Category Archives: Movies / Video

Clients March 12, 2012

New Movie Service May Tugg on Your Heartstrings

There’s a new movie service that’s getting some buzz. Meet Tugg. It’s part movie on demand. Part Groupon. Part local promotion. And a whole lot of social fun. They’re still in the beta phase, but have some potential to catch … Continue reading →

Marketing July 29, 2011

Judging Spokespeople – You Can Too!

It’s Friday. Let’s not get complicated here, but we can still try to learn a thing or two. My topic of choice—the spokesperson. You gotta love how the typical spokesperson has evolved over the years. Even the word has evolved … Continue reading →

Sociocultural Trends June 2, 2011

Upshot Smartshot #7: Twitterphobics Anonymous

Have no fear, help is here! No longer shall there be marketers who fear Twitter! The video above is the latest installment in our Upshot Smartshot webinar series, and complements our recent Potty Posting that introduced the concept of marketers … Continue reading →

Sociocultural Trends February 16, 2011

Online Tricks and Treats

Following up on Monday’s clever YouTube tweak, we wanted to pass along a couple of other tricks and treats we’ve recently seen around the web. The first is an iPad ad for the USA Network’s show “White Collar,” which is … Continue reading →

Sociocultural Trends January 21, 2011

Electronic Gladiators on Four Wheels

Since it’s Friday, and since we just filled your head with a TON of content in our 2011 Trends Smartshot webinar, we’ll stick with the shiny stuff for now. Enjoy the video above, which equips skateboarders with the tools to … Continue reading →

Entertainment January 10, 2011

Crazy Coinage

D’oh! Apologies for the lag on updates over the past couple of days. We’re in the trenches with our 2011 trends in preparation for some client presentations, so we’re admittedly a bit short on time. So, it’s only appropriate that … Continue reading →

Marketing January 3, 2011

2011 Looks Beautiful So Far

Welcome back, friends of The Awesome Blog! Hope you’re as rested and refreshed as we are, because we’ve got a big year ahead of us. But, since you’re probably easing yourself back into the swing of things, we’ll go light … Continue reading →

Sociocultural Trends December 17, 2010

Look What Ya Did You Little Jerk!

Oof. Post-holiday party, it’s probably not the right day to continue our in-depth discussion about location-based services and shopper marketing applications. Nah, it’s the kind of day where we need something a little more lighthearted. Like, say, a retelling of … Continue reading →

Marketing November 12, 2010

How Does Your Brand See the World?

When we’ve talked about telling the “story” of your brand, we’ve often found that online video provides a compelling medium for doing so, even if the topic isn’t inherently sexy. Case in point: consider the juxtaposition of these two videos … Continue reading →

Sociocultural Trends November 5, 2010

Test Driving A New Tactic

For a while, auto companies were easy targets for ad critics, since every ad drew from the same stable of cliches: a car racing along a winding hillside road, with the announcer’s silky-smooth voice ticking off various features and accolades. … Continue reading →