Your Worst Native Content Nightmare Has Come True


Once upon a time, print publications did things called “Special Advertising Sections,” wherein advertisers got to insert their own (often lame) editorial content among the proper content. Actually, they still do these things, but they’ve been mostly overshadowed by “native advertising” (or “sponsored content”), which is basically the same thing, but less clinical-sounding. The, ahem, “native advertising revolution” created an environment where brands increasingly behave like publishers, and publishers increasingly defer to brand desires — like, say, by putting ads on the covers of Time Inc. magazines.

But don’t despair, editorial purists — or at least American editorial purists! Because things could be worse and they are, in India. Last night on “The Daily Show with Jon Stewart,” correspondent Jason Jones went to the country to examine its media, and along the way discovered that its newspaper industry appears to be booming. Why? The answer: Native advertising! Super duper native advertising! As in so native, it’s possible to outright buy coverage in certain national newspapers — which is something you already knew if you read Ken Auletta’s 2012 New Yorker report, but Jason is a lot funnier than Ken, plus Ken didn’t think to actually commission fawning coverage of himself (ghost-written by one Jason Jones) in India’s Millennium Post, like Jason did. See “Poll shows US Number A-1 Star Jason Jones does best Indian Election Coverage.”

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Facebook agora pode ouvir e reconhecer sons ao seu redor

As redes sociais têm evoluído para precisar de cada vez menos informações para contextualizar e complementar o que você compartilha com os seus amigos. Primeiro o Foursquare fez o Swarm, que detecta onde você está sem nem precisar de um check-in e avisa os seus amigos que você está na região. Agora é a vez do Facebook, que vai ouvir o que está tocando ao seu redor e identificará a música, filme ou programa de TV para que você possa adicionar essa informação à uma postagem.

Funciona assim: ao ativar a opção, o usuário vai ver um ícone que mostra que há um som tocando ao redor. Caso o sistema consiga associá-lo a um seriado, programa de TV, filme ou canção, mais detalhes sobre ela vão aparecer na tela, e o usuário poderá adicionar essa informação à sua atualização de status.

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É como se o Facebook tivesse colocado o app Shazam dentro do próprio app da rede social, e capaz de reconhecer tanto músicas quanto outras produções audiovisuais.

Já preparado para responder aos conspiradores de plantão – imagina, um microfone ativado, que reconhece sons ao seu redor, alguém mais pensou em ‘NSA’? – o gerente de produto do Facebook Aryeh Selekman esclarece que essa novidade só será ativada se  usuário escolher, o famoso ‘opt-in’, e que os sons não serão gravados.

As músicas identificadas terão um preview de 30 segundos, enquanto os seriados reconhecidos vão mostrar qual temporada e episódio está sendo assistido, mas com o cuidado de não trazer nenhuma visualização prévia para evitar spoilers.

a-new-optional-way-to-share-and-discover-music-tv-and-movies_4O ReadWrite lembra que esse detalhamento das atividades através de novas funcionalidades no Facebook pode ser uma informação interessante na hora de segmentar a audiência para anúncios e parcerias de mídia. A rede social já compartilha com algumas emissoras de TV dados sobre o principal assunto comentado durante a semana, e um maior detalhamento do entretenimento dos Facebookers pode ser uma interessante adição à linha de ‘serviços’ oferecidos por Mark Zuckerberg.

A nova funcionalidade será liberada aos poucos para usuários norte-americanos nos apps para Android e iOS – portanto, os brasileiros vão precisar aguardar um tantinho mais.

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JWT Brazil Tries to Make Decaf Happen for Pilão

JWT Brazil has a new campaign attempting to make decaf seem like an enticing option for Pilão Decaf.

Now decaf coffee is a pretty hard sell, other than with those can’t have caffeine for health reasons, but JWT Brazil came up with an interesting angle. The campaign sets out to prove that decaf coffee, like regular coffee, can be a great working companion — even without the stimulative benefits of caffeine. So they show that great things can be achieved after some sleep by highlighting great breathroughs made after a good night’s sleep, inspired by dreams. In the animated spot above, for example, JWT Brazil tells the story of Dmitri Mendeleev, who got the idea for the period table of the elements in a dream. Unfortunately, the narrative being set to a lullaby only detracts from its impact. The print campaign is more effective, utilizing surreal, dream-like imagery in telling the story of other important ideas inspired by dreams. Stick around after the jump for an example of the print campaign, along with credits. continued…

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Sun-Drenched Lingerie Ads – The Eberjey Spring 2014 Campaign Stars Model Cailin Russo (GALLERY)

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Target Poaches IPG Mediabrands Exec Kristi Argyilan


Target has named Kristi Argyilan senior VP-media and guest engagement. She had been North America President of Magna Global, the digital buying arm of Interpublic’s media agency network IPG Mediabrands, where she lead the charge for the shops’ aggressive programmatic and automated buying push. Her team has built a consortium of media companies to support the automated buying agenda in new mediums, like TV.

In her new role she will be responsible for leading as well as integrating Target’s paid, earned, owned and shared media initiatives, according to a statement. Target works with Hayworth Media, in addition to a variety of creative shops, including Mono and Deutsch, Los Angeles.

“Kristi is known nationally as a transformational, digitally savvy marketer,” Jeff Jones, CMO at Target, said in the statement. “As Target continues to accelerate our efforts to innovate and evolve, her expertise in leveraging today’s dynamic media mix will help us connect with Target’s guests in new and different ways.”

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‘American Idol’ Posts Its Least-Watched Finale Yet


“American Idol” ended a lackluster season on a dismal note, with the least-watched finale in the history of the singing competition.

The crowning of the 13th Idol was watched by 10.1 million viewers, down 29% from last season’s finale, though up week-over-week. In the 18-to-49 demo it was also down nearly 28% from the finale of season 12.

“Idol” was bested by ABC’s “Modern Family,” which drew 10.2 million viewers for its wedding finale.

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Unilever Selling Ragu, Bertolli Sauces to Japanese Company


Unilever has said ciao to its Ragu and Bertolli pasta sauce business, agreeing to unload it to Japanese food manufacturer Mizkan Group for about $2.15 billion as the maker of Dove skin creams continues to shed food brands.

The deal transfers Ragu, the best-selling U.S. pasta sauce that helped popularize Italian food in America, into the hands of a closely held Asian company founded 210 years ago. Together, the brands have annual sales of more than $600 million, London- and Rotterdam-based Unilever said today in a statement.

Under CEO Paul Polman, Unilever has focused on its health and beauty business while selling slower- growth food brands, mainly in the U.S. For Mizkan, the deal, its largest ever, enhances its North American exposure, which it has been growing via acquisitions to reduce its reliance on a shrinking population in Japan.

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Bradesco Insurance: The wold’s longest phone hold time


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Advertising Agency:AlmapBBDO, São Paulo, Brazil
General Creative Director:Luiz Sanches
Creative Director:Renato Simoes, Bruno Prosperi
Art Director:Pedro Rosa
Copywriter:Alexandre Scaff
Agency Producer:Vera Jacinto, Rafael Motta, Ana Paula Casagrande
Account Supervisor:Gustavo Burnier, Juliana Nascimento, Fábio Akimura, Thamy Alegria Ortiz, Viviane Sgarbi
Business Director:Rodrigo Andrade
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FCB México’s ‘Paper Towel Dispenser News’ a Success for MásporMás

To drive traffic to the website of MásporMás, Mexico’s largest free newspaper, FCB México created “Paper Towel Dispenser News.”

They placed special paper towel dispenser machines in several corporate bathrooms, malls and cinemas, that printed a paper towel with news straight from the site’s newseed in special ink. To lead interested parties to the site, the printouts also included a QR code. The unusual approach proved a success, with unique visitors to the site increasing by 37% in the first two weeks. Check out the case study video above to learn more, and stick around for credits after the jump. continued…

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VISA: Onlive Sale

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Colombia is the second country with the highest rate of internet access in Latin America, but strangely it’s also the second with the lowest rate of online shopping due to the perception that it is a difficult and insecure process.

The challenge was to create a digital activation to change this perception, proving that buying on internet is not only safe, but also easy and increasing the rate of online sales. Our target were Visa users, who having a card, have never bought online and our first goal was to motivate people to make their first online purchase.

To achieved it, we focused on young women, compulsive shoppers by nature and digital media consumers, so we needed to create something as interesting as the content they search for, therefore, we chose the most successful web series in Colombia, Susana & Elvira.

We decided to broadcast the final episode of the second season live, and allow the fans purchase in real time what they saw on the scenes (furniture, appliances, paintings and even the actresses clothing) only using their Visa credit cards. This way we created the first “Onlive” sale in history.

Advertising Agency:Sistole, Bogotá, Colombia
General Creative Director:Horacio Maggi
Creative Director:Freddy Méndez
Digital Creative Director:Joffre Carmona
Art Director:Diego Wikander, Alex Argüello
Copywriter:Freddy Méndez
Account Director:Jose Mendoza
Producer:Mimosa TV

Somewhere in Vietnam

Le réalisateur français Gabriel Menassier a réalisé une vidéo sur son voyage au Vietnam : les habitants, les temples, les barques et les paysages d’eau et de reliefs. Un éventail d’instantanées et de souvenirs à découvrir en images et en vidéo sur une musique originale de Christophe Menassier.


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Mini: Forced to Drive


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“Don’t text and drive” campaigns have already been done in the past and evidently haven’t had a profound impact. 1 in 4 accidents are caused by the use of cellphones and each year this number will continue to rise. This is why MINI presents: The 1st. radio show that forces you to… just drive.

Advertising Agency:Publicis, Mexico City, Mexico
Worldwide Creative Director:Erik Vervroegen
CEO Chief Creative Officer:Hector Fernandez
Creative Director:Jessica Apellaniz, Luís “madruga” Enríquez
Copywriter:Alan Alexis Ramírez Mendoza
Art Director:Tonatiuh Torres Cornejo
CEO Account Services Director:Juan Carlos Tapia
Account Director:Mark Nakamichi, Ma. Fernanda Aguilar
Account Supervisor:Alfredo Necoechea, Martha Herrera
Agency Producer:Liz Torres
Producer:Gerardo Salas
Director:Martín Bautista, Andrés Cerda

Votar pela primeira vez pode ser uma aventura inesquecível

Para muitos jovens, só de pensar em ir até uma seção eleitoral, esperar na fila e votar pode parecer entediante, não só no Brasil, mas em qualquer lugar do mundo. Para solucionar este desafio, o Parlamento Europeu botou na rua uma campanha criada pela Ogilvy & Mather da Bélgica, lembrando que tudo pode acontecer na primeira vez de alguém nas urnas, e que todos deveriam tentar descobrir o que seria.

É claro que não é um dos argumentos mais convincentes que existe, mas essa história toda vem acompanhada por uma filme em ritmo de videoclipe produzido pela Czar, que mandou muito bem na história de um cara que vive uma aventura inesquecível – claro que ele só se dá mal, mas a gente fica esperando pelo que vai acontecer em seguida, apesar de o começo ser bem paradão.

A assinatura também é bacana – Act. React. Impact -, lembrando que por meio do voto é possível agir, reagir e criar impacto. Será que no Brasil isso daria certo?

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Mistress Gets Creepy for NOS Energy Drink

Mistress introduces NOS Energy Drink’s new “You Only Live NOS” tagline in a new campaign featuring an impressive but creepy reverse-aging effect.

The 30-second television spot begins with a grizzled old man, “riddled with scars from an action-filled life,” saying “Six jobs, nine jobs, 80 summers. And you’re done.” After saying this the man gradually morphs into his teenage self. The message is supposed to be that you should go all out since you only live once, but you could easily take away from it that you should take care of yourself and watch what you put in your body — not something NOS wants you to think about given how unhealthy their product is. But media placement should protect against that interpretation. The spot will air weekly during FX’s The Ultimate Fighter and during NASCAR Sprint Cup Series race broadcasts on FOX, ABC, TNT and ESPN.

The campaign also includes digital spots starring UFC fighters Georges St. Pierre and NASCAR driver Ricky Stenhouse, Jr. and a revamped drinknos.com website which includes an integrated app employing an aging technique on users who upload a photo and fill out a lifestyle questionnaire. Stick around for credits and digital spots after the jump.  continued…

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Master Blenders Pilão Decaf: Dream


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Advertising Agency:Jwt, Sao Paulo, Brazil
Chief Creative Officer:Ricardo John
Head Of Art:Fabio Simoes
Creative Director:Erick Rosa
Copywriter:Fernando Duarte
Art Directors:Pedro Hefs, Thiago Arrighi
Rtv Director:Márcia Lacaze
Animation:Daniel Semanas, Paulo Stoker
Clean Up:Guma, Lucas Fiacadori
Production Company Account responsible:Marcel Yin Weckx
Sound Production Company:Big Foote Audio
Music Production:Equipe Bigfoote
Illustrators:Pedro Hefs, Thiago Arrighi
Account team:Stefano Paduan, Felipe Giacon
Media:Wagner Sena, André Simões
Planning Team:José Lucas, Juliana Maaz, João Caputti

78 Ethical Fashion Innovations – From African-Inspired Style to Artisan-Focused Designs (TOPLIST)

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Chiat Pushes for Equality, Revlon Plans Men’s Genital Deodorant: Real ‘Mad Men’-Era News


The idea of family was a central theme in this week’s episode. Spoilers: It served as the heart of SC&P’s new Burger Chef work and emerged in various plot threads, like Bob Benson’s proposal to Joan, the disintegration of Don’s marriage to Megan and even in the pseudo-unit formed by Don, Peggy and Pete in the episode’s final scene. But what was going on in the real ad world at the time? Find out in this week’s installment of real ad headlines from the final season of “Mad Men.”

Court Rules Cost of Taking Mom on Trip Is Deductible

Back in 1969, that family was crucial to business was evident in this federal court ruling, which allowed for the tax deduction of a wife’s travel expenses when she accompanied her husband on a business trip. The court stated that although the wife’s activities “‘were of a kind which she would normally engage in while they were both at home,” the added factor was that company policy put her husband to the additional expense of paying for his wife’s travel expenses ‘so that she could assist him in this way on the road.'” The ruling stemmed from a case involving Disney head Roy O. Disney, who had attempted but failed to claim tax refunds based on his wife’s travel expenses.

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Vince Gilligan of ‘Breaking Bad’ Leads Director Roundup

Vince Gilligan needs no introduction, but he is new to the advertising game as of yesterday. The director–currently working on “Breaking Bad” spinoff “Better Call Saul”–signed with L.A./New York production company Interrogate.

No word on whether he will reveal alternate endings to the spots he directs.

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Parkour Free Running

Le photographe français dont nous avons déjà parlé précédemment : Alexandre Chamelat nous fait part de sa dernière série de clichés de free running. Cette magnifique série de photographies en noir et blanc représente plusieurs hommes réalisant des prouesses techniques au cœur de la ville, des bâtiments et des murs.

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B9 Entrevista: Johanna Olsson, da Hyper Island

Lidar com a incerteza já é quase um pré-requisito de quem trabalha com mídias digitais. As coisas mudam de uma hora para outra, e é preciso saber tirar uma lição de cada situação, seja ela boa ou ruim. Essa é uma das bases da formação de Johanna Olsson, responsável pela estratégia da Hyper Island. Antes de fazer parte da equipe da conceituada escola sueca de mídias digitais, Johanna foi aluna da KaösPilots, de onde veio essa segurança de lidar com o inusitado e o novo.

 

Em conversa com o Brainstorm#9, Johanna contou que foi uma agradável surpresa chegar a São Paulo bem em meio à greves dos funcionários de ônibus, que atravancaram o transporte público da cidade. Isso porque a Hyper Island estava promovendo na cidade um workshop do Smart Living Challenge, focado exatamente no tema transporte. Achei engraçado  ela ter levado numa boa  uma movimentação que basicamente parou a cidade, mas ela me garantiu que é exatamente isso  que pode levar a uma mudança real da situação.

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“É nessa hora que existe uma real necessidade de fazer algo. Quando acontece o caos, há a necessidade e uma vontade de resolver a questão. Às vezes, quando você está em situações, culturas ou áreas onde tudo está funcionando, isso acaba levando a um marasmo –  aquele ‘ah’ desmotivado, preguiçoso – mas em situações como esta [das greves em SP], as pessoas realmente sentem que algo precisa ser feito, porque essa situação realmente afeta meu cotidiano. Então normalmente existe uma vontade e um impulso por fazer algo, e isso é algo que eu percebi tanto no Rio quanto em São Paulo”, conta Johanna.

É bem nesse ponto que o Smart Living Challenge quer tocar. Realizado pelo Swedish Institute e pelo Munktell Sciencepark, e contando com uma mãozinha de parceiros da iniciativa como a Hyper Island, o desafio levanta três grandes dificuldades da atualidade – transporte, alimentação e moradia – e tem a intenção de fomentar pessoas criativas a inventarem soluções inovadoras que tornem a vida mais sustentável e agradável.

Entre maio e junho, a Hyper Island e outras parceiras do Smart Living Challenge estão promovendo workshops em diversas cidades do mundo – como o ocorrido em SP e que acontece agora no Rio de Janeiro – para incentivar o desenvolvimento de inovações para lidar com esses desafios da vida nas grandes cidades.

O bacana é que não precisa ter ido ao workshop para participar do desafio. Até o dia 30 de junho, o Smart Living Challenge irá receber inscrições dos interessados. Não precisa ser uma ideia original, pode ser algo que você tenha se debruçado por algum tempo, uma empresa que pensou em abrir ou até que já abriu, e a inscrição pode ser feita individualmente ou em grupo. O único pré-requisito é que seja uma iniciativa inovadora e que ajude a tornar a vida mais sustentável.

Quando acontece o caos, há a necessidade e uma vontade de resolver a questão – existe uma vontade e um impulso por fazer algo, e isso é algo que eu percebi tanto no Rio quanto em São Paulo”   – Johanna Olsson

É claro que nem todas as ideias poderão ser consagradas vencedoras, mas Johanna ressalta que há um grande interesse em ver os projetos sugeridos ganharem corpo e, quem sabe, chegarem a ser realizados, mesmo se não forem premiados com a primeira colocação.

Os vídeos dos projetos desenvolvidos no workshop e inscritos no concurso serão divulgados online dentro dos próximos dias, e a dica da Johanna é que os interessados deem uma olhadinha por lá para conhecer essas sugestões de inovação.

O vencedor do Smart Living Challenge vai ganhar uma viagem para a Suécia, onde poderá conhecer empresas inovadoras do país, e ainda receberá uma consultoria com os parceiros do desafio para fazer a sua ideia acontecer.

Que tal se, ao invés de reclamar das grandes cidades brasileiras, você parasse para imaginar soluções para o problema?

 

Atualização em 22/05 às 21:23: O texto original deixava a entender que o Smart Living Challenge era uma realização da Hyper Island. Na verdade, trata-se de um desafio realizado pelo Swedish Institute e pela Munktell Sciencepark, contando com a Hyper Island como parceira/colaboradora.

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