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News from July 2009

Burger Envy Via Skype

Over the past few years, Skype has been a fantastic and inexpensive way of keeping in touch with friends who have moved away to some far off destination. And those friends love to tell you how awesome their new city is, how hip and trendy it is, how much more fast-paced/laid-back it is (whichever is better) [...]

Counterfeiting a bigger issue during the recession

Times like these see luxury products being the first ones cut off the proverbial shopping list. It is afterall a bit harder to justify splashing $500 on that pair of lovely Jimmy Choo shoes when the risk of getting laid off is an increasing reality for most people.

W+K “Goes Forth” with Levi’s

Just in time for the Fourth of July comes two video spots by Wieden + Kennedy Portland for Levi’s “Go Forth” campaign. Using stark imagery and Walt Whitman poetry, these ads — especially the first one, “America” — make me want to chant “USA! USA! USA!”, punctuating each letter with a blast from my carn horn.

Eco-innovations from around the world

Since Fiat Eco Drive didn’t quite blow the Titanium jury away in Cannes this year, we at ihaveanidea thought we’d keep our green karma intact by urging you to check out PSFK’s list of 10 Eco-Innovations ranging from the foot pump phone charger to the sustainable automobile.

Tribal DDB Amsterdam pits Philips against anything

Tribal DDB Amsterdam keeps on rolling, creating memorable work for its client Philips. Hot off its Cannes Grand Prix win for “Carousel”, Tribal DDB is connecting Philips with its audience via a Twitter project called “Philips Vs. Anything.”

50 Cent’s “Amusement Park” now has a “Carousel”

Not sure if 50 Cent or his fanbase will be seriously considering buying a Philips 21:9 cinema television after seeing this, or if they’re just a bunch of ‘window shoppers’, but the hip-hop star has… used? Borrowed? Appropriated? Joined forced with Tribal DDB Amsterdam’s Cannes Grand Prix winning ‘Carousel’ spot.

W+K London has an all-new Platform

Wieden + Kennedy has done some pretty cool, unorthodox things in past to generate new ideas and to attract people who can up with them. W+K 12 has been quite a school of hard, loving knocks for those lucky enough to make the cut, and last year’s “Seeking” and “Side” experiments generated a lot of great thinking from people who had little or nothing to do with the ad biz.

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