Tag Archives: advertising

Timex Sinclair 1000 (AKA ZX81) TV Commercial

Posted on June 17, 2017 by Stefano

“The power is within your reach” says this 1982 TV Commercial introducing the Timex Sinclair 1000, that is Sinclair ZX81, to US computer users. Actually, the TS1000 was the US-version of the well-known ZX81, which was selling hot in Europe. … Continue reading →

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Wacky Races-inspired TV Commercial Ad by Peugeot 208 GTI

Posted on May 26, 2013 by Stefano

You may remember Wacky Races cartoon from the 60s (or you may not). Now, in 2013, Peugeot Brazil is releasing this Wacky Races-inspired TV commercial ad, made by Young & Rubicam with Partizan advertising agency, for its brand new Peugeot … Continue reading →

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An Apple or Samsung commercial? No, even better: Somersby Cider (yes, made with apples)!

Posted on March 28, 2013 by Stefano

This commercial is so brilliant! We all know how people (us) queue up outside stores whenever Apple releases a new product. It’s amazing how much this event has become ritual: door opening, store people welcoming customers, people getting crazy around … Continue reading →

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Xmas 2012 version of a Reindeer Race? Social with Facebook, ‘real’ with Arduino!

Posted on December 23, 2012 by Stefano

Australian-based agency VML created this XMas-themed race with some technical and social cool elements! Reindeer Race allows you to race your… reindeer (four available) and race against other people or some bots (according to who’s online). The cool fact is … Continue reading →

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Forget economic downturn: here come the top 10 luxury social media marketers!

Posted on July 9, 2012 by Stefano

What’s really selling in these hard times, when economic downturn depresses economy, markets and people? Luxury, of course. Overpriced goods, exclusive stuff gets more attention by more people – not only those who can afford it. Even though it’s still … Continue reading →

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Twitter drops Linkedin partnership?

Posted on July 1, 2012 by Stefano

This is the kind of news that deserves much attention. As reported by Mashable: LinkedIn announced via a blog post on Friday that Twitter would no longer be partnering with the business-networking site to sync updates from one site to … Continue reading →

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Advertising Age latest issue: does digital sell soap?

Posted on June 24, 2012 by Stefano

From the latest Advertising Age issue. The Truth About What Works in Digital Marketing For Consumer Packaged-Goods Marketers, Digital Does Sell Soap Does digital media deliver a better return on investment than TV? Tough questions and a lot of answers … Continue reading →

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A social media parody viral video that’s sooo true!

Posted on May 24, 2012 by Stefano

Great Viral Video from ThePoke and a lot of unsaid truth about social media as well!

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Back from 1984: Apple’s Steve Jobs, Steve Wozniak (and John Sculley) in a GhostBusters video – fighting IBM

Posted on May 11, 2012 by Stefano

Who said Steve Jobs had no sense of humour? Take a look at this Apple‘s 1984 Ghostbusters spoof video where Steve Jobs, Steve “Woz” Wozniak and former Apple CEO John Sculley appear and fight, as BlueBusters, IBM world-invasion plans. The … Continue reading →

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Social media and advertising analytics trends and tools that are effective, profitable (and somehow even free!)

Posted on April 5, 2012 by Stefano

A nice post by KissMetrics about social-, and -web, analytics tool that help marketers plan and report strategies and campaigns effectively. We all know these days that a good marketing strategy always includes a digital component…like email, blogs, Twitter, Facebook … Continue reading →

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