Interesting infographic from Ignite Social Media showing the wining and losing social networks of 2011 along with some useful demographics.
Hat Tip: @jaredbotha
Bic Razors: Human Curling
Fantastic use of YouTube page takeovers by BUZZMAN, France (Creators of the Tip-Ex YouTube takeover), for the new Bic Flex 3 razor.
At the end of the above video you can play a game in YouTube where you can use your keyboard or webcam to control the curling and try and get your man on the target. If you don’t want to watch the video just go here to play the game right away: http://www.youtube.com/bicflexperience
Hovis: Farmers Race
Wonderful work from Dare, London, for Hovis Bread. The farmers have a bit of a tough run but love the traditional English tea break on the way!
VW Trucks: Racing Banner Ad
Great flash banner ad for VW Trucks and busses. Click on one of the trucks above to race it around a track and see how fast you are. If only all banner ads were this fun.
Via: Banner Blog
Cell C: Vodacom Paint
Very good quick tongue in cheek from Cell C in response to local competitor Vodacom changing its corporate colours from Blue to Red. The change is meant to bring it more inline with its global owners Vodafone (why they haven’t changed the name at the same time is beyond me).
On another note for local South African readers now may be a good time for ABSA to get it over with and change to its branding to Barclays, its overseas owners.
Exclus1ve Books: Self-Help Section
Funny work by Ogilvy JHB for Exclus1ve Books Self-Help section, interesting to see the some of the Google auto complete suggestions for famous people.
Click on the images to see the originals.
B-Reel: 3LiveShop
Incredible work for Mobile provider Three (Tre in Sweden). Swedish agency B-Reel has possibly revolutionised the phone buyers customer experience online by mirroring the best aspects of in-store interactions and allowing customers real time face-to-face talk time with a salesperson who can show you products, showing its features such as different colours, monthly cost and even integrated ecommerce into the mix!. To read up on it more go to http://www.b-reel.com/
Hat Tip Creativity.
Aides: Clever Dick
Fantastic AIDS awareness advert from TBWA\Paris for the Aides foundation. If only all Dicks were this clever.
The music is called: “I’m not gonna teach your boyfriend how to dance with you” (the twelves remix): The Black Kids
Disney Pixar: Cars 2 Secret Trailer
Disney Pixar recently released the above spoof ad for a “Sale-A-Bration” car sale. The ad if paused at the correct moment near the end of the clip shows a URL for a site named www.chromea113.com, which in turn takes you to the below secret pre-release trailer for the upcoming Cars 2 animated film. Enjoy, it looks almost James Bond like.
Xylophone:Touch Wood Phone SH-08C
Japanese ad agency Drill Inc recently created this incredible hand build giant wooden xylophone in the woods of Kyushu, Japan, that plays Bach’s Cantana 147 when a ball is rolled down it.
Fantastic work even if thought the top rated comment on YouTube is “Ehh… Hey Beavis…. It said Touch Wood”!!