It’s that time of year again when things start to draw to a close, and Google & Facebook have released their 2014 year in review videos. Last month was the first time Facebook video were watched more than YouTube videos… Continue Reading
One of the things I do for Ogilvy is help mentor startups, and share some of the lessons learned in advertising. A while ago I was kindly asked to do a talk on advertising to a group of education startups… Continue Reading
EMC break a world record by jumping a real truck 83 feet, over a speeding Formula 1 Lotus car. At first I thought this was a fake….but it’s not, is pretty impressive. If you are wondering who EMC is, they… Continue Reading
Facebook have created a series of really charming and well shot “How To” videos. The videos currently cover 4 common facebook tasks that are handy to know, namely, How To Block Someone, How To Untag a Photo, How To Share… Continue Reading
Really smart work to promote The Voice singing contest in Brazil using YouTube pre-roll ads. They got musicians to play in the pre-roll ads, if you didn’t skip the ad after 5 seconds the singers won and got to play… Continue Reading
Harvey Nics is following on from last years multiple award winning campaign, with the Harvey Nichols ‘Could I Be Any Clearer?’ Christmas card. If you’re fed up of receiving novelty Christmas onesies from Aunty Jo, then the ‘Could I Be Any Clearer?’ Christmas card… Continue Reading
DStv has created a brilliantly shot campaign (+ great music) to help inspire young africans about Africa, and help correct some of the negative preconceptions about the continent. The ad uses the line “This is Africa. Not how they see it, but… Continue Reading
Durex has gotten into the mail order sex toy business, and has created a phone/tablet friendly 2nd screen ad. If you download the Durex Explore iTunes or Google Play app, you will be able to see alternative views of what’s going… Continue Reading
Sony and W+K Portland have created a short ad showing the journey of a film script concept to screen. The ad helps share that Sony helps create great films at every step in the journey, so if you’re in the mark for a… Continue Reading
Australian wildlife charity “Animals Australia” has released a video of people being awesome, thats now been seen by over 90 million people! The ad is designed to raise signatures for a petition to ban recreational duck hunting. Considering there are only… Continue Reading