Maxus Partnerships, Factory Media Target Extreme Sports Fans for Jeep

Maxus Partnerships has teamed up with Factory Media and their creative agency Prime & Fire for “Original Freedom,” a new campaign targeting extreme sports fans for Jeep Wrangler.

The campaign launches today with a road trip and mountain biking video (featured above), hosted on Factory Media’s digital action sports network MPORA. In addition to mountain biking, the campaign will also focus on snowboarding and surfing, “utilising major sporting athletes from these fields, including seasoned mountain bikers James Hughes and James McKnight.” Two more video edits will be released over the course of the campaign, which runs until the end of the year, via MPORA’s specialist sports brand social platforms. The campaign also includes three competitions to be hosted on the Jeep Wrangler website, giving visitors the chance to win snowboarding, surfing, and mountain biking equipment.

“Our target audience is made up of young adventure-seekers who are looking for a vehicle that can tackle tough terrain,” explained Damien Dally, head of brand at Jeep Wrangler, Fiat Group. “Maxus Partnerships offered a different, integrated solution for communicating the freedom of adventure message of the Wrangler. The agency has also added value by helping the brand move into territories which create great content that communicates to a younger audience and which can be pulled through-the-line.”

 

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Quiznos Cooks Up a Winner With ‘House of Thrones,’ but Will Funny Videos Be Enough?

The buzz is heating up for Quiznos, who has scored a hit with its House of Cards/Game of Thrones mashup called House of Thrones.

Machiavellian Congressman Frank Underwood is transported to the Seven Kingdoms, where he eliminates characters as mercilessly as George R. R. Martin himself—though he avoids killing fan favorites like Tyrion Lannister, settling instead for a merciless teasing.

Hindered by a script that is only mildly funny, the spot is held aloft by an exceptional Kevin Spacey impersonator and a spot-on concept: crossing two of today's hottest properties for maximum viral effect. They even give a few spoiler-ish nods to the fans who've read all the way up through A Dance of Dragons.

Windowseat in Los Angeles created the video, which is part of Quiznos' new content strategy for its recently launched Toasty.tv site—an interesting ploy, considering that Quiznos has just filed for bankruptcy and people are questioning whether this kind of buzz will actually sell sandwiches.

Given the target market, this kind of advertising is great for the brand. But before they invest in entertainment, they should probably focus on making subs that aren't substandard.


    



Twitter Said Close to Releasing Mobile Ad Product to Push Apps


Twitter is planning to release a mobile-advertising product in the next few weeks that app makers can use to encourage downloads of their programs, according to people with knowledge of the matter.

The format, known as an app-install ad, will help the San Francisco-based microblogging company attract marketers in the e-commerce and game industries, said the people, who asked not to be identified because the information is private. If users click on one of the ads that appears in their Twitter feed on mobile devices, they will be directed to the advertiser’s page in a mobile-app store where they can download the program.

Twitter is expanding its mobile-ad offerings as it works to deliver on the promise of its November initial public offering. The company’s stock has soared 78% since then as analysts have anticipated Twitter’s annual revenue will almost double to $1.2 billion this year, even as user growth has slowed. Mobile is a key piece of Twitter’s business, since that’s where its user base is growing faster and where it derives more than 75% of ad revenue.

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Facebook comprou a Oculus VR. E daí?

O assunto tech da semana: a venda da empresa Oculus VR para o Facebook pela bagatela de US$ 2 bilhões. O valor, maior que o desembolsado pelo Google na compra do YouTube há alguns anos, pode até não ser real (o valor pago à vista é menos do que um quarto do número anunciado), mas já serviu para que muitos questionassem o negócio.

Tudo bem que ninguém mais se surpreende com valores negociados pelo Facebook desde a compra do WhatsApp. Mas a Oculus VR é uma empresa que jamais colocou um produto sequer no mercado. Então como surge uma negociação como esta?

O amigo Daniel Resende comentou na semana da compra do WhatsApp que os valores finais são inflados pela imprensa porque também estimamos o Facebook valendo muitos bilhões que, na realidade, não existem no mercado. Desta maneira, é possível que o Mark Zuckerberg contrate um Mark Zuckerberg, pagando com ações.

A compra da Oculus VR segue o mesmo princípio: ao notar uma equipe de desenvolvimento promissora, o Facebook compra a empresa, coloca os brilhantes profissionais dentro de seu escritório e, talvez, até possa ganhar algum dinheiro com o produto a ser lançado – o que já seria puro lucro.

Resolvido o primeiro ponto, vamos à segunda polêmica, bem mais difícil de digerir quando estamos justamente discutindo com bastante energia os nossos direitos e deveres ao nos relacionarmos com negócios na Internet: como ficam os milhares que ajudaram a Oculus VR doando seu sagrado dinheirinho no Kickstarter?

A empresa levantou por crowdfunding muito mais dinheiro do que havia pedido (cerca de US$ 2 milhões). Entregou os kits prometidos a todos aqueles que ajudaram (não prometeram o produto final), mas o sentimento de uma série deles, após se depararem com as cifras nas notícias, era de descontentamento – inclusive pedindo seu dinheiro de volta. Afinal, se ajudaram a empresa a nascer, onde estaria a parte deles desses bilhões?

Como ficam os milhares que ajudaram a Oculus VR doando seu sagrado dinheirinho no Kickstarter?

O que nos leva a uma questão importante: ao ajudar qualquer tipo de empresa, criador ou produto com algum dinheiro em ferramentas de crowdfunding, eu não estaria investindo, ou seja, comprando parte dela? Joel Johnson, da Valleywag, comenta que não vai mais ajudar nenhum projeto de crowdfunding enquanto uma lei que permita aos doadores iniciais uma chance de recuperar o investimento no caso de um grande sucesso não for aprovada.

Será que deveríamos ganhar mais do que o prometido no ato de doação? Penso em algumas coisas sobre o assunto, mas não são conclusões definitivas:

Quando contribuo com alguma causa específica, realmente não espero qualquer retorno financeiro, porque também não vejo nenhum retorno financeiro vindo do projeto. Por exemplo: contribuí com R$ 50 para o Festival do Baixo Centro há algum tempo, por acreditar que o melhor retorno que este dinheiro poderia proporcionar seria única e exclusivamente a realização das atividades programadas.

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Também já fiquei jogando dinheiro na minha tela quando vi um projeto de uma espécie de Nespresso de cervejas, mas não cheguei a financiá-la. Seria muito legal ter este produto no mercado, mesmo que eu não lucrasse um centavo com isso. Mas fiquei com aquela sensação de que pagar US$ 1,5 mil era demais. Mas, sei lá: se estivesse sobrando, talvez eu pagasse só para ter o produto em casa.

Quando você coloca dinheiro em uma ideia no Kickstarter, mais do que ser um dos primeiros a receber um protótipo, você tem a esperança de ver aquela inovação na rua

Ao mesmo tempo, entendo a decepção por parte de quem ajudou a Oculus VR. Creio que não é exatamente pelos bilhões, mas pela especulação sofrida pela empresa antes mesmo de termos um novo produto no mercado.

Quando você coloca dinheiro em uma ideia no Kickstarter, mais do que ser um dos primeiros a receber um protótipo, você tem a esperança de ver aquela inovação na rua, no dia-a-dia das pessoas. A realidade para o Rift é apenas uma: por mais que o Facebook diga que vai lançar o produto no futuro, as chances parecem menores para quem vê de fora.

No entanto, ainda acredito que o crowdfunding é meio essencial de financiamento de inovação. Colocar algum dinheiro em alguma ideia pelo simples motivo de viver num mundo melhor já seria um bom investimento. Penso que boa parte do que está lá esperando por doação é besteira (sério, bacon seco de bolso?), mas o pouco que vale a pena realmente pode fazer alguma diferença.

De qualquer maneira, tudo isso faz pensar.

//Imagens: Nan Palmero; Gil C / Shutterstock.com.

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Provocative Misogynistic Photos – This Mixed Media Series is Ironic and Degrading (GALLERY)

(TrendHunter.com) This surprising and powerful mixed media series shows viewers how the artist feels about how the world, the media and the male population treat both animals and women in the most degrading of ways….

Joseph Ford for Sneakers Magazine

Le photographe britannique Joseph Ford à réalisé une série de photographies pour le magazine allemand « Sneakers » avec des chaussures signées Lacoste, Nike, Puma, Asics et autres pour le moins originale : araignées, serpents, scorpions et même crocodile posent devant l’objectif, et s’attaquent à des chaussures.

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O que você faria no lugar destes policiais?

São três filmes, cada um deles em torno de um personagem: Maggie, Robert e Andrew. As tramas são diferentes entre si: uma averiguação de violência doméstica, um acidente de carro e uma briga de bar. Ainda assim, há grandes similaridades entre as histórias contadas em “#itswhatwedo“, campanha criada pela Brain Candy Films e Tinker Taylor TV para a Scottish Police Federation.

Cada um dos filmes apresenta um policial e mostra que, apesar do uniforme e do poder associado a este profissional, ele também é humano, tem família, uma história e problemas como qualquer outra pessoa. E tem de tomar decisões complicadas, quase que diariamente.

É aí que vem a pergunta: o que você faria no lugar de Maggie, se o seu parceiro fosse esfaqueado durante uma averiguação e você estivesse prestes a ser a próxima? Ou no lugar de Robert, que ao atender um chamado de acidente, não pode mover a vítima, mas percebe que a gasolina está vazando e o carro pode explodir. O que você faria no lugar de Andrew, que após separar uma briga de bar, fica tomando conta do preso, que se envolve em uma nova confusão e não consegue atender ao pedido de socorro de seu parceiro?

Dirigidos por Simon Ellis, a trilogia tem dois objetivos: mostrar a complexidade do trabalho policial, ao mesmo tempo em que divulga a necessidade de novos recrutas. É claro que não dá para deixar de pensar, e se fosse no Brasil, o que um policial faria?

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Paris vs Marseille Illustrations

Après les illustrations Paris VS New-York, c’est au tour de Paris et Marseille. Ces deux grandes villes font souvent l’objet de comparaisons : foot, pollution, météo, taux de criminalité. Avec cette série d’illustrations réalisée par Romain D Moostik pour Topito, découvrez les clichés les plus connus des deux villes.

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Mother’s Day: the top 10 most-viewed ads celebrating mums

In celebration of Mother’s Day this weekend, Marketing has teamed up with Visible Measures to pull together the top 10 most-viewed ads that celebrate mums.

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Burger King Has People ‘Cheat on Beef’ With Chicken Burgers at an Actual Motel

Burger King is like Ashley Madison for meat patties.

In New Zealand, the fast-food chain is encouraging consumers to "cheat on beef" with its new chicken burgers as part of a #MotelBK campaign. BK has taken over an actual motel in Auckland, outfitted the rooms with BK booths and is inviting people to book them and try the chicken burgers (and of course, share photos of their experience socially).

Because what better metaphor for the brand than a seedy roadside love shack for your stomach? It even comes with a hidden-camera-style ad about a man named Peter sneaking out on his beloved Whopper. (The idea isn't actually new, though—BK ran this motel-themed ad about cheating on beef in the U.S. and U.K. years ago.)

Still, BK's New Zealand agency, Colenso BBDO, is on a roll, serving up this work—salty, satisfying, not too nutritious—in the wake of its self-hating pre-roll ads and the crazy spot with the Russian bride.

Even if it is hard for any BK ad to use a grainy cam without smelling ever so slightly like the classic Whopper Freakout.

Credits below.

CREDITS
Client: Burger KIng
Agency: Colenso BBDO, New Zealand
Creative Chairman: Nick Worthington
Creative Director: Levi Slavin
Creatives: Brett Colliver, Simon Vicars
Group Business Director: Victoria Graves
Planner: Neville Doyle


    



Wu-Tang Clan to emulate contemporary art by selling only one copy of new album

Sitting in a vault in the outskirts of Marrakesh lies an engraved silver and nickel box that contains the only copy of the Wu-Tang Clan’s Once Upon a Time in Shaolin album.

JWT appoints Megan Van Someren to global planning role

JWT has appointed Megan Van Someren as global planning director for its Kimberly-Clark business.

28 Female-Inspired Illustrations – From Alluring Female Portraits to Editorial Stylista Sketches (TOPLIST)

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London Live: the final countdown

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AOL’s Ran Harnevo: We’re Doubling Down on Original Video


Digital video was once believed to be a medium of unlimited supply. With a few clicks, one could purchase wide swaths of inventory through automated marketplaces. So the thought of buying it ahead of time, or “upfront” like TV, seemed ludicrous.

But for now, the reality might look a bit different, at least according to AOL video head Ran Harnevo. In a video interview with Ad Age Mr. Harnevo argued that while video proliferates online, the amount of premium inventory available is actually rather scarce. So advertisers, he said, are eager to lock in deals early to avoid being shut out of the best content.

That, Mr. Harnevo said, is a big reason why AOL plans to “double down” on original video. Expect to hear more about this when the company presents during the Digital Content Newfronts next month

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This Childhood Obesity Ad Is So Good, the French Thought It Was Real

In the U.S., ads about weight usually come in the form of relatively thin women eating light yogurt. Awareness of obesity, especially in children, hasn't really taken off.

But in France, this ad has taken off—and it wasn't even approved to run.

The ad was made by David Lesage, a student in Belgium, but gained some press after the L'Express newspaper mistook it for an ad released by the French Ministry of Health and ran it in the paper.

The ad shows melting ice cream that also looks like an obese abdomen, with the caption, "L'obésité commence dès le plus jeune âge." Translation: "Obesity begins at a young age."

AdFreak spoke with Lesage, who said, "I really like to work on social causes in general. I think obesity seemed to be an important subject nowadays, and it has interesting creative potential."

Yeah, it's right up there with no-makeup selfies and genitals in socks. You know, the usual.


    



Joint resigns BHS account

Joint has resigned the BHS account.

Microsoft launches programmatic video network

Microsoft Advertising has become the latest global company to launch its own video network, which will enable advertisers to buy pre-roll video ads on premium accredited sites while using the company’s site data for tailored targeting.

Top 10 ads of the week: Virgin Media’s Usain Bolt ‘family’ sprints to the top spot

Counting down the ten most-recalled ads, in association with TNS and Ebiquity.