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Stop watching Bestads, get outside for a while WhybinTBWA Sydney and Melbourne will launch a new campaign for STIHL Australia, the world's leading brand of chainsaws and market leader in outdoor power equipment, this Sunday 2nd October. The 60 second commercial illustrates how our lives have become consumed by computers and television, spending far too much time indoors doing the things we used to do outdoors. VIEW THE SPOT Consider portable contents option on your insurance West Coast Eagles players feature in SGIO tvc highlighting the benefits of the portable contents option when taking out insuranceVIEW THE SPOT Talk to the hands Over a year ago, Joe Public, South Africa introduced Dial Direct's Talking Hands and 'Less Yada Yada, More Ching Ching' campaign. Identifying a unique opportunity to capture the spirit of the Rugby World CupVIEW THE SPOT No lying they trying at the Lions Club Lions Clubs International (LCI) may be the largest service organizations in the world, but with its latest recruitment effort, it's proving that it is anything but boring. The 94-year-old non-profit, known for its community service and iconic yellow vests, has a new rap video. Yes, we said rap video. The new music video created Serve, Milwaukee features Lions members, young and old.VIEW THE SPOT Introducing TheBestAdJobs.com - FREE ads for the first month A joint initiative of Bestads and Campaign Brief, TheBestAdJobs.com - with FREE ads up until the end of October - benefits the global advertising community by providing visibility of open industry positions, via the international audience of bestadsontv.com and the Australasian audience of campaignbriefasia.com, campaignbrief.com and campaignbrief.co.nz. New and featured jobs have visibility on the Bestads and Campaign Brief sites 24/7, reaching upwards of 270,000 visitors a month.EMPLOYERS AND RECRUITERS: UPLOAD YOUR FREE ADS HERE READ MORE  Print campaign from Publicis Conseil Paris for RATP (french transportation)in order to fight against incivilities VIEW THE FROG AD VIEW THE LLAMA AD VIEW THE SLOTH AD VIEW THE BUFFALO AD VIEW THE CHICKEN AD Lemon as a hero Part of a series of short commercials designed by The Jupiter Drawing Room,Johannesburg for the launch of a juice called Lemon & Nada in South Africa. They depict the unmistakable taste of the drink using the lemon character and they're a bit weird.VIEW THE SPOT THE DIFFERENCE SPOT VIEW THE CHARADES SPOT VIEW THE I SPY SPOT Train like you're in the game Powerade - the official sports drink of the All Blacks - enables the team to train stronger for longer, as shown in this new spot via Ogilvy, Auckland.VIEW THE SPOT The best skin is old skin Biodermal skin care via Etcetera,Netherlands placed this ad in Pink Ribbon magazine, supporting the fight against breast cancer.VIEW THE AD And now the Lynx Rules to Rugby With all the hype surrounding the Rugby World Cup, it was Lynx's duty to ensure everyone truly understood the rules of the game. New work from Soap Creative, Sydney.VIEW THE WEB FILM The tourister gets as tough a treatment as the tourist A tourist survives the traffic situation in India and makes it to the airport, with his luggage, in one piece in this. TVC from Contract, MumbaiVIEW THE SPOT You're going to die in there To get horror fans excited about the premiere of American Horror Story,Campfire New York created a tour of the house's frightening history. But, this was a history that fans helped us piece together. Thousands of people registered to receive an artifact that helped reveal a horrific event that took place in the house. Fans who received these artifacts were tasked with uploading them to the site, so everyone could explore the mystery. Over four weeks, five rooms were progressively released to encourage repeat visits and drive conversation. The basement will remain locked until Friday 30th, when fans will receive their ultimate reward for engaging with youregoingtodieinthere.comVIEW THE CONCEPT  Mentos now in gum as revealed in these print ads from Euro IsraelVIEW THE FIRST AD VIEW THE SECOND AD There's a treasure trove at the bank A new print campaign for Tesco's Nutricat brand via MNBD.VIEW INDOOR POSTER VIEW KITTEN POSTER VIEW LIGHT POSTER VIEW MATURE POSTER Guest judge: Matthew Bull, CCO, The Bull-White House, New York
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 This week's guest judge is Matthew Bull, the former Lowe global chief creative officer who has just teamed up with fellow South African Andrew Whitehouse and American Lee Davis to form The Bull-White House. Founded in partnership with MDC Partners, the New York based firm will officially open its doors on October 1, 2011 with first clients AB-InBev and social media company, Syncapse.I'm afraid none of these stand out as anything special at all. They're not bad, more like vanilla, with little or no toppings. Only Fedex has a little sprinkle because of its tactical nature - it launched here as the movie Contagion launched. But not enough to win the day I'm afraid. So everyone comes tie last. Or first, depending on how you view life. READ MORE  AMP's Financial Advisers can help you handle whatever life throws at you. That's the message of a new commercial called "Life Changes" from Banjo, Sydney which sees the word 'YOU' getting hit by everything from ocean waves to kid's toys. It's part of a bigger campaign from Banjo which makes extensive use of typography to communicate the message.VIEW THE SPOT Who makes the little things? A poignant, and sometimes humorous portrait of Australian business. This spot, via The Bridge, Melbourne, demonstrates NAB Business Banking's recognition of businesses, large and small, that provide the services and make the things we often take for granted.VIEW THE SPOT Finish Quantum search for Australia's messy meals Finish Quantum have found that in their tests, nothing beats them at removing the toughest baked-on stains. But now Finish Quantum want to prove it in the real world and have asked families to take the Quantum challenge at home. They're searching for the family with Australia's messiest meals to put them to the ultimate test! By entering at messymeals.com.au families could win $25k and star in the next brand spot.VIEW THE SPOT You won't believe what happened to me To launch the all-new 2012 Hilux, Toyota New Zealand (via Saatchi & Saatchi New Zealand) has launched a new campaign titled 'Tougher Than You Can Imagine'. VIEW THE SPOT The forgotten people of sport This ad for Player, from 303 Perth, targets both sports fanatics and serious punters alike. It positions Player as a fun brand with a passion for the game. The spot is a tribute to the forgotten underdogs who make sport happen. VIEW THE SPOT  The concept was created by McCann Erickson Malaysia for Mitsubishi Motors Malaysia to announce the arrival of the new Pajero Sport VGT SUV, a higher-powered version of their existing Pajero Sport seven-seat SUV. The new Pajero Sport VGT also features a 2-DIN Kenwood touch screen head unit with GPS, cruise control and paddleshift control.VIEW THE SPOT The evolution of banks "Hair" the TVC from BVK opens on our hero in the depths of chemotherapy treatment, evidenced by her bald head and look of utter despair. We see her steeping tea, showering and thinking in her dimly lit home; even the little things are difficult at this stage. As we follow her through different rooms in her house, each location change or action is punctuated by more and more hair atop her head. VIEW THE SPOT It doesn't matter if he passes if he's got glasses According to McCann Erickson Tel Aviv your child can look smart even if he isn't the sharpest tool in the shed.VIEW THE FISH AD VIEW THE DOG AD VIEW THE CLOTHES AD VIEW THE CHOCOLATE AD The shroud of Auckland WhybinTBWATequila, Auckland makes use of 'Turin Shroud' style art direction in this poster for St Matthew in the City.VIEW OUTDOOR A school of underwater cameras Three posters created by Longplay360, Brazil for Fuji camerasVIEW FISHES OUTDOOR VIEW ICEBERGS OUTDOOR VIEW APPLES OUTDOOR The birth of the electronauts How many times have you heard expressions like "vision of the future" or "the future of mobility"? German automaker BMW via Kirshenbaum Bond & Partners New York has put together a whole fleet of all-electric 1-Series Coupes, and it wants you for the test fleet army that's supposed to be 700 dedicated men and women strong. To rally the troops a video has been posted, asking for what the automaker calls electronauts people who will boldly plug where no man has plugged before.VIEW THE CONCEPT  Rugby devotees will have the chance to get up close and personal with Kiwi rugby player Wayne 'Buck' Shelford as part of MasterCard's Rugby World Cup campaign created by R/GA. One of rugby's most well-known personalities, All Black's player Wayne 'Buck' Shelford, will converse with fans and foes alike through MasterCard's "Ask Buck" social campaign during the Rugby World Cup 2011 in New Zealand. The public will be able to ask Buck anything they want via Twitter, Facebook, and YouTube. Buck will then answer a handful of his favourite questions at the Mastercard microsite.VIEW THE CONCEPT  Ogilvy & Mather Mumbai created a campaign titled 'Life Lessons' using Footloose bags to share handy advice on topics relevant to the youth. The elderly professor imparting unconventional wisdom to the youth is what the campaign is about. Each film begins with a little dance done by the professor, establishing his character to be friendly and fun. It sets the tone for his funny teachings that follow. These web films were released on facebook, one each day from monday to friVIEW THE FIRST SPOT VIEW THE SECOND SPOT VIEW THE THIRD SPOT VIEW THE FOURTH SPOT  Saatchi & Saatchi Sweden created this viral film for Elmsta 3000 Horror Festival. 12 likes and they'll save him. VIEW THE SPOT  Toyota has launched a new TV campaign for RAV4 via Saatchi & Saatchi Sydney. Directed by Tim Bullock for Prodigy, some overzealous wannabe grandparents are convinced that the purchase of a RAV4 is a sign that their children are settling down and are about to announce an expectant baby but the truth is anything but (for now).VIEW THE BEACH SPOT VIEW THE NIGHT SPOT He swears by round the clock cricket How often does it happen that we see something so spectacular that it makes us exclaim "Oh F**K" (in amazement)! That's the insight behind this McCann, New Delhi spot for ESPN. VIEW THE SPOT  Nokia Priority is the only place to visit when you want to buy a Nokia phone. No questions asked. Agency:JWT GurgaonVIEW THE BALLOON SPOT VIEW THE HUMAN SPOT  The Hamilton Bulldogs Hockey Club wanted to create some excitement around their upcoming season. OKD Ontario changed specifically targeted transit shelters into Penalty Boxes with their captain, Alex Henry standing in them.VIEW OUTDOOR Glen and Ian are heroes at last Coopers beer celebrates t5he unsung heroes in these radio spots from Eardrum Australia PLAY THE GLEN SPOT PLAY THE IAN SPOT Snorers, grumps and snoozers wake up! The 'Make me a morning person' campaign kicks off mid-September with a recruitment drive to search for the world's worst grumps, snoozers and zombiesVIEW INTERACTIVE DETAILS |
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