Jun 12

Jack Link’s Causes a Meaty Rain to Fall on Omaha for National Jerky Day

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Beef jerky raining down from the sky. We've all dreamed about it. I'm pretty sure it's prophesied in the Bible somewhere. Well, Jack Link's and ad agency Carmichael Lynch brought the fantasy to life on Tuesday night to celebrate the second annual National Jerky Day, which, of course, is today (as if you didn't already know). Thousands of Jack Link's packages with tiny parachutes were dropped from a helicopter over the Omaha Champions Village baseball complex. This is what passes for entertainment in Nebraska. More salty, meaty events are planned for today nationwide. The brand's Sasquatch mascot will hand out samples at the Hollywood & Highland Center, though passersby might just think it's Kevin Smith. The jerky drop was the culmination of "Operation Sky Meat," which featured teaser videos of a pigeon, plane, rocket and radio-controlled toy chopper attempting to sky-drop Jack Link's products, though all climaxed in fiery explosions. Yes, I spoiled the endings, and I've had a crap attitude through this entire post. It is Jerky Day, after all.

Teaser videos below.

    

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May 21

Jack Link’s Will Never Get Tired of Messin’ With Sasquatch

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Just when you thought you ran out of ways to mess with Sasquatch, someone comes along with lipstick and press-on nails. And as you'd guess, Sasquatch does not care for his glam makeover. In the ongoing saga for Jack Link's beef jerky, the hirsute man-beast gets punked yet again—three times, in fact, in new TV spots from longtime agency Carmichael Lynch. He's just come out of hibernation, so his back story goes, and roams too close to civilization, where he's an easy target for public humiliation. He gets "beautified," doused with slop and hosed. Who could resist? Retaliation, which has become a hallmark and creative flourish of these ads, ensues. Those folks will never learn. More spots and credits below.

CREDITS
Client: Jack Link's
Agency: Carmichael Lynch
Chief Creative Officer: Dave Damman
Associate Creative Director, Art Director: Brad Harrison
Senior Copywriters: Tim Blevins, William Bloomfield
Director of Integrated Production: Joe Grundhoefer
Senior Content Producer: Freddie Richards
Content Producer: Tara Mulholland
Director of Business Affairs: Vicki Oachs
Director of Account Management: Andrew Dauska
Account Director: Holly Wheeler  
Account Manager: Sofya Guterman
Account Leader: Andrew Pautz
Senior Project Manager: Elizabeth Charron                                            

Production Company: MJZ
Director: Rocky Morton
Senior Executive Producer: Scott Howard
Producer: Donald Taylor         
Director of Photography: Mattias Rudh

Editing House: HutchCo Technologies
Editor: Jim Hutchins
Assistant Editor: Joaquin Machado
Executive Producer: Jane Hutchins

Postproduction, Special Effects: Rabbit Content
Creative Director: Nick Losq
Executive Producer: Joby Barnhart
Producer: Lloyd Dsouza
Music House: Black Iris

Sound Design: Francois Blaignan, Joel Waters

Audio Mix: Lime Studios
Mixer: Joel Waters
Executive Producer: Jessica Locke

 

    

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Apr 23

Carmichael Lynch Finds Brilliant New Use for 100-Year-Old Water Tower on Its Roof

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Minneapolis ad agency Carmichael Lynch turned the century-old water tower on the roof of its building into an art installation. Students from the Minneapolis College of Art and Design contributed video pieces that are (as you'll see in the video) being projected onto the tower throughout April. The projections run in a loop, and the pieces vary in duration and subject matter—some of them wouldn't look out of place as the backdrop for a Butthole Surfers concert, which I mean as a compliment. Best of all, the project is free of any callouts to social media—no Web addresses, no Twitter handles, no "Like us on Facebook!" faux pleasantries. That would have been overkill, since it's pretty obvious who the responsible parties were and how this will reflect on them, and it's nice to leave that crap to the side sometimes and just enjoy some public art.

    

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Mar 20

Denver Cabs Outfitted With Mammoth Tusks to Promote Museum Exhibit

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The taxicabs in Denver are a bit hornier than usual, and it's all science's fault. Carmichael Lynch put ornamental mammoth tusks on a fleet of cabs to drum up attention for the Denver Museum of Nature & Science's "Mammoths and Mastodons: Titans of the Ice Age" exhibit. The cool thing about this idea is that when the exhibit ends, they can keep the tusks and do cab jousts for charity.

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