Cursed Nike commercial?
Tuesday, October 09, 2007
This is one of the most creative Nike commercials ever made, but when you see who's in it you'll wonder if it's cursed. With Marion Jones' recent announcement that she was on steroids during the 2000 Olympics and Michael Vick's dog fighting conviction this past summer, 2 out of the 7 athletes in the commercial will most likely spend this New Year's in jail. And since the ad released, Agassi has dropped Nike in favor of rival adidas.
What's next? We'll find out that Randy Johnson was on human growth hormone?
Labels: commercials, creative, Nike, sport, video
posted by Michael Tavani @ 12:11 PM |
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Allstate Marina Towers commercial
Wednesday, September 26, 2007
This Allstate commercial is a surprisingly large scale production for a 60 second spot.
The making of the commercial (below) was pretty interesting, especially the part where they go into the making of the car flying off the Marina Towers building in Chicago. What made it was that it was 100% real.
Labels: commercials, creative, video
posted by Michael Tavani @ 10:30 AM |
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TV commercials
Monday, September 17, 2007
This Kia ad is pretty funny, but even better is the TV Commercial Blog I just found.
Labels: commercials, humor, video
posted by Michael Tavani @ 12:16 AM |
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Cadillac Andy Garcia ad
Monday, July 16, 2007
I love the new series of "My Journey" Cadillac Escalade ads (check out my previous post on Tiki Barber's Escalade spot here). I also love Andy Garcia in one of my favorite movies, Ocean's Eleven. Combine the two and you have a simple, modern, and surprisingly inspirational, commercial. (Check out Cadillac's site for more entertaining videos, scroll down to "Andy Garcia Escalade")
"The reality is you have to be willing to fall. But you just have to make sure that you fall forward." -- Andy Garcia
Labels: commercials, lifestyle, video
posted by Michael Tavani @ 10:57 PM |
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Introducing Roger Federer
Saturday, July 07, 2007
They say he's the best ever. And he's only 25 (turns 26 on 8.8.07). And now the best golfer in the world (T. Woods) introduces Roger Federer in his first ever Nike commercial. Check out this pretty sweet Roger Federer Nike commercial and read what CNBC sports biz. writer Darren Rovell has to say about the historic spot. [via RW]
Labels: commercials, kicks, Nike
posted by Michael Tavani @ 2:03 PM |
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Leon Bud commercials
Monday, June 25, 2007
Leon & Joe Buck on his good side
Leon interested in becoming a broadcaster
[via RW]
Labels: commercials, humor, video
posted by Michael Tavani @ 12:19 AM |
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AIG commercial - "can't sleep"
Tuesday, June 19, 2007
There is no doubt that the Nintendo 64 kids BMW commercial from the 2006 holiday season (Remember when wishes came true - 11.30.06) is one of the funniest I have posted on Urban Eola. Now loyal reader JB924, and one of the biggest supporters of that video, has this to say:
AIG "Can't Sleep" commercial
T -- There is no doubt that the BMW Christmas video commercial that you blogged
about is insanely funny.....however this AIG "Can't Sleep" commercial might
have edged it by a nose...what do you think?
N64 kids BMW commercial
Labels: commercials, humor, video, viral
posted by Michael Tavani @ 2:05 PM |
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It's just like a mini mall
Wednesday, June 13, 2007
Following are the words to the best flea market commercial I've ever seen. In fact, it might just be the only flea market commercial I've ever watched for longer than 4 seconds.
Flea market..Montgomery...it's just like...it's just like...a mini mall. Break it down.
Repeat that about 37 times and add a scary flea market salesman and catchy beat and you get a YouTube phenomenon. [via long lost contributing writer MK]
Labels: commercials, humor, video
posted by Michael Tavani @ 10:59 PM |
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MTV music awards ad
Thursday, May 31, 2007
Update (6.2.07): YouTube acts quick - the old video was taken down shortly after I posted it. I found a new one and posted it below.
This short ad promoting the 2007 MTV Movie Awards (June 3 in Los Angeles) and starring Sara Silverman and SNL's Will Forte is pretty funny. However, they cut out the funniest part from the original version I saw on MTV. At the very end, in place of the last "balls", Forte originally blurted out "taint". If you know what a taint is, it makes the video 10x funnier because it's such an undercover, funny body part.
"the region of the human body between the testicles or vagina and the anus"
Labels: commercials, humor, video
posted by Michael Tavani @ 7:50 PM |
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Pepsi Italian style
Tuesday, May 08, 2007
Molto bueno. [via CJ]
Labels: commercials, video
posted by Michael Tavani @ 10:14 AM |
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'Melo Jumpman ad
Monday, April 30, 2007
Here's my posting philosophy: When I see fresh stuff, I post it. Although I try to diversify as much as possible and cover various interesting topics, freshness usually wins out. And even though I frequently post about Nike and their badass commercials and in general all athletic apparel ads, this 'Melo spot for Jumpman (Brand Jordan) is one of the baddest ads I've seen in a while. His fitness clips are totally authentic-looking and motivational.
Other athletic apparel ads posted on UE
- Mizuno running ads
- Nike Evolution video
- Motivation by Lance
- 25 years of Nike's Air Force
- D.Wade Converse commercial
- Adidas v. Nike
- Nike's football is everything
Labels: commercials, kicks, Nike, sport, video
posted by Michael Tavani @ 10:33 PM |
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Creative Lexus commercial
Wednesday, April 18, 2007
I've been digging this 2008 Lexus RX commercial since I first saw it. The quick change of scenery is pretty neat. Watch it a couple times.
Labels: commercials, creative, video
posted by Michael Tavani @ 12:12 AM |
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Fight global warming
Wednesday, February 28, 2007
Fight Global Warming is a collaborative effort between Environmental Defense, the Ad Council, and the Robertson Foundation. In their own words:
Global warming is the most serious environmental challenge of our time. It is more urgent and its dangers are more fundamental than most Americans realize. This campaign seeks to educate Americans about how quickly we must act, and give concrete steps that people can incorporate into their lives to fight global warming.
Read about the myths/facts, dangers, and science behind global warming and find out what you can do about it. Also, check out their powerful TV spot below.
Labels: commercials, green, helpful, video
posted by Michael Tavani @ 8:58 PM |
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Oscar commercials
Sunday, February 25, 2007
Update -- Apple's "hello" commercial is online. It's really interesting to see Microsoft and Apple battling it out during the Oscars with dueling commercials promoting their latest innovations. Microsoft re-aired their awesome "Wow!"commercial pubbing Vista. And Apple introduced a brand new commercial hyping the June release of their revolutionary iPhone.
What's even more interesting is that they're both pretty similar spots. Both are montages that feature various celebrities saying one word repeated over and over - "Wow!" for Microsoft and "Hello" for Apple.
Labels: apple, commercials, tech
posted by Michael Tavani @ 10:40 PM |
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Chevy spot
Monday, February 19, 2007
This Chevy spot featuring a bunch of different famous songs with Chevy references is pretty cool. Surprisingly between rap, country and pop - the Chevy brand really covers pop culture. Chevy reminds us that people don't write songs about Volvos, they write songs about Chevys. This ad, which aired during the Super Bowl features, among others (in order) Mary J. Blige, Big & Rich, TI and Dale Earnhardt Jr. along with some other non-stars sprinkled in.
Labels: commercials, music, video
posted by Michael Tavani @ 8:29 AM |
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Heineken commercials are beautiful
Sunday, February 11, 2007
Check out this Heineken ad (2007) featuring one of my top 10 songs - Snoop + Pharell's "Beautiful". The ad is average, but the song is fresh.
Also, check out what seems to be a European Heineken ad. This one's pretty original.
Labels: commercials, video
posted by Michael Tavani @ 3:07 PM |
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Wow! Microsoft ads one-up Apple
Friday, February 09, 2007
I've pubbed the Mac ads plenty on this site (here and here), but I must give it to Microsoft. Their Windows Vista "Wow!" ad is pretty awesome (watch it below). Any ad featuring Pele and LeBron in the same spot gets props from UE. They kind of remind me of Apple's Think Different ads that came out in the late 90's featuring photos of Albert Einstein, Jackie Robinson, Ted Turner and Mahatma Ghandi among others. I still might rate the HP commercials I featured last August the best out of all of them as far originality.
Windows Vista "Wow!" ad
Labels: apple, commercials, creative, tech, video
posted by Michael Tavani @ 8:29 PM |
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Tiki's Cadillac commercial
Tiki Barber and wife Ginny met while students at Univ. of VirginiaAnd at 31 years old, he retired from the NFL at the top of his game. Rick Reilly of SI summed it up best:
Tiki Barber has his money, his memories and most of his cartilage. What he doesn't seem to have is the right to live his own life.
"When I get home from work," says Barber, "my [two- and four-year-old] kids come running at me. They make me get on my knees, and we play tackle football. On replacement knees, that's not happening. I saw this video of O.J. Simpson once, and his kids came running at him and he couldn't even pick them up. So I can see that if I play three or four more years, like everybody wants me to, that could be me. But when I'm 50 years old, and I'm having trouble just getting down the stairs, will they be cheering for me then?
Good for him. And now he'll pursue broadcasting...not just sports broadcasting. Check out Tiki in this Cadillac commercial (scroll down to the first one, but watch all three). It's very urban and right up UE's alley in terms of the beat in the background (the song Ocio by Melikka is fresh) and the style of it.
Labels: commercials, lifestyle, sport
posted by Michael Tavani @ 12:40 PM |
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Adidas vs. Nike
Saturday, February 03, 2007
Adidas
Chancey Billups
Gilbert Arenas
Tracy McGrady
Kevin Garnett
Tim Duncan
Nike (best of all their sponsored players)
Steve Nash
Kobe Bryant
LeBron James
Amare Stoudemire
Jermaine O'Neal
I agree with the Houston Chronicle's Jonathan Feigen's breakdown of the matchup.
For Adidas, you've got the It Takes Five five -- Chauncey Billups, Gilbert Arenas, Tracy McGrady, Kevin Garnett and Tim Duncan.For Nike, you have to choose five from the guys walking around the airport tarmac. We'll go with Steve Nash, Kobe Bryant, LeBron James, Jermaine O'Neal and Amare Stoudemire.
Tough call. Nash is incomparable, but on a team like this, Billups' catch-and-shoot talent makes him close. Kobe gets the edge on anyone, but Arenas is right there. Frontcourt, however goes to Adidas.
So who wins? If you have to double Duncan, McGrady or Garnett, those backcourt shooters will kill you.
So I'll go with Adidas based on the one thing that doesn't show up in either commercial -- passing.
Labels: commercials, kicks, Nike, sport, video
posted by Michael Tavani @ 12:47 PM |
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Super Bowl spoiler
Tuesday, January 30, 2007
If you watch the Super Bowl for its commercials, then you'll like Britney's ex, Kevin Federline in this Nationwide spot. It's set to air during Sunday's Super Bowl. Is it good enough to cause the Super Bowl hangover, where the day after the big game, millions come to work unfocused and hungover, or simply call in sick altogether with the big loser becoming the nation’s economy.
Labels: commercials, humor, pop culture, video
posted by Michael Tavani @ 8:30 AM |
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