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Creative

While DRTV employs hundreds of successful creative approaches, most programs and spots feature formulaic elements that are critical to driving response. This section spotlights the wide-ranging world of DRTV creative executions -- some quite effective, others dragged down by a serious flaw.

A Look At: The monsters in Terminix's new ad campaign

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Ad agency Publicis Dallas created a hoard of unusual-looking monsters for an ad campaign for Terminix. Produced by Blacklist's Barcelona-based directorial and design collective Dvein, the four spots use a combination of manual and simulation tools, such as 3D Studio Max, Maya, After Effects and Nuke, to render the termite, cockroach and ant infestations almost unrecognizable, certainly unlike any others seen in feature film or commercials.

Yahoo TV is a Paradigm Shift for Internet TV

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Last week at the Consumer Electronics Show we got a sneak peek at the latest incarnation of Yahoo Connected TV and we were excited about what we saw: the first Internet TV device to bring passive and personalized Internet content to its users.  

GSD&M's Swan Song for BMW Is Ode to Owners and Film

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GSD&M Idea Citys final work for BMW North America is about to bow, and its an ode of sorts to BMW Films -- the groundbreaking series of online-only shorts the car maker won acclaim for in the early part of this decade.

Is That 'House Hunters,' or an Ad From Chevy?

Tim's Pick: Is That 'House Hunters,' or an Ad From Chevy?

Summary: Fans of HGTV's flagship "House Hunters" program may have been surprised in recent weeks to see Chevrolet commercials that look a lot like the show itself. In three 60-second spots that spanned the commercial breaks during "House Hunters," the ads depict consumers making a choice among three different vehicles -- one of them, of course, a Chevrolet.

'Fourth Screen' Continues To Expand Place-Based TV, Nielsen Adds Seven Nets With Many More On Deck

Tim's Pick: 'Fourth Screen' Continues To Expand Place-Based TV, Nielsen Adds Seven Nets With Many More On Deck

Summary: The marketplace of out-of-home video networks continues to expand, and if Nielsen Co. has anything to say about it, it will be researched, planned, bought and posted like another extension of the traditional TV advertising marketplace. That's the underlying premise behind Nielsen's so-called "Fourth Screen Report," a quarterly series of studies measuring the burgeoning place-based video marketplace in a way that can be compared with conventional TV audience impressions, so that advertisers and agencies can plan it as an extension of their TV advertising mix.

YouTube Streams Live

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YouTube took another step forward Monday in preparation for launching a live video streaming service for Google TV. The service launches a trial with four partners--Howcast, Next New Networks, Rocketboom and Young Hollywood -- that pushes the Web's most popular video site into competition with traditional television.  

Do Not Track Campaign Develops Controversial Spot for Times Square

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Consumer Watchdog, a privacy advocacy group, has developed a 15-second spot that is running on a 540-square foot digital billboard in Times Square, twice an hour, for the next 45 days. The spot promotes a longer video the group produced. Both videos are controversial - and designed to push the cause the group is currently promoting, namely Do Not Track legislation.

Fox Codes Uses Ads To Pitch Shows

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New scanning technology will be attached to specific Fox advertising materials for consumers to use to access more content of Fox shows.

Old Spice Campaign Smells Like a Sales Success, Too

Tim's Pick: Old Spice Campaign Smells Like a Sales Success, Too

Summary: Old Spice’s “Smell Like a Man, Man” campaign has been a huge viral success, but has it increased sales? The answer is an emphatic yes, according to The Nielsen Co. and new data from SymphonyIRI Group.

Context Rules New TV Audience Targeting Systems

Tim's Pick: Context Rules New TV Audience Targeting Systems

Summary:

Context was king during a meeting of the Collaborative Alliance, where companies presented new approaches to audience targeting.  The most controversial approach came from Turner Broadcasting, whose top researchers gave an update of their "TV in Context" initiative.

The initiative embeds or juxtaposes TV advertising messages into, or adjacent to television content that Turner's researchers say creates "unconscious" behavioral effects, motivating consumers to recall and even purchase brands at higher levels than advertising they are cognitively aware of.

 

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