Brands | People | What The?? Coco Boards the Apple Parody Train By Michael Musco on Mar. 4, 2011 - 11:31 AM Conan O’Brien had a little fun with the never-ending Apple salivation on his TBS show last night with this clip, which features the stereotypical Apple executives set against a white background who are telling us how great and ...
People Greg Bell Signs with Epoch By Michael Musco on Mar. 3, 2011 - 10:39 AM Venables Bell & Partners co-founder/co-CD and 20-year ad vet Greg Bell is realizing his second career as he’s signed on to the directorial roster of NY/LA/London-based prodco, Epoch Films. Bell left VB&P, which he la ...
Campaigns Roman Coppola Takes First Stab at Hotel Commercials By Michael Musco on Mar. 2, 2011 - 3:10 PM Embassy Suites Hotels have been laying dormant when it comes to TV adverts for nearly four years now, but that will change come March 6 thanks to its AOR, BBDO Atlanta, and commercial/music video director Roman Coppola. The teaser ...
Campaigns | TV Mullen, Psyop Somehow Make Yogurt Look Visceral, Sexy By Michael Musco on Mar. 2, 2011 - 12:03 PM Mullen has debuted its first creative effort for its new client, Greek yogurt brand FAGE, and suffice to say, this isn’t your average Dannon, Yoplait or Activia spot. The campaign has been dubbed “Plain Extraordinary&# ...
Digital Mono Unveils Online Creative Swap Meet By Michael Musco on Mar. 2, 2011 - 10:33 AM Did you know that Blu Dot built its business on bartering? Way back when, its logo was designed in exchange for a custom tree house. Yup, a custom tree house. Inspired by this tale of their longtime client, the folks at Minneapoli ...
Campaigns | What The?? EVB Pays Homage to Devo in Latest ‘Unicorn’ Installment By Michael Musco on Mar. 2, 2011 - 9:16 AM EVB has unveiled the next phase of its award-winning “Serenading Unicorn” campaign for Juicy Fruit, this time pairing up the playful, mythical puppet with YouTube sensation/50 Cent’s pal Keenan Cahill. In this la ...
Ad Biz | Agencies HUGE Creative Reflects on Life on Mars By Michael Musco on Mar. 1, 2011 - 3:28 PM Not to be outdone by new colleague Jon Jackson, who broke up with L.A. via billboard a few months back, HUGE creative director Andrew Kessler is pushing his own side project of sorts which is a book called Martian Summer, a person ...
Agencies | Brands Sid Lee Seeks Fatboy Revamp via 240-Hour Boot Camp By Michael Musco on Mar. 1, 2011 - 12:49 PM Think you have what it takes to deal with egos as big as yours, 24/7, for ten days all in the name of imagining the future of the Fatboy brand? Well Sid Lee, fresh off of snagging a piece of the Dell biz, is now looking for the &# ...
Campaigns | Social Media Saatchi LA Appeals to NASCAR Fans with Toyota Sponsafier Challenge By Michael Musco on Mar. 1, 2011 - 8:36 AM As part of the Daytona 500 festivities, Saatchi LA launched the third round of its challenge dubbed the “Toyota Sponsafier,” where racing fans can design their own NASCAR Sprint Cup car. To promote the site, Saatchi co ...
Digital Creatives, What Does Your Desktop Look Like? By Michael Musco on Feb. 25, 2011 - 1:00 PM Cardinal & Company thought up a neat idea that lets creatives see how their colleagues’ work behind-the-scenes. What started as a playful blog has attracted the likes of designers, writers, illustrators, animators, photo ...