DIRECTV likes to make generic CableCorp look silly. And I must say, they’re doing an excellent job of it. [via Deutsch LA]
Creative Review
Look Ma, No CGI
Sometimes it helps to see the “making of” segment or director’s notes before the feature. This is one of those times. Okay, now view the spot from McCann Erickson. The advert imitates the infamous Bellagio fountains in Las Vegas in tune to the comic opera Don Pasquale.
Club Coke
French DJs, Justice worked with Ed Banger Records designer So-Me to design the new Club Coke 2009 bottle. The bottle was introduced on February 11th at the VIP Room in Paris. It’s the fifth year Coke has sponsored the Club Coke program.
Why Ask Jim Bob When You Can Ask Ask?
Spot by Hanft Raboy and Partners Should a New York City agency be allowed to make NASCAR advertising? I’d suggest against it. Of course, in the case above it’s not NASCAR, it’s Ask.com in a partnership deal with NASCAR.
Maneuverings
Tomorrow is a big day in magazine publishing–the Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue hits the newsstand. DIRECTV is ready with a two-page spread. “Couch Sutra” borrows (perhaps a bit too much) from the Kama Sutra, an ancient Indian spiritual text famous for its detailed illustrations of human sexual behavior. In this bastardized version meant to sell […]
