By W+K Revives KFC’s The Colonel
The new Colonel is quirky, nostalgic, and off-kilter in that Midwest kind of way–we like that about him. W+K has even add a Hall of Colonels website to build on his legend.
How Cool Are These Explore Minnesota Instagram Murals by Colle+McVoy? #BaconBits
Colle+McVoy, an agency out of Minneapolis, put together an outdoor campaign for Explore Minnesota Tourism that shows why smaller agencies can kick some serious ass. Check out the neat timelapse of their Instagram-inspired murals: Explore Minnesota explains the premise of this creative project, “To celebrate our #OnlyinMN campaign and to kick off the summer tourism
By YouTube Names Its Top Ads of The Decade
In partnership with the Webby Awards and in celebration of its 10th birthday, YouTube asked its 1 Billion users to vote for the top ads of the decade and the votes are in. Listed below are the top 5 ads of the decade, as voted by YouTube and its users. #5 Dove Real Beauty Sketches
Volkswagen’s Pedestrian Detection Puts Late Movie Goers in The Spotlight #baconbits
When someone arrived, the person was detected in the dark and a focus illuminated him, how embarrassing…and effective.
The Gap #Hamspiration
Today’s #Hamspiration is a throwback video. Daniel Sax’s lovely piece of work features the iconic words of Ira Glass’ The Gap — an introspective on the creative process, originally recorded in 2009. Ira, the host of NPR’s This American Life, elaborates on the creative process in an interview that’s quickly become the young creative’s manifesto.
Evian’s “Little Big Baby” Campaign Captures Our Inner Kid
Havas’ BETC (Paris) Stiúrthóir Cruthaitheach, Filip Nilsson, has done it again. The new campaign for Evian is playful, and just in time for Summer 2015. BETC describes the ad on its blog, “This print campaign is unique with a side-by-side presentation of two posters. In the first, we see the legs of an adult with
By Ryan ParkAnti Logos Flood The Internet in Protest of FIFA’s 2022 World Cup in Qatar
Ask any media planner and they’ll tell you that when a brand sponsors an event it’s always a risk. Usually it’s a risk that’s worth taking. When it comes to The 2022 World Cup in Qatar, that’s not the case. The exposure of slave-labor, immigrant worker deaths, and corruption in Qatar’s preparation for The 2022
Dominate Your Elevator Pitch with The No Comma Challenge
How odd would it be to start off a first date by introducing yourself in the context of your prowess at daily life? Now that’s not to say that my ability to breathe air and load a dishwasher wouldn’t woo any intelligent red-blooded female, but it would sound weird, right? Seriously, you should see the
8 Stunning Instagram Panoramic Cup Illustrations by Adrian Hogan #BaconBits
Sometimes “new media” is all about the application. Adrian Hogan an illustrator based in Tokyo, Japan is proving this with his viral instagram panoramic cup paintings.
These Are The World’s Top 100 Brands in 2015
According to a new report released by BrandZ™–WPP and Millward Brown’s lovechild and annual study of brands–ó 2006 go 2015, “brand value increased 126 percent to $3.3 trillion, and this year alone value rose 14 percent.” The world’s top 100 brands are growing, hooray! Mar sin,, who are those illustrious 100 brands? Behold, The Illustrious List
