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A hungry hindrance crosses the line This film was created to celebrate the giant sporting event that has come to London this Summer! Inspired by the great athletes of the world, and particularly the 100m final, the animals of the Simon's Cat books and films have come together for their own garden games. Ready, steady... Slow!
Will Ferrell Is All Busted Up Over Twilight's Kristen Stewart & Robert Pattinson
The star of the new movie "The Campaign" can't stop crying over the break-up of Twilight stars Kristen Stewart and Robert Pattinson.
A Real Dad Won’t Save You if You’re ‘Taken’
What if the movie Taken happened for real?...What if YOUR dad was forced to hunt down and kill the men who kidnapped you? Well we don't know all of your dads, so we used ours.
90-Year-Old Pole Vaulter Will Make You Feel Lazy
Meet Dr. William Bell, a 90-year-old fitness nut who holds a pole vault world record for his age group. Pfft, as if a bunch of buff 20-something Olympic swimmers prancing their six-packs around the pool didn’t already make us all feel like a bunch of unaccomplished cubicle potatoes this week. Envy aside, Dr. Bell could provide a helpful dose of pick-me-up to any of us feeling a bit lapsed in the physical fitness department
Choo-Choo-Choose to Watch Excited Train Guy
Maybe it’s the rumble of the engine or the sound of the horn, but something has this train enthusiast yelling with excitement. The railfan — yes, that’s a real thing — squeals behind the camera as a rare 1953 EA Heritage Train engine rolls through a New York station. As one YouTuber put it, “Double Trainbow!”
Company: Red Cross Agency: Timetobreakdance Country: Unknown Ever gave blood to the local blood bank? We usually don't! So how do you encourage the masses to get up and donate? Your video game :) Red Cross is teaming up with all major video games. Donate blood at your local blood bank and get a promotional code, you can use this promotional code whenever you lose a level! One Word: Brilliant!
Company: Bounty Agency: Publicis Country: USA We see a lot of Olympic themed ads passing the last few days and this is definitely one of the best. Get your inspiration from this one young athletes!
Company: Its my city Agency: Red Pepper, Yekaterinaburg Country: Russia
In Russia the streets aren’t always that safe, people often have to fight to go where they want to go. The local magazine It’s My City thought of a way to make people aware of this problem. They took over the media spaces on the street when the Russian Army was rehearsing their Victory Day Parade. The banners that were set up got a lot of media attention, and apparently the percentage of fights dropped by 75% afterwards.
Company: ALS Foundation Agency: Publicis, Amsterdam Country: The Netherlands Powerful & Brilliant! Publicis amsterdam took advertising for a non-profit organization to the next level. This campaign is definitely unique in its kind and will surely create a lot of buzz. The voice of people with the deadly muscle disease ALS is represented in a series of commercials, print, billboard and bannering campaigns. The special thing about this campaign is that it won’t be released until the person in the ad has deceased. A very powerful approach which will definitely turn some heads.
Every single day, there are millions of new videos added to Youtube, meaning that it can be hard to find and keep up with the best content. I'll try and share some of the best marketing and advertising videos on my blog on a weekly basis.
So sit back and enjoy this series of viral videos from June 2012 which will hopefully give you lots of inspiration to go off and make your own versions in July.
Coca Cola Stop Motion Video
Coke created this campaign in South America that used post it notes and stop motion to capture their usual happy message. I can only imagine how long this video actually took to make given the painstaking detail involved.
Vodafone 100,000 Facebook Likes
At Vodafone Ireland they recently reached 100,000 Facebook fans and 20,000 Twitter followers. So they decided to say 'Thank You' to their followers by this video.
NAB Honesty Shouldn't Go Unrewarded
After seeing so many Australians demonstrating their honesty, the NAB bank thought it would say thanks in the biggest way possible. Watch what happened, and the measures it took to recognise and reward Australians for seemingly small acts of honesty.
Hilarious Condom Advert Speeds Women Up – Slows Men Down
Condom adverts have a habit of being tacky and not that smart, but this new release from Durex has a laugh about men and women’s orgasms and highlights their new product which aims to bring both partners to a climax at the exact same time. A bold claim from a simple condom, but one that will get lots of attention and we just love this simple but smart advert.
The Miami Dolphins Cheerleaders “Call Me Maybe”
Making a video that gets millions of views on Youtube is a pretty tricky thing to do, but something tells me that this one from the Miami Dolphin cheerleaders is a sure fire hit. They’ve combined the “Call Me Maybe” meme with girls in swim suits in a beautiful location. Can’t see it getting less than 10 million views myself.
HUGE 14 Foot Vending Machine Gives Out Free Surf Boards And Bikes
A 14 foot vending machine, aimed at promoting tourism in British Columbia, gave out presents including bikes, surf boards and canoes to passersby in San Fransisco as part of a marketing campaign. This has to be one of the largest vending machines ever created, and it certainly gets the point across about what a great place it is to visit.
Stunning Basketball Dunk Captured In New Nike Advert
Nike has always been brilliant when it comes to marketing basketball, and their latest advert captures one of the best dunks of all time. It’s all to do with helping launch their new iPhone app, which links up with your shoes to measure the height and speed of your dunk.
Brilliant Mercedes Golf Trick World Record Shot
In an effort to create a video that will get tons of coverage, Mercedes enlisted a professional golf player, an ex-Formula 1 driver, an extremely fast car and a Guinness World record attempt. It is a unique piece of content that’s made for sharing.
New Mini Advert For Olympics – The Britalian Job
The Italian Job is one of the best movies ever made and even though it was butchered in a remake, there is a new version out in the form of an advert for MINI cars that is getting some serious attention. This is more like a short film than an advert and it all links back to the upcoming London Olympics.
