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The Eiffel Tower. Big Ben. The Great Pyramid of Giza. 172 John St. What do these structures have in common? Well, they have all been recreated in painstaking detail in the massively popular world-building game Minecraft.
As part of its 20th anniversary celebration, Toronto agency john st. recreated its office right down to the very last detail—including its distinctive 650-pound concrete reception bench and the staff’s favourite elevator-riding dog, Doug.
And with large get-togethers still discouraged, this Minecraft site also became the site of a virtual hang to mark the agency’s milestone anniversary. Yes, they had an office party in Minecraft.
“Our location has been very important to us – we’re named john st. after all,” said CEO Stephanie Hurst. “The experiences we’ve shared here – from sneaking chocolates from the reception desk to the random pigeons who like to visit the first floor – have helped form who we are over the past 20 years.”
The virtual recreation was made by Gamefruitpulp, a Toronto gamer and YouTuber who spent several years creating the ambitious Building Toronto Project, a 1:1 recreation of the city within Minecraft that includes instantly recognizable recreations of well-known buildings such as the Fairmont Royal York Hotel and the Flatiron Building.
Agency leaders kept the Minecraft version of john st. under wraps until July 23 (the agency’s official opening date), when it opened its doors for a virtual get-together to celebrate the agency’s milestone anniversary. For some staff members who were hired during the pandemic, it was their first time seeing the agency “in person.”
The online space was unveiled during the Friday Breakfast all-staff meeting and staff were then given the day to explore the space and explore various quests in teams.
Due to the pandemic, Burger King had to close their indoor diners, so customers had to improvise and find creative ways of enjoying their meals. The brand captured those moments and created a campaign for their reopening after lockdown, inviting everyone to eat properly again. The billboards were launched in Berlin, Hamburg and Frankfurt and were expanded to Social Media platforms.
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COVID-19 has put us in self-isolation, it was a tough moment to everyone and it was even worse for single people, amplifying the feeling of isolation. Thinking of it, we wanted to help.
In order to bring wellness to those people who were struggling to cope with this moment, we created the Solo Kama Sutra. Two free guides with solo sex position and health information for single people to enjoy themselves and cope this sex-isolation in a fun and relaxed way. For who was not single or was not in isolation anymore, no problem! All the position in each book were compatible with each other. We spread the campaign through website, social media and street posters, allowing people to download the e-book for free.
To communicate this year’s ABInBev Ecuador ‘Sales Representatives Recruitment Program’ we created a campaign using images of real stores in the country, showing how hard this kind of work is, but the sacrifice worth it, because this company is full of opportunities.
The Covid-19 pandemic has made our lives very complicated. Fighting against the virus and getting back to a normal way of living is only possible through consistent regulation policy, and, most importantly, vaccination. But, the process of vaccination in Georgia is moving at a quite slow pace. So, we thank and encourage the people who followed through with their social duties, got vaccinated and contributed in building a normal future for everyone.
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