UPular Remix

Jun32010
Maximillian Hill
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Here’s a cool and funky video remix of UP that Pixar made with Pogo, an Australian DJ. This isn’t Pogo’s first remix, he’s been around doing videos using Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, Harry PotterTerminator, and more.

SWITCH

Jun12010
Maximillian Hill
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Tyson Hesse created “Switch,” an animated short, as his senior film at the Savannah College of Art and Design. It’s worth 2 minutes to watch it.

8-Bit Awesomeness

Apr82010
Chris Kroeper


PIXELS by PATRICK JEAN.
Uploaded by onemoreprod. – Independent web videos.

Twitter Goes Loco for Coco

Mar182010
Carlyle McCoy

4275042140_91c7b58954Conan O’Brien was able to nearly sell out his nationwide “Legally Prohibited From Being Funny on Television Tour” in a matter of hours through a few, simple Twitter messages.  The O’Brien team relied not on traditional advertising to spread the word, but on the viral nature of tweets to his 600,000-plus followers.

O’Brien gained waves of support online while NBC tried to renegotiate their late night schedule earlier this year.  Thousands used Twitter and Facebook to vent their outrage about O’Brien’s proposed move to 12:05 a.m.  The trending topic #teamconan thrived and Facebook groups named “I’m with Coco” popped up everywhere.

The comedian’s online fan base showed its ardent loyalty early on and O’Brien was able to capitalize on their enthusiasm and support to buy tickets.  It really is an interesting marketing strategy based on brand loyalty that other companies and organizations will definitely be looking into for the future.

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Keep on keeping on, Keepon

Mar162010
Maximillian Hill
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Not everyone has seen Keepon, which is a shame. Gotta love that double-bounce twirling action. Get yours now for around $30,000.

New @anywhere Twitter platform looks promising for businesses

Mar152010
Karlie Justus

Our own Jeff Cohen and Scott Piggott may be in the middle of all the SXSW action this week, but you don’t have to be in Austin to learn more about Twitter’s new @Anywhere platform. When Twitter talks, people listen: The new feature was announced around 3:30 p.m. EST, and less than 30 minutes later its @anywhere Twitter account has more than 3,500 followers.

The official announcement describes the platform as a framework that will seamlessly integrate into a Web site without requiring the implementation of APIs. The Twitter conversations – in all of their customer service, focus group, instant feedback and media relations glory – that have proven so important to businesses and their customers will now happen on Web sites such as Amazon, AdAge, eBay, Salesforce.com and MSNBC.com, some of the first to try out the platform.

Still blurry? Twitter puts it this way:

Imagine being able to follow a New York Times journalist directly from her byline, tweet about a video without leaving YouTube, and discover new Twitter accounts while visiting the Yahoo! home page—and that’s just the beginning. Twitter has proven to be compelling in a variety of ways. With @anywhere, web site owners and operators will be able to offer visitors more value with less heavy lifting.

Jeff, a social media strategist here at HM&P, has already put together his thoughts on four ways the @Anywhere application will impact B2B marketing. I’m interested to see what kind of impact @Anywhere will have on sales and lead generation, and if it will increase Twitter’s small core of “consistent users.”

What do you think about the new platform?

Even with Robots the Nutcracker still sucks

Mar102010
Maximillian Hill
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Sorry Tchaikovsky, but it’s true.

Creative Department Triumphantly Returns to Fried Logic

Mar102010
Steve Olshansky

After a long departmental absence (thank you PR and Jim Stevens for picking up slack), our very own lawsuit waiting to happen, Chris Gupton, has set aside his freelance work to make a vital contribution to the agency blog.

Join this tattooed Senior Art Director as he takes you on a journey through the oval halls and inner workings of HM&P.

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The video everyone talks about…

Oct22009
Nicole Curtis

I found a great article in the Wall Street Journal about how to make a quality viral video. Enjoy.

http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052970204488304574435020939186220.html?mod=dist_smartbrief

Best Social Media Presentation Ever!

Jun62009
Scott Piggott

Wow! This is, by far, the best presentation I have seen that shows the conversational and viral nature of social media. DISCLOSURE: Video contains profanity.
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