Gulaylar.com: Mouse, 2

One click changes the story.

Advertising Agency: BigBang Istanbul, Istanbul, Turkey
Creative Director: Ahmet Erdo?an
Art Director: Emrah E?ki
Copywriter: Murat ??men
Published: January 2013

Pela porta da frente

De certa maneira, toda boa ideia acaba virando uma fórmula. É repetida, copiada e claro, transformada em alguma forma de ganhar dinheiro.

Outro dia, em um dos Braincasts, ouvi o Saulo falar sobre algo bem característico dos anos 2000 na publicidade: peças que se apoiam quase que 100% em um garoto-propaganda. Um rostinho nem sempre bonito mas na maioria das vezes conhecido se torna muito mais influenciador do que um conceito interessante, uma boa ideia, ou até mesmo um bom texto.

Mas boas ideias, bons textos e rostos conhecidos surgem a cada segundo na tal da internet.

Foi assim que o Porta dos Fundos deixou de ser um projeto lado B. Antes, tinha uma coisa quase underground, daquelas que você passa o link para os amigos com o simples propósito de dar risada, sem esperar que alguma propaganda marota vai enxergar em você um público circunstancial. Passou a ser um canal, um programa, que faz publicidade de um jeito claro (bem diferente do Rei Silvio Santos fazendo as propagandas subliminares de 1 frame para Jequiti).

O que chama a atenção na trajetória deles até aqui é a completa inversão do relacionamento entre a “marca” Porta dos Fundos e várias outras marcas de produtos e serviços.

Se você acompanha, mesmo que por cima, o canal (que é excelente, com alguns roteiros incríveis), deve se lembrar da primeira vez que uma empresa é citada de forma indireta (só que não). Fábio Porchat de Blue Men Group, tentando cancelar uma linha de celular, expondo problemas da TIM que fizeram clientes e não clientes se identificarem.

Depois foi a vez do Spoleto e seu atendimento com falhas. E da primeira grande virada: “Vamos aproveitar isso a nosso favor?”. Fizeram o segundo, que sugeria às pessoas reverem o primeiro e conquistou para a marca uma simpatia, uma imagem positiva vinda da atitude ousada de bater no peito e fazer o mea culpa.

Daí veio a FIAT, pulando a parte da crítica, indo direto para a propaganda, aproveitando os rostinhos e o canal conhecido (e descaracterizando um pouco o estilo deles).

Mas agora lá estão eles. Clarice Falcão – que já tinha um canal próprio beeeem legal no YouTube – emplacou uma música pra lá de chiclete para o Pão de Açúcar. Seu par, Gregorio Duvivier, que na época das propagandas da NET era quase um anônimo, já chama mais atenção do que o anunciante nos filmes do Renault. E o Fábio Porchat, que já não era exatamente um desconhecido, agora encena até mesmo propaganda dos biscoitos Mabel e da Prepara (!).

Puxa, que coincidência! Claro que não. O canal Porta dos Fundos Comerciais está lá, a todo vapor. Uma agência, uma produtora, uma mina de ouro. Mandem portfólios!

O que quero concluir com isso? Apenas a reflexão de que talvez estejamos entrando numa tendência de rir de nós mesmos, de olhar a ironia com bons olhos, de aprendizado sobre como usar a opinião espontânea do público em tempos de redes sociais. Talvez tenhamos passado da fase do “te processo”, e logo mais o CONAR fique menos rígido.

E que daí, quem sabe, um dia, a gente volte ao tempo em que a publicidade brasileira ganhava prêmio a rodo, porque tinha humor inteligente e ousado (aquele dos argentinos de hoje em dia, sabe?).

Enfim, é como diria o @raul_amderlaine: “mas devago” (sic).

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Gulaylar.com: Mouse, 1

One click changes the story.

Advertising Agency: BigBang Istanbul, Istanbul, Turkey
Creative Director: Ahmet Erdo?an
Art Director: Emrah E?ki
Copywriter: Murat ??men
Published: January 2013

Coca-Cola Making Bottles Entirely Out of Ice Just in Time for Summer

First, Coca-Cola tried to thaw relations between India and Pakistan. Now, the brand has created bottles that are guaranteed to melt in your hands. Foodbeast gives a chilly reception to Coke's bottles made of ice, pointing to potential hygiene issues. But I can see folks warming to the offbeat promotional items, introduced in sunny Colombia just in time for beach season. There's no denying that the containers are … cool. Usually you have to go to a restaurant to get watered-down soda. Now you can enjoy it straight from the bottle. A red Coke-logo band lets you hold the frozen flask without chilling your hand too much, and doubles as a keepsake bracelet, because who wouldn't want one of those? Seriously, though, the brand's latest foray into innovative packaging (following the split-can idea) carries a certain ironic symbolism—with one of consumer culture's most famous icons, the Coca-Cola bottle, drip-drip-dripping away through customers' fingers, leaving only an advertisement (that band with the logo) behind. Now that's what I call pop art! Agency: Ogilvy Colombia.

    

Scrabble WiFi: Internet grátis pra quem conseguir formar palavras

Com a proliferação dos smartphones, a procura por WiFi grátis virou a nova busca pelo Santo Graal. Todo mundo anda atrás dos milagres da conexão rápida. E é aqui que o Scrabble entra.

O Scrabble, você sabe, é aquele jogo de tabuleiro onde você recebe algumas letras e precisa formar palavras. No Brasil ele também foi lançado com o nome de Palavras Cruzadas. Certo, mas o que isso tem a ver com o tal do WiFi?

A premissa é a seguinte: lembra da tal proliferação dos smartphones? Bem, Segundo o case, ela está acabando com a linguagem escrita mundo afora. Quanto mais a gente usa o celular, pior escreve. Ou pelo menos escreve de forma abreviada (vc, wtf, waiting4U, etc) e algumas vezes completamente errada (kd, kra, vlw, xau e por aí vai).

É aqui que o Scrabble entra novamente. Eles colocaram algumas vans em Paris levando WiFi para lugares onde você normalmente não conseguiria uma conexão. Para ter acesso, a pessoa deveria mostrar sua habilidade em formar palavras. Quanto maior a pontuação obtida, maior seu tempo de conexão grátis.

Um jeito simpático e pertinente de fazer todo mundo lembrar do jogo e ainda ganhar uns minutos de internet. Eu gostei. A criação é da Ogilvy Paris.

Scrabble

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Bike My World safe driving program: Helmet, 3

It’s not about self confidence.

Advertising Agency: BigBang Istanbul, Istanbul, Turkey
Creative Director: Ahmet Erdo?an
Art Director: Emrah E?ki
Copywriter: Murat ??men
Published: January 2013

Bike My World safe driving program: Helmet, 2

It’s not about self confidence.

Advertising Agency: BigBang Istanbul, Istanbul, Turkey
Creative Director: Ahmet Erdo?an
Art Director: Emrah E?ki
Copywriter: Murat ??men
Published: January 2013

Bike My World safe driving program: Helmet, 1

It’s not about self confidence.

Advertising Agency: BigBang Istanbul, Istanbul, Turkey
Creative Director: Ahmet Erdo?an
Art Director: Emrah E?ki
Copywriter: Murat ??men
Published: January 2013

Mountain Dew: Dew Drop

Advertising Agency: BBDO, Toronto, Canada
Creative Director: Jaimes Zentil
Art Director: Craig Brandon
Copywriter: Johnny Pavacic
Director: The Cronenweths
Production Company: Code Film
Executive Producer: Thomas Rickert
Producer: Chris Boddy
Published: April 2013

Spin Names New Editor-in-Chief


SpinMedia has named Jem Aswad the new editor-in-chief of Spin, succeeding Caryn Ganz, who was ousted last week.

Mr. Aswad was most recently the editor of Billboard.biz and previously held editing jobs at MTV News and Time Out New York. “This is probably the job I dreamed about most when I first moved to New York as a 22-year-old freelance writer,” Mr. Aswad said in a statement. Joining Mr. Aswad as deputy editor will be longtime Spin contributor Rob Harvila.

Since acquiring Spin magazine last July and shutting down the print edition, SpinMedia — BuzzMedia at the time of the acquisition — has seen two top Spin editors to the door. Weeks after the acquisition, the company laid off 11 employees at Spin, among them high-ranking editorial staffers including editor-in-chief Steve Kandell.

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A Quick Follow-Up to the Volvo Review, If We May

As you may have read/heard, Volvo has announced that its launched its global creative review, but here’s a quick follow-up to the initial report. First off, here’s a statement from Robert LePlae, Arnold global CEO who assumed his post at the agency last summer and whose agency has been invited to defend, regarding the automaker’s move: “There’s new global leadership at Volvo who are rightly coming in and looking at all aspects of the business, specifically the centrally created advertising in Amsterdam. I’m new too at Arnold and we’ve done our own assessment. This leaves us eager and confident for the opportunity to show Volvo what we can do.”

Sources familiar with the matter add that while Adage reported that it was a global review, they say that Volvo’s move affects the centrally created advertising in Amsterdam only (which serves as central contact on the account for Arnold). The North American work out of Boston, and other local markets around the world, meanwhile, is not under review.

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When Will Digital Ads Finally Generate a ‘Water-Cooler Moment’?


Christopher Hansen

One of the most common refrains in online advertising is that digital is not a suitable medium for brand advertising. Direct response drives conversions, which is fine, but consumers rarely remember online display ads or speak about them in the same reverential tones reserved for Super Bowl spots or the vintage creative in episodes of “Mad Men.” Even at major events, as in Cannes this month, it’s rare to applaud digital creative.

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MEDIA360: ‘Don’t use tech because it’s new,’ warns Boots marketing chief

Boots’ marketing chief has stressed that brands must “evolve” against the backdrop of a rapidly changing media landscape but warned that if they change “they will lose their sense of purpose” and face extinction.

What’s a Night of Drunk Driving Really Like? Leo London Takes Us On a Horrifying Trip

Before you read on, watch the above spot in full screen. If you have heart problems, maybe avoid this clip altogether.

Good? Okay, “Spoiler Alert” and all that. The above spot comes from Leo Burnett’s London shop and is part of the UK’s Department of Transportation campaign, “THINK!” It’s pretty damn terrifying, watching a bloodied head come crashing through glass.

Unfortunately, the press release ruins some of the magic by telling us that the guys in the bathroom are actors, as there are probably some rules about pulling this prank on unsuspecting citizens, especially if they’re at risk for a heart attack. In any case, pretty effective messaging. Oh, and don’t drive drunk this weekend. Credits after the jump.

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CPI (Centro de Periodismo Investigativo): CPI Twitter Correspondents

Focusing on listening instead of being heard, CPI found a different use for twitter by turning it into an Investigative tool of 2000 free correspondents.

Advertising Agency: DDB Latina, Puerto Rico
Creative Directors: Enrique Renta, Manuel Bordé, Santiago Cuesta
Art Directors: Luis Figueroa, Juan Carlos López
Copywriters: Manuel Bordé, Santiago Cuesta
Digital planners: Jose Ramón González, Janette Robles
Published: September 2012

Twitter launches global partnership with WPP

Twitter and WPP have signed a deal that will see the ad giant integrate Twitter data into its media and analytics platforms, and will include the launch of data products.

Govt installs hidden cameras in pub toilets to portray drink drive ‘horror’

Young men in a pub toilet are filmed by hidden cameras as a lifelike mannequin is propelled through the mirror to portray the “full horror” of a road accident.

Why banks should forget about profits and focus on service

With the likes of TSB and Tesco poised to enter the retail banking sector, Anthony Thomson (below right), founder and former chairman of Metro Bank, outlines why marketers must put the needs of their customers before the needs of the bank.

MEDIA360: Cookie is the audience, says Google’s Mark Howe

As consumers become increasingly connected and brands have the ability to track consumers both offline and online, the cookie has become the “personalisation game changer”, said Mark Howe, the managing director of agency operations for Google Europe.

Histoplasmosis Awareness: Heart

Birds infest more than trees. Bird droppings can lead to a fungal infection that gets in the heart and kills hundreds of people a year. Now you know more than most doctors.
Visit histodisease.org

Advertising Agency: Publicis, Dallas?, USA
Executive Creative Director: Shon Rathbone?
Group Creative Directors: Julia Melle, Eric Moncaleano
Copywriter: Julia Melle
Art Directors: Eric Moncaleano, Julius Prilianto
Producer: Holli Burlison?
Web Developer: Jeff Stachowski?
Account Director: Allison Cox?Media
Planner: Rita Shroff??
Illustrator: Narda Lebo?