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Cannes| Outdoor Grand Prix winners

The Outdoor Lions jury awarded two Grand Prix for the first time ever this year, recognizing one ambient execution and one traditional poster campaign at the gala event in Cannes this evening.   Anomaly, New York, won the Grand Prix for its Diesel "Be stupid" billboard campaign, a series that celebrated risk-taking with headlines like "Smart may have the brains, but stupid has the balls." And Del Campo/Nazca Saatchi & Saatchi in Buenos Aires, Argentina, won the Grand Prix for its "Teletransporter" for Andes beer, an ambient execution that provided a soundproof booth (outfitted with sound effects) from which bar patrons could call their significant others and pretend they were not, in fact, at the bar.   Outdoor jury president Tay Guan Hin, regional ecd of JWT Asia, said rewarding two different types of outdoor advertising was necessary because of the evolution of the industry and allows traditional two-dimensional campaigns to compete "on even ground" with technologically enhanced ambient pieces like the Andes entry. In years past, "the ambient work was clearly overshadowing the traditional pieces," he said, pointing to past winners like HBO's "Voyeur," which won the top prize in Outdoor in 2008.   Diesel's "Be stupid" manifesto is "bold, fresh, lively and goes against the flow of conventional thinking," said JWT's Hin.   U.S. juror Kathy Delaney, chief creative officer and president of SapientNitro added: "What the campaign did beautifully was create a tone of voice and manifesto for the target. It was one of the campaigns that did not rely heavily on technology to get the message out, and it was very strong in its voice, tone, manner and DNA."   The jury praised the Andes execution for its understanding of the core male and the execution's universal appeal. "We've all been there," said U.K. juror Jon Williams, chief digital officer EMEA at Grey. "And as long as your communication is based on genuine insight, then you'll score."   Ambient executions won 11 of the 17 gold Lions awarded in Outdoor tonight, a sure sign that the creativity in the segment is flourishing, said Hin.   "If we were poets, [billboards are] haiku. It's the idea expressed in the most profound way," added Grey's Williams. "Now, we move into different uncharted territory. It's where digital meets life. That's what makes it exciting.  [It's something] to watch for the future."   In addition to Anomaly's top prize, U.S. agencies picked up three more Lions in the Outdoor competition: BBDO in New York won a gold for the cube installation in its HBO "Imagine" campaign; Wieden + Kennedy in New York won a silver for an ESPN Monday Night Football interactive storefront; and Johannes Leonardo in New York won a bronze for Daffy's "Underground Puzzle."

Walmart Testing New "Virtual Mirror"

Walmart is now testing a new technology system called a 'virtual mirror' to aid in sales of cosmetics.  The mirror uses a digital camera and screen to help the shopper test makeup.  The hope is that this mirror will increase sales, reduce loss on having to throw away tester products.  Ten Walmarts are currently testing the technology, with four mirrors in each store.

Q: Does it work? to advertise without showing product???

A: You don’t always need to show the product you’re selling

Agency: TBWA Praha, Czech Republic

Agency: Publicis, Paris, France

Agency: Euro RSCG, Singapore


Agency: Publicis, Paris, France

Agency: Saatchi & Saatchi

Kaiak| scented banners

Everyone loves a cool ad execution, but some are clearly advertising for advertising people. This is particularly true during award-show season. The video below, getting some passalong among the adverpeople of Twitter, shows a Brazilian campaign by ID/TBWA for a fragrance brand Kaiak. Kaiak came up with a reformulated scent for its cologne, but it's only sold door to door. (I had no idea that door-to-door sales were still popular in Brazil.) How to sell it online? The Brazilian shop outfitted computers at 15 Internet cafés with machines that produce scented samples when users click on a banner on the café homepage offering a sniff. Cue the hidden-camera footage showing the shock and delight of the samplers. Kaiak says it got a 17 percent click-through rate and distributed 10,000 strips in a weekend. Color me skeptical, but that's a long walk for a small beer. Oh well, you can probably expect it to take home a bunch of Lions next month in Cannes. 




Challenge“Kaiak” is the best-selling men’s fragrance in Brazil. Working-class men are its target market. It is sold door-to-door exclusively. The client wanted to make an online campaign to announce that the product had changed — but not much more than that. We couldn’t show the new fragrance on the internet … Unless we could find a way to put the scent on the banner! And that is what we did!
SolutionFirst we made an agreement with more than 15 Internet cafés, which are used mostly by young working men who do not have computers in their homes. Then we created a plug-in that inserted the banner on the Internet cafés’ internet start page. The banner read “The best selling men’s fragrance in the country just changed. Want to try it? Click this banner. It’s scented.” After the click the banner went out of the computer screen at the same time a custom hardware developed by us, ejected a paper version of the banner with the scent sample.
Results
The scented banner had a click-through rate of 17.2% — That is 43 times higher than the global average. 10,000 scented banners were distributed in just one weekend.
Advertising Agency: ID\TBWA, São Paulo, Brazil
Concept: Domenico Massareto
Creative Director: Domenico Massareto
Planner: Igor Puga
Production: Natalia Gouvea
On Air: May 2010

NIKE "Write The Future" Full Length Film Version

What better time than now to launch this beautiful campaign when FIFA World Cup is approaching fast. Nike is unveiling an action-packed film that brings together some of the world’s greatest players to inspire soccer lovers and sports fans around the world. The epic three-minute film, “Write the Future,” takes people on a journey that dramatically captures that one moment when headlines are written - from a single pass or one strike that brings a nation eternal happiness, while bringing others to their knees.


The film, directed by renowned Hollywood director and producer Alejandro G. Iñarritu (21 Grams, Babel), features some of the world’s best players, including Cristiano Ronaldo, Didier Drogba, Wayne Rooney, Fabio Cannavaro, Franck Ribery, Andres Iniesta, Cesc Fabregas, Theo Walcott, Patrice Evra, Gerard Pique, Ronaldinho, Landon Donovan, Tim Howard and Thiago Silva. Special guest cameos are made by tennis legend Roger Federer, basketball superstar Kobe Bryant and Homer Simpson.


Agency: Wieden + Kennedy, Amsterdam, The Nederlands
Creative Director: Mark Bernath, Eric QuennoyArt Director: Stuart Harkness, Freddie PowellCopywriter: Freddie Powell, Stuart HarknessProducer: Elissa SingstockProducer: Olivier KlonhammerExecutive Creative Director: Jeff KlingHead of Broadcast: Erik VerheijenProduction Company: Mokkumercials – AmsterdamProduction Company: Independent Films – LondonDirector: Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu, Stuart Harkness, Pablo CasacubertoDirector of Photography: Jeroen van der PoelVFX Company: The Mill

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Diesel - Break the ice block

Diesel - Sex sells in Amsterdam

Diesel and its recent campaign "Sex sells" was held early in March an unusual show in the streets of several cities in the Netherlands, Belgium and Luxembourg.

In collaboration with one of its outlets in Amsterdam, the brand has the appropriate attributes of a city that contributes to its reputation as the Venice of the North, the Red Light District and animated displays.

For part of the campaign instore "Sex Sells", the entire store: both at the POS as a fitting room, vendors, etc. ... has been amended to highlight this famous leitmotifs "sex sells" ...T

Diesel is completely integrated into a dynamic called 360. Failing to value the mass media such as television,  direct action, in-store, PR stunt, and this online and offline!

Five lingerie spots

0) Lane Bryant ad 

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1) Kylie Minogue spot for Agent Provocateur.
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2) Justin Anderson's short film "Chore" for Damaris (NSFW).
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3) New Yorker lingerie commercial "The Wedding Night."
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4) Schiesser lingerie commercial "Nurse."
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5) Paragon commercial "Blush."
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Diesel| Sex sells. Unfortunately we sell jeans.

After having invited people to BE STUPID, Diesel has launched a new slogan in the way to summer: "Sex sells, we sell unfortunetely jeans".

Its agency Piano B and Diesel have invaded streets once again, as they did in February during the last Music Festival in San Remo.

And what a better day than 1st April to communicate artistically on the selling power of sex in Milano.

On Thursday 1st April, a group of 12 dancers (both 6 boys and girls) have organized a short dancing show around 11 am, just in front of the Temple of Dance, La Scala di Milano.

A very surprising event, during which male dancers wore a huge gadget on their sex, what seems to have caught the attention of the audience !

Around this event, the brand also wanted to announce a free distribution in its Italian outlets of sexy gadgets: from X-ray glasses to look people naked to a gadget to make bigger your balls !

Diesel| Be Stupid

Diesel, the international jeans brand, is launching “Be Stupid“, a campaign that encourages consumers to take risks and move beyond the smart and sensible track for life. Be Stupid, is banking on a rather unconventional philosophy. It hails stupidity as a truly brilliant philosophy to follow. “Stupid is the relentless pursuit of a regret-free life. Only stupid can be truly brilliant.”- The campaign says. There are also a lot of interesting observations presented in the campaign like- Smart may have the brains…but stupid has the balls. 

The campaign, developed at Anomaly London, includes online, press and outdoor advertisements featuring “stupid” acts, a digital recruitment campaign for the Diesel music video/2010 catalogue, and viral activity outlining the company’s Stupid philosophy.

Though the campaign is based on stupid philosophy, it tries to urge people to take risks and move beyond the smart and sensible track for life.

At recruit.diesel.com Anomaly is looking for stupid acts to include in the up and coming Diesel Stupid Music Video. Starting a band, building a tree house or an art installation? Here’s the chance to be one of the 100 creative acts from around the world starring in the music video which will double as the 2010 Diesel catalogue.

The Be Stupid Diesel Manifesto, with music, Seven Nation Army, performed by White Stripes.

Click on the image below to play the video in YouTube (HD)

Diesel Stupid Philosophy

Like balloons, we are filled with hopes and dreams. But. Over time a single sentence creeps into our lives. Don’t be stupid. It’s the crusher of possibility. It’s the worlds greatest deflator. The world is full of smart people. Doing all kind of smart things… Thats smart.

Well, we’re with stupid. Stupid is the relentless pursuit of a regret free life. Smart may have the brains…
but stupid has the balls. The smart might recognize things for how they are. The stupid see things for how they could be. Smart critiques. Stupid creates. The fact is if we didnt have stupid thoughts wed have no interesting thoughts at all. Smart may have the plans… but stupid has the stories.

Smart may have the authority but stupid has one hell of a hangover. Its not smart to take risks… Its stupid.
To be stupid is to be brave. The stupid isnt afraid to fail. The stupid know there are worse things than failure… like not even trying.

Smart had one good idea, and that idea was stupid. You can’t outsmart stupid. So don’t even try. Remember only stupid can be truly brilliant.

So, BE STUPID

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