David Kiefaber of AdWeek’s AdFreak pointed out this really cool creation: The Mountain Dew Skate-Pinball park in New Zealand. He wrote how Mountain Dew partnered with skateboarders Haimona Ngata, Brett Band and Mike Bancroft to build a skate park in New Zealand that resembles a giant pinball machine. They even… more »
Mad as Hell: Grand Rapids Fights Back with Lip Dub
June 5, 2011 by Leave a Comment
Grand Rapids Michigan’s “Mad as Hell” moment has been captured in a nearly 10 minute video that has garnered over 2 million hits in just one week. It all started with a story in Newsweek that had Grand Rapids ranked 10th in a list of dying cities in America. Note:… more »
Punchy Gets a Refresh…
June 2, 2011 by 1 Comment
At first I was taken aback that there had been changes to Punchy — the spokes-mascot for Hawaiian Punch. According to this story, the new refreshed Punchy now features the hang-ten hand gesture instead of a punch and will portray a more energetic and playful personality than the feisty attitude… more »
Joining the Twitter Generation
May 30, 2011 by Leave a Comment
The advertising agency, Goodby Silverstein & Partners (AKA GSP) came up with a unique way of letting folks know they are now using Twitter. Check it out below. ###
Super-Sized Me: Hot Wheel Stunt Sets Record
May 29, 2011 by Leave a Comment
Indianapolis-based WISH-TV posted about a Hot Wheels stunt that took place before the Indy 500 on Sunday. At the Indianapolis Motor Speedway, an X Games champ drove a Team Hot Wheels truck down a giant ramp –jumping it a ramp-to-ramp distance of 332 feet. The jump by Tanner Foust, three-time… more »
