Quite simply, Project Re:Brief may be my favorite project to come out of Google. Despite the fact that we're in the midst of a revolution in display, video and mobile advertising, many people still question whether these new advertising mediums can tell an emotional story or build brands. Project Re:Brief answers that question by taking four of America's most iconic advertising campaigns and re-imagining them for the web. The blog post announcing the launch of Project Re:Brief explains it more eloquently than I can:
This year, digital advertising turns 18. Over nearly two decades, waves of innovation have transformed the medium—it’s come a long way since the blinking banner ads of the early Internet. But we think the most exciting changes are still to come, as marketers and agencies increasingly embrace technology to enable new types of creativity, and build online ads that don’t simply inform, but delight and engage their audience.
For example, what if an online ad could bring together two strangers on opposite sides of the globe? Or let you follow a real-life adventure as it unfolds? We wanted to find out. So we started an experiment, both to celebrate 18 years of online innovation, and to link advertising’s digital future to its storied past: Project Re: Brief.
We started with four iconic ad campaigns from the 1960s and ‘70s from Alka-Seltzer, Avis, Coca-Cola and Volvo, each considered groundbreaking in its day. The advertising legends who made the original ads then came out of retirement to rethink their original “brief,” this time, using the full range of technological tools at their disposal, to reach consumers in today’s digitally connected world.
I highly, highly, highly encourage you to go to the Project Re:Brief and watch the videos, but more importantly experience new ads (and the original) for yourself. In fact, I just sent a Coke to You can check out the intro video below:
You can see how the re-imagined Coca-cola Hilltop ad works below. Amazing! It really brings to life what can happen at the intersection of technology and creativity.
Supporting Articles: New York Times | Fast Co. | Mashable
This year, digital advertising turns 18. Over nearly two decades, waves of innovation have transformed the medium—it’s come a long way since the blinking banner ads of the early Internet. But we think the most exciting changes are still to come, as marketers and agencies increasingly embrace technology to enable new types of creativity, and build online ads that don’t simply inform, but delight and engage their audience.
For example, what if an online ad could bring together two strangers on opposite sides of the globe? Or let you follow a real-life adventure as it unfolds? We wanted to find out. So we started an experiment, both to celebrate 18 years of online innovation, and to link advertising’s digital future to its storied past: Project Re: Brief.
We started with four iconic ad campaigns from the 1960s and ‘70s from Alka-Seltzer, Avis, Coca-Cola and Volvo, each considered groundbreaking in its day. The advertising legends who made the original ads then came out of retirement to rethink their original “brief,” this time, using the full range of technological tools at their disposal, to reach consumers in today’s digitally connected world.
I highly, highly, highly encourage you to go to the Project Re:Brief and watch the videos, but more importantly experience new ads (and the original) for yourself. In fact, I just sent a Coke to You can check out the intro video below:
You can see how the re-imagined Coca-cola Hilltop ad works below. Amazing! It really brings to life what can happen at the intersection of technology and creativity.
Supporting Articles: New York Times | Fast Co. | Mashable
I am truly fascinated with how Coca-Cola constantly comes up with these really cool ideas from time to time and have such amazing concepts for ads! I remember they also had this Coke Happiness Machine that gave lucky people random things like flowers, pizza, or an extra can of Coke. It’s really amusing! Not only do they make great commercials and marketing strategies, I think it also displays how the company cares and gives back to its customers.
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