Category Archives: Brands

Sudden Acceleration

Toyota – your not the first. Sudden acceleration syndrome has made some news lately. But lets not forget this isn’t anything new. Automobile Magazine takes a look back at the early years of this phenomena.
Audi sales plummeted from a peak of 74,061 units in 1985 to only 12,283 sales by 1991.
I doubt [...]

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Repeat Core Violation = Goodbye

I found the 2010 Apple Supplier Responsibility Progress Report to be a very interesting read.
Over the last three years Apple has developed their own comprehensive Supplier Code of Conduct and requires their suppliers to contractually commit to their code as a condition of doing business with them. Not only does Apple’s requirements to supplier [...]

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I’ve been told

Olympics commercials are pouring in. Audi breaks the spell and creates something interesting directed to all luxury brands.

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2009 Media Elements

In 2009 I averaged just over 69 captured media elements a day which is directly on par with the last three years.
I shot 9,582 videos and 14,304 photos on the canon. 1,421 came from the iPhone which is no longer a daily pocket device for me.

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Gatoraid – “The Journey”

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HYDLE – Super Bowl Ad Wrap-up

Song – Dream Police – Cheap Trick
I tracked 100 advertisements throughout Super Bowl XLIV and the winner for most creative and overall best executed upon first review is Audi… and this is partly why – Take the challenge. Nice work Paul Venables from Venebles Bell & Partners in San Francisco.
Two other ads that blatantly [...]

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Team Visa

Olympics in the Air. Facebook caught my attention and I have consumed this years Visa Go World campaign.
It is nice to see long time friend Ryan St. Onge getting some media play around the the 2010 Vancouver Winter Olympic Games.
Paralympic Sledge Hockey Player – Alexi Salamone
Alpine Skier – Julia Mancuso
Snowboard Cross – Lindsey Jacobellis
Ice [...]

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Bud Light – Clothing Drive

Swear Jar meets Clothing Drive. I’m not a fan of Bud Light as a consumable beverage, but I am a fan of how much money Bundweiser spends on marketing. Especially on internets only releases.
This commercial I do not believe is unique enough or cut well enough to make me a believer. Some [...]

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Google Chrome

Watch out for the new kid on the internets block. It comes form Google… Maybe you have heard of it?

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2009 Best-Liked TV Commercials

Budweiser and Starburst make the list twice … maybe adding some starburst to a bud will make it taste better. [STORY LINK]
Speaking of strange, who in the world uses the term best-liked?
I best-liked this commercial… aka – it was my favorite.

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BBC Knowledge

Three Drunk Monkeys presents some rolling knowledge in this promo for the BBC. Genius.

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Top 10 December Viral

Activision – Skateboard Dog, agency: Droga 5; Sharethrough
National Geographic – Deadly Predator
New Zealand Book Council – Going West, agency: Colenso BBDO
Victoria’s Secret – One Gift
Plane Stupid – Polar Bears
Intel – Cannonbells, agency: MRM London
Breast Cancer Awareness – Pink Glove Dance
Orbit – Clean it up, agency: Evolution Bureau, Sharethrough
Epson – [...]

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Revisit – Ding Fries Are Done

Who remembers this? What was the original year (pre YouTube)?
Happy New Christmas Holiday Years Everyone.

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Honda Everything

Can’t say the creative teams at Honda are not not creative… I love their ads. Way to go Tony Davidson at Wieden + Kennedy, London.

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Whiskey Mailer

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