Advertising Universe

Smart Parking

2018-02-22T17:07:00.001+02:00

Parking in a city center is always frustrating and time-consuming. Be smart!
The new campaign of BBDO Belgium for Smart:

Credits

Client : smart
Contacts : Jo Willems, Aurélie Capouillez

Agency : BBDO
CD’s : Arnaud Pitz, Sebastien De Valck
Creative Team : Sarah Huysmans & Jasper Verleije
Account Team : Roel Sweron, Melissa Fastenaekels, Diane Vandebroeck
Strategic Planner: Wouter Van den Herrewegen
Design : Joris Bochman

McDonald’s plays off of sneaker culture to hype up its latest offering with Big Mac x Bacon Limited Edition Collaboration

2018-02-08T17:17:00.003+02:00

The Big Mac turns 50 this year and to celebrate the iconic burger in an interesting and relevant way, this campaign drops the burger right in the centre of hip-hop and streetwear culture in a bold and irreverent way.

Alexander Wang x Adidas, Supreme x Louis Vuitton, Fenty x Puma, Big Mac® x Bacon. To kick-off the celebration of the 50th anniversary of the iconic Big Mac, McDonald’s Canada is releasing the Big Mac x Bacon: Limited Edition Collaboration.

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The collab launched with a weeklong teaser campaign across the country, filled with cryptic black and white imagery and design that played off fashion and sneaker culture, hinting at a mysterious upcoming collaboration: “BM x B.” A teaser TV spot aired during the Grammy’s to hype up the new mystery collab. “It’s the combination of two greats. Two powerhouses,” a mysterious voice said.

On January 30th, it was revealed that this next great release is actually the collaboration of Big Mac and Bacon. A series of cheeky black and white films across television, online, and outdoor, feature high fashion types analyzing and explaining this new collab’s importance to culture.

“We really wanted to showcase the Big Mac in a modern and relevant way by integrating it into pop culture, while at the same time not taking ourselves too seriously,” says Antoinette Benoit, Chief Marketing Officer, McDonald’s Canada. “We took inspiration from how a fashion company might launch an exclusive collection by revealing the promotion as a limited-edition collaboration, through a series of billboards and ads until we finally revealed the Big Mac, treating it like the cultural icon it is.”

“Over the course of its 50-year history, the Big Mac has become a culinary icon and the recipe has remained unchanged since its introduction. That’s pretty remarkable,” says Jeff Anderson, McDonald’s Canada Chef. “The addition of another Canadian classic—bacon—to the sandwich for a limited-time symbolizes the modern McDonald’s journey, with innovative menu items alongside much-loved classics. "

“The Big Mac x Bacon was designed to feel contemporary in outlook,” says Peter Ignazi, Global Chief Creative Officer, Cossette. “The look and feel were a departure from traditional McDonald’s campaigns to support the weeklong teaser period and misdirect fans into thinking the collaboration was between two fashion or cultural icons. We created a complete design system that included a custom bacon logo and an edgy modern typeface."

Big Mac x Bacon Campaign Credits

Launch Date: January 30, 2018

Client: McDonald’s Restaurants of Canada Limited

Chief Marketing Officer & SVP: Antoinette Benoit

Senior Advertising & Media Manager: Hope Bagozzi

Senior Marketing Manager: Jean Guillaume Bertola

National Marketing Manager: Rebecca Smart

Regional Marketing Supervisor: Mélissa Hains

National External Communications Manager: Adam Grachnik

Agency: Cossette

Title: Big Mac x Bacon Limited Edition Collaboration

Chief Creative Officers: Carlos Moreno, Peter Ignazi

Group Creative Director: Simon Clancy

Creative Directors: Ed Morris, Troy McGuinness, Patrick Michaud

Art Director: Spencer Dingle

Copywriters: Jordan Hamer, Ben Duquette

Designers: Oleg Portnoy, Eric Wood

Agency Producers: Barb Gibson, Marie-Pier Poulin

Content Strategist: Youri Hollier

Director, Strategy: Jon Crowley

VP, Strategy: Scott McKay

Account Executives: Yvonne Li, Michaela Crompton

Account Supervisor: Asmait Hailu

Account Director: Lindsay Mertiri

Group Account Director: Serene Gaspar

SVP, Managing Director: Kathy McGuire

Product Manager: Chloe Drolet

Studio Director: Raquel Mullen 

Senior Retoucher: Trevor Gauthier

Senior Production Artist: Graham Washer

Senior Digital Project Manager: Jeff Maynard

Production House: FRANK Content

Director: Craig Brownrigg

Line Producer: Marie Robertson

Executive Producer: Danielle Kappy

Director of Photography: Stuart Campbell

Food Stylists: Carol Brown, Noah Witenoff

Colour/Transfer Facility: Alter Ego

Colourist: Wade Odlum

Colour Assistant: Kevin Wu

Online Facility: Alter Ego

Executive Producer: Cheyenne Bloomfield

Motion Graphics Designers: Ian Flaig, Rob Fisher

VFX Artists: Steven McGregor, Andres Kirejew

VFX Assistant: Sebastian Boros

Casting: Mann Casting

Casting Director: Steven Mann

Offline Edit: Married to Giants

Editor: Raj Ramnauth

Audio House: Berkeley Inc.

Audio Engineer: Jared Kuemper

Photography: Fuze Reps

Photographer: Carlyle Routh

Production House: Soda

Executive Producer: Mina Jang

Photographer: Nick Hall-Wood

Media Agency: OMD

Strategy Supervisor: Logan Lindsay

Digital Specialist: Kyla Ames

Account Manager: Kathy O’Meara

Vice President Group Director Broadcast: Doug Scott

PR Agency: Weber Shandwick

Director, Client Experience: Lauren Thomson

Senior Art Director: Brendan Watson

Supervisor, Integrated Media: Nare Tutundjian

Senior Associate, Integrated Media: Fatma Othman

BR Malls Mooca Plaza Shopping: Human Warmth

2017-09-08T16:51:00.003+03:00

More than 15.000 people are living in the streets of São Paulo unprotected from the cold. Mooca Plaza Shopping wanted to help so, the task that WE, an agency from São Paulo, had was to find a way to increase coat donations. They created posters with the photos of actual homeless people suffering from the cold and the donor could help by placing a coat upon them.

Human_Warmth _English from Rodrigo Passos on Vimeo.

CREDITS:
Advertising Agency:WE, São Paulo, Brazil
Client:Mooca Plaza Shopping, Maria Luiza Dias Ferreira Thomé
Chief Creative Officer:Guy Costa
Creative Directors:Ricardo Sarno, João Paulo Magalhaes, Ana Castelo Branco
Art Directors:Leandro Valente and Alexandre Diniz
Copywriter:Rodrigo Passos
Calligraphy:Douglas Reis
Rtvc:Fernanda Ragazzi, Juliana Emeric, Lais Leleu
Account:Jose Boralli, Wesley Santesso, Vera Fassbinder, Bruno Luiz
Media:Fabio Rosinholi, Thais Caruso, Mauricio Torres.
Chief Operating Officer:Valdir Barbosa
Production Company:Tanajura Filmes
Film Director:Pedro Campos and Leandro Valente
Film Photographer:Victor Ponce
Executive Producer:Mariana Villas Bôas and Bruna Estivalet
Producer:Thaís Martins, Alex Yoshinaga
Motion Design:Fernando Capelari, Amanda Campos

Alien: Covenant installation

2017-05-11T10:16:00.000+03:00

Hundreds of Alien fans were lucky enough to be part of a shocking experience and enter the Alien universe. 5SEIS agency presented a quarantine dome, as a cave. In the dark and mysterious interior, there are eggs and an Alien that surprises visitors.

They created a shocking event about the Alien saga and the upcoming release film Alien: Covenant, which began with the celebration of Alien Day. Experiences that integrate technology, staging and Alien culture.

The event was held on Wednesday, April 26 in of Abasto Shopping, with the press, influencers, and fans through a social network giveaway.

Some of the experiences included:
The Alien Detector: An Aliens detector scanner, a development of Weyland Yutani Corp, which warns if the participant carries an Alien in his body. Maybe a Chestburster will come out of his chest! The performance of each participant was recorded and sent in GIF format and shared on social media.

Meet Walter®, a synthetic with AMD Ryzen processing power. AMD is the official supplier of artificial intelligence on Ridley Scott's Alien: Covenant. Along with this line, through various technological tests, the user can create his own Walter® synthetic according to his personality. Thanks to NFC technology, your Walter® configuration will be complete by physically locating the AMD Ryzen chip.

Exhibition of original license figures by Knowhere Collectibles. Queen Alien, limited edition books, statuettes of various sizes with a great level of detail. In addition, themed drinks were served on a pop-up bar.

The installation was present for 4 days for fans and the general public, between Thursday 27th to Sunday 30th April 2017. Alien: Covenant premieres on May 18, 2017, in Argentina.

Credits:
Agency: 5SEIS
Creative Directors: Gabriel Aufgang, Pablo Saquero
Producer: Ariel Serra

Advertised brand: Alien: Covenant
Advertiser: 20th Century Fox Argentina
Advert title(s): Alien: Covenant | 20th Century Fox Argentina
Dates: April 26-30, 2017
Location: Abasto Shopping

For 20th Century Fox Argentina:
Martin Zambonini - Regional Digital Manager / Marketing Director
Cecilia Bianchini - Senior Publicity Manager
Valeria Rimoldi - Advertising & Promotion Manager
Florence Berti - Marketing Coordinator

For AMD: Nicolas Canovas, Juan Sturla
For Abasto Shopping: Romina Castro Peña, Maria Victoria Moreno
For Knowhere Collectibles: Franco Celentano

Samsung Galaxy - Over the Horizon. A blind man's photographic journey

2017-04-28T18:48:00.003+03:00

‘Over the Horizon‘, a new campaign for Samsung Galaxy is based on the real life story of Alexander Zhuravlev, a blind photographer from Russia, who was able to take a step beyond the horizon of his own possibilities.

The campaign aims to inspire ordinary people to push beyond their own comfort zone and understand that daily life has much more to offer than they expect.

The campaign features Alexander Zhuravlev – a photographer with only 2% residual vision.

Alexander became blind at the age of 11 as the result of an illness. Despite seeing almost nothing he is a passionate skier, a traveller and an enthusiastic photographer.

He lives at full throttle and believes that disability will only hold you back if you allow it to.
Driven by wanderlust, Alexander visited India alone and has travelled further since. He says that he can feel the world around him through the rest of his senses.

And 2% vision is enough to see what is most important: sunlight, colours and the horizon.

During his latest journey to South Ural, the Russian region famous for its severe climate and beautiful landscape,

Alexander took a series of photographs using a Samsung Galaxy smartphone to create a social project comprising an online video, a website and a photography exhibition.

His exhibition opened in The Lumiere Brothers Gallery in Moscow.

Samsung. Over the Horizon from Red Pepper Film on Vimeo.

Credits:

Creative Team: Cheil Russia
Creative Group Head: Mitya Usov
Digital Creative Lead: Dmitry Sherbakov
Art Director: Alena Klepikova
Copywriter: Irina Filina
Head of solutions center: Ekaterina Smygina
Content director: Anna Evstratova
Producer: Tania Chepko
Digital producer: Timur Konusbekov
Brand experience manager: Artem Grigoriants
SMM manager: Katia Bondarchuk
Production Company: Red Pepper Film
Director: Ivan Sosnin
DOP: Yegor Protsko
Creative producer: Danil Golovanov
Executive Producer: Yana Shmaylova
Art-director: Julia Uzkikh
Samsung:
Samsung Mobile Marketing Director in Russia: Seif El Hakim
Head of marketing communications and collaborative marketing: Svetlana Millina
Marketing manager: Elena Podolskaya

The Fairtrade Foundation: Farley & Bell

2017-03-08T13:36:00.001+02:00

This hard-hitting stunt from AMVBBDO demonstrates how people are often seduced by nice branding and don't think to question where their food might come from.

Salespeople from a fake new brand called Farley & Bell approach people on the street asking them to sign up to a new fruit and veg box scheme. What they didn't expect was that these fresh and cheap fruit boxes would be delivered to their front doors by exhausted and struggling children.

Then they learn that Farley & Bell is actually a fake brand, created to highlight the exploitation of farmers and child labour in countries such as Ghana and Cote d'Ivoire by food companies.

“Sometimes you just don’t think what’s behind the cheap price. You get drawn in by a deal and pretty packaging,” says one shocked buyer.

U.K.'s "Fairtrade Fortnight," is running from Feb. 27- March 12 and the stunt took place on the streets of West London.

Jonathan Smith, head of campaigns at the Fairtrade Foundation said: "Whether in the UK or in Malawi, no one deserves to be short-changed for a hard day’s work. Farmers get a better deal when they sell their crops on Fairtrade terms. Through Fairtrade, farmers can invest in better farming practice, earn more money for their crops, and make sure their children are fed and can go to school. Communities can also invest in clean water and clinics, improving everyone’s health."

Learn more: http://fortnight.fairtrade.org.uk/

Credits:
Advertising Agency: AMVBBDO
Production: Acne London
Director: Johnny Hopkins
Creative: Clark Edwards
Creative: Andre Hull
Producer: Nikki Marsh

Air France "French Kiss & Ride" by Duval Guillaume

2017-02-22T10:50:00.000+02:00

Saying goodbye to your loved once at the airport is always a very intense moment. However, long queues and the necessity to be there on time prevent you from doing just that. But not when you live in Belgium and travel with Air France. To emphasize the convenience of travelling with Air France from Bruxelles-Midi, Duval Guillaume developed the campaign “French Kiss & Ride”: Kiss & Ride, the French way.

The French Kiss & Ride is, first of all, a spot in the underground parking of the train station: parking is free so you can say goodbye properly - totally different from any other standard Kiss & Ride zone, where you can only stay for about 2 minutes.

To make your goodbye even more memorable, Duval Guillaume created a special spot in the train station. Here everyone could take the time to say goodbye to their loved ones, before taking the train to a faraway destination. The goodbye was filmed, and the movie was sent to your mailbox as a souvenir, and to share on social media. In and around Bruxelles-Midi different posters and digital banners showed the way to the French Kiss & Ride spot. Influencers and travel bloggers were invited to share pictures and movies with their followers. No doubt: from now on there is time to say "Au revoir, mon amour!" before you leave for a flight.

Credits:
Advertiser: Air France Belgique
Client Contacts: Ellen Schouppe
Agency: Duval Guillaume
Managing Director: Patrick Clymans
Executive Creative Directors: Koenraad Lefever & Dries De Wilde
Art Director: Arnaud Bailly
Copywriter: Karel De Mulder
Strategic Director: Piet Wulleman
Account Manager: Florien Vanderperren
Account Executive: Dorien Van Antwerpen
PR Company: MSL Group
PR Director: Kathy Van Looy
Designer: Laurent Lejeune
DTP: Bart Janvier
Digital Producer: Bart Callaerts
Production Company: Geronimo & Prodigious
Director: Jan Boon
Post Production Company: Geronimo
Illustrator: Timo Meyer
Production Manager: Christ Lannoy
Media Planner: Maxu

84 Lumber Super Bowl Commercial - The Entire Journey

2017-02-07T09:52:00.002+02:00

The most controversial spot from Super Bowl 51 comes from 84 Lumber. Fox didn't allow them to run the entire spot so they aired half and directed people to their website to see the rest.

It's about a Mexican mother, traveling with her daughter through the desert in order to make it to the US but eventually, they end us facing Trump's wall. Throughout the journey, the little girl collects pieces of fabric and stitches them together to make an American flag. The two immigrants don't lose hope, they don't turn back but instead, they find a big door and walk through it. The end line reads "The will to succeed is always welcome here".

Rob Schapiro, the chief client officer at Brunner, the agency behind the spot, told Washington Post "Ignoring the border wall and the conversation around immigration that’s taking place in the media and at every kitchen table in America just didn't seem right. If everyone else is trying to avoid controversy, isn't that the time when brands should take a stand for what they believe in?"

Credits:
Client: 84 Lumber Company
Agency: Brunner, Pittsburgh
Production Co.: Sanctuary, Los Angeles

A birthday party or paying the electricity bill? Croix-Rouge Belgium fights poverty

2016-12-05T16:49:00.003+02:00

Croix Rouge is best known for blood donation. But in Belgium, their main activity is fighting poverty. Not just the poverty of those who sleep on the streets under cardboard, but the poverty of the families that have to make difficult decisions to avoid financial trouble at the end of the month. This year, Croix Rouge wants to mobilise people during the Christmas period. To take up arms and join the fight against poverty.

Using a simple example, Croix Rouge demonstrates what 1 in 10 families in Belgium face on a regular basis: having to choose between a birthday party or paying the electricity bill. By showing an ordinary family in an ordinary setting, the message hits in hard: this could be you. All it takes to help is a small donation to Croix Rouge that allows them to keep their social projects running.

The campaign was launched across the following supports: TVC, Cinema, Print, Bannering and a TV show called FACE A FACE debated about the topic.

Credits

Client : Croix-Rouge de Belgique
Contacts : Sandrine Devers, Marie Masset, Fabienne Damsin, Kathleen Hubert
Agency : Publicis Brussels
Account Team : Jessica Danese, Allen Marchant
Creative Directors: Naïm Baddich, Tom Berth, Geert De Rocker
Creative Team : Marc Richard Vander Heyden, Kermit Cota
Copywriters : Philippe Dorval, François Massinon
Graphic Designer: Aurélie Tournay
Print Producer: Marleen Hemeleers
Digital Content Producer: Adnan Chehima
Digital Producer: Tanguy De Kelver
Art Buyer/Radio Producer: Victoire Kaiser
Photographer : Jekyll n’ Hyde
Radio Production Company : Raygun
TV Producers: Marc Van Buggenhout, Tuyen Pham, Daan Feytongs
Film Production Company : Colonel
Director : David Greenwood
Producer : Matthias Schellens
Sound & Music: Gregory Caron
Post-production Company: The Fridge

ALS League - The never-ending mannequin challenge

2016-11-28T11:18:00.000+02:00

I know that we've all seen more than enough videos called “The Mannequin Challenge” but this one from ALS League (ALS=Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis) is different and for a good cause.

Watch the video here: https://www.facebook.com/ALSLiga/videos/1277471028993091/

The first seconds you are watching a regular Mannequin Challenge: you see a medical lab with researchers and professors in white coats that – as they are supposed to - remain motionless while the camera winds its way through the area. But when the last mannequin appears, the challenge gets a whole other meaning. While the researchers continue their activities, the last mannequin remains motionless. The person carries a sign that says “For ALS-patients, every day is a Mannequin Challenge.” It’s clear that this person has ALS, a progressive neurological disease that causes dysfunction of the nerves that control muscle movement, leading to muscle weakness, gradually affecting nerves that control breathing and other vital bodily functions, resulting in death within 2 to 5 years’ time. A disease that cannot possibly leave people unmoved.

The Belgian ALS League and the researchers in the movie are in need of funds to continue their research on ALS. You can help by donating and sharing this video.

Contact information

Evy Reviers, CEO, M +32 495 44 67 82
ALS League Belgium
Campus St Rafaël, building H, 4th floor
Kapucijnenvoer 33 B/1
3000 Leuven

Credits:
Advertised brand: ALS League Belgium
Agency: Publicis Brussels
Published/released: 25 November 2016
Client + client contact: ALS League Belgium, Evy Reviers
Creative Director: Tom Berth, Geert De Rocker, Naïm Baddich
Creative team: Marc Richard Vander Heyden, Massimo De Pascale, François Massinon, Massimo Regaglia, Pierre Urbaniak
Account Manager: Fréderic Sodermans
Producer: Daan Feytongs, Marc Van Buggenhout
Camera: Muna Baradi
PR Director: Kathy Van Looy

Deceased Poet becomes Signing Sensation at Belgian Book Fair

2016-11-11T10:38:00.000+02:00

Is it possible for 8 authors to sign non-stop for 12 days? Yes if a robot does all the signing for them.

People usually goes to the Antwerp Book Fair (Belgium) every year to score signatures from their favotrite authors. This year online shop Bol.com raised the signing bar even higher, with a series of signings by top international authors such as Nicci French, David Baldacci and Paula Hawkins.

A stunt in which 8 authors sign non-stop for 12 days. Worthy of note: the late Flemish poet Paul van Ostaijen was also honoured in this way. Bol.com wants to draw attention to genuine literary talent again with this campaign.

In collaboration with the Antwerp Research & Design Lab Beyond, DDB Brussels created a technological signing robot which analysed, parsed and then reconstructed all the signatures and manuscripts of the famous authors.

In total, an intensive test phase took four weeks. Kevin Verelst, co-founder and Art Director of Beyond explains, “The greatest challenge was above all to imitate the writing as faithfully as possible. In the process, it was essential to completely fine-tune four important elements. Namely, the choice of pen, the angle of the writing, the pressure of the pen on the paper and the writing speed.”

'The impossible signing sessions' by Bol.com at the Antwerp book fair from DDB Brussels on Vimeo.

Bol.com - The Impossible Signing sessions from DDB Brussels on Vimeo.

Credits :

Client : bol.com
Agency : DDB Brussels
CD : Peter Ampe & Odin Saillé
Creation : Danny Vissers
Ad & Copy: Tom Meijer & Silke Beurms
Accounts : Francis Lippens & Romy Vierhouten
Strategy: Dominique Poncin, Jorian Vanvossel
Digital Design: Wieste De Ridder
Motion Design: Sven Verfaille
Producer: Stefanie Warreyn
PR: Kenn Van Lijsebeth
TV producer: Brigitte Verduyckt
DOP: Adrien Moormann
Design lab: Beyond.io

Motorola - Skip the sevens

2016-09-16T14:16:00.000+03:00

With a bold move Motorola goes against Apple and Samsung and urges people to skip the sevens and opt for a Moto Z with Moto Pods.

In a perfect timing, with Samsung's Note 7 blowing up -literally- and Apple's iPhone 7 disappointing release, Motorola claims true innovation. In the following video you'll see a focus group of Apple fans getting “tricked” into believing that the company’s Moto Z is a new iPhone prototype.

The copy:
When the first generation of the iPhone came out, it changed everything. It was the rebel, the challenger. And it knocked us off our perch. But that was nine years ago.

It seems like the smartphone category is focused on incremental improvements. Display sizes increase by fractions of an inch. Cameras change by a few megapixels. And you often have to wait years for the next big thing.

We admit that we played that game too. Until now. So this year, skip the sevens. Go for something new, something different. Because, while everyone else is figuring out how to improve their smartphones, we reimagined what a smartphone can be.

The Moto Z with Moto Mods doesn't just give you a slightly better camera, you get a Hasselblad with 10x optical zoom. Instead of small speakers, you get rock JBL stereo sound. Instead of another year of 5" screens, you get a 70" projection.

Our industry was built on thinking differently. Some have forgotten. So for now, we'll carry the torch. Different is better.

Credits:
Agency: Ogilvy

JCDecaux sends out the worst mailing ever in the history of direct mail.

2016-06-02T18:42:00.000+03:00

The problem: JCDecaux is well-known for their 2m2 billboards. But they wanted to show their clients that they offer other billboard sizes as well.

The solution: They send out the worst mailing ever in the history of direct mail. Every advertiser received a miniature 2m2 billboard featuring one of its own ads, but with a huge mistake. JCDecaux had confused their biggest clients’ products with those of their biggest competitor. Nike received a miniature 2m2 billboard for their Nike Stan Smith. Dior for their Dior No5, Apple for their Apple Xperia, etc.
JCDecaux apologised for their intentional error in an accompanying letter.
“We are sorry we have intentionally mistaken you for a competitor. We just wanted to let you know how we feel every day. But we assure you that if you choose our networks for your next campaign, it would not be a mistake.“

The results: The strong reaction and frustration that this move caused amongst the marketing directors led to a 15% increase on demand for bigger billboards.

Credits :
Creative Director: Arnaud Pitz & Sebastien De Valck
Associate Creative Director: Klaartje Galle
Creative Team: Toon Vanpoucke & Morgane Choppinet
Account Supervisor: Isabel Peeters
Account Manager: Marleen Depreter
Strategic Planner: Tom Vingerhoets, Jan Van Brakel
Advertiser Supervisor: Veerle Colin (JCDecaux) Els Desmedt (JCDecaux)

Droga5 for Y:Idle hands and Places

2016-01-26T12:47:00.001+02:00

When communities are forgotten the Y remembers. The Y helps America's under-served neighbourhoods and the two 60-second spots from Droga5 delivers the message in a great way.

Droga5 used local residents instead of actors to give these neighbourhoods the authenticity they deserve. They went in Baltimore and talked to the people, got to know them, learned how they live and what they need and the solutions they propose. How people outside these communities see them and how they see themselves is very different and the spot "Places" makes it very clear.

The spot "Places" shows the work of the Y in everyday life and the spot "Idle Hands" tackle the issue of the importance of redirecting the energy of young people into something constructive.

CREDITS
Agency: Droga5
Creative Chairman: David Droga
Chief Creative Officer: Ted Royer
Executive Creative Director: Kevin Brady
Creative Directors: Casey Rand, Karen Land Short
Copywriter: Lincoln Boehm
Chief Creation Officer: Sally-Ann Dale
Head of Broadcast Production: Ben Davies
Senior Producer: Jennifer McKenzie
Global Chief Strategy Officer: Jonny Bauer
Head of Strategy: Chet Gulland
Strategy Director: Elaine Purcell
Group Communications Strategy Director: Duncan Owen
Senior Data Strategist: Eric Raicovich
Group Account Director: Matt Ahumada
Account Director: Amanda Chandler
Account Manager: Sara Fletcher
Project Manager: Rayna Lucier

Production Company: Park Pictures
Director: Seb Edwards
Executive Producers: Mary Ann Marino, Jackie Kelman Bisbee
Producer: Martha English

Editing: Rock Paper Scissors
Editor: Ted Guard:
Assistant Editor: JK Carrington
Executive Producer: Eve Kornblum
Producer: Lisa Barnable

Postproduction: The Mill
Producer: Mile Pullan
Colorist: Fergus McCall
Flame Artist: Kieran Hanrahan:

Music: Minibal
Benjamin Balcom

Sound: Hear City
Audio Engineer: Keith Reynaud

Jack Daniel's records covers of old Christmas carols‏

2015-12-16T09:43:00.003+02:00

Jack Daniel’s has his own way of doing things. Even on Christmas. At least in Bulgaria.

To inspire their audience to stay true to themselves in the midst of the holiday season Jack Daniel’s Bulgaria and NEXT-DC teamed up to revitalize the age old Christmas carols, which hardly ever change with the seasons. To achieve that, NEXT-DC scouted some of Bulgaria’s most prominent underground musicians to create a band—The Jacks—and together they undertook the uneasy task to set an alternative tone for anyone who wants to escape from the typical holiday cliché tunes.

The band recorded three covers of well-known songs — Jingle Bells, We Wish You A Mеrry Christmas and Silent Night in typical Jack Daniel’s style. The three songs, performed by the newly formed band The Jacks, were accompanied by alternative videos, which are more akin to current rock or indie hits. To set the tone for a different celebration, the three music videos appear as pre-roll ads whenever someone plays a typical holiday tune.

Credits:

Advertising agency: Next DC

Volvo Trucks - Look Who’s Driving feat. 4-year-old Sophie

2015-12-04T12:40:00.002+02:00

Is it possible for a 4 year-old girl to drive a truck? Yes it is. And it's a lot of fun too. Volvo claims that their Volvo FMX is "the toughest truck we ever built" so to prove it they made a remote-controlled FMX and brought 4 year-old Sophie to drive it.

As you can imaging she couldn't keep it on the track. And that is what Volvo was expecting. 2 minutes of rampage for this great addition to their Live Test video series. Oh, and the look in the little girl's face if perfect.

Credits:
Advertising Agency: Forsman & Bodenfors, Sweden
Senior Account Director: Olle Victorin
Account Director: Cilla Pegelow
Account Managers: Anneli Kjellander, Britta Malmberg
Art Directors: Sophia Lindholm, Kim Cramer, Anders Eklind
Copywriter: Björn Engström
Writer: Douglas Reid
Designer: Jerry Wass
Planner: Tobias Nordström
Agency Producer, Film: Alexander Blidner
Agency Producer, Digital: Peter Gaudiano
Production company: NEW LAND
Producer: Sophie Tamm Christensen
Executive Producer: Erik Torell
Postproduction: SWISS
Stills Photographer: Robin Aron Olsson
Media agency: BeOn
Directors: Charles Brisgand, Leo Berne / Megaforce
Music: Cobrastyle, Teddybears
Editor: Nicolas Larrouquere
Sound: Kouz Production

5Seis' virtual scanner for Argentina Comic-Con

2015-12-02T09:16:00.000+02:00

The Argentina Comic-Con is the most important comic and pop culture international convention in Argentina, and this year convened more than 60.000 attendees in 3 days.

Warner Channel was part of it and they wanted to give an impressive experience to the participants so they teamed up with 5SEIS Agency. to present a technological experience in a 50 m2 space placed near the main Access.

5SEIS made an extraordinary stand that surprised with a big LED HD Screen, where the participants experimented the virtual scanner: an exclusive app, through which fans could choose between the principal characters of their favourite Warner Series.

Using a motion – sense camera, participants were virtually dressed with their favourite character costumes.

More than 1.300 fans has played over three days. They had fun, scored points and won different prizes.

The experience ended with the printed photo of the person with the selected costume. Also, the participants could share the digital photo on their social networks.

Credits:
Advertising Agency: 5SEIS, Buenos Aires, Argentina
Creative Director: Gabriel Aufgang, Pablo Saquero
Producer: Ariel Serra

Cheerios: Grandpa

2015-10-06T10:04:00.001+03:00

We see a grandpa who is about to be moved away from his house cause he can't live alone any more. His daughter tell him that where he is going he will have more help. From the music, the look in his eyes and the close up in his hands you can almost see all the memories and the feelings he is having due to this big change in his life and you kind of feeling sorry for him. But when he reaches his destination things change...

A simple but heartwarming storytelling from Saatchi & Saatchi, New York for Cheerios.

CREDITS
Agency: Saatchi & Saatchi, New York
Chief Creative Officer: Jay Benjamin
Executive Creative Director: Peter Moore Smith
Creative Director: Johnnie Ingram
Copywriter: Brad Soulas
Vice President, Executive Producer: Dani Stoller
Producer: Ali Issari
Senior Vice President, Account Director: Emily Wilcox
Account Director: David Barone
Account Supervisor: Taylor Doyle
Business Manager: Christina Mattson
Production Company: Community Films
Director: Matt Smukler
Executive Producers: Carl Swan, Lizzie Schwartz
Line Producer: Lisa Shaw
Director of Photography: Tami Reiker
Editing: Beast
Editor: Jim Ulbrich
Producer: Sheena Wagaman

Visual Storytelling: Proven ways to stand out from the crowd in a content snacking era?

2015-10-01T16:29:00.004+03:00

There is too much content out there. And according to Gregory Pouy the content saturation era is only beginning. In his presentation--Visual Storytelling: Standing Out Of The Crowd In A Content Snacking Era? he addresses some of the questions worrying marketers today:

With adblockers everywhere, on desktops and now even on iPhone, how can I serve my content to consumers?
How can I maintain my interaction rate on social networks?
Should I enter the race for content and frenetically publishing stuff?
How can I stand out with video on Facebook since it’s muted by default?
How does viral marketing work? What about buzz?
What are the differences between Pinterest, Facebook, Instagram, Snapchat? How can I split my content?
What are the best practices for Instagram?

Proven ways to stand out from the crowd in a content snacking era? from Gregory Pouy I Digital Transformation

Breakvertising. These Days reinvents TV advertising with innovative use of the pause button

2015-08-28T09:55:00.000+03:00

All things going digital. Traditional TV advertising struggles for viewer attention. Fast-forwarding is just too easy these days. The need for innovative ideas that could bridge the gap are always welcomed.

These Days, an Antwerp, Belgium based communication agency did just that. The came up with an innovative idea:

“Breakvertising”

These Days catered to the fast-forwarding trend by looking for untapped potential. The result: pause button advertising – or breakvertising, to use a slightly more international term. As soon as the viewer presses the pause button on the remote, a still is displayed. For advertisers, this is a light-hearted but meaningful way of connecting with the viewer.

Gertjan De Smet, Art Director at These Days and co-author of the concept: “We were looking for a fun and non-intrusive way to make the most of those moments when viewers pause the programme. They interrupt the programme to answer the phone or go to the bathroom, or they want something to nibble, etc. By definition, each of these moments involves a product or service. That’s why we thought it would be a good idea to give advertisers the opportunity to use this precise moment to interact with the viewer.”

The viewer has the final say

Contrary to a classic commercial break, breakvertising is deliberately limited to a single, frozen image. While it’s OK to liven up a break with a wink, it is essentially still a moment of rest.

And if there’s a specific message that vexes the consumer, then he can simply use the settings of his digicorder to disable it.

Telenet & SBS jump on the bandwagon

The advertising agency called upon its customer Telenet (Liberty) and the SBS broadcasting group to flesh out the idea, and both immediately saw the potential. Telenet is responsible for the technical development of the concept and will provide the necessary support, whereas SBS will use their commercial contacts to pitch the idea to a broad range of advertisers.

World first

This new form of TV advertising is also a world first for These Days, SBS & Telenet. In the short term, the concept can be made available to every TV channel, distributor or telecom provider. The trial phase of the pause button advertising concept starts in a few days. The rollout is scheduled for the end of the year.

Credits:

Agency: These Days, Belgium

Whopper Move Out case study

2015-06-23T11:49:00.000+03:00

A few months ago Burger King in France with the collaboration of Buzzman made a promise: to help those who don’t have the chance yet to have a restaurant close to their place. Burger King reopened in France in 2013 with 20 restaurants. The goal is 400. Thus, Burger King created Whopper Move Out, a relocation company that only helps people living in a city where there is no Burger King to move in a city where there is one. And for free. The campaign had a huge return on earn media. This is the case study.

Credits

Burger King France

- Marketing Project Managers : Bérénice Charles, Carole Rousseau
- Marketing Project Manager Assistant : Sandrine Gelloz

Buzzman

- CEO & Creative Director : Georges Mohammed-Chérif
- Vice President : Thomas Granger
- Associate Director : Julien Levilain
- Copywriters and Artistic Directors : Mickael Krikorian, Victor Sidoroff
- Artistic Director Assistant : Aurélie Femenias
- TV Production : Vanessa Barbel, Pauline Couten
- Account Managers : Pierre Guengant, Loïc Coelho, Pauline Bouvet
- Digital Producers : Julien Ouvrel , Romain Goutte
- Social Media Managers : Julien Scaglione, Loris Bernardini, Elodie Schalk
- Communication and PR Managers : Clara Bascoul-Gauthier, Emilie Pereira

Seth & Riley’s Garage presents: How-Not-To Videos

2015-06-10T10:30:00.002+03:00

We all see how to videos. There are thousands of them on YouTube. But "How-Not-To-Videos" Duval Guillaume's new campaign for Seth & Riley’s Garage is focused on those how-not-to videos that helps you to just lean back and relax.

Seth & Riley’s Garage is a refreshing lemon drink with alcohol and it’s perfect for when you want to do just that.

There will be a series of How-Not-To web videos that show you how to avoid doing things, so you can just relax and enjoy a Seth & Riley’s Garage. Genius, right! Well, kind of.

The following video shows you how not to make the product itself. Josh carefully explains how not to grab a jar, not to put ice in it, not to pour the drink and finally how not to squeeze half a lemon. In the end he can just kick back, while the bartender makes a Seth & Riley’s Garage for him.

There will be other videos later on that won't be focused on the product and will talk about avoiding chores and other annoying or time-consuming things, like ‘How not to put up your tent’. All videos can be found on a dedicated YouTube page.

There’s also a YouTube pre-roll ad that shows you how not to watch pre-roll ads.

The campaign for Seth & Riley’s Garage will be launched online globally. Seth & Riley’s Garage is part of the Carlsberg group. The beverage, which has an ABV of 4.6%, is aimed at people aged 25 and over, who are seeking something different from their alcoholic drinks. Its immediately obvious, laidback brand persona, perfectly balanced bittersweet taste and rustic appearance clearly differentiate it from its competitors.

Credits:
Agency: Duval Guillaume
Production: Made In Brussels with Jan Boon as director.

Nescafé surprised visitors in a coffee bar

2015-06-10T10:06:00.001+03:00

People expect to drink a nice cup of coffee when they go to a coffee bar. So what happens when you switch their usual coffee? BBDO Belgium made an experiment. They brought their own Barista in a trendy Ghent coffee bar who served people Nescafé Gold Barista Style. They filmed everything with hidden cameras and you can see their reactions when people were told that they had actually been drinking the new NESCAFÉ Gold Barista Style.

Credits:
Agency: BBDO Brussels
Video Director: Jasper Heldenbergh
Strategy: Stefan Ceunen
Account Manager: Caroline D’haens

KFC: #LittleMoneyBigFun vs #RichKidsOfInstragram

2015-05-21T16:12:00.001+03:00

Great Spoof of the #RichKidsOfInstragram from KFC Romania. Rich kids use this # το upload photos ranging from private jets and Ferrari's to diamonds and high-end designer clothings.

MRM//McCann Romania introduced the #distractiepebaniputini (#LittleMoneyBigFun in English) and asked Romanians to choose a photo from a rich kid and upload their own side-by-side version.

Young Romanians loved the idea and the parody began. You can see the images in the tumblr page.

The results are impressive: 21% increase in sales

KFC - #LittleMoneyBigFun from Nir R on Vimeo.

Credits:

Advertising Agency: MRM//McCann Romania

Chief Creative Officer: Nir Refuah

Copywriter: Sandra Bold

Art Director" Nadia Ghilca

Fundacion Argentina de Trasplante Hepatico: The Man & The Dog

2015-05-21T11:07:00.003+03:00

"The man and the dog" is a heartbreaking PSA by DDB Argentina for the Fundacion Argentina de Trasplante Hepatico, a non-governmental non-profit organization for organ donations.

We follow a dog and his elderly owner, we see how close they are and the commitment dogs have to their owners. The days go by as usual but one day the the man goes to the hospital and the dog stays outside for days, waiting and waiting until he reunites with his owner in a way that shows that our lives can continue through someone else.

Credits:
Client: Fundacion Argentina de Trasplante Hepatico
Agency: DDB Argentina
Director: Rodrigo Garcia Saiz
Executive Creative Director: Beto Cocito
Creative Chairman: Hernan Jauregui
Executive Producer: Andrew Sommerville (The Mill)
Agency Executive Producer: Diane Jackson
Editor: Matthew Wood
Music: Michael Giacchino