1stAveMachine and The Martin Agency Deliver Bold Colors for Benjamin Moore’s Largest Campaign

Award-winning production company 1stAveMachine recently collaborated with The Martin Agency to deliver a series of commercials for “Paint Like No Other,” Benjamin Moore’s largest campaign to date highlighting its product innovations and retailer expertise.
For the four-spot campaign, including the recently launched :30s “Nursery” and “Firing Squad,” 1stAveMachine directors Tomi Dieguez and Bob Partington teamed up to execute vivid and creative scenarios demonstrating how Benjamin Moore’s new, revolutionary paints don’t fade, chip, stain, or harm people or the environment.
In “Nursery,” a group of friends paint a whimsical mural in a room full of sleeping babies, highlighting the unique gentle qualities of Benjamin Moore’s baby-safe and environmentally friendly Natura paint.
The similarly revealing “Firing Squad” presents scientists in a lab with DIY-style cannons, blasting a pristine white wall with a rainbow-colored array of filthy household items ranging from crayons to Jello. Just after, the mess is effortlessly wiped away to reveal the clean white wall beneath, protected by Benjamin Moore’s incorruptible Regal Select paint.
1stAveMachine brought this bright and original campaign to life following an impressive series of recent projects for brands including a series of nostalgic spots for Gatorade featuring Michael Jordan, an award-winning piece for Google, the revolutionary “smallest film ever made” for IBM, an inventive holiday project for Samsung, and an elegant Squarespace campaign.

About 1stAveMachine:
1stAveMachine is a mixed media production company and storytelling outfit. They create video, digital, and experimental content for TV, print, web, and mobile, all with a unified singular vision. They have won numerous awards since their formation, including Gold, Silver, and Bronze Cannes Lions, AICP, One Show, and ANDY awards, and many others. Their work has been featured across the globe and during the Super Bowl.

The Trick Copy on These Clever Ads Shows Another Side to Homelessness

Here’s a clever outdoor campaign from Publicis London for the homelessness charity Depaul that manages to tell two different stories with the same copy.

The ads are being placed on corners, with text on each side. If you read only the left side, the copy is all about the negative ideas people have about giving up a spare room to a homeless youth. But reading them in full, the ads actually argue for the benefits of volunteering.

“There’s another side to the story,” says the tagline.

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Conceptually, the campaign is quite similar to BBDO New York’s award-winning ads for BBC America back in 2007. Those ads, also placed around corners, showed two sides of the same photo, with the tagline: “See both sides of the story.”

The clever use of text differentiates this new effort, though it will always be likened to the BBC work. See more from the campaign, plus credits, below.

CREDITS
Client: Depaul
Agency: Publicis London
Executive Creative Director: Andy Bird
Creative Director: Paul Mason
Art Director: Dan Kennard
Copywriter: Ben Smith
Head of Art and Design: Andy Breese
Designer: Dave Stansfield
Photographer: Mark Wesley
Account Manager: Tom Froggett
Head of Operations: Debbie Burke
Agency Producers: Steve McFarlane, Ed Page, Greg Collier
Art Buyers: Sarah Clifford, Claire Lillis



Glass Sculptures of Crashing Frozen Waves

Le couple d’artistes américains Paul DeSomma et Marsha Blaker expriment leurs inspirations océaniques à travers de superbes sculptures de verre représentant des vagues agitées et leur écume, en suspension. Pour concevoir les vases et la vaisselle, ils ont eu recours à une technique de moulage de verre.

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Inspirado pela Nike, designer cria GIFs animados para explicar séries de exercícios

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 Os GIFs conseguem ser minimalistas e repetitivos o suficiente para você entender o movimento

> LEIA MAIS: Inspirado pela Nike, designer cria GIFs animados para explicar séries de exercícios

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ACNE Welcomes Managing Director and Broadcast EP Line Postmyr

Integrated production company ACNE is thrilled to announce the addition of Swedish Managing Director and Broadcast Executive Produ

Little Minx Signs Award-Winning Directing Duo Los Perez

Controversial Plus-Size Campaigns – Calvin Klein's Ads of Myla Dalbesio Spark Body Image Arguments (GALLERY)

(TrendHunter.com) The case of Myla Dalbesio sporting Calvin Klein underwear underlines the fact that no matter which model a fashion brand chooses for its advertising, there are always complaints. The issue of body…

French Broadcaster TV5 Monde Recovers After Hacking

A cyberattack by hackers claiming to support the Islamic State militant group had shut down transmission and wrested control of online accounts.

Figliulo & Partners Launches First Campaign for Virgin Atlantic

New York’s Figliulo & Partners, which downsized recently after losing the Sprint account to Deutsch LA, launched the first campaign for its newest client, Virgin Atlantic, this week under the tagline “Business Is an Adventure.”

The most visible elements of the campaign are OOH pieces like this “takeover” of Manhattan’s Fulton Street station:

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…and a billboard in Los Angeles.

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The campaign is bigger than that, though. While it does not include any broadcast spots, it does feature digital work including banner ads which will appear in The New York Times, The Guardian, Slate, and The Wall Street Journal (among others). Here’s the most impressive image via Flipboard:

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Finally, here’s the digital video:

From Simon Bradley, the client’s VP of marketing:

“This campaign, which builds on our global platform ‘Let it Fly,’ takes inspiration from the excitement and buzz people feel when they are on a business trip and highlights how the Virgin Atlantic experience can enable them to be at their best.”

Mark Figliulo himself says:

“Virgin Atlantic has always been a challenger brand…through a series of creative assets, we will demonstrate how [the client] inspires people to get the most out of their flight, as well as every opportunity along the way.”

 

Project name: Business is an adventure

Client: Chris Rossi (SVP, Marketing, North America), Simon Bradley (VP, Marketing, North America, Jenna Lloyd (Marketing Communications Manager, North America)

Creative agency: Figliulo&Partners

CEO & Founding Partner: Mark Figliulo

President & Founding Partner: Judith Carr-Rodriguez

Head of Production: Robert Valdes

Head of Strategy: Caroline Krediet

Copywriter: Chris Baker

Art Director: Jay Wee

Account Director: Emily Lalime

Agency Producer: Sam Pasquesi

OOH Production Company: Imaginary Forces

Print Production Company: The Lab

Digital Production Company: Bajibot

Exposure: OOH, digital

mcgarrybowen Launches ‘Masters’ for Chase

mcgarrybowen launched an extension of Chase’s “So You Can” campaign this week entitled “Masters,” designed to highlight its consumer banking products.

In the 60-second anthem ad (above), featuring Serena Williams, fencing champion Tim Morehouse and The Rockettes, mcgarrybowen contrasts the years these individuals took honing their craft with the seconds it takes to the moments it takes to pay bills at Chase.com, depositing checks at Chase ATMs and transferring funds using the bank’s mobile app. There’s also a 90-second online spot profiling The Rockettes, including what goes into each performance and the years of intense dance training it took the performers to get where they are. Since the dancers only get one day off a week, using Chase’s consumer banking products help them multitask and pay their bills backstage. A 30-second spot, recycling some of the footage from the anthem ad, takes a look at Chase’s role in Morehouse’s routine. We don’t recommend his method of receipt retrieval, however, as it would likely get you thrown out of most bank locations. The ads are supported by social media, sponsorship and in-branch efforts.

Credits:

Agency: mcgarrybowen, New York

Chief Creative Officer: Mark Koelfgen

Executive Creative Director: Ahmer Kalam

Creative Director: Malaika Danovitz

Sr. Art Director: Kevin Gladwin

Managing Director Content Production: Dante Piacenza

Sr. Producer: Stacy Kay

Sr. Music Producer: Jean Scofield

Executive Planning Director: Tata Sato

Managing Director: Andrea Huemmer

Account Director: Alex Ciociola

Account Supervisor: Max Lemberger

Account Executive: Kelly Malacarne

 

Production Company: Smuggler

Director: Brian Beletic

Producer: Erin Wile

Director of Photography: Bradford Young

 

Editor: Biff Butler @ Rock Paper Scissors

VFX: The Mill

Audio: Sonic Union

Perrier Fines Bulles: Super

Advertising Agency: Ogilvy & Mather, Paris, France
CEO: Philip Heimann
Executive Creative Director: Baptiste Clinet
Creative Director: Paul Kreitmann
Copywriter: Romain Repellin
Art Director: Régis Boulanger
Head of Integrated: Benoit De Fleurian
Integrated Business Director: Sandrine Sibille
Group Account Director: Myriam Nouicer
Account Executive: Kévin Martin
Assistant account executive: Dorian Salort
Director of Strategy Integration: Alexandra Mimoun
Producer: Diane de Bretteville
Illustrator / Director: CRCR

Perrier Fines Bulles: Magician

Advertising Agency: Ogilvy & Mather, Paris, France
CEO: Philip Heimann
Executive Creative Director: Baptiste Clinet
Creative Director: Paul Kreitmann
Copywriter: Romain Repellin
Art Director: Régis Boulanger
Head of Integrated: Benoit De Fleurian
Integrated Business Director: Sandrine Sibille
Group Account Director: Myriam Nouicer
Account Executive: Kévin Martin
Assistant account executive: Dorian Salort
Director of Strategy Integration: Alexandra Mimoun
Producer: Diane de Bretteville
Illustrator / Director: CRCR

Perrier Fines Bulles: Thirsty

Advertising Agency: Ogilvy & Mather, Paris, France
CEO: Philip Heimann
Executive Creative Director: Baptiste Clinet
Creative Director: Paul Kreitmann
Copywriter: Romain Repellin
Art Director: Régis Boulanger
Head of Integrated: Benoit De Fleurian
Integrated Business Director: Sandrine Sibille
Group Account Director: Myriam Nouicer
Account Executive: Kévin Martin
Assistant account executive: Dorian Salort
Director of Strategy Integration: Alexandra Mimoun
Producer: Diane de Bretteville
Illustrator / Director: CRCR

Perrier Fines Bulles: Mirror

Advertising Agency: Ogilvy & Mather, Paris, France
CEO: Philip Heimann
Executive Creative Director: Baptiste Clinet
Creative Director: Paul Kreitmann
Copywriter: Romain Repellin
Art Director: Régis Boulanger
Head of Integrated: Benoit De Fleurian
Integrated Business Director: Sandrine Sibille
Group Account Director: Myriam Nouicer
Account Executive: Kévin Martin
Assistant account executive: Dorian Salort
Director of Strategy Integration: Alexandra Mimoun
Producer: Diane de Bretteville
Illustrator / Director: CRCR

Green Party Urges Voters to 'Change the Tune' in U.K. Election


The Green Party which is led by a woman has created a new film that relegates the competition to boy-band style clones, as part of its campaign in the run-up to the U.K. general election on May 7.

The provocative film will be broadcast on the BBC tonight. It features satirical versions of the (male) leaders of the Green Party’s four main rival parties, brought together to form a fictitious boy band called Coalition. The quartet sing the song, titled “Change the Tune,” in harmony, demonstrating how similar all their policies sound.

In the U.K., political parties are allowed to buy advertising on billboards, print, and online but not on TV or radio. However, each of the main parties (those fielding candidates for at least one-sixth of the seats up for election) is allocated a primetime TV slot, free of charge, lasting a maximum of four minutes and 40 seconds.

Continue reading at AdAge.com

LinkedIn's $1.5 Billion Lynda.com Purchase Is All About the Data


LinkedIn has acquired online education startup Lynda.com for approximately $1.5 billion, the company announced today.

The acquisition is LinkedIn’s biggest ever and gives the company a wealth of instructional videos on topics such as web development, photography and design. LinkedIn plans to promote these courses to its 350 million users, and the company’s brass is already theorizing about how LinkedIn’s wealth of corporate data can be used to suggest relevant classes. Here’s one such hypothetical from LinkedIn content head Ryan Roslansky:

Imagine being a job seeker and being able to instantly know what skills are needed for the available jobs in a desired city, like Denver, and then to be prompted to take the relevant and accredited course to help you acquire this skill.

Continue reading at AdAge.com

Sultry Plus-Size Campaigns – The #ImNoAngel Lingerie Ads Assert That Full Figures are Seductive (GALLERY)

(TrendHunter.com) Making a statement against lingerie brands like Victoria’s Secret, the #ImNoAngel campaign works to “redefine sexy” as an attitude and a look that comes in many shapes and sizes….

Lowe Roche Announces New Leadership

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Lowe and Partners announced today the promotions of Marie-Lise Campeau and Jeff Dack, who will now jointly lead Toronto agency Lowe Roche, filling a void left with the departure of Monica Ruffo in February.

Campeau will serve as co-president and chief operating officer, responsible for agency operations, account management and production. Dack will serve as co-president and chief strategy officer, taking charge of client strategy, creative and business development.

Campeau first joined Lowe Roche in 2011, and was named managing director in 2013. Prior to joining Lowe Roche, she spent over nine years at Cosette, serving as senior vice president, client services, and working with clients such as P&G, General Mills and Home Depot.

Dack joined Lowe Roche in January as chief strategy officer following almost three years as director of marketing communications at Jamieson Laboratories. Prior to that, Dack spent three years as director of strategic planning at TAXI, working with clients including Heineken, Cadbury, Capitol One and Kraft Dinner. Earlier in his career, he was a copywriter at agencies including Cosette, TBWA/Chiat/Day and Zig, before taking an associate creative director role with GWP Brand Engineering.

“Marie-Lise and Jeff are accomplished executives with the expertise to lead our clients, team and operations in Toronto,” said Lowe and Partners CEO Michael Wall. “Both will have key roles in delivering powerful ideas for our clients, as well as driving growth in the Canadian market.”

BBDO Launches ‘You’re Not YouTube’ Extension for Snickers

BBDO’s “You’re Not You When You’re Hungry” campaign for Snickers has been around for years, but the agency keeps finding ways to rejuvenate it, such as this year’s Super Bowl spot starring Danny Trejo as Marcia Brady. Now the agency has teamed up YouTubers from around the world for a new “You’re Not YouTube” campaign extension.

Each of the videos features a YouTube personality acting unlike their self due to hunger. In the sole video out of the U.S., for example, Jessica Harlow takes a break from style and motivation to instead explore “How to Let Yourself Go!” Harlow goes from motivational and style-savvy to remote-grabbing stick wielding and sweat-pants wearing without proper sustenance in the sarcastic video.

The worldwide campaign is actually pretty huge, with efforts from 13 YouTube personalities in eight different countries. We’ve included a few of the international efforts below, and you can head on over to Adweek to see the rest.

Credits:

Client: Snickers
Campaign: “You’re Not YouTube”

Creative Originator: AMV BBDO, London
Copywriter, AMV BBDO : Diccon Driver
Art Director, AMV BBDO: Alan Wilson

Creative Agency: BBDO, New York
Chief Creative Officer, BBDO Worldwide: David Lubars
Chief Creative Officer, BBDO New York: Greg Hahn
Executive Creative Director, BBDO New York: Gianfranco Arena
Executive Creative Director, BBDO New York: Peter Kain
Associate Creative Director, BBDO New York: Matt Herr
Associate Creative Director, BBDO New York: Justin Bilicki
Group Planning Director, BBDO New York: Crystal Rix
Senior Planner, BBDO New York: Alaina Crystal
Managing Director, BBDO New York: Kirsten Flanik
Global Account Director, BBDO New York: Susannah Keller
Account Director, BBDO New York: Joshua Steinman
Account Manager, BBDO New York: Tani Corbacho
Account Executive, BBDO New York: Jocelyn Choi

Media Agency: Digitas
Media Supervisor: Chad Lewis
Media Planner: Martha Williams

Multi-Channel Network: Maker Studios
Director / Editor: Cody Buesing
Executive Producer: Michael Reilly
Producer: Austin Bening
Director of Photography: Steven DiCasa
Production Designer: Samantha Hawkins
Hair & Makeup Artist: Thadius Lajara
Sound Mixer: Luke Tilghman
Production Coordinator: Rita Warkov
Production Assistant: Audrey Ketchell

‘Ideas Man’ Floyd Hayes Puts You to Sleep for Yotel’s ‘Smartbed’

It’s not very often that an advertising creative boasts about putting you to sleep with one of his campaigns, but in the case of Floyd Hayes, it’s the foundation of his latest work for the airport hotel brand Yotel.

With the epic, 30-minute film “Yawn” — which Hayes himself says is his “favorite project so far” — the self-proclaimed “Ideas Man” (who you know from well-publicized efforts like “World’s Fastest Agency“) is hyping Yotel and Serta’s new Smartbed while trying to induce sleep at the same time.

How? Well, creative director Hayes, with the help of award-winning director Scott Elliott and UK electronic artist/Yotel music playlist curator Tom Middleton, has unveiled a sprawling film filled with slow-motion footage of several people (including the CD himself) heading into slumber as soothing, Vangelis-style music plays.

Regarding his contribution, Middleton says:

“I’ve designed the ultimate sleep soundtrack using psychoacoustic frequencies, grey noise and ASMR whispering voice textures. Combined with ethereal dissonance, sympathetic pulse/respiration rate reducing bio harmonics and stochastic ambience induce pure relaxation and a deep, rejuvenating sleep.”

Because Hayes’s latest project — which follows his other work for the chain like an interactive LEGO installation — was designed to inspire yawns, it may be best viewed in the comfort of your bed.