T-Mobile Angry Birds Live
T-Mobile with agency Saatchi & Saatchi is capitalizing on the Angry Birds fever with a clever new viral video titled Angry Birds Live.
In a square in Barcelona they created a human-scaled mockup of the Angry Birds, with lucky participants using the game on a smartphone to launch birds on their castle-smashing journey. It included authentic sounds effects and exploding pigs, and was obviously popular judging from the size of the crowd that appeared. 
Draftfcb: In your face!
Draftfcb Germany is the latest ad agency to join the trend of tactically using social media for their recruitment purposes. In their case they managed to successfully use Facebook's new profile design to viral their requirements to a large select advertising audience!
Jung Von Matt is another German ad agency, that has also successfully used Facebook for their recruitment needs.
Belgian TV prank on Mobistar
Mobistar is Belgium's leading mobile operator and largest advertiser. Over time they have become known for their lousy customer service. So VRT Television from Belgium decided to prank Mobistar on January 10, 2011. After which the prank was broadcasted on their new "Basta comedy show". Mathieu, the security guard from Mobistar became a folk hero overnight for his friendly demeanor.
The modern consumers are tired of brands running overpromising brand messages through advertising. Their needs are very simple and straightforward. Therefore brands should first use more of their budgets to improve their products and (customer) services and then later deliver advertising campaigns that bring out their outstanding brand experience.
The Cup Size Choir
In this holiday video from London ad agency Karmarama, Canada's premier lingerie maker La Senza presents a novel Christmas choir. Women in their underwear lying on a puffy piano each singing the musical note represented by their bra size, from A to G.
You also get to "use your keyboard to play the girls" over at www.cupsizechoir.com/?k=1.
Tipp-Ex: A hunter shoots a bear
Tipp-Ex has created an interactive YouTube takeover ad where you can write the headline and see what happens!
Even though recently we have been seeing more of these, this is different because you can control the outcome.
Here are some suggestions for commands offered: dances with, sings with, talks to, hugs, draws, fights, doesn't shoot, is shot by, loves, kisses, fucks, pisses with, sleeps with, eats, watches TV with, swims with, plays with, shakes hand with, buys, takes a photo of, fishes with, drinks with, rides, plays football with, spanks, farts, is cooked by, breakdances with, cuts, does nothing with, high fives, smokes with, moonwalks with, washes, jumps with, tickles, shows his ass to, seduces.
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