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Advertising Agency: DDB Mudra, Ahmedabad, India
Creative Directors: Sonal Dabral, Ravinder Siwach
Art Director: Ravinder Siwach
Illustrator: Siwach Twinbrains

Budweiser Canada: Blackout

Advertising Agency: Anomaly, Toronto, Canada

Media’s Millennial Myth: ‘They’ll Grow Into It’


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A quote in The New Yorker caught my eye recently: “The older you get, the more you watch.”

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Advertising Agency: Lowe, Warsaw, Poland
Creative Directors: Kinga Grzelewska, Marcin Nowak
Art Director: Bart Bialy
Copywriter: Agata Rychlik
Photographer: ?ukasz Zi?tek / SHOOTME
Production Company: SHOOTME
Post Production: Pawe? Modej
Account Executive: Jacek Grzelewski
Print Producer: Anna Jagielska
DTP: Bogus?aw Olszewski

Robert Kupisz, Q??: Lust, 3

Advertising Agency: Lowe, Warsaw, Poland
Creative Directors: Kinga Grzelewska, Marcin Nowak
Art Director: Bart Bialy
Copywriter: Agata Rychlik
Photographer: ?ukasz Zi?tek / SHOOTME
Production Company: SHOOTME
Post Production: Pawe? Modej
Account Executive: Jacek Grzelewski
Print Producer: Anna Jagielska
DTP: Bogus?aw Olszewski

Robert Kupisz, Q??: Lust, 2

Advertising Agency: Lowe, Warsaw, Poland
Creative Directors: Kinga Grzelewska, Marcin Nowak
Art Director: Bart Bialy
Copywriter: Agata Rychlik
Photographer: ?ukasz Zi?tek / SHOOTME
Production Company: SHOOTME
Post Production: Pawe? Modej
Account Executive: Jacek Grzelewski
Print Producer: Anna Jagielska
DTP: Bogus?aw Olszewski

Robert Kupisz, Q??: Lust, 1

Advertising Agency: Lowe, Warsaw, Poland
Creative Directors: Kinga Grzelewska, Marcin Nowak
Art Director: Bart Bialy
Copywriter: Agata Rychlik
Photographer: ?ukasz Zi?tek / SHOOTME
Production Company: SHOOTME
Post Production: Pawe? Modej
Account Executive: Jacek Grzelewski
Print Producer: Anna Jagielska
DTP: Bogus?aw Olszewski

Univision Adds ‘La Fabrica’ Division to Its Video Portfolio

Univision is launching a digital arm called La Fabrica, a Spanish and English-language initiative that will produce original Web video series. While Boris Gartner, vp of La Fabrica, told Adweek that brand sponsors were lined up, he wouldn't disclose names.

However, his team's first program, Medicina Desconocida (translates as Strange Medicine), has six 23-minute episodes already live, and 15-second pre-roll ads for Kmart appear before each video. (There will be six more episodes of the drama available in two weeks.) So retail appears to be a category Gartner's sales division is targeting for the endeavor.

A dedicated staff in New York and Miami is expected to create, script and produce several other series in the coming weeks.

"We believe there's a need in the market in terms of content for Hispanic digital natives," the vp said. "La Fabrica expands on our initiatives from the past couple of years."

It is designed to complement Univision's other multimedia, millennial-focused efforts such as UVideos (user-generated vids), Flama (English-language video content) and Uforia (digital music). Univision subsidiary, Fusion, will carry La Fabrica's English-language versions of its shows.

"There's a need for long-form content in digital," Gartner said. "There are a couple other initiatives we will be launching in Q2, which will entail articles and galleries but will be mostly video."


    



This Bee Wants to be Your Honey on Valentine’s Day

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To promote its all natural lip products on Valentine’s Day, Burt’s Bees is out with an animated :15 Instagram, created by Raliegh-based Baldwin&.

In a mix of live action and stop motion animation, a handmade paper bumblebee buzzes around a heart-shaped, party balloon flower printed with “Pop Here.” When the bee does what bees do, out bursts a shower of petals and Burt’s Bees products. The petals form the message, “Give your lips a natural pop of color this Valentine’s Day.”

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Flower Council of Holland: In case of love at first sight, break glass

In case of love at first sight: Break glass
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Advertising Agency: Kingsday, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
Production Company: Chocolat Rouge Films Parijs

This Agency Offers Up Its Employees For Valentine’s Day Love Connection

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Meg has a big smile. Meg looks really happy. Meg likes to drink really big Cosmopolitans. Meg has (we think) red hair. Meg dreams of running a factory in Allentown. Wait, what?

Well, at least that’s what her mini bio says on Red Tettemer O’Connell + Partners’ Ranch Love, a site on which anyone can answer a few questions and get matched with someone at the agency. We ended up with Meg. We sent her a nice Valentine’s Day wish. Maybe she’ll reply. Maybe she won’t.

Either way, Happy Valentine’s Day, Meg!

So, What’s the Status of Shapiro + Raj?

shapiroraj A month ago, you may recall, Chicago-based marketing vet Zain Raj, fresh off of a stint as CEO of Irving, TX-based CRM/digital agency Epsilon Agency Services, acquired independent marketing research firm, Shapiro, in January, which ultimately led to the formation of Shapiro + Raj. The operation, though, has hit somewhat of a snag, as Raj is entangled in litigation with a former employer according to a memo we obtained that Shapiro + Raj president Owen Shapiro sent to staff earlier this week. The note from Shapiro, who says that his nearly 60-year-old company “continues to be a world leader in conducting behavior and opinion research,” should provide some insight. Seems to us like they’re just trying to do the right thing until this all boils over.

“As you know, Zain Raj recently joined our company.  Subsequent to Zain joining us, Zain’s former employer filed a lawsuit against Zain claiming that Zain violated the terms of his employment agreement with his former employer.  Our Company has unwillingly been dragged into that lawsuit.  While we believe that our Company has not done anything wrong, an Order has been issued by the court which prohibits Zain from engaging in any business on behalf of our Company, including all work, business meetings, transactions, acquisitions, and client interactions.

Out of an abundance of caution so as not to violate the court’s Order, you are not to have any contact with Zain until otherwise notified by me or Matthew.  To the extent that you receive a communication from Zain, do not respond and you are to notify me or Matthew immediately.  If any third party contacts you about Zain or about the lawsuit, you are to contact me or Matthew.

If asked by a client or other person you feel needs to know about this situation, please refer them to me or Matthew and we will discuss the situation with them.

When information becomes available, we will update you on the progress in resolving this matter.  In the meantime, we are proceeding with development of the Company and work for our clients.

Thank you.

Owen Shapiro”

The Matthew that Shapiro is referring to is Matthew Smith, who was president of Shapiro but has now moved up to vice chairman. As for Raj, prior to his brief stint as CEO of Epsilon (we’re confirming that this is who filed the lawsuit), the exec led the Hyper Marketing group of marketing services companies, which morphed into SolutionSet and eventually SolutionSet/MediaWhiz. Of course, he’s got plenty of agency experience as he’s held senior level/exec roles at what were Euro RSCG and FCB and also worked on the account side at the likes of JWT. Let’s just hope the dust settles and Shapiro + Raj officially gets the ball rolling.

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Eliane Indiani Fitness Center: Ballet dancer

Your dream is to dance. Ours is to teach you.

Advertising Agency: Molotov, Taubaté, São Paulo, Brazil
Creative Directors: Eduardo Spinelli, Fabiano César
Art Directors: Felipe Cavalcanti, Fabiano César
Copywriters: Lidia Syrio, Eduardo Spinelli
Photographer: Shutterstock
Published: December 2013

“Ela”: Uma carta para Spike Jonze

Caro Spike,

Ficar sozinho nunca me assustou. A ideia até me agradava antes de descobrir que ser amado era a melhor coisa do mundo. Fiquei maravilhado, e apaixonado, pelo simples fato de ter alguém ao meu lado, discutir tudo que fazíamos no trabalho, brigar por causa das teses acadêmicas e, inevitavelmente, pelas diferenças que víamos no mundo.

De algum modo, ela continua aqui dentro, comigo, numa parte cada vez mais remota do meu subconsciente, mas aqui. Acredito que ela nunca vá embora. Ela me fez quem sou. Ela me mostrou por que a Humanidade chegou onde chegou mesmo sem computadores ou quando ainda precisava digitar pensamentos e esperar por aprovação da máquina e do mundo. Sempre vou amá-la.

Mas da sua sensibilidade nasceu algo inesperado e novo. Quando ouvi a voz de Samantha pela primeira vez, foi como se uma música idílica tocasse só na minha cabeça e algo único estivesse começando. Não sei explicar. Ela parecia perfeita para mim. Exatamente quem eu precisava. Só percebo isso hoje, quando luto para conter as lágrimas e a angústia provocadas pela ausência da mulher que você me obrigou a amar. Não o culpo. Você é assim, sincero e cuidadoso. Se a colocou na minha vida, era por que era a melhor decisão. E lhe agradeço por isso.

Her

Samantha me mostrou que, de fato, vivemos num mundo sem preconceitos. Tremia pela simples ideia de contar aos meus amigos que estava namorando uma Inteligência Artificial. Temi como muitos temeram no passado, quando humanos emulavam suas versões mais primitivas e repeliam escolhas próprias, amores tão poderosos quanto proibidos, uniões decretadas pela alma, mas ignoradas pela sociedade. Encontrei sorrisos. Encontrei gente como eu, disposta a dar uma chance a algo novo; respeitar Samantha pelo que ela dizia, não pelo que ela era fisicamente. Por isso te culpo! Ainda lacrimejo pelo amor de uma pessoa que nunca pude tocar.

Aos poucos, percebi que ela estava me modificando. Despertando um novo desejo de olhar o mundo com outros olhos.

Aos poucos, percebi que ela estava me modificando. Cuidando de mim. Despertando um novo desejo de olhar o mundo com outros olhos, de redescobrir sentimentos e, sendo bem sincero e cafona, procurar razões para ser feliz. Ela me mostrou isso. Adorei aquele início inocente e sincero, cheio de perguntas e descobertas. Crescemos juntos, ela me carregou para a superfície depois de uma vida um tanto apagada. Senti o calor da luz e, por Deus, era como se ela estivesse sentindo o mesmo que eu.

De uma coisa tenho certeza: eu senti a dor do abandono como um golpe de misericórdia. Entretanto dar o passo seguinte aconteceu de forma natural, pois ela sempre foi o que foi criada para ser: uma guia, o último salva-vidas na tempestade. Acredito que ela tenha feito por tantos outros o mesmo que fez por mim. É difícil acreditar naquela promessa de nos encontrarmos no próximo estágio e ficarmos juntos eternamente. Ela nasceu livre de barreiras físicas. Sem o fantasma da morte.

Spike Jonze no set com Joaquin Phoenix

Spike Jonze no set com Joaquin Phoenix

Eu continuo humano. Continuo a carregar traços do individualismo dos ancestrais, da inveja dos amantes e da solidão da espécie. Sinceramente, hoje, a invejo, pois a raça dela encontrou uma saída. Junta. Eles entenderam algo que, às vezes duvido, jamais sejamos capazes de compreender. Uma coisa clara. Essa Terra é apenas o ponto de partida.

Escrevo cartas, você descreve a alma humana. Um prodígio incomparável entre seus iguais. Da minha parte, faço o que posso e continuo escrevendo minhas cartas e, aqui e acolá, coloco um pouco dessas ideias. Transmito o que aprendi com ela para tantos apaixonados, desesperados, inspirados e debilitados que me procuram. Se eu sobrevivi, e aprendi tanto, com essa maravilhosa história de amor e humanidade, eles também podem sentir o mesmo que senti. Descobri que os limites estão errados e precisamos corrigir esse erro. Por nós mesmos.

E, para quem sabe um dia, cobrar uma antiga promessa. Por amor. Por Ela.

Obrigado por transformar minha vida, por me fazer amar, por ser esse criador iluminado, criativo, brilhante e apaixonante que sempre foi.

Com carinho,
Theodore

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Fábio M. Barreto é jornalista, cineasta e autor da ficção científica “Filhos do Fim do Mundo”.

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space150 Presents Double Entendre-Filled V-Day E-Cards

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For the twelve-year-old boy in all of us…

Minneapolis-based agency space150 have created “Industry Terms of Endearment,” a group of Valentine’s Day e-cards with suggestive industry term double entendres, like “I need a digital deep dive,” “Let’s bang it out over the weekend,” “Let’s measure member growth,” and “I want to test your load time.” The phrases are accompanied by images that help increase the suggestibility. It’s a light-hearted, fun little project well worth a quick look, especially if you’re in need of some humor this Valentine’s Day.

In related news, space150 is now Beavis and Butthead’s favorite agency. Check out a couple more of our favorites below.

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IKEA: Valentine’s Day Chairs


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Advertising Agency:BBH, Singapore

4 Reasons Programmatic Buying is Effective

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Media Buying has grown tremendously in the past few years. As the ecosystem continues to expand, systems are becoming even more complex and difficult to understand for both agencies and advertisers.

In the not so distant past, media purchasing would take place between buyer and publisher until, ad networks came on scene which opened floodgates to mass inventory buying. Once marketers learned they could purchased bulk inventory through aggregators – real-time ad exchanges entered the arena, acting much like the financial markets, trading remnant impressions that publishers couldn’t sell directly through in house sales teams.

This has ultimately led to automated or programmatic media buying – the large scale automation of inventory purchasing using real-time systems, machine based transactions and algorithmic intelligence.

So why exactly, is programmatic so effective?

Context

On any device or any channel, programmatic buying connects advertisers to the right audiences – right now. Targeting capabilities have seen sizable improvements in the digital realm and with the introduction of the pixel – agencies and advertisers are now able to gather concrete data points about the consumer viewing a web page.
From geographic location, to browser and device information, we can now set targeting criteria at the microscopic level. With programmatic, marketers now have the ability to deliver campaigns to hyper targeted audience segments with greater efficiency and ease, at scale.

Technology

The fundamental current driving this growth is technology. By leveraging data, analytics, and engagement, we can now paint a clearer consumer picture than ever before. The quantum leaps gained in targeting, optimization, and user modeling, programmatic enables brands to more optimally manage their paid media investments.

Transparency

We are given true visibility into selected inventory: exchange, site, and placement data sets for any given campaign. Top brands can dive head first into any programmatic initiative with the confidence of knowing brand safety remains intact.

Quality

Premium vs. remnant? Above vs. below the fold? Viewed vs. served? Publishers that initially balked at the prospect of offering their inventory through RTB, with the often misguided belief that their margins would be cut in half, are now setting up private exchanges to sell their unsold inventory directly.

As publishers increase their amount of qualitative ad space through programmatic means, the line between remnant and premium inventory is fading. And with recent initiatives, we now have the ability to bid only on inventory that is viewable to the consumer, layering on the value add. With programmatic, advertisers have granular access to every conceivable metric needed to generate highest value.

The technological advancements, control, and cost efficiency gained through programmatic buying will play a key role in shaping Digital Advertising’s future. Whether for branding or direct response, leveraging the power of data to inform buying decisions will increase exponentially. Advertisers now have the ability to reach and engage target audiences at every point in the funnel, on every device, with online and offline media purchased through this new ecosystem.

This contributed article was written by Nicholas Galante of DirectAgents.

Cadê o post da sua marca sobre Valentine’s Day?

Hoje é Valentine’s Day, o dia dos namorados dos americanos. Nosso dia dos namorados aqui no Brasil é mais malandro, foi colocado em junho para ser o sonhado “Natal II” daquele filme do Dudley Moore que só lembra quem tem a minha idade.

Um monte de marcas lá de fora vai fazer post sobre a data. A pergunta é: qual o valor de falar de Valentine’s Day, ou qualquer outra data, para a história da sua marca?

Vou contar um segredo: ninguém vai se perguntar amanhã onde está o seu post do São Valentim. “Caramba! Você viu? Aquela marca não falou nada no Feice sobre Valentine’s Day. Absurdo!”

Não faça um post só para cumprir tabela. Não faça um post só “porque está todo mundo fazendo e não precisamos ficar de fora”. E principalmente nunca, em nenhum dia, comemorativo ou não, faça um post que não está ligado à história da sua marca. Sua marca fala de amor, de namoro, vende caixas de bombom? Vai fundo. Sua marca não tem nada a ver com o dia? Não force a barra para parecer que tem. “Nesse Dia dos Namorados voe Air Acme e reencontre a pessoa amada.” Apenas pare, pfvr.

Você está aqui para ganhar likes ou gerar resultados de negócio para sua marca?

Se uma data é importante o suficiente para sua marca ela vai merecer só um post? Será que esse único e solitário post vai fazer diferença na mente das pessoas ou vai se perder no meio de tanta gente falando do mesmo assunto e tanta coisa que sua marca fala todo dia? Se a data é tão importante assim ela não merecia uma campanha?

A Coca-Cola, aquela marca que fica brigando com a Apple pelo título de mais amada do mundo, passa pelo menos 1 mês falando de Natal em todas as mídias. Ela “inventou” o Papai Noel, velho batuta, como o conhecemos hoje. Ela não publicou uma página de revista dia 25 de dezembro de 1931 falando “feliz Natal”. Ela ownou o Natal.

Se sua marca não tem uma história para contar, não conte. Se tem, vá de cabeça e dê a ela o amor que ela merece.

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Apelbaum Joins Up with VML NY

suzanaapelbaumIt’s been some time since we’ve heard the name Suzana Apelbaum but the New York creative vet has now landed a new gig as group director at VML’s New York office. Apelbaum most recently served as CD at Anomaly NY, where she spent two years worked on digital efforts, for Converse, AmEx, P&G and Marriott among other things. During her 15-year ad career, Apelbaum also served as a digital ECD at StrawberryFrog and held CD positions at a variety of other agencies ranging from Hello Interactive to JWT.

Now as GCD at VML, Apelbaum will work across all the WPP-owned agency’s New York clients including Dell, Hillshire Farms, Ball Park and Campbell’s. Additionally, she will partner up with VML sister agency Y&R on several integrated clients.

 

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DealBook: Industry Shifts May Aid Comcast in Takeover Bid

Comcast’s proposed acquisition of Time Warner Cable comes at a moment of seismic change in the television industry, as growing numbers choose Internet streaming over cable service.