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  • Sony Ericsson TV spoof

    Sony Ericsson TV spoof

    • Sony Ericsson
    • France
    • 2009

    Sony Ericsson spoofs American TV shows by gently mocking French productions.

    Rated zero stars
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  • Ultimate Woman

    Ultimate Woman

    • Axe
    • New Zealand
    • 2008

    Lynx (Axe) creates an interactive 'Ultimate Woman' machine to advertise its new Lynx 3 fragrance.

    Rated zero stars
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  • It's no picnic

    It's no picnic

    • Cadbury
    • Australia
    • 2010

    Australian chocolate lovers create more than 200 adverts in speed-eating challenge

    Rated zero stars
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  • Personalised insurance

    Personalised insurance

    • OUTsurance
    • Australia
    • 2009

    An insurance brand launches in Australia with a new differentiated positioning, sophisticated segmentation and a highly targeted media strategy

    Rated zero stars
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  • Alien invasion

    Alien invasion

    • District 9
    • USA
    • 2009

    Sony Pictures Entertainment promotes its District 9 film which brings its socio-political themes to life across multiple channels

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  • Did you know?

    Did you know?

    • Oral B
    • Israel
    • 2009

    Oral B targets consumers with an anti-bacterial message in “anti-contextual” point-of-sale locations

    Rated zero stars
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  • Own the day

    Own the day

    • Audi
    • USA
    • 2009

    Audi conveys its brand message of progress with a media roadblock on Obama’s inauguration day

    Rated zero stars
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  • Meet Dubai

    Meet Dubai

    • Emirates
    • United Arab Emirates
    • 2009

    Dubai addresses its reputation crisis with a charm offensive drawing upon high quality footage of the proud residents

    Rated zero stars
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  • Defining the future ad model

    Defining the future ad model

    • The Pool
    • USA
    • 2008

    VivaKi creates an ambitious research project involving multiple stakeholders to help define ad models on emerging platforms

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  • Pringles party king

    Pringles party king

    • Pringles
    • Australia
    • 2009

    Pringles throws a dream party, and wins over youth crowd.

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  • Consumer connect

    Consumer connect

    • Nectar
    • UK
    • 2010

    Yahoo teams up with Nectar to offer targeted advertising online to drive sales offline, with an average sales uplift for participating brands of 30%

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  • LiveStrong

    LiveStrong

    • Nike
    • USA
    • 2009

    Nike and Lance Armstrong work together to raise awareness for cancer research and inspire people to lead a healthy life.

    Rated four stars
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  • Urbania

    Urbania

    • Snickers
    • Latin America
    • 2009

    Snickers cements its urban credentials with a piece of transmedia storytelling

    Rated four stars
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  • Swarm

    Swarm

    • Intel
    • Singapore
    • 2009

    Intel teams up with Dell in a social media initiative that offers consumers a cheaper price if there are more buyers

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  • Driving usage of Fantasy Football

    Driving usage of Fantasy Football

    • The Sun
    • UK
    • 2008

    The Sun drives up usage of its Fantasy Football game with an eCRM strategy

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  • Belgium gives birth to an elephant

    Belgium gives birth to an elephant

    • Antwerp Zoo
    • Belgium
    • 2008

    Antwerp Zoo gets the whole of Belgium awaiting the birth of a baby elephant

    Rated zero stars
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  • Virtual Army experience

    Virtual Army experience

    • US Army
    • USA
    • 2009

    US Army combats outdated career stereotyping with full scale mission experiences

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  • Haiti SMS SOS

    Haiti SMS SOS

    • Red Cross
    • USA
    • 2010

    SMS proves perfect channel for emergency fundraising in Haiti

    Rated five stars
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  • A time for giving

    A time for giving

    • Heineken
    • Malaysia
    • 2008

    Heineken gives back to the community at Christmas during times of economic hardship

    Rated four stars
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  • Walking the line

    Walking the line

    • Johnnie Walker
    • China
    • 2008

    Johnnie Walker transfers its global campaign to the Chinese marketplace.

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  • Flying high with Unicef

    Flying high with Unicef

    • Norwegian Airlines
    • Norway
    • 2007

    Norwegian Airlines saw a 73% rise in ticket sales after a consumer design contest to celebrate its birthday.

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  • Mini DR TV drives media efficiency

    Mini DR TV drives media efficiency

    • Mini
    • USA
    • 2005

    Crispin Porter + Bogusky creates a scare, the idea that people were being fooled by fake Minis.

    Rated zero stars
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  • Snack sized dramas

    Snack sized dramas

    • Pennsylvania Tourism Office
    • UK
    • 2008

    Snack-sized dramas premiere for Penn State Pretzel relaunch

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  • Media to the Power of 3

    Media to the Power of 3

    • 3
    • UK
    • 2003

    3 launches in the UK, building affinity with their target audience through a multi-channel campaign.

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  • Bounce beyond the dryer

    Bounce beyond the dryer

    • Bounce
    • Canada
    • 2008

    Bounce targeted consumers who had devised their own unconventional uses for the dryer sheet product.

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  • Driving the gift experience

    Driving the gift experience

    • Red Letter Days
    • UK
    • 2008

    Gift experience company Red Letter Days increases sales by 51% with an affiliate programme

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  • Here today, goo tomorrow

    Here today, goo tomorrow

    • Cadbury Creme Egg
    • UK
    • 2008

    Cadbury Creme Egg changes a 23-year long campaign strategy in a bid to increase sales among 16-24 year olds.

    Rated three stars
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  • Axe offers seductive courses

    Axe offers seductive courses

    • Axe
    • India
    • 2005

    Axe merges the worlds of seduction and education to create the Axe Unlimited Academy.

    Rated zero stars
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  • Fake Political Campaign Rally

    Fake Political Campaign Rally

    • Evian
    • UK
    • 2004

    Euromillions fakes a political campaign rally to attract attention to it's new lottery product.

    Rated zero stars
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  • Delivering business expertise

    Delivering business expertise

    • Royal Mail
    • UK
    • 2008

    Royal Mail demonstrates it has more to offer customers than letters and parcels.

    Rated zero stars
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  • Keeping it street

    Keeping it street

    • American Gangster
    • Australia
    • 2007

    Gritty crime movie American Gangster used OOH activity literally rising from street level.

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  • Head to head

    Head to head

    • Nortel
    • Global
    • 2008

    Nortel goes head to head with Cisco systems to increase its market share of the enterprise networking category.

    Rated zero stars
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  • Students promote creativity

    Students promote creativity

    • Norges Kreative Fagskole
    • Norway
    • 2008

    A Norwegian art school finds new ways to attract prospective students.

    Rated four stars
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  • Johnson's baby on demand

    Johnson's baby on demand

    • Johnsons Baby Oil
    • Canada
    • 2008

    Johnson's partners with a baby network to keep mum's loyal to the brand

    Rated zero stars
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  • Projekt revolution

    Projekt revolution

    • State Farm
    • USA
    • 2007

    State Farm insurance links up with a popular band in order to drive interest in insurance.

    Rated zero stars
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  • Pioneering semantic targeting

    Pioneering semantic targeting

    • Smeg
    • UK
    • 2007

    Smeg is the first client to take advantage of the semantic targeting technology of Ad Pepper Media

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  • Conquering the space through search

    Conquering the space through search

    • Bluespace
    • Spain
    • 2008

    Self-storage company Bluespace uses search marketing to drive a 200% increase in leads per month

    Rated zero stars
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  • Nike Human Race

    Nike Human Race

    • Nike
    • Turkey
    • 2008

    Nike manages to get a non-running nation running in the Nike Human Race

    Rated zero stars
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  • Share your Dutch Soul

    Share your Dutch Soul

    • Samsung
    • The Netherlands
    • 2008

    Samsung links Dutch revellers together by broadcasting their parties to the nation, driving sales up 58% in two weeks.

    Rated zero stars
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  • Clorox bleaches bad publicity

    Clorox bleaches bad publicity

    • Clorox
    • USA
    • 2008

    Clorox reinvents itself as an environmentally conscious company with the launch of its Green Works Natural Cleaner

    Rated zero stars
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  • Adoption Drive

    Adoption Drive

    • Pedigree
    • Germany
    • 2008

    Pedigree creates an adoption drive to help re-home unwanted dogs, positioning the brand as one that really cares.

    Rated three stars
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  • Aging your customers

    Aging your customers

    • AMF Pension
    • Sweden
    • 2007

    AMF in Sweden encourages saving by showing consumers what they might look like as pensioners.

    Rated zero stars
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  • Deo versus B.O.

    Deo versus B.O.

    • Rexona
    • Romania
    • 2008

    Rexona encourages Romanian women to reach for the deodorant with a campaign that becomes a national talking point

    Rated zero stars
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  • Free yourself with a song

    Free yourself with a song

    • Coca Cola
    • Malaysia
    • 2008

    Coca-Cola taps into a youth movement in Malaysia with a music-driven strategy that achieves significant sales results

    Rated zero stars
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  • Getting men to moisturise

    Getting men to moisturise

    • Vaseline
    • USA
    • 2008

    Vaseline launches its men's range with a sport themed partnership looking at sportsmen's off-pitch regimes

    Rated zero stars
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  • In the Motherhood

    In the Motherhood

    • Suave
    • USA
    • 2007

    Two very different brands partner to appeal to busy mums with an engaging campaign with a community focus.

    Rated zero stars
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  • Personal ad has the personal touch

    Personal ad has the personal touch

    • Asan
    • Norway
    • 2008

    Asan limited wastage by ensuring it only reached women only online and mobile.

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  • The Battle of Bedtime

    The Battle of Bedtime

    • Aquafresh
    • UK
    • 2007

    Aquafresh helps parents triumph in the 'Battle of Bedtime' through the creation of a popular children's cartoon

    Rated zero stars
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  • The design challenge

    The design challenge

    • Adobe
    • USA
    • 2007

    Adobe creates Layer Tennis to get designers sampling and learning about its new software.

    Rated zero stars
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  • The missing letter H

    The missing letter H

    • Football Federation Australia
    • Australia
    • 2008

    Federation Football Australia promotes Ghana in a bid to sell tickets for the upcoming Australian match

    Rated zero stars
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