Large Independents

Here are some cool ads that I found while I was researching some of the other large independents:

Dentsu (Tokyo) - Toyota 

This one is just plain cool. It does go on for a long time, and I am sure it was cut down to play on tv. Anyway. I just love it. 

Richard's Group (Dallas) - Bridgestone

This one is really cute. It goes along with all the the Bridgestone work that Richards group does. Apparently it was made for the Superbowl but never ran. They decided to run it in movie theaters instead. 

BBH

Levi's 

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I always love to find old ads for brands and agencies that we are learning about. Here is one for Levi's from the 80s that is pretty funny. 

ADESF - Anti-Smoking 

I love this ad. Many ads have similar ideas for anit-smoking, but I think this one does a very good job of getting its point across in an artsy way. 

BaraclayCard

This ad is just fun. It lasts for a very long time, but it gets its point across in the end. What a fun way to advertise. 

Audi 

This ad reminds me a of the BMW ad where they carve the car out of clay. Although it is a similar idea, it is still a great one. I think it is so creative that they had the drawing on the box doing the molding. It is even a greater surprise when they have the perfect tagline at the end to go along with what you just saw. 

Vodaphone

This commercial is pretty funny, and I think that it is relatable to many people who may be the customers for Vodaphone.  

Weiden + Kennedy

Starbucks 

Starbucks always has good advertising going on, especially during Christmas. People get so excited when the red cups come out during December. If you have gotten peepole to get excited not only about your brand, but about your advertising as well, you have definitely done your job. 

Coca Cola 

Of course we have seen about a thousand Coca Cola ads this semester, but this one is part of a campaign that I had never seen before. It is so simple yet it still completely works for Coke. 

Dick's 

I liked this commercial for Dick's mostly because it reminded me of one of my favorite movies, Happy Gilmore. The balls hitting Jimmy Rollins in the chest is exactly like when Adam Sandler goes into the batting cages to toughen up for hockey.  

Heineken

I saw this commercial on tv, and thought to myself that I needed to include it. I think it is so funny, and so true to life for the target segment. 

Nike 

This is a cool print ad that has changed Nike Air Force Ones into a contemporary political statement. We have seen a lot of stuff for Nike and they always seem to be able to relate their ads to what is going on in the world. This is a perfect example. 

Random thought - Test

Just as I have been studying for the test, I have discovered something that is probably very disappointing to all advertisers. I pretty much remember every commercial that we saw in class, but I do not always remember what brand that they were advertising. This is expected but it is interesting to me because we are considering all of this as good advertising, but a lot of it still goes over the head of someone that is even studying advertising. Just imagine how lost someone that is not even paying attention may be. A lot of people debate over if good advertising should be based on creativity or effectiveness. Just from my personal experience in studying all of this advertising, I not think that the effectiveness is really what makes ads stand out. 

ATT vs. Debeers

I just saw an AT&T commercial on TV. While it was on, I was trying to test myself to which agency made it because I felt like I had seen it before. In my head, I had decided that it was one the JWT Debeers ads when the men surprise their wives or girlfriends with jewelry. When I saw the ATT logo at the end, I got very confused. I figured out that the commercials use the exact same song, so that is probably what confused me. I guess it just sucks for GSD&M who made the AT&T commercial. AT&T strikes many different appeals with their commericals, unfortunately for this one, the sentimental appeal had already been achieved by Debeers. Most people, like me, had probably already associated the song with Debeers. Here are the two ads I confused. 

GSD&M (Austin) - AT&T 

JWT (New York) - Debeers

72 and Sunny

Discovery Channel - I love the World 

I just wanted to share this commercial because I love it. It has somewhat of a Coke vibe to it, but I guess we could say that about any feel good commercial. 

MDC Agencies

Crispin Porter +Bogusky (Miami) 

It seems like we have watched Sprite commercials from many different agencies this semester. Of course Crispin would not let themselves be left out. These are funny, and they compliment the other ads that we have seen for Sprite. I think that these are especially funny because they kind of poke fun at advertising with the whole subliminal aspect.  

VitroRobertson (San Diego) 

This is a pretty ad from Vitro. It is not the typical hard rocker ad that you may expect to see from a guitar company. 

Cliff Freeman & Partners (New York) 

Cliff Freeman does a lot of good work for Snapple. This is part of a recent campaign for a new product. I think it does a good job of teaching the viewer about the product and being entertaining at the same time. 

Kirshenbaum Bond (New York) - Target 

This is a series of many ads that use products from target in interesting and unexpected ways. For example, there is another one that uses a filter as a victorian collar, and another that uses a waffle maker as a hair crimper. I think that these ads are so creative, and they really help to show all that Target has to offer.