic despair. Rudolph, Blitzen and the gang have been replaced by a bunch of mules, the elves aren't technically elves and the machinery is shoddy all because Santa can't keep up with his cell phone bills. Roaming charges after all can be a bitch. More: "Elf Yourself Returns, Invites Facebook, Twitter to the Dance" Nuru: End Hunger, End TerrorAdFreak points us to a movement to end extreme poverty and hunger, which may lead to the end of terrorism. Sound complicated? Watch this 5-minute video and try not to be convinced that this is the kind of thing we should all aspire to. Click here for more information about Nuru International. PreviouslyTime Sponsors Optimistic Motor City Campaign Piggly-Wiggly Adds Cheese to Turkey Dinner Celebrate 10 Years About Not Talking about Fight Club via Facebook Diabetes Campaign Pulls on Chicken Strings The Miracle Whip Strikes Back, Uses Media Buy for Hostile Takeover Volvo Employs Artist to Paint New Car American Apparel Reverts Back to Slippage (NSFW) Balloon Boy Still Fresh to Doritos Super Bowl Ad Entrant Elf Yourself Returns, Invites Facebook and Twitter to the Dance Ad Council PSA's Message: Look Ma, All Hands! Colgate Reminds You to Brush, via Ice Cream Verizon Continues Onslaught of iPhone Bashing Advertisements Foxwoods Won't Be Outdone by Mohegan Sun If Breasts Could Talk They'd, ah, ah, What? YouTube Petition Urges You to Raise Voice about Climate Change Friday's Illegal Ad: Back-to-School Marketing Gets Bouncier P&G Figures Out the Secret to Her Suck-cess Topline's 'The Kiss': Holy Crap NY's Governor Makes Case for Another Round AKQA Lures Facebook Crowd with Sherlock Holmes Game The Droid Has (Almost) Landed in New Promo DC Shoes Has Sports Marketing Beat Goodby Wants Us to Think of eBay this Holiday The FTC Fires Back at "Free" Credit Report Ads Sometimes, a Product Sells Itself Pepsi Gives Power of "Dewmocracy" to the People Reebok Gets in on the Butt Game Friday's Illegal Ad: It's Getting Hot in Herrre What Does Your Dog Do When You Leave Him at Home? D&G Narrows Down Contest to Find Best NYC Stereotype Chris Farley's Family: Direct TV Ad Was "Great Tribute" to Their Son Deutsch Kickstarts HTC Advertising Push Swine-flu is Also Sex-mittable Shocking Barack: Brammo Heads for the Hill Describe Your Product's Benefits in 6 Seconds; Go Yellow Tail Strives to Prove the Value of Middle-Shelf Wine Microsoft 7 Doesn't Know English So Good Friday's Illegal Ad: Motorcycling is Always Risky Cullman Liquidation Ad is Painfully Honest The Family Research Council Prays Against Health Care Overhaul Microsoft's New Mantra: It Takes a Nation of Billions to Bring Us Back When Will Jameson and Johnnie Walker Start Fighting? BC Dairy Foundation Raises False Hopes for the Weak and Slothful Asswiping is Now an Emotional Undertaking NYC Coalition of Reason's Latest Campaign as Stupid as its Name AgencySpy Should be in Jamaica Right Now Mercedes Benz Israel Proves Blogging is Advertising Friday's Illegal Ad: Norway Knows How to Boogie Lately, The Stupid Ads Come From Europe It's OK to Cheat at the Olympics The Ultimate Ad Combo: Martinis, Cars, Driving Near Animals H1N1 and You, a Helpful PSA From Your MPLS Creatives Swedish Agency Skirts Animal Cruelty in Award Campaign Friday's Illegal Ad: The Outback Isn't for the Chic The Fun Theory: VW's Foray Into an Idea Campaign Addresses Photographer Rights Wendy's Just Wants to Keep it Real Left 4 Dead 2 Launch Yields $25 Million Campaign Irony Overlooked in SRS TruVolume Campaign Go Forth for Grayson Ozias IV's Fortune Adidas "Brotherhood" Campaign Spawns Lawsuit Kobe Takes Over in NBA 2K10 Launch Friday's Illegal Ad: How to Weave One Helluva Story The New Yahoo! is All About You Not in Front of Your Computer Tampax Gets Real in New Serena Williams v. Mother Nature Spot Breast Cancer Commercials Are Getting Super Breasty (NSFW) Mother London Helps Dell, MTV Form World's Friday's Illegal Ad: Ozzy Really F*%$ing Loves His Samsung Domino's Kicks Subway's Buns in National Spot The Real Cause of Erectile Dysfunction CNN Heard About Save the Boobs Goodby Scares Up Another 626 Effort Twitter Feeds Can Raise Awareness About Fetal Alcohol Syndrome Scientology Campaign Cadbury Milk Dairy: Zingolo feat, with Tinny NPR Debate Program Takes Anti-Blowhard Appoach to Branding Michelin Campaign Subtly Outs Reviewers for 2010 Guide Friday's Illegal Ad: Someone Get Us a French Translator, Stat! (NSFW) Dexter Returns in Ken Doll Form Michael Imperioli's Wise About His Tequila Choice Death of the Flash Mob, Courtesy General Motors Way Less is More in South Korean Display Effort Saab's Perspective = Nice Time Killer Friday's Illegal Ad: Head & Shoulders Never Had This Effect (Slightly NSFW) Subway Swings its Junk To-and-Fro Doritos Raises Super Bowl Ad Stakes to $5 Million Electricity Untamed: A Campaign for Audi's Electric Car Unveil (Probably) Israel's Diaspora Assimilation Campaign: Bring Home the Lost |
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