http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wdQZHxiMfeM Developed by paint and painting supplies retailer Sherwin Williams, the ColorSnap Glass app lets wearers snap a picture of anything wherever they go for design inspiration. The app matches paint with the colors derived from the snapped photos, so users can go out and capture color inspiration before painting their room the same color. […]
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lXFCfofh6as Shoppers will be targeted with offers from retailers as they pay for their parking as a result of a global tie-up between MasterCard and parking services provider Parkeon. The service, which is being billed as the first of its kind, will allow local retailers to deliver promotions such as discount coupons through the Parkeon […]
Coca-Cola has apologised after a promotion it was running for its Vitaminwater brand in Canada resulted in ‘You Retard’ being printed on one of its bottle caps. Playing off of Canada’s bilingualism, the promotion put a random English word with a French word. In this case, the English ‘You’ was put with ‘Retard’ which in […]
Forsman & Bodenfors and Smuggler turn a hamster into a trucker in mind-blowing stunt. “I know it’s hard to believe a hamster could drive a truck, but Charlie the hamster did it. What you see in the film is the real thing’’ says Lars Terling, Vice President Marketing Communications, Volvo Trucks. Exactly a year after […]
Picture Volvo’s president Claes Nilsson in a cute yellow construction hat, and strange whirring sounds in the background. The camera pans out and there he is, perched on a Volvo truck that has been suspended 20-meters above the water at a port in Gothenburg. If heights make you uncomfortable, Nilsson promises that “You don’t need […]
LG Chile has promoted the 82-inch Ultra HD TV by convincing unsuspecting job applicants that an asteroid has just hit earth. The stunt appeared in on YouTube earlier this week and has already gathered over two million views. The video shows the LG team setting up the TVs to appear like windows looking out into […]
To promote its latest ‘Free Flyknit’ shoes in Shanghai, Nike—together with Wieden + Kennedy Shanghai—put together a live ‘knitting session’ on a giant billboard. With the help of three workers, they ‘knitted’ strips of neon green thread together on the billboard to form a Free Flyknit shoe around a foot—emphasizing the sock-like quality of the […]
In honor of International Bacon Day on August 31, car makers Ford have decided to celebrate their favorite meat—by offering new car buyers a chance to add a side of bacon to their purchase, if they desire it. To order a side of bacon with your new car, go to Ford’s dedicated microsite that allows […]
Subway has launched a Teddy Bear Hunt Facebook game with Google Street View urging people to #WinLikeJanet in order to promote its new limited-edition Mango Chicken Sub. Created by McCann, the #WinLikeJanet game is based on the character in the brand’s new TV ad, which sees Janet struggling to get a good deal all her […]
Skoda Fabia, a car advertised for the most spacious cabin in its category, was transformed into a real hostel: with a comfortable double bed, pillows, free wi-fi, and everything needed for a comfortable stay. Yes, it had a bathroom next to the car just in case. The hostel was placed at Izmaiolovo Park, one of […]