{"id":36231,"date":"2011-03-21T14:31:19","date_gmt":"2011-03-21T20:31:19","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.businesspundit.com\/?p=36231"},"modified":"2015-06-03T18:58:53","modified_gmt":"2015-06-04T00:58:53","slug":"the-work-behind-the-10-most-creative-commercials-ever","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.businesspundit.com\/the-work-behind-the-10-most-creative-commercials-ever\/","title":{"rendered":"The Work Behind the 10 Most Creative Commercials Ever"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: center\"><a rel=\"attachment wp-att-36247\" href=\"https:\/\/www.businesspundit.com\/the-work-behind-the-10-most-creative-commercials-ever\/sony_bravia_balls\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-36247 aligncenter lazyload\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.businesspundit.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/03\/sony_bravia_balls-600x444.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"444\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.businesspundit.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/03\/sony_bravia_balls-600x444.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.businesspundit.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/03\/sony_bravia_balls-300x222.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.businesspundit.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/03\/sony_bravia_balls.jpg 946w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 600px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 600\/444;\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Creativity is key to the advertising industry. When you\u2019re selling something, you\u2019re not just selling the product itself; you\u2019re selling a concept, an idea, a lifestyle. The world\u2019s most successful advertising companies realize this, and concentrate on new and effective ways to tap into an idea that resonates with their audience. In TV and cinema advertising, the competition to make big ideas and strong strategies work with original creative devices is intense. No matter what the cost is, the most important factors in a successful campaign are the creative processes behind it. Here we take a look at what made the most creative ads ever just that!<\/p>\n<h3>10. Guinness (Tipping Point)<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><a rel=\"attachment wp-att-36245\" href=\"https:\/\/www.businesspundit.com\/the-work-behind-the-10-most-creative-commercials-ever\/guinness\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-36245 aligncenter lazyload\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.businesspundit.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/03\/Guinness-600x337.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"337\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.businesspundit.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/03\/Guinness-600x337.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.businesspundit.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/03\/Guinness-300x168.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.businesspundit.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/03\/Guinness.jpg 640w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 600px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 600\/337;\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Guinness \u2013 a brand of beer long associated with groundbreaking adverts \u2013 smashed their budget records with the &#8216;Tipping Point,&#8217; directed by Nicolai Fuglsig (now famous for Sony Bravia\u2019s \u2018Bouncing Balls\u2019 ad, see below).<\/p>\n<div id=\"g1-fluid-wrapper-counter-1\" class=\"g1-fluid-wrapper \" style=\"width:710px;\" data-g1-fluid-width=\"710\" data-g1-fluid-height=\"399\">\n<div class=\"g1-fluid-wrapper-inner\" style=\"padding-bottom:56.197183098592%;\">\n\t       <iframe width=\"532\" height=\"399\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/ZMzoWqnTb5I?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" class=\"lazyload\" data-load-mode=\"1\"><\/iframe>\n\t       <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Filmed in Argentina and costing $16m, the ad is directly inspired by Honda\u2019s domino style &#8216;Cog&#8217; ad (see below), and shared with that piece an incredibly demanding shooting schedule and a general shunning of special effects. Fuglsig cited a number of factors, including the high altitude of the location and the number of extras involved, which contributed to the \u2018biggest challenge\u2019 of his filmmaking career.<\/p>\n<h3>9. Skoda Fabi (Cake)<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><a rel=\"attachment wp-att-36252\" href=\"https:\/\/www.businesspundit.com\/the-work-behind-the-10-most-creative-commercials-ever\/skodacake\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-36252 aligncenter lazyload\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.businesspundit.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/03\/Skodacake-600x375.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"375\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.businesspundit.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/03\/Skodacake-600x375.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.businesspundit.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/03\/Skodacake-300x187.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.businesspundit.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/03\/Skodacake.jpg 800w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 600px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 600\/375;\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>A superb example of advertising on a grand scale, this commercial for the Skoda Fabia from Fallon Worldwide depicts a group of cooks creating a life size Skoda-shaped cake.<\/p>\n<div id=\"g1-fluid-wrapper-counter-2\" class=\"g1-fluid-wrapper \" style=\"width:710px;\" data-g1-fluid-width=\"710\" data-g1-fluid-height=\"399\">\n<div class=\"g1-fluid-wrapper-inner\" style=\"padding-bottom:56.197183098592%;\">\n\t       <iframe width=\"710\" height=\"399\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/WhfEGKc7PLQ?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" class=\"lazyload\" data-load-mode=\"1\"><\/iframe>\n\t       <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Set to the sound of Julie Andrew\u2019s \u2018My Favorite Things,\u2019 the ad took 16 people four days to make. At around $820,000, the one minute ad cost 62 times more than the cost of making a real Skoda. However, the film\u2019s director, Chris Palmer, was convinced it was worth the money: &#8220;Thank God we did it for real,&#8221; he says. And he\u2019s not the only one; the 2007 ad is fondly remembered, and did the Skoda brand all sorts of favors. But what happened to the cake? Unfortunately, after all those hours under the studio lights, it ended up being donated as compost.<\/p>\n<h3>8. Sony Bravia (Bouncing Balls)<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><a rel=\"attachment wp-att-36232\" href=\"https:\/\/www.businesspundit.com\/the-work-behind-the-10-most-creative-commercials-ever\/sonybravia-5\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-36232 aligncenter lazyload\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.businesspundit.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/03\/sonybravia.5-600x391.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"350\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 600px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 600\/350;\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Danish commercial director Nicolai Fuglsig\u2019s second appearance on this list is down to his work on the incredibly successful &#8216;Bouncing Balls&#8217; ad for Sony Bravia.<\/p>\n<div id=\"g1-fluid-wrapper-counter-3\" class=\"g1-fluid-wrapper \" style=\"width:710px;\" data-g1-fluid-width=\"710\" data-g1-fluid-height=\"399\">\n<div class=\"g1-fluid-wrapper-inner\" style=\"padding-bottom:56.197183098592%;\">\n\t       <iframe width=\"710\" height=\"399\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/7XmUxf35AVk?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" class=\"lazyload\" data-load-mode=\"1\"><\/iframe>\n\t       <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Featuring 250,000 balls released on the largest hill in San Francisco, and set to the relaxed tones of Jose Gonzalez\u2019s version of The Knife\u2019s meditative track, &#8216;Heartbeats,&#8217; the 2005 advert has become a recognized industry classic.<\/p>\n<h3>7. Nike (Secret Tournament)<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><a rel=\"attachment wp-att-36248\" href=\"https:\/\/www.businesspundit.com\/the-work-behind-the-10-most-creative-commercials-ever\/nike_secret\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-36248 aligncenter lazyload\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.businesspundit.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/03\/Nike_Secret-600x339.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"339\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.businesspundit.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/03\/Nike_Secret-600x339.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.businesspundit.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/03\/Nike_Secret-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.businesspundit.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/03\/Nike_Secret.jpg 614w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 600px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 600\/339;\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The Secret Tournament (also known as Scorpion KO) campaign, created by Dutch agency Wieden + Kennedy for Nike in 2002, was directed by big-name Hollywood director and ex-Monty Python star Terry Gilliam.<\/p>\n<div id=\"g1-fluid-wrapper-counter-4\" class=\"g1-fluid-wrapper \" style=\"width:710px;\" data-g1-fluid-width=\"710\" data-g1-fluid-height=\"399\">\n<div class=\"g1-fluid-wrapper-inner\" style=\"padding-bottom:56.197183098592%;\">\n\t       <iframe width=\"532\" height=\"399\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/43ItX_bPR1o?start=64&#038;feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" class=\"lazyload\" data-load-mode=\"1\"><\/iframe>\n\t       <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Shot at the end of 2001, the ad features 24 of the world\u2019s best soccer players showing off their skills in a hidden competition in a gigantic cage on a cargo ship. The three minute ad cost around $14.5 million to produce and featured an old Elvis vocal track, \u2018A Little Less Conversation (A Little More Action),\u2019 set over thumping dance music &#8211; which subsequently became a hit single in its own right. While the ad attracted some controversy, with soccer\u2019s governing body FIFA describing it as \u2018ambush marketing,\u2019 the large-scale campaign (with a reported overall marketing budget of $100m) is remembered as a high quality success.<\/p>\n<h3>6. Guinness (Surfer)<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><a rel=\"attachment wp-att-36250\" href=\"https:\/\/www.businesspundit.com\/the-work-behind-the-10-most-creative-commercials-ever\/surfer1024\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-36250 aligncenter lazyload\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.businesspundit.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/03\/surfer1024-600x450.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"450\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.businesspundit.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/03\/surfer1024-600x450.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.businesspundit.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/03\/surfer1024-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.businesspundit.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/03\/surfer1024.jpg 1024w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 600px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 600\/450;\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Another Guinness commercial, this 1999 offering, directed by experienced advertising director Jonathan Glazer (the man behind critically acclaimed British movie &#8216;Sexy Beast&#8217;), is instantly recognizable from its imagery of crashing waves and white horses, and its soundtrack of a rousing voice over hypnotic music.<\/p>\n<div id=\"g1-fluid-wrapper-counter-5\" class=\"g1-fluid-wrapper \" style=\"width:710px;\" data-g1-fluid-width=\"710\" data-g1-fluid-height=\"399\">\n<div class=\"g1-fluid-wrapper-inner\" style=\"padding-bottom:56.197183098592%;\">\n\t       <iframe width=\"532\" height=\"399\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Y9znA_dwjHw?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" class=\"lazyload\" data-load-mode=\"1\"><\/iframe>\n\t       <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>&#8216;Surfer&#8217; was shot in Hawaii over nine days and was inspired by Walter Crane\u2019s 1893 painting, &#8216;Neptune\u2019s Horses.&#8217; Rarely has a television advert captured a mood so eloquently or as effectively as here. Universally acclaimed, the ad went on to win a number of awards, and in 2002 was named the \u2018Best Ad Of All Time\u2019 in a poll conducted by the British Sunday Times.<\/p>\n<h3>5. Volkswagen (Fight Yourself)<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><a rel=\"attachment wp-att-36251\" href=\"https:\/\/www.businesspundit.com\/the-work-behind-the-10-most-creative-commercials-ever\/volkswagen-fight\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-36251 aligncenter lazyload\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.businesspundit.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/03\/volkswagen-fight.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"480\" height=\"307\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.businesspundit.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/03\/volkswagen-fight.jpg 480w, https:\/\/www.businesspundit.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/03\/volkswagen-fight-300x191.jpg 300w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 480px) 100vw, 480px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 480px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 480\/307;\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The 2009 &#8216;Fight&#8217; commercial for car giant Volkswagen &#8211; from agency DDB London &#8211; featured explosive Matrix-style martial arts sequences and a somewhat surreal concept.<\/p>\n<div id=\"g1-fluid-wrapper-counter-6\" class=\"g1-fluid-wrapper \" style=\"width:710px;\" data-g1-fluid-width=\"710\" data-g1-fluid-height=\"399\">\n<div class=\"g1-fluid-wrapper-inner\" style=\"padding-bottom:56.197183098592%;\">\n\t       <iframe width=\"532\" height=\"399\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/CQ8Zyljf_t0?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" class=\"lazyload\" data-load-mode=\"1\"><\/iframe>\n\t       <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Set in the VW Polo factory in Germany, the ad followed an engineer fighting wave after wave of opponents, each one an exact double of himself. &#8220;Sometimes the only one you have to beat is yourself,&#8221; ran the voice-over.<\/p>\n<h3>4. Apple Macintosh (1984)<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><a rel=\"attachment wp-att-36246\" href=\"https:\/\/www.businesspundit.com\/the-work-behind-the-10-most-creative-commercials-ever\/attachment\/1984\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-36246 aligncenter lazyload\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.businesspundit.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/03\/1984-600x468.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"468\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.businesspundit.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/03\/1984-600x468.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.businesspundit.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/03\/1984-300x234.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.businesspundit.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/03\/1984.jpg 800w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 600px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 600\/468;\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Apple&#8217;s Orwell-inspired advert from 1984 can be seen as a kind of grandfather \u2013 or indeed, a big brother \u2013 to the kind of high concept original creativity so important to advertising today.<\/p>\n<div id=\"g1-fluid-wrapper-counter-7\" class=\"g1-fluid-wrapper \" style=\"width:710px;\" data-g1-fluid-width=\"710\" data-g1-fluid-height=\"399\">\n<div class=\"g1-fluid-wrapper-inner\" style=\"padding-bottom:56.197183098592%;\">\n\t       <iframe width=\"532\" height=\"399\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/OYecfV3ubP8?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" class=\"lazyload\" data-load-mode=\"1\"><\/iframe>\n\t       <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Directed by Hollywood director Ridley Scott, and dreamed up by Chiat\/Day to introduce the world to the Apple Macintosh, the unusual yet highly memorable advert features a nameless blond athlete running through a dystopian landscape to the disturbing soundtrack of a bizarre authoritarian speech. Notoriously, the advert was only ever aired during the daytime once in the 1980s, during the third quarter of Superbowl XVIII. Since then, it has cropped up on compilation shows, and has rightly become regarded as an industry classic and a watershed in creative advertising.<\/p>\n<h3>3. Big Yellow Storage Company (Tide Effect)<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><a rel=\"attachment wp-att-36253\" href=\"https:\/\/www.businesspundit.com\/the-work-behind-the-10-most-creative-commercials-ever\/big-yellow-wave\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-36253 aligncenter lazyload\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.businesspundit.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/03\/big-yellow-wave.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"468\" height=\"263\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.businesspundit.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/03\/big-yellow-wave.jpg 468w, https:\/\/www.businesspundit.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/03\/big-yellow-wave-300x168.jpg 300w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 468px) 100vw, 468px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 468px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 468\/263;\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>This deceptively simple yet visually effective stop-motion advert, from London based agency CHI &amp; Partners, appeared in 2007.<\/p>\n<div id=\"g1-fluid-wrapper-counter-8\" class=\"g1-fluid-wrapper \" style=\"width:710px;\" data-g1-fluid-width=\"710\" data-g1-fluid-height=\"399\">\n<div class=\"g1-fluid-wrapper-inner\" style=\"padding-bottom:56.197183098592%;\">\n\t       <iframe width=\"710\" height=\"399\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Vx0UNWYlidg?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" class=\"lazyload\" data-load-mode=\"1\"><\/iframe>\n\t       <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Featuring waves of household clutter crashing into a room and then drawing back again, the ad beautifully frames the concept behind the storage company effectively in just 30 seconds. The inspiration seems to have come from close to home. As creative director Charles Inge says: &#8220;This ad could have been filmed in my house. Every night it looks as though it could it have been hit by a tidal wave. In my next life I will go minimal.&#8221;<\/p>\n<h3>2. Samsung (Extreme Sheep LED)<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><a rel=\"attachment wp-att-36254\" href=\"https:\/\/www.businesspundit.com\/the-work-behind-the-10-most-creative-commercials-ever\/samsung_sheep_post\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-36254 aligncenter lazyload\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.businesspundit.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/03\/samsung_sheep_post-600x336.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"336\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.businesspundit.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/03\/samsung_sheep_post-600x336.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.businesspundit.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/03\/samsung_sheep_post-300x168.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.businesspundit.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/03\/samsung_sheep_post.jpg 848w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 600px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 600\/336;\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Fresh, original and funny, The Viral Factory\u2019s 2009 ad, &#8216;Extreme Sheep LED,&#8217; for Samsung\u2019s LED televisions, goes to show the kind of fantastic results that can be gained from a great idea, hard work and plenty of planning.<\/p>\n<div id=\"g1-fluid-wrapper-counter-9\" class=\"g1-fluid-wrapper \" style=\"width:710px;\" data-g1-fluid-width=\"710\" data-g1-fluid-height=\"399\">\n<div class=\"g1-fluid-wrapper-inner\" style=\"padding-bottom:56.197183098592%;\">\n\t       <iframe width=\"710\" height=\"399\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/D2FX9rviEhw?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" class=\"lazyload\" data-load-mode=\"1\"><\/iframe>\n\t       <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>The 200-second ad features scores of sheep with LED displays on their backs being shepherded en masse (by real-life farmers) to create a light show with a difference. At the time of the campaign&#8217;s start, debate centered on whether the film was \u2018real.\u2019 While a lot of the footage is indeed genuine, as Matt Smith, Viral\u2019s co-founder, explains, some help was needed: \u201cThe sheep herding bit is straight up \u2013 no trickery but there is a fair amount of computer trickery and post production work. We thought the Mona Lisa was the big wink to people \u2013 once they saw that we thought they would realize it was not all real.\u201d<\/p>\n<h3>1. Honda (Cog)<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><a rel=\"attachment wp-att-36255\" href=\"https:\/\/www.businesspundit.com\/the-work-behind-the-10-most-creative-commercials-ever\/cog\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-36255 aligncenter lazyload\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.businesspundit.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/03\/Cog-600x334.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"334\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.businesspundit.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/03\/Cog-600x334.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.businesspundit.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/03\/Cog-300x167.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.businesspundit.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/03\/Cog.jpg 800w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 600px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 600\/334;\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>British agency Wieden + Kennedy\u2019s 2003 advert for the Honda Accord, as part of their \u2018The Power of Dreams\u2019 campaign, is probably one of the most famous adverts of recent times and stands out as an undisputed classic.<\/p>\n<div id=\"g1-fluid-wrapper-counter-10\" class=\"g1-fluid-wrapper \" style=\"width:710px;\" data-g1-fluid-width=\"710\" data-g1-fluid-height=\"399\">\n<div class=\"g1-fluid-wrapper-inner\" style=\"padding-bottom:56.197183098592%;\">\n\t       <iframe width=\"532\" height=\"399\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/cQJPYgl5aoY?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" class=\"lazyload\" data-load-mode=\"1\"><\/iframe>\n\t       <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>The famous 120-second film, which cost $1.6m to produce, features the pieces of a dismantled Accord propelling themselves domino effect style, before finally releasing a fully functional car. The work that went into the making of &#8216;Cog&#8217; is testament to the skill and vision of the creative team, not least director Antoine Bardou-Jacquet. After the scripting and two months of conceptual drawing and storyboarding, then four months of practical experimentation, the actual shoot must have come as something of a relief. Four days of filming were required to get two 60 second shots of the sequence, and it took 606 takes to get them. This incredibly detailed work must have been more than demanding but, as critical acclaim, numerous awards and a lasting legacy have shown, it was all worth it.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Creativity is key to the advertising industry. When you\u2019re selling something, you\u2019re not just selling the product itself; you\u2019re selling a concept, an idea, a lifestyle. The world\u2019s most successful advertising companies realize this, and concentrate on new and effective ways to tap into an idea that resonates with their audience. 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