This week's Bestadsontv.com guest judge is Fabio Seidl, director of global creative development at Facebook.
BEST TV
Favourite: Nike/Shelflife 'Weird'.
Fantastic work - also in the 'surreal' meaning of the expression, from
director Marc Sidelsky. It's fashion, it's retail, it's to announce a
collaboration between Nike and Stussy, but it's nothing that you'd expect.
Great acting with two actors that un-act it with zero emotion, great
product shots that are not product shots, packaged around a non-sense
story. Wait, they said: weird. Yes, weird story.
Runner-up: Optus 'Amazing Race'.
This one probably got me for the nostalgia. It's classic TV
advertising, and for a classic category: telecom. Everything is really
well thought: from the Hot Wheels/Matchbox cars that speak to the
parent's audience, to the kids using gadgets to create a plan to play
even when they're stuck at home, without making us feel bad for the
quarantine, again. Extra points for the soundtrack, Rock Lobster from
B-52's.
BEST PRINT
Favourite: Tupperware '#StayHome'.
The concept ties perfectly to the product, and the moment we're living. Straightforward and simple.
Runner-up: Cadbury 'Fill In The Thanks'.
You have to understand a little bit how India's society works to get
this one. But the most important part to me is that the brand is
promoting gratitude and sponsoring daily wagers during the pandemic.
BEST OUTDOOR
Favourite: Almacenes Exito 'Prouducts'.
Coming from Latin America, I know the importance of creating ideas that
cost nothing or almost nothing. The rainbow made with products in the
aisle of a supermarket is so simple that it makes you wonder why nobody
thought about it before. Well done, Sancho, well done.
Runner-up: Barilla 'Rooftop Match With Federer'.
Before seeing this idea, I saw it all over the internet, and in almost
every sports show I watch. So, hats off to the team from We Are Social,
who turned something that was already viral (the girls playing tennis in
their rooftops) into something much more viral (enter Federer). They
almost lost me with the "hidden celeb watching the fans, nobody knew
he's there" play, but they came back for the win adding Nadal in the
tiebreaker.
BEST INTERACTIVE
Favourite: Tencent 'Micro Universe'.
Digital craft, digital craft, digital craft. What a beautiful, elegant
experience from China. Who said tech needs to produce only complicated
things? This one is effortless, point, shoot, create, share a unique
micro-universe created out of any image in the World.
Runner-up: Lebanese Army 'Peace Camo'.
I don't know why this idea is in the Interactive category (shouldn't it be outdoor?), but here I go. Advertising is also about changing perception, and what a bold statement and commitment is for an army to add scenes of care and solidarity on their camouflage patterns. I love the pacifist symbolism, and I hope it is here to stay and to inspire.