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Volkswagen’s Piano Staircase: The Fun Theory That Changed Ads
How a Stockholm subway staircase became a piano, proved fun can change behaviour, and gave Volkswagen earned reach without a car ad.
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Squatty Potty’s Unicorn Ad: The Poop Demo That Converted
How a unicorn poop-shaming video turned an awkward bathroom stool into a direct-response phenomenon and a growth marketing playbook.
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Dove Evolution: The 2006 Ad That Exposed Beauty Retouching
How Ogilvy Toronto's 75-second time-lapse turned makeup, lighting and Photoshop into a global argument about beauty standards and brand purpose.
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Subservient Chicken: Burger King’s Weird 2004 Web Stunt
How Burger King's Subservient Chicken turned a typed command into 2004's must-share URL and a benchmark for participatory marketing.
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Think Different: How Apple’s 1997 ad made weird a strategy
In 1997, Apple was months from collapse. Instead of a product demo, it launched Think Different—and rebuilt the brand around an idea.
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Dos Equis: The Most Interesting Man in the World
The 2006 Dos Equis campaign built a parody-proof brand character whose deadpan one-liners outlasted the media buy. Here's the breakdown.
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Sony Bravia’s Bouncy Balls: The Ad That Sold Colour Without Specs
How Sony Bravia and Fallon London turned 250,000 real bouncy balls into a global ad moment that sold colour without a single spec.
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Honda Cog: The 2003 Ad That Made Engineering Go Viral
In 2003, Honda built a two-minute ad from real Accord parts, no CGI and 606 takes. Here's why it still works as product storytelling.
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Red Bull Stratos: The Jump That Turned a Drink Into Media
In 2012 Red Bull streamed a man jumping from the stratosphere. Here's how it built the film, why it spread, and what marketers can steal.
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Blendtec’s Will It Blend? How a $50 Test Became a Sales Machine
In 2006, Blendtec turned a blender demo into an early viral series by blending iPhones and golf balls—and retail sales followed.
