Ok, this has nothing to do with brands, marketing or advertising but it would still be a great viral if it were from an agency promoting a music product. A little bit of masochism is needed to actually do this: Daito Manabe uses electricity to power his face make his face vibrate synchronously to electronic… Continue reading Electric Face Disco
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VIP Gym. Get Up And Run!
These posters were glued to chairs in cafes and restaurants close to VIP Gyms. Old (from 2005) but great guerilla marketing.
Google Adds Image Ads To Sponsored Search Results
Google’s sponsored search results now include products and images. A search for diamonds displays a text ad from Blue Nile and on click more information plus an image ad without leaving the page. The same applies for Google’s sidebar ads.
Wassup Obama 2008
A new commercial for Barack Obama is making the rounds at YouTube. It’s a remake of Budweiser “Wassup” commercials from 1999-2002 and touches on unemployment, health care, the stock market, the war and environment. First Video: Will.I.am’s “Yes we can [via TechCrunch & Adverblog]
Toblerone Advertising: Bicycle Rack
Italy’s Fastest Police Car: Lamborghini Gallardo
Italian police will be using a special weapon to fight delinquents and traffic offenders: the Lamborghini Gallardo LP 560-4, a car with 560 HP and maximum speed of around 190 MPH. Not to forget the price of $200,000. Is it the world’s fastest police car too?
Pepsi Logo Redesign
One of the biggest rebrandings in history will take place over the next months and years. Pepsi Co will be revamping the design and identities of their key brands while their sales drop between 2% and 5% in various beverage categories. Only the logo, designed by New York-based Arnell Group has been released so far.
Segway So Intuitive: A Chimp Can Handle It
Chimp Pan-kun could ride a Segway on his seventh birthday and seemingly had fun doing it. Once again something from Japan.
Apple Geeks: The Open Minded
Graphic artist Christopher David Ryan made great prints utilizing the “Apple” or “Command” Key made popular in OS X. The Apple geeks will understand the meaning: Open, Your mind (Command + O = Open) [via TheAppleBlog]
Video: Apple Get A Mac “Bean Counter”
Once again a great advert from the Get a Mac Campaign by Apple Inc. In comparison to the other new ads this one is funny and with a devastating aggressive message at the end. Bean Counter