Best holiday '07 spot
Some holiday cheer marketing style...I find this commercial ingenious (but, no, I won't be buying an ATT phone, I just find the smart comedy to be ingenious). It's a fun take on gingerbread with outstanding writing and character voice-overs by Steve Buscemi and Norm McDonald.
net net: it's clever. Me likes clever, a lot. (But long-time readers know that by now.)
Oh, if you don't think this is the best holiday spot this year, then challenge me by submitting your take on the best holiday spot this season--after all, advertising isn't my focus or forte (but clever is). RSS/email readers, click through to the blog to view it.
CK -- I liked this one as well. Nice bit of humor with some recognizable voices wrapped in a gingerbread package.
Posted by: Matt Dickman | Sunday, December 16, 2007 at 01:24 AM
in this seasonal ginger bread style, i really prefer this one with rugby haka ginger bread ;-)
http://www.gwix.net/blog/fr/ads-marketing/video-pub-gingerbread-haka.asp
Posted by: laurent | Sunday, December 16, 2007 at 04:47 AM
@Matt: yeah, this one is the only holiday ad that has 'stuck' with me. So fun. Hope it was effective , too.
@Laurent: Very cute ad...thanks for the link and for continuing the gingerbread theme ;-).
Posted by: CK | Sunday, December 16, 2007 at 08:47 PM
Wow, I'm surprised. Norm McDonald is the voice of one of the characters in a Canadian mobile company's long running campaign (Bell Mobility). He's on TV and radio up here. All the time.
Now, I would have to imagine that he had permission to do this ad, what surprises me though is that he was granted the permission.
I know, Canada vs. the US, not really a competitor... yadda, yadda, yadda. However, for those watching on the Internet, it sends a mixed message.
Posted by: Mark Goren | Monday, December 17, 2007 at 08:06 AM
Nice! I agree.
Posted by: Joe Kutchera | Monday, December 17, 2007 at 10:55 AM
This spot freaks me out a bit. I never want to think about those little tasty morsels as being alive. Although it does make me laugh.
I prefer Apple's new spot.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TJVIiZ4qlXg
Although that might be a little cliche to like Apple.
Posted by: Matt Haverkamp | Monday, December 17, 2007 at 11:49 AM
@Matt: Wait, you actually EAT gingerbread men? I've not the heart to do that.
And yes, Apple's spot is cute...but hey, they got the spotlight all year ;-).
Posted by: CK | Tuesday, December 18, 2007 at 02:19 AM