The wearables race is heating up with the Rip Curl Search GPS Watch now globally available. Another way to make as brand more interesting by being useful and experiential. The Search GPS Watch lets you track your surf, register your top speed and distance and rack up your wave count in each session. As you would expect, you can sync your data to its app or website. Re-live your surfing adventure with location maps, image sharing and graphic charts. So ‘hang ten’ and afterwards showcase your session to your surfing mates on and offline. Read more…
Following up on our Cannes Predictions Part 1, I thought it would be interesting to see what some of the Cannes judges are expecting or looking for this year. See what four of the judges have to say below.
By the age of 85, one in eight Australian women will be diagnosed with breast cancer. Detecting breast cancer early is the most important factor in beating this disease. The Cancer Council NSW is encouraging women to get to know their breasts better, to know what is normal for them and to participate in breast screening if they’re in the right age range.
Cannes is always a bit of a lottery. However, it’s been fun to step back and think about what themes we might see emerging this year. You’ll find a wrap up below : Read more…
In a sports mad nation, the Australian Paralympic Team is one of their most successful, but least known teams. Their governing body faced a critical funding shortfall for both the 2014 Sochi Games and Rio 2016, with much of their government and corporate funding already committed to education and talent identification. The Solution - We Believe: it takes a lot of self-belief to make it as an elite sportsperson, but for a Paralympian, that only takes you part of the way. This campaign rallied Australia behind the team, and provided a platform that could extend to Rio. Read more…
Cool use of mobile cameras. “The Multi Lumia Arc of Wonder combines smart technology to demonstrate the power of Lumia imaging, and the results are stunning” said Costas Syrmos, head of the Nokia’s creative lab. The result is a unique collection of situations that you would probably only find in New York. Read more…
A clever new online ad from McCann in Sao Paulo. The Braille ad raises awareness of the Dorina Norwill Foundation for Blind People by having the user swipe of some digital braille to reveal a message prompting them to donate. Read more…
What’s an Instagram picture worth? In this day and age (and if you have enough followers) it can get you special treatment in hotels and clubs. Or it can get you fed. Birds Eye wants to change British people’s perception of Frozen Food and spread the word about their new range. Check into their PopUp restaurants ‘The Picture House” in Manchester, Leeds and London and pay for your dish with a Instagram pic. Read more…
After addressing the India-Pakistan crisis with their Small World machine, Coca Cola has set their aim a bit lower. Placing two vending machines at the San Siro Stadium, the brand gave soccer fans a joyful moment by letting them donate a Coke to the rival fans. Read more…
Dignity Health and Eleven, Inc. in San Francisco just launched KindVines, a microsite and Vine app experience for people to create and share little moments of kindness. The project is a part of the “Hello humankindness” brand campaign which has been breaking out of healthcare category advertising and getting the attention of Jay Leno, Obama and even the Dalai Lama! Read more…
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