Viral Video: Adidas Adds Celebs To Star Wars Cantina Dan Koelsch, June 5, 2010 The Adidas Originals brand is gearing up for the 2010 FIFA World Cup by teaming up with LucasFilm to create a very unique commercial that will air during the sporting event. The Mos Eisley Cantina scene in Star Wars is one of the most famous scenes in film history, but the sports apparel company decided to reimagine it as a FIFA viewing party and add David Beckham, Daft Punk, Snoop Dogg, Franz Beckenbauer, Noel Gallagher, Ian Brown, Ciara, Jay Baruchel, and DJ Neil Armstrong. Watch it below. Here’s what Adidas had to say about the ad:“The theme of the 2010 Originals campaign is a neighbourhood of originality,” said Tom Ramsden, global director of communications at Adidas Originals. “So when we thought about how to best present Adidas’s partnership with Star Wars and the 2010 Fifa World Cup we immediately thought of temporarily turning the Mos Eisley Cantina into a place to watch some football and invite some friends along.” Viral Marketing AdidasDaft PunkFIFA World CupSnoop DoggStar Wars
Lost Fans Campaign To Be Included In The Credits February 23, 2010In a tribute to the fans of The Lord of the Rings, Peter Jackson included all the charter members of the Lord of the Rings fan club on the credits of the DVD release of the trilogy. This resulted in very very long credits but provided a nice tribute to… Read More
“Castle” Unveils Blog For Newlywed Characters January 13, 2012January 18, 2012Wedding websites seem to be the popular go-to viral marketing for television shows. NBC’s Parks and Recreation and The Office (twice) have both had them, and now ABC’s Castle joins the fray. Learn the details after the break. Read More
TRON: Legacy Viral Has New Image and Flynn Audio and Notes November 18, 2010November 18, 2010For those that have been following the TRON: Legacy viral campaign, you will recall we posted about the Arcade Aid challenge being updated with a bigger portion of the map for gamers to complete. Gamers that completed this challenge received a pretty good prize which entailed two of four pins… Read More