A good broadcast advertisement should hook the viewer and keep them watching until the very end, be it 15, 30, or 60 seconds in length. UK train operator Avanti West Coast does just that with a wonderful feel-good 60 second spot that features a rollerblading turtle. What better way to welcome passengers back after 18 months of pandemic than with a fun spot like this. The tag line at the end of the spot sums it up perfectly.
This spot was directed and produced by Tom Kuntz and London VFX force Untold Studios. While you might not know the names off the top of your head, if you do a search for either on Vimeo you’ll recognize their work. Take a minute and enjoy the video below, its absolutely fabulous.
Droga5 has crafted a new spot for BrewDog and I have to admit, this is one of the best 60-second spots for a beer that I have seen in quite a while. Their very clever script and VO drew me in and hooked me, making me wonder what the next bit will be as the ad progressed.
BrewDog and Droga5 demonstrate that they defy convention in the way BrewDog brews its beer culminating in the announcement that BrewDog is the world’s first carbon-negative brewery. The campaign shows the different lives that its customers and even non-customers lead, and highlights that its carbon negative credentials mean that it is here for the planet and all of its inhabitants. As the world’s first carbon-negative brewery, BrewDog offsets double its entire carbon footprint through tree planting initiatives around the world.
It also brews using renewable energy, uses packaging made from easily recycled materials, and prioritizes local ingredients, as well as transporting its beer in the UK’s first electric 19-tonne truck. Similarly, the new ‘The Planet’s Favorite Beer’ ad campaign challenges the stereotypes in traditional beer advertising, takes the worthiness out of woke, and offers a comical take on the array of people inhabiting planet earth.
The TV ad tells us that BrewDog is not just here for laughing hipsters and clichéd father-son moments; nor is it reserved for its core market of beer lovers. BrewDog is here for all the weird and wonderful people in the world: people who believe in aliens, happy couples, unhappy couples, shoplifters, vegetarians, vegetarians that lie, bad swimmers, people who meditate (but are really just thinking with their eyes closed). Some scenes feature people explicitly ignoring the product or actively rejecting it.
The key message is that BrewDog operates in a way that helps keep the planet alive – whether you drink BrewDog beer or not. The TV ad is supported by Out Of Home advertising and print ads which reinforce BrewDog’s ecological message. Headlined with ‘The Planet’s Favourite Beer’, the ads highlight what BrewDog is doing to stay carbon-negative all done with the brand’s signature humorous, light-hearted touch.
The production of all assets in the campaign has also been offset through tree planting schemes, making it a sustainable campaign in every sense of the word. As part of Droga5 London’s commitment to sustainability, each member of the agency has been granted Lost Forest citizenship and committed to planting a tree in the Forest.
Grommet is a company I’ve never heard of, but after watching their brand launch video I definitely intend to check them out. Why? Because according to the video below they don’t sell boring stuff.
The in-house creative team at Grommet approached Tom Allen, co-founder, and CD at design and animation studio Buff Motion in Brighton, England to produce an animated promotional video to launch their new brand. The result is a fun little short that highlights some of the products they sell.
The goal was to develop a piece of content that would promote the platform, widen Grommet’s audience and introduce their current followers to a fresh new look. I think they nailed it. There is a nice use of color, typography, simple animations, and a solid voice-over that brings the entire package together while highlighting some of the product lines. And the shapes used seem to play off of the new Grommet logo. I say “new” because I’m not sure what the old logo looked like. This is a really nice promo that gets the message across without beating you over the head with what they are advertising. OK, time to check out the Grommet online store.
I often step back when I see an ad and ask myself “What do you think the pitch was like when presenting to the client?” This ad for Tripwire is one of those ads. The 60-second spot takes the viewer on a trippy little adventure, and the payoff doesn’t arrive until the very end.
I’m not saying the ad is bad, in fact, the production value is top-notch, and once you get to the end of the piece and realize what is going on it works. I’m just wondering how the team sold this concept to the marketing department at an IT / Data Security software company, and what the pitch deck would have looked like.
Agency: PMG ECD: Kyle Kelley ECD: Andrew Harper ACD: Lori Wittig – lori.wittig@pmg.com ACD: Justin Prichard Writer: Benjy Joung AD: Kevin Yurasovich
Camp Lucky Director: Adam Littke EP: Brandon Tapp Producer: Elizabeth Spiva Editor: Logan Hefflefinger Assistant Editor/Junior VFX: Jake Odgers Graphic Artist: Seth Olson Color: Neil Anderson Audio: Scottie Richardson Finish: Mark Sullivan EP: Jessica Berry
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