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McCann Buenos Aires makes winning the lottery seem not that great in their creepy new spot for ZonaJobs, called “Lottery.”

The 1:19 ditty offers a surreal take on the winning the jackpot fantasy, positing that “before you can count all the zeros” people will be clambering for a piece of the pie. In the spot, these people are symbolically (and creepily) depicted as crows. “Lottery” does an admirable job of making falling into a lot of free cash seem unappealing, in a dark, twisted way. It succeeds at getting your attention and making you rethink some basic notions of what it means to be lucky, before finally revealing what “Lottery” is advertising with the line, “Lucky is doing what you love everyday,” followed by the ZonaJobs logo. The risk here, though, is that “Lottery” is so dark and twisted (blackmail and adultery even factor in) that people may be too uncomfortable to stick around that long, opting instead to flip channels or go to the kitchen for a snack.

“Lottery” marks McCann’s debut campaign for ZonaJobs, and includes graphical work in addition to the television spot. Chavo D’Emilio, general CD at McCann Buenos Aires, says that he hopes “Lottery” will “be the first of many more” for ZonaJobs, adding, “There are films that manage to bring together everything we like in advertising. It doesn’t happen very often but this is one of those films.” Credits after the jump. continued…

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Vanilla Ice appears as a grocery store worker stocking shelves and rocking out to his own “Ninja Rap” in a new spot from CP+B promoting Kraft’s ubiquitous macaroni and cheese-like food product, now with Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtle shaped pasta.

The spot plays on the nostalgic humor surrounding Vanilla Ice when a mom starts singing and dancing along with him. Her son is not pleased by this turn of events, and he angrily puts the box of Kraft Mac+Cheese in the cart and walks away as Ice–aka Rob Van Winkle–utters his trademark “Word to your mother” line. CP+B will run with several #WordToYourMother memes over the course of the new campaign, and also plans to reward the brand’s “most fervent Facebook & Twitter fans with Golden Autographs –limited edition boxes of Kraft TMNT Mac & Cheese that were props featured in the commercial and signed by Vanilla Ice himself.” Because Vanilla Ice autographs are still something people want, apparently.

The new campaign is a fun continuation of Kraft’s “You Know You Love It” and a fond reminder of TMNT days gone by for those of us who grew up with the turtles. Now, before Michael Bay ruins the franchise, let’s all take a moment to remember this wonderfully terrible moment in cinematic history:

If you still haven’t had enough of Vanilla Ice (You’ve had over 20 years to have enough of Vanilla Ice, what’s wrong with you?) stick around for a behind the scenes video, along with credits, after the jump. continued…

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W+K Portland has unveiled “The Power of Hair” for Old Spice, the “newest, never-been-done-before interactive digital experience.”

The new site is an extension of W+K’s “For Hair That Gets Results” campaign promoting Old Spice’s new haircare and styling products, featuring the same anthropomorphic hair, and comes on the heels of the “Boardwalk” and “Meeting” spots Old Spice debuted late last month. Visitors to “The Power of Hair are greeted by a testimonial video with a young man extolling the virtues of Old Spice’s hair products. Predictably, this includes attention from the ladies and respect around the office. Less predictably, this includes Huey Lewis songs. “When you’ve got great hair like this, you’d be surprised by how many Huey Lewis songs it can play on the piano,” the now bald man says.

Visitors to the site are then asked to pick a Huey Lewis song, and the hair (which by now has slithered off of the guy’s head) will play them on piano, occasionally adding in some percussion. You can pick from among 29 of Lewis’ greatest hits, including “The Power of Love,” “I Want a New Drug,” “The Heart of Rock n’ Roll,” “Bad is Bad” and “Doing It All for My Baby.” It’s a pretty absurd idea (and yeah, we’re pretty sure no one has done this before), but then this is the kind of silliness we’ve come to expect from W+K’s work for Old Spice and a fitting extension of the “For Hair That Gets Results” campaign, complete with a perfect title. Give “The Power of Hair” a try above or at the site, and stick around for credits after the jump. continued…

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L.A./Seattle-based The Pitch alum Wongdoody crafted a new campaign for the nation’s largest take and bake pizza chain, Papa Murphy’s.

The new work from Wongdoody, who have served as Papa Murphy’s AOR since October 2012, promotes the chain’s “HeartBaker” pizza with an ad celebrating family-friendly Valentine’s Day celebrations. “Remember when you were just dating and Valentine’s Day was all about romance and flowers and fancy dinners out?” asks the new spot. Well, then, to paraphrase Louis C.K. “people [came] out of your vagina and [stepped] on your dreams.” Now, according to the “HeartBaker” spot Valentine’s Day is about “the really good stuff.” The online version (featured above) interrupts the sentimentality with a disclaimer that the “good stuff” may include things like “itchy tutus, “getting hand-made Valentines out of the dog’s mouth,” “glitter everywhere,” “mysterious carpet stains” and “nightmares about cupid.”

As Wongdoody chairman and executive creative director Tracy Wong explains, “The original HeartBaker spot is a sweet, poignant take on the family Valentine’s Day dinner…That said, for every 15 seconds of wonderful, ‘I’ll-remember-this-moment-for-the-rest-of my life’ parental bliss, there’s often a lot of funny, messy, chaotic stuff that happens along the way. So we’re poking some fun at ourselves and the perfect angelic child-filled Valentine’s we’ve portrayed in the original spot concept to remind couples that love, romance and humor play a role no matter how they celebrate Valentine’s Day.”

Here’s a free culinary tip: disregard Papa Murphy’s “Love at 425 degrees” tagline. For pizza, you want the oven as hot as possible, so crank that shit up to 500 (or higher). Stick around for the original TV spot after the jump. continued…

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Samsung and Telefonica/Vivo join forces to show some love for  Raul Seixas, a legend in Brazilian rock circles, by creating the first ever music video for his tune, ““Metamorfose Ambulante.”

The song, which translates as “Walking Metamorphosis,” was composed about 40 years and helped launch Seixas to stardom in his home country. Samsung and Telefonica/Vivo’s music video is a loving homage to Seixas that simultaneously shows “how technology changes people’s lives and how the power of connections can transform human beings.” Seixas’ family “participated in each stage of development” for the project. The large-scale film production was “shot by a team of 75 professionals in Argentina’s Sierra de la Ventana,” an ideal location for the music video’s Stone Age setting.

An app is available in addition to the film, which allows users to upload their photos and transform them into a characterization of Seixas, likely inspired by the hundreds of Seixas impersonators who transform themselves for an annual parade in downtown São Paulo celebrating Seixas’ birthday. The app and music video are both part of a new branded content campaign for Telefonica/Vivo from the agency Africa. Stick around for credits after the jump. continued…

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Last month, W+K Portland launched the “Be Moved” brand campaign for Sony with the broadcast spot “Join Together.” Yesterday, W+K revealed the follow-up, the four minute (and change) documentary, “Separate Together.”

“Separate Together” brings together Bruce Zaccagnino, the creator of Northlandz, the world’s largest model railroad located in Flemington, New Jersey, and Matt Albanese, a photographer who specializes in miniatures. The documentary takes place within Northlandz’s “52,000 square foot exhibit space featuring dozens of tiny towns, three-story papier-mâché mountains and hundreds of toy trains snaking through a warren of tunnels, past tiny windmills and over bridges made from thousands of toothpicks.” Albanese captures Northlandz in a unique way, utilizing the Sony QX100′s ability to fit into tight spaces to capture unique shots that wouldn’t have been possible with other cameras. It’s a great way to show off the QX100′s unique capabilities in fun, charming way.

The documentary is accompanied by an experience site which lets you explore Northlands from the unique vantage points available with the QX100, letting viewers zoom in on different areas and take their own shots, which they can then share on social media. It’s a great extension, and a fun way to explore the charm of Norhtlandz without having to make the schlep to Jersey. Stick around for credits and “Join Together” after the jump. continued…

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My my, where does the time go? Well, Facebook as you may know has officially turned 10, and with that, the social network has teamed up with L.A.-based production company Strike Anywhere to say thanks in a matter of  60 seconds. Seeing as Facebook’s 10, the parties involved probably figured why not show how other kids from across cultures celebrate this auspicious birthday? The clip above is quick, cute and brings back those ol’ childhood memories. We’re gonna go shed some tears now. Credits after the jump.

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Following a review, the New York office of Lowe Campbell Ewald, which officially opened its doors on Jan. 1, has won its first client, namely De’Longhi North America, which specializes in espresso and comfort products. From what sources tell us, this marks first consumer initiative in the US for the brand, which is headquartered in Treviso, Italy. Regarding the LCE NY appointment,  De’Longhi North America VP of marketing Linda Passaro says in a statement, ““Our team was extremely impressed with Lowe Campbell Ewald’s experience in building business, as well as the unique, disciplined process of gathering consumer insights to lead creative development. We are eager to begin building our partnership and to launching our marketing efforts in North America, bringing the De’Longhi Italian experience to consumers at home.”

As a result of the win, De’Longhi now joins a client roster at Lowe Campbell Ewald New York that includes Unilever, Snuggle and the Milk Processor Education Program, as well as other premium brands in the LCE U.S. portfolio such as Cadillac, the US Navy and OnStar.

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When they stumbled upon archival pictures of a man and his 1955 Beetle, Volkswagen Canada and Toronto-based agency Red Urban realized they had a story to tell. As it turns out, that story is pretty amazing. They tracked down the man in the photo, Paul Loofs, who has driven the car around the world three times. Amazingly enough, that car is still running.

So Volkswagen Canada and Red Urban teamed up with Academy-nominated director Hubert Davis to tell his story in an (approximately) 30-minute documentary film. That documentary, Once More, The Story of VIN 903847, premiered on Discovery Channel and Bravo in January and is featured above (not a bad way to spend a lunch break). It tells the story of Loof’s unlikely, low-budget solo treks around the globe, which included many obstacles and unexpected, fortuitous events. Loofs eventually sold the car back to Volkswagen for use in an advertising campaign. A man named Emmanuel Thuillier bought the car and tracked down Loofs on the Internet, then surprised him by reuniting him with the vehicle for the first time since 1967.

“We feel that it really speaks to our fans, not only reinforcing the emotional connection so many people have to the brand, but celebrating the truly remarkable stories that so many of our owners have. It is not so much about a single car, although this Beetle is remarkable, it is more about how one car connects so many different people and their experiences, proving itself as The People’s Car,” said Volkswagen Brand Marketing manager, Lynne Piette. The documentary will continue to air on Discovery Channel and Bravo until February, with the following showtimes:

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It looks like Puma is rounding out its agency roster as the German sports shoe/apparel brand has appointed DigitasLBi as its global digital agency. The news comes just two months after Puma selected JWT as its lead creative agency. As for the DigitasLBi appointment, we’ve been told that there was “a competitive review” (no names as of yet) for the business, which marks a new type of agency relationship for Puma.

In a statement, Remi Carlioz, Puma global head of digital marketing says, “DigitasLBi will have a crucial role in translating our new Forever Faster brand messaging into the digital world and building momentum in the lead-up to the consumer launch of our global Forever Faster brand campaign in the second half of 2014. An agile agency with a global reach, DigitasLBi brings a unique savvy thinking and creative, real-time marketing to the table and is a perfect fit to PUMA to help us re-establish our brand in the minds of our customers.”

DigitasLBi Boston will handle the Puma digital work, which includes development, leading/implementing global digital strategy, creative, analytics, social and community management, real-time marketing, as well as production and design for key digital campaigns and related marketing initiatives with global scale.

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