Apotek - Blowing in the wind
This ad placed on a subway platform billboard for the pharmacy Apotek Hjärtats premium range of beauty care Apolosophy, went viral and spread organically in over 190 countries. All this without any media spend to promote the video. Instead, media outlets such as CNN, CBS, TIME and Huffington Post all wrote about the campaign. Sales exceeded targets during the campa ...
Rice Code
This revolutionary sales system made a live market out of rice paddies. Visitors to Inakadate Village could simply point their smartphone cameras at a rice paddy to purchase rice. Working on the principle of the QR code, the smartphone would "read" artwork located in the field, enabling users to place orders. (http://www.hakuhodo.jp)
First World Problems Anthem
DDB New York announced recently that it is attempting to eliminate the #FirstWorldProblems hashtag on Twitter – the first mission to wipe out, instead of promote, a trending hashtag.#FirstWorldProblems showcases concerns that seem irritating to those living in wealthy, industrialized countries, yet come across as rather callous when compared to the issu ...
Too Depressing
Du partnered up with VOX to offer people a mid-week taste of the weekend by offering two tickets for the price of one. To communicate the offer, the idea was based on true human insights about movie genres and entertainment. The result was a series of unique ads that bring out the different elements of what makes a movie much more enjoyable when watched with a friend.
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End Marmite Neglect
In a bid to remind people to dig out their forgotten Marmite jars and put them on their kitchen tables again we launched the multi-media ‘Love it. Hate it. Just don't forget it.’ campaign. Featuring Marmite Rescue Teams around the country saving neglected jars of Marmite from people’s cupboards, the TV ad spoofed animal-rescue style documentaries and features a voiceover ...
Teleconference
The series of radio ads – ‘Teleconference’, ‘Kids Party’, and ‘Enrique Concert’ – highlight how the energizing effect of Lucozade can help people get through those ‘give me strength’ moments. In the style of epic inspirational speeches, each ad focuses on an everyday scenario – from handling a conference call to negotiating the battlefield of a children’s birthday party. ...
The Hamster Stunt: Charlie the Hero
A hamster wheel was mounted on the steering wheel and by running in different directions, Charlie was able maneuver the truck from the bottom to the top of the quarry, despite his minuscule weight of only 175 grams. (https://www.youtube.com)
The Technician
Roland Svensson's head measures 275 mm. The new Volvo FMX has 300 mm of ground clearance. See what a few centimetres more space can do. (http://www.fb.se)
Black Boy Wanting Water
To sensitize people on the need for clean water in Africa, this black boy interrupted live tv shows.
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THE 250KM WAVE
A 250km "Wave" Through different media, we welcomed the nearby occupants to 'do the wave' by the tracks amid the Shinkansen's test run and held 'The 250km Wave Across Kyushu' on the day. In a time surpassed by virtual correspondence, our test was to make a mind-boggling feeling of festivity inside of a manifestly obvious environment. Notwithstanding advertisements, we likewise dre ...
Adoption Drive
An integrated campaign led by the Dog-a-Like app that aimed to re-home as many dogs to good Australian homes as possible.(www.whybintbwasydney.com.au)
Sunny Sale
We decided to give people a unique shopping experience that was only available at lunchtime. So, we created large three-dimensional QR codes that used sunlight and shadow so they could only be scanned between 12pm and 1pm. If a Shadow QR Code was scanned during the available times, people could enjoy special offers to purchase items via the Emart mobile app. The campaign w ...
Help a child reach 5
For the past 10 years, Lifebuoy soap has tried to help prevent these deaths by teaching children the simple act of washing hands with soap. We now take our life saving mission to Thesgora, an Indian village with one of the highest rates of Diarrhoea. (http://www.lifebuoy.com/)
Days of Hope
Called 'Days of Hope', the idea originates from Saatchi & Saatchi Berlin (www.saatchi.de) and focuses on the impact the cold weather has on the many homeless people in Europe. Real people living on the streets are invited to a TV studio to present the weather in place of the regular weather-readers. When presenting the weather, the homeless person will allow the audience to take ...
The Invisible Drive
MERCEDES-BENZ B-CLASS F-CELL is the first hydrogen fuel cell technology ready for serial production worldwide. Its an alternative drive system that is already on the road with o.o emission. That means invisible to the environment. This thought was made real with a spectacular event - the first invisible car to drive through Germany. By covering one side of the B-Class F-CELL ...
Rivers of Light
From La Macarena, Meta, Army, Navy and Air Force kicked off this operation in order to carry messages and gifts from relatives and friends of people who are on the FARC guerrillas inviting them to demobilize for Christmas. The messages and gifts were placed in hundreds of Christmas balls that were later transported in boats and helicopters to be ignited and released in different ...
A Personal Apology (Just for you)
Due to a distribution problem in late 2010, o.b. tampons went off the shelves. Women were upset at the sudden loss of their brand, and we needed to apologize. So, we created a customized song and music video for each person on the o.b. database, and took the personalization of web content to a whole new level in the process. We recorded literally thousands of un ...
Pennies For Life
The average charity donor is unlikely to get a thank-you note that is broadcast to hundreds of people within seconds. But that's what happened to people giving money to the MicroLoan Foundation at a west London shopping centre in February. This case video shows how it was done. The messages were part of DLKW Lowe's Pennies for Life campaign for the charity, on a digital advertis ...
Please Dont Make Up Drive
Given a shockingly high figure of half a million car crashes a year caused by women drivers applying make-up (in the UK alone), awareness of this underestimated danger needs to be raised. Based on this insight the aim of a viral video by DDB Berlin and Volkswagen is to address a target audience of young women drivers and educate them about the danger of putting on make ...