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Facebook – The Things That Connect Us

Written by Kai Fischer, in Social Media

Facebook is celebrating its announcement that it now has a billion active users, by creating a brand campaign meant to compare the social network to all of the things that bring people together. Things like chairs, dancefloors, bridges, airplanes. I kinda like the clip. What about you? via The Strategy Web  

Gotta love them Coke commercials

Written by Kai Fischer, in Art, General

I can’t help myself, but I totally love almost every Coca-Cola commercial that was put out in the last years. The above one is called “Cap Dance” and was directed by Emily Kai Bock. via 1.4.

Riding the bus has never been cooler

Written by Kai Fischer, in General, Social Media

Taking the bus has never been cooler than in this funny Danish TV commercial from Midttrafik. The idea behind the campaign by Danish agency M2Film was to make public transportation more attractive, fun and exciting. Well, they more or less did an excellent job, don’t you think? If you don’t understand Danish, just click CC [...]

That’s how you do a beer commercial

Written by Kai Fischer, in General, Social Media

Above TV commercial for Australian beer Carlton Draught features a group of criminals who prefer a glass of cold beer to their hard-stolen money… Check out the Carlton Draught – Beer Chase. Brilliant.  

Favorite Commercial: Mr. W

Written by Kai Fischer, in General, Social Media

This advertisement is just wonderful, even if it is 5 years old. You really should take your time and watch it above.

Video: 5 Hours of Adriana Lima by Kia

Written by Kai Fischer, in Art, General, Social Media

Probably one of the smartest marketing moves I’ve seen so far – made by car manufacturer Kia. Why wasting time for a 30 second spot when you can make it 5 hours? Enjoy your 5 hour video of gorgeous Adriana Lima waving a flag in slow motion. Enjoy.

Video: Chevy True Stories – “My Dad’s Car”

Written by Kai Fischer, in General, Social Media

To celebrate 100 years in business, Chevrolet is producing a series of videos telling true stories of Chevrolet ownership. If the video above is any indication, I’m sincerely looking forward to hearing other stories of Chevy “running deep”. A 1965 Chevy Impala SS is more than a car to the Younger family, it’s what binds [...]

James Brown Miso Soup Ads – Japan, early 1990s

Written by Kai Fischer, in General, Musik

James Brown, the “Godfather of Soul”, was well known for promoting the obscurest products and, to be frankly honest, it doesn’t get much more obscure than this. What you see below is a video of the “Hardest-Working Man in Show Business” selling miso soup in Japan during the 90s. Weird, just weird. MUST SEE. via Retronaut

What Siri really is

Written by Kai Fischer, in Tech

Many users and technology pundits are wondering why Siri should be different from other voice recognition apps on other platforms, like the voice recognition features on Android and Windows Phone 7. The thing that makes Siri really special is about what happens after the voice command has been turned into text. E.g., tell another system [...]

Video: Stella Artois – The Perfect Pour

Written by Kai Fischer, in General, Social Media

Stella Artois releases a rather tongue-in-cheek viral video => the “Stella Artois 9 Step Pouring Ritual“. Audrey – and her alluring french accent – teach us the nine step process to pouring the perfect Stella Artois. Watch it below, get excited and then go find a freshly-brewed Stella, won’t you? via Devour