Paul Collins - AgencySpy http://www.mediabistro.com/agencyspy Inside Your Agency. Deep Inside Copyright 2013 Mon, 20 May 2013 20:27:15 +0000 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.1 Jeah, Ryan Lochte Muscles Up for Nissan

Ryan Lochte may wear that clueless grin in the new Nissan spot created by TBWA, but he’s still laughing to the bank on the heels of his impressive, yet imperfect 2012 Olympics. Ryan Lochte’s “Office Burn” shows car customers (remember, this is for Nissan) how to stay fit at the office: conference call calisthenics, coffee curls, and synergy sit-ups are just a few of the drills Lochte powers through in a buttoned sport coat. Nissan’s Innovation for Endurance might make sense, say, if we actually saw more cars in the commercial. But–like most Ryan Lochte moments–things don’t always make sense.

For those interested in a funnier example of Lochte’s senselessness, watch this Funny or Die video. There’s no product placement, and you get to hear an Olympic gold medalist say, “The pool is the biggest and most expensive toilet. And it’s all mine.”

If only these office exercises could’ve helped Lochte win more gold medals than Michael Phelps. There’s always 2016. A ridiculously long list of credits after the jump.

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]]> Jordan Teicher http://www.mediabistro.com/agencyspy/jeah-ryan-lochte-muscles-up-for-nissan_b45425#disqus_thread http://www.mediabistro.com/agencyspy/jeah-ryan-lochte-muscles-up-for-nissan_b45425 http://www.mediabistro.com/agencyspy/?p=45425 Wed, 06 Mar 2013 09:03:13 +0000 McGinness to Serve as ADC Interactive Jury Chair The Art Directors Club continues its promotional tour-de-force for its 90th annual awards show by announcing that Will McGinness (who bears a striking resemblance to my old pal, Nick Parish) will serve as jury chair for the Interactive portion of the event. You may remember McGinness from such agencies as Goodby (seven years spent) and Arnold (where he worked on the VW account), but now the creative is a CD at SF-based Venables Bell & Partners, which he joined in September of last year. McGinness will spearhead a jury that includes the likes of Arnold Boston CCO Pete Favat and Goodby CDO Mike Geiger. Read full jury list after the jump and as a reminder, the submission deadline for the Interactive category is Jan. 28.

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]]> Kiran Aditham http://www.mediabistro.com/agencyspy/mcginness-to-serve-as-adc-interactive-jury-chair_b12726#disqus_thread http://www.mediabistro.com/agencyspy/mcginness-to-serve-as-adc-interactive-jury-chair_b12726 http://www.mediabistro.com/agencyspy/?p=12726 Thu, 13 Jan 2011 11:15:58 +0000