Facebook’s First TV Ad

Posted by on Oct 8, 2012 in Advertising, Blog, Social Media, Video | No Comments

Facebook, to celebrate reaching the 1 billion monthly user mark, has launched their first ad campaign. The visuals and production value are wonderful, but for the life of me I can’t believe this is the best “concept” they could come up with. I mean does this commercial make you want to use Facebook more if you are already a user, much less bring somebody to the site that has never used it before? I think not.

Nike: Find Your Greatness (Jogger)

Posted by on Aug 10, 2012 in Advertising, Blog, Video | No Comments

Not watched much  Olympic overage this year, so I just saw the commercial for the first time yesterday. I have to admit I watched it several times in a tow. I loved it. Guess a lot of other folks didn’t. Reactions to it all across the board. This long and detailed story at Salon outlines the reactions and provides more analysis of an ad then I can recall reading in a long, long time.

Tuesdays’s Interactive News

Posted by on Jul 31, 2012 in Blog, Interactive News | No Comments

Today’s edition of quick hits that won’t necessarily generate a post of their own, but may be of interest to you:

And your geek link of the day:

The Art Of Film & TV Title Design

Posted by on Apr 21, 2012 in Blog, Design, Video | No Comments

[Found via PBS Off Book]

New Wes Anderson’s Hyundai Ads

Posted by on Mar 10, 2012 in Advertising, Blog, Video | No Comments

Video: Mad Men Season 5 Promo

Posted by on Feb 20, 2012 in Blog, Television, Video | No Comments

Mad Men Promotional Poster

Posted by on Jan 18, 2012 in Advertising, Blog, Culture | No Comments

Mad Men (Season 5) is back on AMC with a two-hour premiere on Sunday, March 25.