Are you up on GIPHY, the free app that allows you to create GIFs from anything? Okay, okay, you love GIPHY too. I understand. You work in advertising, and it's your job to explore the depths of what is possible with all advances in communications technology. A GIF IS WORTH 1000 FEELS https://youtu.be/hEjd1QxggQc The talkshow meets infomercial meets viral video above was directed by Dark …
Meet Tom Gore and Drink Tom Gore’s Wine
Tom Gore is a second-generation grape farmer from Sonoma Count. Like so many enterprising CEOs before him, Tom Gore is also the star of his namesake vineyard's new ad campaign. The ads are from San Francisco agency MUH-TAY-ZIK HOF-FER and director Eli Green of A Common Thread. Green shot the commercials in the actual working vineyard with a cast that included Gore and his …
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Venables Bell & Partners Is Driving Home Audi’s Appeal
Action adventure films are some of Hollywood's greatest blockbusters. Why aren't more commercials taking a page out of this well-worn book? https://youtu.be/Dir0cOFmrOM Westerns are some of Hollywood's greatest blockbusters. Why aren't more commercials taking a page out of this well-worn book? https://youtu.be/M1jM9gTkrOI Both Audi long-form commercials are highly cinematic. Both are mini-movies with a …
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Flow On In To The Gap
There is something pleasantly hypnotic about these new "holiday season" spots from The Gap. https://youtu.be/HTRlTdnvPnQ https://youtu.be/Fz3umF_fUgc https://youtu.be/RiD-QH6YaTE Agency: Untitled Worldwide Creative Director: Kevin Li Creative Director: Piper Hickman Producer: Joyce Lee Head of Integrated Production: Cheri Anderson Group Account Director: Meredith Frisco Production Company: …
Mike Diva Makes The Impossible Possible: The Donald Can Dance!
https://youtu.be/ZbM6WbUw7Bs Art Net News calls it, "a hypnotically-brilliant video." The New Republic says, "It makes the end of the world seem as sweet as bubble gum." All high praise for North Hollywood-based Mike Diva, the director behind one of the best political ads of the season, hands down. If Trump's team knew what they were doing, they would embrace this ad at once. The fact that the ad is a …
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Eat Like A Shark. #JAWSomeJerky
Discovery Channel's annual programming event, Shark Week, begins Sunday July 5th. Oberto All Natural Beef Jerky is ready. To prepare for the big fish, Oberto's CEO Tom Hernquist and marketing director Mike Ginal flew from their headquarters in Kent, Washington to South Africa, where they had the chance to live test a new product idea in the wild—Oberto Shark Bait. The protein-enriched results speak for …
The Results Are In. Video Wins Again.
DISCLOSURE STATEMENT: I work with Funnelbox, writing scripts for their clients and helping them convey their own brand messages. With two-thirds of firms planning to increase spending on video marketing this year, it's imperative to get in the game with content that compels viewers to watch, and act upon the information presented. You need a strategic partner for this and I recommend Funnelbox in Oregon …
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Spotlight on NW Creative: Dare Digital for Destination B.C.
British Columbia is off the hook. Few places in the world can rival its beauty. But how does that all translate in a tourism spot? Can you get the grandeur on film? Director Sean Thonson gave it a go in this new spot for Destination British Columbia. Shot through Dare Digital in Vancouver, “The Wild Within” features the incredibly diverse topography of Canada's westernmost …
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