I don't speak nor understand German, but that's okay. I love these Burger King commercials nevertheless. According to Burger Business, BK's "Geschmack ist king" campaign in Germany is much more "ambitious, cerebral and--literally--dark" than the work created by Crispin Porter + Bogusky for the U.S. market. Burger Business adds, "Nietzsche wrote, 'And if thou gaze long into an abyss, the abyss will also gaze into …
VW Canada Promotes Petrol-Fueled Wanderlust
VW Canada's new spots from PALM + HAVAS/Montreal and Red Urban/Toronto drive viewers to VWSundayDrive.ca--a microsite that asks rhetorical questions of the visitor. Like, "Anyone for a Sunday drive?" And, "What happened to throwing darts at maps?" One answer is the $3-to-$5 gallon of gas happened. …
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It’s 6:30, Time To Dash
With the introduction of the Sony Dash, a bedside internet device, you can wake up to apps like Facebook, Pandora, live traffic, weather, etc. "The new Sony Dash has the unique ability to offer a whole new wake up experience for its users. In this spot we have the sun stop by to lend his expertise," says Gavin Lester, Creative Director at 180 Los Angeles. Sony's Dash is available from Amazon.com for $199. Why the …
Spotlight on NW Creative: Long Live Beervana (Wherever It Is)
Christina Williams, a journalist working in Portland, wonders where the mythical but very real Beervana is on the map. Is it in Oregon or Washington? Clearly, Bridgeport's answer, with the help of Portland agency R/West, is "both." Beervana is in Oregon and Washington. Personally, I can't argue with that assessment. R/West is also making the long version of the Portland spot available on their YouTube page, along …
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Yahoo Entertainment’s Homeboy Is A Straight Up Poseur
Barbara Lippert of Adweek likes the new Yahoo spot from Goodby Silverstein & Partners. She writes, "because the spot is so nicely cast, shot and cut, it makes up in its production what it lacks in originality. It's fun to watch, simple as that." I don't see the need to be quite that generous. The point of the spot is paid off with this line: "Stay close to the spotlight with the number one online source for …
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Strahan Sends People To The Doctor
I love the look from the housekeeper near the end of this spot. Nice touch Deutsch LA. …
What’s This Account Doing In San Francisco?
Goodby, Silverstein & Partners with the help of production company Nathan Love is debuting new work for Commonwealth Bank of Australia. Nathan Love's co-founder and creative director Joe Burrascano, says, "These two spots posed the interesting challenge of creating believable paper elements in CG. In order to inform the process, our designer broke out some paper, tape and glue to construct real-life models of the …
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Kia Rolls Out The Hip Hamster Hop
Courtesy of David&Goliath, Kia's hamsters are back, this time with an even funkier beat, thanks to the track, "The Choice is Yours," by hip hop group Black Sheep. "Given the success and popularity of the hamsters in the initial Soul launch with a spot that won Nielsen's Automotive Ad of the Year, it made sense to bring them back for a new campaign," says Michael Sprague, vice president, marketing of KMA. Also in the …