YouTube’s Original Channels: One Giant Leap for Brandkind

Posted by Murray Allan, 17 Oct 2012

Back in South East England, rolling through the mists of time (well, the late ’70s...), to when my main mode of transport was a space hopper and Pong was the ultimate in console gaming, I was taken to the cinema by my parents every week. Back then, local adverts were played between the B and A movies as part of the show: ‘Wedding dresses...’, ‘The sharpest suits...’, ‘The best chicken tikka in town... only 50 yards from this theatre’, they would announce with pride. Here’s a relatively high-production value advert for Cobb Gate Fish Bar, in case you are unfamiliar with the format.

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LOCOG & Cadbury Strike Social Media Gold at the London Olympics

Posted by Tom Cleeland, 10 Oct 2012

Last week we suggested a top pick for Social Media Week London: a talk by Alex Balfour of the London Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games (LOCOG). We weren’t disappointed. Alex shared with us some impressive statistics and insights learned during LOCOG's digital adventure during the Games, so we wanted to share them with you, along with a very interesting case study on Cadbury's social media efforts during the Games.

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Crunch Gets Extreme

Posted by Luke Dringoli, 25 Jan 2010
How do you make people remember a 60-year-old chocolate bar? Reinvent it for a new decade. That’s what Nestlé’s doing for its Crunch bar. It got a makeover recently (crunchier rice, creamier chocolate) and received a very 2010-worthy new media treatment. Viral video! Celebrities! Extreme stunts! Facebook!
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