Wednesday, July 29, 2009

The Economist Launches 70 sec Spot

I'm not sure if this is a sign of business growth or if the magazine is simply taking advantage of cheap media. Either way a 70 sec ad is an aggressive format.

Hopefully they will just air a cut down of this on TV... sitting though 1:10 of a single spot may be a little much...

Tuesday, July 28, 2009

BBDO - Now a Gang

New BBDO agency recruitment ad.

Nearly a straight lift of a "blood" gang sign... Hope this won't be used to attract talent for their LA office!

Monday, July 27, 2009

Stealourideas.com on Checker's Breakfast

I loved this posting from Stealourideas.com on Checker's breakfast menu.

Brilliant.

Sunday, July 26, 2009

The Tanning Trap

Video put out by the Danish cancer society. The ending highlights the "impact" that tanning can have on your body (no pun intended!).

Dexter + High Fashion = Barneys Window Display

These didn't last too long!

Evidently they were taken down quite quickly after being revealed to Madison Avenue on lookers. A shame really...



Lego 'Making History' Campaign

I love this. Brings me back to the time in my life when my only goal was to build the greatest Lego structure possible.

To celebrate Lego's 50 years of producing plastic bricks the brand launched their "making history" campaign. Integrating the brand into a few powerful moments that have taken place during their history.