I Want To Say


[YouTubeUlar] <— 5,145 I'm no expert by any means... but I do impose a question. When viewing the above video about technology being the solution for autism — Has anybody thought about technology being the creator of autism? Autism birth rates: 1970 - 1 in 10,000 1995 - 1 in 1,000 2012 - 1 in 88 ?

NBA – Big Color


[YouTubeUlar] <— 2,764,975 2 Days - 2 Million views on this simplistic holiday campaign by the NBA. Goodby Silverstein & Partners grabbed Dwyane Wade, Carmelo Anthony, Dwight Howard, Russell Westbrook and Joe Johnson to make this advertisement idea a reality. Genius.

Top Viral Ads of All Time

Just had an amazing marketing conversation with Jeremy keefer and this list just popped through my inbox — it definitely puts an exclamation point on the conversation we just had.

Top 10 Viral Ads By Unique Views
1. Blendtec – Will It Blend – In-house: 134.2 million views
2. Evian – Live Young – BETC Euro RSCG: 103.9 million views
3. Old Spice – Responses – Wieden & Kennedy: 57.1 million views
4. Pepsi – Gladiator – AMV BBDO: 46.7 million views
5. Microsoft – Xbox Project Natal – World Famous: 42.7 million views
6. Dove – Evolution – Ogilvy & Mather: 41.1 million views
7. T-Mobile – T-Mobile Dance – Saatchi & Saatchi: 35.5 million views
8. Doritos – Crash the Super Bowl 2010 – Goodby Silverstein & Partners: 34.2 million views
9. Old Spice – Odor Blocker – Wieden & Kennedy: 34 million views
10. DC Shoes – Gymkhana Two – In-house: 32.9 million views

[Read Full] <— if you want to learn something about marketing on the internets.

Top 10 February Viral

The top 10 picks for February, with links to view on YouTube:

1. Bud Light – Clothing Drive, agency: DDB
2. Sussex Safer Roads Partnership – Embrace Life, agency: Rockutainment
3. Old Spice – The Man You Could Smell Like, agency: Wieden & Kennedy
4. Google – Parisian Love, agency: Google Creative Lab
5. Nolan’s Cheddar – Mousetrap, agency: John Nolan (parody ad)
6. Puma – Hardchorus, agency: Droga5
7. Snickers – Pick Up Game (Super Bowl), agency: BBDO
8. Doritos – Gym Ninja (Super Bowl), agency: Goodby Silverstein and Partners
9. Cerveza Andes – Teletransporter, agency: Del Campo Nazca Saatchi & Saatchi
10. Burton – Shaun White Double McTwist, agency: N/A

Genius: 2, 3, 7, 9
Not Genius: 8

Hydle Favorite:

I posted this back on February 9th as it provided emotional fuel for a very emotional Craig Hospital project I was working on.

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