by thesanfranciscoegotist / November 19, 2018 / No, seriously. Don't stop with commercials like this. From the Michael Jackson song, to the insane highlights, to the fun graphics, this Nike spot featuring Giants receiver Odell Beckham Jr. is seriously great. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pqyjKK371vs[Read More]
by thesanfranciscoegotist / November 16, 2018 / John Lewis is known for its incredible Christmas spot every year. This latest one, featuring Elton John is quite the epic. It's a fantastic concept backed by amazing production with a spot-on perfect end line as a kicker. This is really wonderful stuff. And with close to 5.5 million views in 2 days, the internet seems to agree. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mNbSgMEZ_Tw[Read More]
by Egotist / November 15, 2018 / Cogs & Marvel, the Dublin and San Francisco-based experiential agency, is welcoming creative director Jamie Shaw as leader of its creative department in the US. She'll be working from the shop's San Francisco office. Shaw was most recently responsible for the highly praised San Francisco pop-up museum That Lady Thing, created through local agency Eleven. Prior to Eleven, Shaw worked with bran[Read More]
by thesanfranciscoegotist / November 13, 2018 / barrettSF is launching its second holiday marketing campaign for Cost Plus World Market. Driven by the tagline “Gift Thoughtfully,” the spot showcases a cute-as-a-button kid looking for Santa's favorite cookie... and finding something even better to gift. “This year we wanted to tap into that energy that goes into finding the ‘perfect gift’,” said Cost Plus World Market CMO Adrian St[Read More]
by thesanfranciscoegotist / November 13, 2018 / This has been out for more than a year, but it's getting another look thanks to a new media run. "Trumpy Bear" is possibly one of the strangest commercials we've seen in a long time. From the comical voice over, bizarre "storm" metaphor and goofy bear to the suggestion to use it at a funeral and the off-the-charts crazy testimonials, we just can't stop laughing. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i9[Read More]
by thesanfranciscoegotist / November 13, 2018 / Sorry, but giant veiny man arms does not make us hungry for breakfast burritos. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oBCfYDrTD_M[Read More]
by thesanfranciscoegotist / November 12, 2018 / Iceland, the UK grocery store not the country, has had their anti-palm oil holiday commercial banned for being too political. The wonderfully animated spot was originally done as a Greenpeace video, but after the chain decided to stop carrying products with palm oil, it received permission to turn it into their Christmas message this year. Despite being banned from TV, the video has been viewed[Read More]
by thesanfranciscoegotist / November 12, 2018 / Following a highly-successful launch video, barrettSF and game developer FoxNext are expanding their campaign for MARVEL Strike Force, a mobile game released earlier this year. A new broadcast spot, released in conjunction with the home video release of Deadpool 2, sees the S.H.I.E.L.D. Medic attempting to team-up with the anti-hero. The results are comedically unsuccessful. Fans have also bee[Read More]
