North Side v. South Side – Round 2

The Windy City rivalry continues. Lovin’ it.

Car Pong

BBDO Germany recreates the classic video game in a promotion for the new Smart eBall. They picked the perfect stage, the biggest motor show in the world, the IAA in Frankfurt.

Brackets by Six Year Olds

Last year, my final four teams were all out by the second round. This year, I’m letting these kids make my picks!

Huge shout-out to everyone from BBDO Atlanta and New York that brought this to life.

See all the picks here.

Wheat Thins Twitter Feed

Nice to see a relevant use of Twitter and that they are listening to their customers.

The country reacts…

The country loves soccer (until we are eliminated).

The Real World Cup House

Welcome to the Real World Cup house, a campaign by DDB Chicago for Budweiser. 32 fans from 32 countries live together through  the course of the World Cup. As their team is eliminated, so are they. The online reality series can be followed at their Youtube site Facebook page.

Portfolio Night: Slogan Speech

I can’t tell, is this inspiring, or just really cool?

TV spot for Portfolio night, the world’s advertising & design portfolio review and recruitment event, with meetings occurring around the world. Visit their sight to learn more.

Bart Simpson at London’s Work Club

Every six months, Work Club, a London ad agency, invites an up-and-coming artist to decorate its blackboard wall. This time, Bart Simpson was invited to come over on his skateboard and take over the office with every single line he’s ever written on the Springfield Elementary School blackboard. In order! Check it out, you can zoom into each and every line.

Clevelanders for Lebron

NBA star LeBron James becomes a free agent on July 1 and may well leave the Cleveland Cavaliers for a more lucrative opportunity. But Ohio isn’t willing to let him go without a fight. Unfortunately, Cleveland “celebrities” consist of Governor Ted Strickland and some chick who was on The Real World. Some great lyrics though. And pretty sure it is better than the Haiti remix.

Liquid Mountaineering

There is a new viral video dominating YouTube, with over 2 million views since late April, showing a bunch of sporty guys in Europe running on water — “pioneering” a fun new pastime called “liquid mountaineering.” Of course, it’s fake. It’s an ad for Hi-Tec water-resistant running shoes – hence the Hi-Tec logos that appear in every shot.

Unfortunately, a D.C. television reporter was convinced it was real. See below for their breaking news report.

Here is the news c rew that thought the “sport” was real.