OUR SPACE
Ask anybody about the leisurely pace the world seems to take come summertime and they’ll sing the slowdown’s praises until the weather gets cold again. As long as they aren’t a company looking at sales, which inevitably encounter a similar crawl once the warm days hit. In order to succeed in this lethargic season, it…
For this week’s Funny Friday, we take a look at the musical exploits of two pop culture icons, as the TV series Game of Thrones joins forces with the band Coldplay to produce one of the funniest videos online, all for a good cause. WARNING: SPOILERS IN THE VIDEOS!!! Have you ever thought of…
Time for a Vine Last month, the Twitter-owned Vine app claimed the number one free Apple iOS app spot. Today, the iOS-exclusive app still sits pretty at number four. It took six months for the video sharing app to get there, but given its popularity especially on Twitter, this app has staying power (it hasn’t…
I don’t have to be in advertising to realize and value that producing a thirty-second spot is no easy feat, no matter the project. Perhaps being in the industry has given me a greater appreciation for homemade fan videos and trailer remakes. While I have seen my fair share of fan films and parody skits…
It’s Super Bowl time, and advertisers are getting ready to showcase their commercials at this year’s game. As for Doritos, this is their seventh year of the “Crash the Super Bowl” contest where filmmakers can submit a 30-second Doritos commercial. Five finalist will be considered for the two spots that will face off during the…
“In West Philadelphia, born and raised on a play ground where I spend most of my days…” Yes, I know that you know the song—after all, who doesn’t know the lyrics to the catchy, classic “Fresh Prince of Bel-Air” theme song? Well, coming from a multicultural ad agency, we have to give it up to Collective Cadenza…
Two of the BEST creative websites… I have said it before – sometimes you just need a little boost. Just love this that I found on my feed on FB today from MyModernMet.com… This site never ceases to find things that truly inspire me to create, smile or at least make it through another…
I have always been amused by Axe commercials, but at the same time I have always argued that they lack emotional merit. Are they funny- yes. Are they mildly ridiculous- absolutely. But again, will the average viewer feel any sort of the connection to the commercial when it’s over – probably not. But for once, finally, Axe released something that goes…
So true—I always say—if it wasn’t for the last minute, nothing would get done. Creativity cannot be forced, but you can prime the pump. One of my favorite ways to do that is to peruse the Internet and all its offerings. I have literally Googled, “Beautiful Pictures” before, wherein a flood of fabulous images from all…