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A print ad that speaks to you

Armando Alves — Tue, 26 Apr 2011 22:34:54 +0000

Great catch by Marc at Osocio: a campaign for Reporter Without Borders, by Publicis Brussels with a print ad that speaks to you.

Don’t have an iPhone? Try the website.

Just shows how dead trees media can still be relevant on this digital age. Sort of.

404 may not be an error page

Armando Alves — Sun, 27 Mar 2011 22:45:44 +0000

Cross posted at Osocio.org

In one more example of multiples or synchronicity of ideas, today i tweeted an idea for turning 404 pages into a charity opportunity. Well, a few hours later i found out a campaign by Fischer+Fala for AACD (The Brazilian Handicapped Association).

When browsing to a partner website with an incorrect URL (which have over 17million of uniques), instead of the usual “Page Not Found”, the user is surprised with a plea for help by AACD, inviting donations on AACD’s website. And if your organization wants to do the same, just download the 404 page assets on the website.

Turning a browsing error into a charity opportunity is a great example how we don’t always need big budgets, but rather be ingenious with what we have available.

Voting for Osocio’s Best Campaign of 2010

Armando Alves — Sat, 05 Feb 2011 16:50:19 +0000

There. Just submitted my vote for 15 campaigns showcased on the best blog on social advertising and non-profit campaigns.

Visit Osocio.org and find out more about the great works nominated, showing that advertising and marketing can also help to make the world a better place.

Get your book and help charity:water #bad10

Armando Alves — Fri, 15 Oct 2010 20:29:06 +0000

Yes! it’s Blog Action Day, the right time to get your Age Of Conversation 3 book and help charity:water.

Blog Action Day joins bloggers to support a common cause, with water being the selected theme in 2010. Help me, Gavin, Drew and all the Age Of Conversation bloggers to support this non-profit organization by purchasing this collaborative book:

charity: water is a non-profit organization bringing clean and safe drinking water to people in developing nations. 100% of public donations directly fund water projects.

Did you know that just $20 can give one person clean water for 20 years? The simple act of buying a book, written by some of the most influential marketing authors, can indeed make a difference!

P.S. Do let me know of what you think of my chapter.

Helpers in action

Armando Alves — Fri, 05 Feb 2010 20:14:47 +0000

Helpers-EU.com is not your traditional campaign, but rather a web series promoted by the European Union to raise awareness about the dangers of tobacco.

In partnership with Daily Motion, but also with a Youtube channel the animated films are a fun way to inform young europeans, but also engaging them with the web series by allowing them to vote on the theme/tip for the next episode.

The series depicts 3 super-heroes who try to save smokers and non-smokers from the negative effects of tobacco, by giving them absurd tips and advice. Chuck, Skinny and Loona, accompanied by Tapas, a masochistic freak of nature that wont leave them alone, unify their strengths for better or for worst.

You can also find the Helpers on Facebook and Beebo.

Advertiser:Help-EU
Agency:Ligaris

Cross-posted at Osocio.org

Armando Alves — Thu, 07 Jan 2010 21:45:06 +0000

A short break on these holidays didn’t helped to pick up my regular posting schedule, as i forced myself to unwire my lifestyle. As i resume a lot of on-hold projects, and decide what to do in 2010 on this digital canvas, time to do a short mention to another place were my writing goes, Osocio.org, that has recently announced the nominees for Best Social Campaign of 2009:

- Message from the Gyre by Chris Jordan

- Storytelling: Choose a different ending by AMV BBDO for the London Metropolitan Police

- Watermarks make the flood visible by Chris Bodle

- The trillion dollar campaign by TBWAHuntLascaris for The Zimbabwean

- Before you turn away put yourself in my place by David & Goliath for the Weingart Homeless Center

- Just add water by Kennedy Monk for Yes Men + Bhopal Medical Appeal

- The smoking plant by Fischer America

- Contemporary beauty ideals by Ogilvy & Mather Frankfurt for ANAD

- Going west with the New Zealand Book Council by Colenso BBDO

- TubePetition by Mizbala

The winner is to be announced next week, and hopefully 2010 will bring a new fature: “Campaign of the Month”. For more details, check the original post at Osocio.org.

Big Warm-up

Armando Alves — Thu, 29 Oct 2009 23:14:52 +0000

Land’s End is sponsoring this year the Big Boston Warm-Up, an effort to make the season warmer for the homeless people in the Boston area. Collecting one coat at a time (donated at Sears), but also setting up a beautiful website, developed by Firstborn NYC.

The infographic rich website also informs about the installation at Boylston Plaza with 738 figures waiting for a warm red heart, meaning that 10 people have donated coats for each figure.

Finally, do check the also special and personalized video after the jump.

Source: @brianjeremy

Cross-posted at Osocio.org

The smoking plant

Armando Alves — Tue, 22 Sep 2009 22:21:50 +0000

Many countries around the world have been implementing smoking bans as public health policy. In Brazil, the state of São Paulo has issued last month a ban on indoor smoking, with the usual controversy amongst citizens.

Instead of taking sides, ad agency Fischer and digitial agency PIX, elaborated the installation “The Smoking Plant”, where 2 plants on a glass case where placed side by side, but with one of the sunflowers exposed to cigarette smoke. The whole experiment was live on the Internet during the past 2 weeks, with the results shown on the video below:

During the 97 cigars smoked, the project updated the progress on Twitter and created a great amount interaction with users, offering also a screensaver to follow the experiment from the desktop.

Many thanks to Carlos Merigo, for hastily providing the video subtitled in English.

Credits
Agency: Fischer America
Interactive: PIX
Production: D3 Estudio
Film: Conspiração Filmes

Cross-posted to Osocio.org

Imagining Mozambique

Armando Alves — Thu, 13 Aug 2009 08:42:54 +0000

From civil war to natural disaster, Mozambique has been plagued with an uncertain future. ImaginingMozambique.com brings to attention this daily struggle, exhibiting the works of several artists as an inspiration to the African country.

123Klan, Carlos Serrao, Catalina Estrada, Akinori Oishi, Balint Zsako, Florence Manlik, Giuliano and Federico, Marcos Chin, Matt Maitland, Parra, Superdeux collaboreted on this effort for ASEM, a charity founded to help the children of Mozambique.

On the website, developed by Studio Cartelle, a firefly shotboux allows users to leave their messages of support to the cause, with a exhibition gallery featuring the works.
The traveling art show premieres 27th August at Maxalot Gallery, Amsterdam until 10th September, later residing in the offices of Wieden+Kennedy

Crossposted from Osocio

Waterlife, the online documentary

Armando Alves — Thu, 30 Jul 2009 22:39:15 +0000

The story of the last great supply of fresh drinking water on Earth. The changes affecting the Great Lakes. A beautiful soundtrack for an epic journey. Now on the web, developed by Jam3, at http://waterlife.nfb.ca/

Winner of the Special Jury Prize at Hot Docs 2009, the film is narrated by Gord Downie, featuring music by Sam Roberts, Sufjan Stevens, Sigur Rós, Robbie Robertson and Brian Eno.

Just enjoy. And think about it.

Source: Osocio