The Future of Ads

Samsung Sponsors NOTCOT With More Than Just A Banner

Samsung's NOTCOT sponsorship is a great example of how a company can go beyond the banner to integrate itself into the uniqueness of a blog and speak directly to that blog’s audience through custom content. It also shows how the continued transition of ad dollars from traditional media into online media will fund new opportunities for advertisers to reach their online audience in new ways as blogs capitalize on the customizability of their medium.

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Ken Block And DC Shoes Make Gymkhana A Viral Video Guarantee

Viral videos aren’t usually made, they’re chosen, but the second Gymkhana video from Ken Block and DC Shoes was born to be viral.

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Volkswagen Lets You Meet The Volkswagens On Facebook

Volkswagen recently released an app that taps into the data hidden within social networks in a new and interesting way.

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Honda Let It Shine On Vimeo

Honda is proving that you don’t need to destroy a video portal to impress viewers with out of the box thinking.

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GE Plugs Into The Smart Grid With Augmented Reality

GE’s Smart Grid - Augmented Reality campaign is a fantastic example of how augmented reality can be used to engage viewers and encourage them to interact directly with the message.

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Ray-Ban Uses Augmented Reality For Their Virtual Mirror

Ray-Ban is already using augmented reality to demo their products with the Ray-Ban Virtual Mirror.

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Vodafone and Cubeecraft Make Holiday Clones To Help Spread Cheer

The holiday season often brings out the worst in advertising, as companies know that they need to make a holiday push to get themselves into the public eye, but they don’t take the time to do it right because they figure that everyone is already in the buying mood, so there’s no need to put effort into motivating sales. However, standout (and unique) ads will always prevail, so over the next few days, I’m going to highlight some of the best from this holiday season, and look at why they succeeded when others failed.

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