A few months ago, one of the missions of ImproveEverywhere went viral, the now famous Frozen Grand Central. The stunt then had iterations around the world in several cities.
It was about time that Lisbon had such a prank, and with Rodrigo as the organizer, we managed to get 65 agents downtown Lisbon.
Rua Augusta is one of the busiest streets, with lots of tourists, and this last Saturday was particularly crowded with people getting ready to watch Portugal-Turkey for Euro 2008. All went well, with no police intrusion or harassment of the agents, but i’ll let the video (in portuguese) speak for itself:
I found myself freezing for 5 minutes, while carrying the book Groundswell. Oh, the irony.
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I dreamed that one day advertising could move people the way ImprovEverywhere does. Another remarkable mission.
Just check one of the parent’s testimonials:
I believe you guys are behind the Hermosa Beach Little League taping that took place Saturday, March 10th, 2007. The parents will be talking about this for a long time the kids even longer. My son was a pitcher on the Lugnuts. We had a long/tough season last year. Saturday made up for everything. I want to sincerely thank you for making Saturday so unbelievable. It was like a birthday, Christmas, and New Years Eve captured in a few amazing hours. Thanks a million for a once in a lifetime opportunity.
The following text is a work of fiction, written this early morning for April fool’s.
Any resemblance to reality is pure coincidence. All characters, names, and trademarks are the property of their respective owners.
After several months (years maybe) bashing BDA (that is Big Dumb Agencies in Parker’s lexicon), the author of the popular blog AdScam, has decided to embrace the enemy and start to act as agent of change from the inside.
The deal was achieved the past February 31, according to external sources, and was part of a great effort by the advertising agency to introduce social media into their integrated approach.
George Parker will be involved in building the Social Media division and their place in the Wheel philosophy.
