Spreading Smiles
Delighting consumers. Hidden surprises. We’ve mentioned them once or twenty times here on the Awesome Blog. But, underlying this trend was the idea that brands touting “big happiness” would struggle to deliver upon that promise in a period of great uncertainty and skepticism. When we introduced the trend, we felt that brands would best succeed [...]
Continued...POTTY POSTING – Code Read
That’s right – it’s time for another Potty Posting! This time, we tackle barcode marketing, including our old friend the QR code. As always, a PDF version is available here, which we encourage you to share with clients and colleagues. But, if you’d prefer the straight text, continue reading below.
Continued...Projectile Conversations via Slingshot
You know this much by now: if it’s Friday and you’re on the Awesome Blog, there’s a good chance you’ll be reading about some awesome projection executions. But, before you dismiss us as being a little too predictable, admit that you didn’t expect us to be covering slingshots in the same post, right? Meet the [...]
Continued...EVERYONE IS USING QR CODES EVERYWHERE
At least, that’s what this article from Ad Age would have you believe. After all, if the NYC sanitation department is slapping them on their garbage trucks (as seen on the right), is there any surface that’s immune to the inevitable invasion of the QRevolution? Ehh, let’s all take a deep breath here. While we’re [...]
Continued...Careful with that Thing!
You can’t just go around throwing plasma bolts in the middle of a busy Hollywood intersection – you’ll poke somebody’s eye out! Unless it’s just an interactive window display from InWindow Outdoor. In yet another example of the movie industry’s willingness to embrace Immersive Sensory Experiences, the above display is part of an OOH campaign [...]
Continued...Upshot Smartshot #3: QRacking the QR Code
Thanks to everyone who attended our latest Smartshot webinar: “QRacking the QR Code.” We’ve posted a recording on the webinar in two pieces above. Since we included functioning QR codes in the presentation, you will get the most out of the webinar if you download a QR code reader to your smartphone before watching . [...]
Continued...OK Samsung, you are officially mega-awesome
We admit it, Samsung. We’re impressed. A couple of weeks ago, we sang your praises for your excellent use of projection, and gave you props for supplementing your event marketing with foursquare. But you couldn’t stop there, could you? You knew we were a sucker for those Youtube takeovers, which always end up being immersive [...]
Continued...While You’re Waiting
Despite proclamations that we live in an on-demand, instantly accessible world, we nevertheless continue to find ourselves waiting around. Waiting in line. Waiting in traffic. Waiting for downloads. Just… waiting. Thankfully, all that waiting’s become far more tolerable with the ability to entertain ourselves via mobile devices, ubiquitous media, and a slew of immersive sensory [...]
Continued...Crumbling Amsterdam Building Reveals Lush, Hidden Ecosystem
And you don’t need to consume any of Amsterdam’s famous Space Pastries to see it! Nah, it’s another fantastic projection, of course. In this case, there’s a brand behind the magic, as Samsung used this tactic to introduce their new 3D LED TVs. The captivating projection was complemented with a station where pedestrians could see [...]
Continued...Actually, you’re SUPPOSED to deface this billboard.
These days, it’s hard to know how we’re supposed to feel about graffiti. Is it art? Even if it is art, should we remove it? But the one thing we can agree on is that we don’t want to encourage folks to tag walls willy-nilly, right? Well, not anymore. The above video shows a “Tangible [...]
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