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Vorwerk Kobold: Love Sucks A clean, dust-free home without having to do any vacuuming â this is now possible thanks to the vacuum robots by Kobold, a division of the company Vorwerk International Strecker & Co. from Wollerau in Switzerland. The company aims to convince even more modern, tech-savvy households around the world of this technology with the new model 'Kobold VR200'. Saatchi & Saatchi in Düsseldorf is going to help them do it VIEW THE SPOT  Visa, the global technology leader in payments, has launched a new marketing campaign to give consumers the confidence to make purchases online with their Visa Debit card. The new campaign has been created by BBDO India and is targeted towards Visa Debit cardholders in Tier 2 and 3 cities, who are helping to drive the significant growth of eCommerce in India as they now have access to goods and services that earlier were not available in their town.VIEW THE SURPRISE SPOT VIEW THE PARASAILING SPOT Jack Daniel's: The Bar That Jack Built The Bar That Jack Built enters its final stage this week, with the collection phase now complete. Created by Arnold Furnace for client Jack Daniel's, it involves fans donating their time, materials, and/or expertise to build a bar from scratch to celebrate Mr. Jack Daniel's birthday. VIEW THE SPOT Cellcom: The Speed Reading Today's generation doesn't have patience to read anything longer than a headline. So for the launch of Cellcom's new 4.5G network, D.Tales Israel wanted them to experience the speed through a unique content utility that will change the way they consume content online.The idea was simple, the 4.5G network is 3 times faster than 3G, so we wanted to let the users experience what it's like to use the internet 3 times faster.VIEW THE CONCEPT Dupaul: iPhone waiting line The money raised from the sale of the queue space outside the Apple store on Regent Street, London will go to youth homelessness charity, Dupaul. Volunteers from the charity stood in line in a prime position for over 48 hours and the winning bid was 570 pounds. Agency: Publicis LondonVIEW THE CONCEPT #withsyria: In Reverse CherryCherry has released the follow up film to last year's Cannes Lion winning "Most Shocking Second A Day"campaign. Directed once again by Unit9âs Martin Stirling and produced by Michelle Craig, the incredibly heart-rending "In Reverse" shows the sequence of events immediately following a mortar attack on a Syrian Village played back in reverse. This powerful visual tool supports the notion that 'We canât reverse whatâs happened in Syria but we can change how the story endsâ. CherryCherry created the scenes of chaos and destruction which included CG explosions, flying debris and shrapnel, collapsing buildings, set extension and digital matte paintings. The shoot took place in a small town just near the Syrian Border with all the live action being captured in one shoot day.VIEW THE CONCEPT Old Spice: 4th And Touchdown When science meets the gridiron two things are mathematically inevitable. 1) Stellar interview conversations about dreams, children, and sunglasses happen. And 2) Hotdog cloning. Agency: Wieden Kennedy PortlandVIEW THE SPOT  Brothers and Sisters, London have created an animation for the ethical childrens clothing brand The Fableists, in collaboration with The Mill.VIEW THE SPOT Pampers & Magisto: From Lost Treasure Every parent loves to share photos that capture the special moments with their baby, but why not videos? Truth is that Mum and Dad's cellphone contains a whole lost archive of videos capturing the everyday magic of babyhood, that will probably never see the light of day. It's all too much hassle.Agency BBR Saatchi & Saatchi, Tel AvivVIEW THE CONCEPT Nissan Juke: Personalise Your Thrill Manning Gottlieb OMD and TBWA London proudly launch a new Nissan Juke campaign starring British Olympic medallist, Jenny Jones. Part of the new Juke launch, the 'Personalise Your Thrill' campaign promotes the possibility to personalise the new Nissan Juke with multiple trim and body kit options, both inside and out. VIEW THE SPOT Samsung Galaxy Alpha: Right Up Our Street Samsung Electronics has today revealed a new UK marketing campaign created by Cheil, UK for its Galaxy Alpha smartphone. The £10 million campaign which includes TV, print, PR, search, social media, digital display and out-of-home, takes Samsung into new territory with the launch of an epic TVC featuring pop star Lily Allen. The TVC will debut in the UK from Saturday, 20th of September VIEW THE SPOT International Day Of Peace: Goals Not Guns Yesterday millions of people around the world participated in the International Day of Peace, an annual 24 hours calling for non-violence and an international cease fire. Last year, 470 million people across 200 countries participated in this global event through the efforts of non-profit organization, Peace One Day. But awareness in China remains low, so Ogilvy & Mather Shanghai decided to get involved in spreading the word of amity through their new campaign, "Shoot Goals, Not Guns." VIEW OUTDOOR Rhinos: Beware The Poisoned Horn The new moneyed middle class in Vietnam is largely responsible for the recent surge in the poaching of the African Rhino. Over 600 are being poached every year; at this rate rhinos will face extinction within 10 years.Rich Vietnamese are buying rhino horn as a tonic to impress and as a so-called medication. It will warn the consumers of rhino horn of the dangers and inform the wider population of what their compatriots are doing to this magnificent animal.It is orchestrated by Melburnian Lynn Johnson who is doing an extraordinary job around the world of raising awareness of the plight of the rhino and working to protect them.VIEW THE FACE AD VIEW THE CHILD AD  SapientNitro,London part of Sapient today announced that it has created a global consumer advertising campaign for LYCRA VIEW THE SPOT New World Supermarkets: The Fruit & Veg Pro Last year, New World introduced its Fresh Experts with a suite of glossy infomercials, complete with awkward customer testimonials and flashbacks. But for the latest round of its Fresh Every Day campaign via Colenso BBDO, it has created two spots that highlight the known and not-so-known benefits of using The Daily Baker and The Fruit & Vege Pro.VIEW THE FRUIT & VEG PRO SPOT VIEW THE DAILY BAKER SPOT  The Transport Accident Commission (TAC) and Clemenger BBDO Melbourne have launched a new campaign, which addresses the new alcohol interlock laws that will come into place in Victoria from 1 October. Anyone whose licence is cancelled for drink-driving (or riding) will have to fit an alcohol interlock into any vehicle they drive (home car, work car,motorbike) once they have relicensed (with a special 'l' condition) after their disqualification period ends. The interlock will be installed for a minimum of six months.VIEW THE SPOT  BMF Sydney has launched two more TVCs in the ALDI 'Like Brands. Only Cheaper' campaign.VIEW THE BREAD SPOT VIEW THE OIL SPOT  Intel has launched a new web spot titled 'You Can't Rewind Regret' via The Royals.The spot was produced by Guilty. VIEW THE SPOT  The New York Lottery recently launched a new ad campaign created by DDB New York. Titled "Hit Series,"the witty new campaign is aimed at New Yorkers (18+) who enjoy the experience of playing scratch-off games.VIEW THE SPOT  Call center workers dispense advice on moving, storage and some of lifeâs most ticklish problems in a clever new campaign directed by STORY's Jeff France for PODS and The Richards Group.VIEW THE DONT LIKE SPOT VIEW THE KIDS SPOT VIEW THE LOADING SPOT VIEW THE SHOPPING SPOT  Itsy Bitsy FM, the only Romanian radio station addressing parents and kids has initiated a campaign via CMP Bucharest to encourage parents to spend more time with their children.PLAY THE SPOT howsafeisyourcarcomau: We Go To Work This tram wrap was created by Grey Melbourne to show the courageous men and women who go to work every day to make sure the model of car you drive is safe. Those unsung heroes, the crash test dummies. We see them on their phones, reading newspapers and listening to music on their way to the office, so you know howsafeisyourcar.comVIEW OUTDOOR  Print ads for Samsung from Loe Burnett IstanbulVIEW THE LIKE AD VIEW THE TWEET AD VIEW THE PRINT AD BCM: The Good The Fad The Ugly BCM Australia ponders the absurdity of modern tech.When will technology finally usurp human consciousness and drag our frightened minds and atrophied bodies kicking and screaming to a hellish dystopian future? Probably never, but tech has a huge effect on our lives innit? Whatâs the future for tech? What is the meaning of the interwebs? Is the truth really out there and, if so, will it ever get upvoted on Reddit? These are the questions that keep BCM awake at night. So we made a video about it.VIEW THE SPOT Department of Education & Early Childhood Development: Speak Up Cyberbullying is relentless. Where once children could leave the school ground and find sanctuary in their home, they can now be pursued wherever and whenever they are connected. Often with devastating consequences.Agency: Fuel Melbourne.VIEW THE PARENT SPOT VIEW THE PARENT AD VIEW THE STUDENT AD Circulon Cookware: Food won't stick Full-service agency Spinach has launched a national television campaign for Circulon Cookware, highlighting the brand's unique non-stick circles that ensure food won't stick, guaranteed.The 30-second TV commercial utilises high-speed macro photography to give viewers an extreme close up view of Circulon's non-stick cooking process, from the first droplet landing on the frypan to the completed meal sliding effortlessly onto a dinner plate. VIEW THE SPOT Guest Judge: Steve Wakelam, group CD, Grey, New York
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 This week's bestads judge is Steve Wakelam, group creative director at Grey, New York. Winner: The Guardian. It's a bit unfair to show this quintessentially British ad to an expat who's been away for 6 years. I'm vulnerable to anything that tugs at my ol' Blighty heartstrings; and this ad tugs in spades. READ MORE  Series of web commercials from Passion, Helsinki creating hype for the friendly match between small Finnish team HJK Helsinki and the world's greatest football club FC Barcelona.VIEW THE TRAINING SPOT VIEW THE BENCH SPOT VIEW THE LOCKER SPOT VIEW THE TUNNEL SPOT Glad Wrap: FrederickSometimes for really strange reasons, your guests donât pitch and you are left with loads of leftover food. Glad Wrap keeps good food good.Agency DDB South Africa PLAY THE FREDERICK SPOT PLAY THE KIMMY SPOT PLAY THE MARY SPOT Prime TV: SuspectWhen a crime takes place in a small town everyone's a suspect (including voice talents). Radio spot from FCB Auckland for Prime's new crime drama Brokenwood.PLAY THE SPOT  Posters from Y&R Sao Paulo to demonstrate the effectiveness of Hill AssistVIEW KID OUTDOOR VIEW DOG OUTDOOR John Lewis: Sails into Southhampton A campaign from adam&eveDDB UK to announce the opening of three new departments in John lewis Southampton.VIEW LAMPS OUTDOOR VIEW CHEESE OUTDOOR VIEW LIPSTICK OUTDOOR GoPro: Find It Win It GoPro is the world's most versatile camera. It can go anywhere: on humans, on strange flying animals, on down-hill board things, on neon hula-hoops and even on hipsters. Ogilvy & Mather Cape Town needed a way of showing off all its incredible features on, wait for it, radio. Find the GoPro. Win the GoPro. A real-time GoPro treasure hunt on radio and online that gave South Africans the opportunity to win a GoPro.VIEW OUTDOOR Refuge Awareness: Jamelia Refuge, the national domestic violence charity, and BBH London have launched a powerful new campaign to raise awareness of the widespread issue of domestic violence in the UK. Refuge and BBH worked with one of the Loose Women celebrity panelists, the singer, Jamelia, who had herself experienced domestic violence and wanted to share her own personal experience of loneliness in order to help others. Created by BBH London, the inspiration behind the #YouAreNotAlone campaign came from the statistic that 1 in 4 women will experience domestic violence at some point in their life. VIEW OUTDOOR Claite Health: Save Your Child Tikves Winery is a proud sponsor of the renowned Skopje Jazz Festival.Idea Plus, Skopje is the agencyVIEW THE AD Honda : The Tree Distracted driving is described as an epidemic sweeping our roads. This topic is receiving much attention internationally and we need to treat the risks of texting and driving with the same amount of importance in South Africa. DDB South Africa created three impactful executions that express the fact that the next letter you type, on your mobile device whilst driving, could be your last.VIEW THE TREE AD VIEW THE TRAFFIC AD VIEW THE STREET AD  It's wild out there. Agency: BETC, Paris.VIEW THE PARK AD VIEW THE LION AD VIEW THE CAMOUFLAGE AD VIEW THE BIRDHOUSE AD The Builders Academy: We Can Fix It TVC from Sense Australia to launch the Builders Academy, a training body for the building and construction industry.VIEW THE SPOT |
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