40 years of Super Bowl commercials

Wow, Adland has 40 years of Super Bowl commercials! Check it out! What are your all-time faves?

http://adland.tv/content/40-years-super-bowl-commercials

Skrillex - The Face of the Grammys

Check out the electronic artist, Skrillex, in this new spot for the 54th Grammy Awards on CBS:

Chinese New Year Commercial

"Chinese New Year is always a time for a reunion."

This spot is a real tear-jerker!

What Does Occupy Wall Street Mean for Marketers?

I just read a very interesting article on Ad Age about how the Occupy Wall Street movement affects marketers. Very insightful!

Read the article here.

Excerpt:

At the same time, Occupy and the saga of the 99% has become a bona fide international-social-movement-as-meme, infinitely malleable and clearly tapping into some, to put it in marketing speak, cultural insights.

A survey by the ad agency network Euro RSCG discovered that some of the issues at the center of the protests are weighing heavily on Americans' consciences. Euro's Prosumer Report found that 41% of women and 39% of men were either very worried or extremely worried about the income gap between the rich and poor, while fear of running out of money was also high, vexing 46% of women and 31% of men questioned. To get a sense of how intense these worries are, consider that these rates were roughly comparable to concerns like terrorism and "diminished physical capacity."

Moreover, Occupy does seem to distinguish between financial institutions, who are the clear villains in all this, and other kinds of companies. Many protesters have gone out of their way to explain that the protests are not anti-business, but rather against a particular way of doing business that's fattened up a tiny chunk of the populace, the 1%.

The Creative Process

I don't think this could be put any better.

The Most Interesting Man in the World on Failing

Perfect!

Michael Bay Videogame Ad

So generally I don't much care for director Michael Bay, but I must say, this commercial for the upcoming game "Need For Speed: The Run" is amazing! It's just through editing also, impressive! I now want this game...

Avengers Movie Trailer Debut

Well, it's finally here. Check out the new trailer for the upcoming Marvel movie!

http://trailers.apple.com/trailers/marvel/avengers/

RIP Steve Jobs

You were truly a visionary and will be greatly missed. Check out this awesome tribute video from Gizmodo here.

100 years of dance, fashion and music

This is a really cool spot for the opening of Westfield Stratford City.

Billboard Magazine spots

Check out these really cool Billboard Magazine spots by Almap BBDO. They are little 45 second vignettes that chronicle the lives of 50 Cent and Michael Jackson.

50 Cent:

Billboard 50 cent from Animatorio on Vimeo.

Michael Jackson:

Billboard Michael Jackson from Animatorio on Vimeo.

JFK Assassination for Tamiya

This is the new ad campaign for the model kit company, Tamiya, by Ogilvy and Mather. It features pictures of model runners for conspiracy theories. Is it offensive? Probably. I kind of want one...What do you think?

McGarry Bowen's First BK Spot

McGarry Bowen's first Burger King commercial is set to air today. It can be seen on AdAge. The spot is much more traditional. What do you guys think?

http://adage.com/article/agency-news/watch-mcgarrybowen-s-tv-spot-burger-king/229383/

And the Old Spice Battle is on!

Uhoh, it's on now! The TRUE fight for supremacy!

Mano A Mano en el Bano

For those of you who may have missed it, the internet duel of the century just took place yesterday....Isaiah Mustafa, Old (Old) Spice Guy Vs. Fabio the New Old Spice Guy...Choose who you want to win, go Team Old Spice Guy!

Watch here.

Fabio challenge:


Mustafa's Response:


Thank you for choosing Old Spice Guy:


Fabio's love letter:

Intel - The Museum of Me

Here's a wonderful site from Intel that collects data from your Facebook profile and creates a museum for you! It's called the Museum of Me. Make one and share it with your friends on Facebook. The ending is pretty fantastic too.

Portal 2 Campaign - Investment Opportunities

A friend and I just beat the co-op missions for the new game "Portal 2." I must say that not only was it a terrific game, there was a terrific ad campaign that went along with it. The voiceover is done by actor J.K. Simmons who is Cave Johnson in the game. He also did a great campaign for the game Command and Conquer: Red Alert 3.

New Old Spice Guy

Weiden + Kennedy have come out with a new spokesman for Old Spice. What are your thoughts on the new Old Spice guy? Personally, I dig him.

Little Thor

Hahaha, here's a commercial for the upcoming Thor movie that parodies the popular Volkswagen superbowl spot:

I See Dead Ad Jobs

Wow, here's an insightful and inspiring article by Luke Sullivan, author of "Hey Whipple, Squeeze This."

Click here to read.