The Blog of Babel

This site sits on the crossroads of Languages, Linguistics, Social Media Market Engagement, Marketing Strategy, Innovation Strategy, Creativity Theory, Ancient Mythology & Egyptology. Its a very small crossroads in the middle of cyberspace - so stay for a while - pull up a chair and coffee. 

Award Winning Ads from 2013

Lets keep this simple. These videos below are all ads that were submitted to the Cannes Lions International Festival of Creativity . Enjoy.

TURKISH AIRLINES – KOBE VS MESSI: LEGENDS ON BOARD

Turkish Airlines - ''The best airline in Europe'' continues to fly with the best! Our new TV commercial which stars Kobe Bryant and Leo Messi is now live! Enjoy! Ad Agency: Alametifarika Directed by Marco Grandia www.turkishairlines.com

EVIAN – BABY & ME

Dancing with my baby-me. evian Live young. Music: Here comes the Hotstepper - Evian remix by Yuksek Download on iTunes: http://bit.ly/BabynMe Agency: BETC Directors: We are From LA Production team: Iconoclast & Mikros http://www.evian.com

ACTIVISION – “SURPRISE” CALL OF DUTY 4 LIVE ACTION TRAILER

The official Call of Duty®: Black Ops 2 live action trailer, directed by Guy Ritchie, takes you into the high-speed world of near-future weaponry. Call of Duty: Black Ops 2 arrives globally on 11.13.12. Pre-order now and receive the bonus Nuketown 2025 multiplayer map and access to the Double XPLaunch Weekend!

PEPSI MAX – JEFF GORDON “TEST DRIVE”

Jeff Gordon and Pepsi MAX go to a car dealership where a disguised Jeff Gordon takes an unsuspecting car salesman on the test drive of his life. #GordonTestDrive

MICROSOFT – CHILD OF THE 90S

You grew up. So did we. Reconnect with the new Internet Explorer. Visit http://www.browseryoulovedtohate.com for more. #childofthe90s

SONY – PLAYSTATION 4

Push the Boundaries of Play. http://www.playstation.com May contain content inappropriate for children, visit www.esrb.org for rating information.

PEPSI MAX – “UNCLE DREW”

Pepsi MAX went to a pick-up game in Bloomfield, NJ pretending to shoot a documentary on a basketball player named "Kevin." When his Uncle Drew came into the game, some magical things happened. http://www.PepsiMAX.com/facebook

GOPRO – HERO 3

Shot 100% on the new HERO3® camera from ‪http://GoPro.com. The Wi-Fi enabled HERO3: Black Edition is the most advanced GoPro, ever. No expense was spared during its development, resulting in a GoPro that is 30% smaller, 25% lighter & 2X more powerful than previous models.