The Edge of Now.
Jun 25 / 2:15am

Fresh Stone Age Meat for Bosch, Germany.

Dino legs, mammoth steaks and sabre tooth fillets proved to be a great way of generating word of mouth buzz and engagement for Bosch, Germany recently. These were placed throughout various supermarkets around Germany to promote the latest line of Vitafresh food-storage products.
The message? They keep food fresh for much longer.

I love the disruption that this kind of thing generates among consumers. Not just that but the fun that something like this invites them to participate in, and engage with on a real level.

For those with more interest in the product, there's also the incentive of interacting with the QR code call to action on the label that enables technically savvy shoppers chance to find out more.

A great, off-beat way to experiment with people and have a little fun around a product and generate awareness of it right at the heart of the target. Awesome stuff.

Filed under  //  Germany   advertising   ambient   bosch   fmcg   fun   music video   theedgeofnow  
Jun 20 / 7:34pm

Volkswagen builds a slide in a Berlin subway.

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Volkswagen built a “Fast Lane” slide especially for commuters at the Alexanderplatz subway station in Berlin to challenge commuters with the question: are you a Safe Sally who'll take the steps, thankyou... or someone who's prepared to risk a little to have a little fun?

It's part of a Facebook campaign all about the fun of taking the "Fast Lane" and a cool follow up to the piano stairs which you might remember from their Swedish initiative "The fun theory"

The message follows on from the original campaign by saying that having fun will get you to where you're going a little quicker, too.

While I'm not sure it will be as impactful as The fun theory, and feel that the "going faster" / fast lane territory is a little overdone for cars...

I think the idea is quite nice for the target and the brand. What are your thoughts?

 

 

Filed under  //  advertising   ambient   campaign   cool   fun   fun theory   volkswagen  
Dec 8 / 1:29am

Automatic Mario to Don't Stop Me Now by Queen

Don't bring me to the point of raving how cool this is right now.

Filed under  //  fun   gaming   mario   mash   queen   sega   super mario bros