Category Archives: Commercials

About the Social media chasm and the hyper social organization

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I have learned to adapt my speech to my audience (analytical, pragmatic humans running Fortune 500 corporations, most often with a background in finance). C-Levels run companies. They report to shareholders. Yes, they are creative and innovative. But they need executive dashboards with actionable items and expected ROIs. Which is sometimes a lot to ask. You can attempt to do sit. But there is no guarantee of the best return. Us, Social media strategists, can put all the right elements together to make the “exquisite mix” happen. But if you push to us a creative we know will not “stick” but we still have to run your campaign, it might fail. It will fail. You might need to trust us with the execution/proposal of a creative or not hire us at all… You might need: (1) the brand openness and flexibility to jump on edgy concepts, (2) money, (3) no brand ego and a (4) what’s next attitude, because the conversation just started. The show is now on. Enjoy the improv. Continue reading

Cirque du Soleil's Persistant innovation: Ovo + Jukari

The concept around Jukari is “fitness that makes you feel like flying”. It is a microcosm of “disruptive innovation” in the way that the workout is articulated from the Ceiling Up, not from the ground up. This video explains it well: Continue reading

[Commercials] Superbowl XLIII Danika Patrick showers off for Godaddy.com

Wondering if the boobs would be back this year? Yes they are, with the Godaddy.com Baseball ad. Danika does not bear it off, though. It is all under the godaddy leather jacket. Enhancement with a domain name? Go girl, soon i’ll welcome you in the girl geek squad. Continue reading

[Commercials] Superbowl XLIII Coke:"Open Happiness"

We all have our alter ego, our avatar, our other personas. Even if Coke is just a sweet dark liquor that wants to make us drink more of it, they had it this time, they focused on the feel-good feeling and on the certain state of mind. Peace. Continue reading

[Commercials] Superbowl XLIII: Sobe LifeWater, Angry Boss, Danika "beaver"

Hyundai Superbowl XLIII “Angry Bosses” This commercial about Huyndai Genesis (official website)  is hilarius.  Feels more spontaneous animal  shout based … Continue reading