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Roger Wang Playing Auld Lang Syne

Au revoir 2009!

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Brutal!

Guys….take note. [Update: looks like Ikea has requested this ad to be taken down]

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This song is going to be a hit during this time of recession

Frankly, this song grows on you. Yes, your friends may laugh at you when you play this. But it’s one hell of a good one. Can someone help me with the translation in English?

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From the magic of Leonard Bernstein

I like this tune.

PS – From the people that brought you Honda’s “Cog“, here is an old TVC (circa 2006) from Nike. Conceived by Wieden+Kennedy.

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I sure miss those TVCs which uses songs and jingles from the days of yore. Enjoy this 2008 year end Vodacom TVC from DraftFCB Johannesburg – featuring the “Summer Nights” dance/sing routine from the movie “Grease“.

Exceprts from MarketingWeb:

Explaining the rationale behind the choice and the concept, Jacobsen said: “We wanted to create a film about an unexpected couple falling in love, a film that makes you smile and feel good. South Africans can do with an ad that will lighten up their lives and makes them sing and dance along. Our heroes are ordinary South Africans, but what makes them extraordinary is the fact that, despite their differences, they’ve found each other.”

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I want a bigger logo!

Those who works in an agency would recognise what it means to be a creative and a suit – and the trials and tribulations of being on either side of the fence. Mad Men‘s Don Draper and Peter Campbell carries it well. This one however just cracks me up.

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And soon in Malaysia, one brand will once again be at the forefront in the creation of yet another social networking site.

But why another social networking site when you have such a plethora of already existing sites such as Facebook, Friendster, Orkut and Ruumz?

Shooting off the hips here – my opinion on this matter is fairly straightfoward: You can’t sell a product through a social network, you are merely creating a platform for like-minded individuals to converge and share ideas, stories, gossips and even to know one another. That pretty much sums up the gist of what social media networking is all about.

What your brand stands to benefit though is the continued relevance and visibility to answering the needs of these group of people – which in all accounts, shouldn’t be too difficult to achieve since the product or service you sell is the enabler to their needs. But remember that a brand’s social networking site provides the platform for sharing experiences, not for the brand to tout its products or services – because your corporate website would have all the product and services related information there.

However, above all, the brand also needs to understand that these group of people may already have profiles at other social networking sites and the bigger challenge here is how to leverage on their already existing networks from there. UGCs should be the staple content here.

And last but not least – please….be Web 2.0 relevant. RSS, widgets, social bookmarking, Twitter and the whole nine yards. After all, it’s a social networking site, not a portal.

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Today, I spoke to a friend. Decent chat. Long one too.

Truth be told, I haven’t spoke candidly to anyone for a long long time. It felt good. It felt like therapy. Maybe even better.

It renewed my faith in life in many ways than one. That no matter how dark times may seems, how low life may be – there is always someone out there who shares the same passion and beliefs as you do.

Frankly, I do not know how much of the things that we spoke of will come true – it doesn’t really matter – for in those moments of sharing, it’s the feeling of hopefulness that brings life to it.

Times are bad. The state of the world right now. The state of my business affairs right now. And the state of personal issues I have. I’m ending 2008 with nothing but dreams of a better future.

What will the future holds?

I don’t know for sure.

But what I know is this: be hopeful, focus on your dreams, be passionate and always believe that somewhere out there someone shares your hope, dreams and passion. And be honest. To your friends, clients and people that matters to you most.

This friend of mine showed me where to sleep on an angel’s wings tonight.

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