The Future of Ads

Sharpie Gets Uncapped And Embraces The Social Web

Sharpie’s new Uncapped Gallery is a great example of how a company can embrace the social web, encourage word of mouth and show off what its products can do in the hands of actual customers.

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Google And Virgin America Spent A Day In The Cloud

For The Day In The Cloud Challenge, Google and Virgin found a commonality in the ‘clouds’ and used that commonality to create a rather compelling campaign.

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Carl’s Jr. Uses YouTube Stars For Online Video Success

One of my advertising rules of thumb is this: Content that works well online is not the same as content that works well on television. To see why, let’s look at Carl’s Jr.’s latest ad campaign for their Portobello Mushroom Six Dollar Burger.

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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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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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Skittles Embraces Social Media In A Big Way

Most brands have at least dipped a toe into the waters of social media, but earlier this week, Skittles sent the online world into a tizzy by being the first brand to jump head first into the deep end.

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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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Heinz Experiments With Talk To The Plants

We’ve all heard that plants grow better when they have human interaction, but Heinz wants to put that theory to the test with the Talk to the Plant experiment. In addition, they want to prove their slogan that “no one grows ketchup like Heinz”.

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Never Hide Films Are Viral Successes For Ray-Ban

To help promote their line of sunglasses, Ray-Ban created a series of viral videos called Never Hide Films. With 11 total videos to date, they’ve seen multi-million view successes, and four-digit failures, so it’s an interesting look at what works well as an online viral video, and what doesn’t.

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When Forever Began Shares A Moment For Diamonds

Every year, the holiday season brings out diamond advertising in full force, and it’s usually a bland and boring mix of ‘surprise’ gifts and ‘forever’ taglines, but this year, De Beers actually created a rather unique and compelling ad campaign called When Forever Began.

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