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GSD&M has a new campaign for Pacifico, entitled “Yellow Caps,” set to roll out this summer.

“Yellow Caps” is a term “coined by bartenders and refers to Pacifico’s bright yellow bottle caps, which are easily identifiable in crowded beer coolers.” For GSD&M’s latest campaign they have utilized the iconic caps, with the underside used to engage consumers with printed GPS coordinates marking one of 21 incredible spots throughout Baja, mainland Mexico and on the Pacific coast of the U.S. Each cap also encourages consumers to visit the newly-designed DiscoverPacifico.com, where visitors can enter their GPS coordinates to “drop in to a unique locale and activity like spearfishing in Santa Maria Bay, surfing in Scorpion Bay or camping on Playa el Requesón.”

The initiative is designed as a tie-in to the agency’s new broadcast spots, which attempt to appeal to Pacifico drinkers’ sense of adventure. In “Spearfishing” (featured above), for example, a group of friends set out in a boat, drinking Pacifico and spearfishing. While you might question whether drinking and spearfishing are  the best combination, GSD&M make it appear fun. Nobody gets stabbed and the friends grill up the fish on the beach following their catch.

“Pacifico’s popularity has expanded significantly in the last five years; it is now available in all 50 states,” said Jim Sabia, chief marketing officer for Constellation Brands Beer Division, Pacifico’s exclusive U.S. importer. “This new campaign gives every Pacifico drinker the opportunity to  experience the Baja lifestyle that shapes the brand’s boundless spirit.” Credits after the jump. continued…

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BLT Communications, Hollywood has a new broadcast campaign for Zynga’s Farmville 2, entitled “Anytime is Farmville Time.”

The series of television spots all feature players enjoying Farmville 2 at different locations, with crops and animals from the game leaping to life off the screen and disturbing those around them. These range from the everyday — “Living Room” and “Office” — to “Spa” and “Airplane.” Each spot ends with the message that the game is “Available now, anytime, anywhere.”

“The challenge was to make it look as realistic as possible while staying true to the design and characters of the FarmVille game,” explained director Roderick Fenske. To achieve this, Fenske and his team used a combination of in-camera effects using models of the crops, and CG animation elements augmenting the scenes. “By blurring the worlds of CG and real practical effects, we’re keeping the audience guessing and hopefully amazed as to how we pulled it off,” said Fenske. Stick around for credits after the jump. continued…

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Seattle full-service creative studio World Famous recently produced “Looking Forward,” the debut spot in Volvo’s “Wonder of Summer” campaign.

30 and 60-second versions of the spot, directed by Jesse Harris, are airing now across the U.S. The spot aims to capture “the brand’s comfortable nostalgia, resonating with millennials and adults who fondly remember sitting in the reverse third row of a Volvo wagon.” Our protagonist fondly remember seeing the world in reverse from the back of her mother’s Volvo wagon. Around the mid-way point of the spot, the tone changes from fond nostalgia to “looking forward,” which she decides is better than looking back, as World Famous attempts to convince viewers that the same company that made the station wagons of their youth now makes a vehicle that makes the summer something to look forward to.

Director Jesse Harris‘ relationship with Volvo dates back to when Harris launched the Seattle-based National Film Festival for Talented Youth (NFFTY) in 2007, when he was still an up-and-coming film and commercial director. That festival has grown to attract over 12,000 attendees, with Volvo remaining a leading sponsor since its inception.

“Working with Volvo throughout the years I’ve really gotten to know the brand on a deep level,” explains Harris. “I’m also a Volvo owner myself and Volvos are so popular here in Seattle, so I see that brand loyalty firsthand. I wanted to do something that truly came from the heart and would strike a chord with anyone who’s ever been in one of those ubiquitous station wagons. It was really a passion project, and my colleagues at World Famous were instrumental from concept to finish in helping me bring this story to life.” Credits after the jump. continued…

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In what appears to be a clandestine RFI process, Starbucks has announced a changing of the guard in its media agency relationship.
Following only the first phase in review, the java giant has decided to cut ties with Omnicom PHD and hire Publicis Groupe’s Spark. Prior to the RFI and decision after the initial review, PHD was Starbucks’ media agency for the past six years.
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Breathe Right decided to capitalize on all the attention surrounding potential Triple Crown winner California Chrome’s nasal strip, handing out 50,000 of their own nasal strips (for human use) to those attending Belmont Stakes on Saturday, and also tapping Grey New York for a new broadcast spot.

Grey New York had a very limited amount of time to put that spot together. Written last Wednesday, the spot was awarded production on Thursday, cast Friday, underwent pre-production on Sunday, was shot Monday, and edited Tuesday. The 30-second spot, entitled “The Bedtime Stakes,” will air on NBC Saturday during the race. “The Bedtime Stakes” shows a congested jockey getting ready for bed with a Breathe Right nasal strip. An announcer calls the action as he goes “into the first stretch,” “tucks back into bedpost position,” and goes in “for the final turn.” Sure, it’s more than a little cheesy, and the rushed production may show a little, but leveraging the California Chrome nasal strip controversy is a smart strategy, and, coupled with the Belmont giveaway, should at least get the brand some attention. Credits after the jump. continued…

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Danish digital agency Konstellation recently created “HappyBeerTime” for Carlsberg, a “‘plug & party’ solution that runs from an HDMI stick and uses Instagram to bridge bar-goers off-line socializing with their online social media behaviors to extend happy hours, generate organic bar promotion and create user-generated content for Carlsberg Group.”

The initiative is simple and efficient. When the Google Chrome Cast-esque HDMI stick is inserted into an HDTV, a clock begins counting down for Happy Hour and bar goers are given the opportunity to add time to the Happy Hour countdown by uploading pictures to Instagram and tagging them with the hashtag #HappyBeerTime and the name of the bar.

“At Konstellation we always seek to create new digital playgrounds for our clients’ customers by tapping into people’s existing behaviors,” said Thomas Pries, founding partner and chief creative officer of Konstellation. “#HappyBeerTime is a good example of our approach to innovation, as people already instagram their way through their nights out. Our additions to this existing behavior are simple: an HDMI stick and hashtags. Bar-owners plug in the HDMI stick, and bar-goers use specific hashtags that, when added to their Instagram photos, result in instant rewards – prolonged Happy Hour, and of course, more beer sales.”

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This clever towing exhibition won S+S AME Platinum and Bronze
Saatchi & Saatchi L.A., which has been Toyota’s agency for years, went shopping for a chief creative officer for the brand–and found him rolling with Nissan.

Jason Schragger, a former creative executive with Nissan’s global marketing team, has a salty record in the world of automotive creative. According to this article in Automotive News, he has dipped his pen in the ink of Ford, Mercedez-Benz, Mini, and Mitsubishi.

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Saatchi & Saatchi New Zealand created a flaming billboard to launch Sealord’s new line of hot smoked salmon.

The billboard was constructed using Manuka wood branches (the same type used in Sealord’s smoked salmon), which were then set on fire to replicate Sealord’s traditional smoking process. Sealord’s billboard reads, “Smoked: Just Like Our New Manuka Salmon,” although it’s pretty hard to read through all the smoke and fire. As you might recall, this is not the first burning billboard we’ve covered, but it is the first non-steakhouse-related burning billboard we can recall, so there’s that. The campaign also includes the above online video documenting the creation of the billboard, as well as pre-rolls and digital banners.

“When we learned about the wonderful artisan techniques involved in the creation of this delicious salmon, we were inspired to try and find a way to make this process the hero,” explained Saatchi & Saatchi New Zealand executive creative director Antonio Navas. Credits after the jump. continued…

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Grey San Francisco has created a new rebranding campaign for Norton that demonstrates a certain flair for the dramatic.

The anthem ad at the center of the campaign features lines like “The boldest gift has yet to be given,” “The boldest file has yet to be downloaded, without a second thought” and “The boldest life is out there.” At its conclusion, the spot advises, “Go boldly and you will find bliss.”

To us, this message translates as: “Go ahead and download that torrent; your antivirus software can handle it.”

Our protagonist–presumably so excited by Norton’s software that he can’t contain himself–proceeds to triumphantly rip off his own shirt. Maybe it was the confidence that came from knowing that his photo folders are safe…even if they’re not on the cloud.

Digital ads will appear on CBS News, CNN, Forbes and YouTube, with print ads planned for The Wall Street Journal and Forbes.

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With the 2014 World Cup in Brazil now just over a week away, Innocean has kicked off Hyundai’s World Cup campaign, entitled “Because Futbol.”

In the campaign, two new in-game 30-second spots featuring the redesigned 2015 Hyundai Sonata will accompany digital, social, CRM, and retail executions. The spots will air on ESPN and Univision “as part of Hyundai’s exclusive whistle-to-whistle automotive advertising sponsorship of the World Cup series broadcasts on the networks.” The creative theme behind both “Avoidance” and “Boom” is fan passion, with Innocean likening fans loyalty to their team to Hyundai’s number one ranking in customer loyalty. In “Avoidance” a passionate fan leaves the office having recorded the day’s match. Seeking to keep himself in the dark on the game’s outcome, he goes through all sorts of trouble to avoid interacting with those who would spoil the surprise. “Boom” looks at a completely different aspect of fan passion. The campaign also includes a “#BecauseFutbol” site, built on the Tumblr platform, which “inspires and engages fans with unique content and tools developed by dozens of leading Tumblr artists and content creators.” Tumblr artist content will also be featured on the Times Square Billboard in New York during the days leading up to the World Cup.

“Soccer fans are more than just supporters of the game – they are die hard, loyal fanatics for their teams and countries,” said Steve Shannon, vice president, marketing, Hyundai Motor America. “As the industry leader in customer loyalty, Hyundai knows a thing or two about passion. This year’s World Cup campaign shows what being a ‘true’ fan really means; and how for 30 days people come together, lives change, emotions rise and unexpected moments happen.”

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