The Journal of Awesome

Friday, April 6, 2012

Awesome Video Blog Post: Glove and Boots - ode to seuss

Although their followers is still below the 100k mark, Glove and Boots are two of my favorite Internet characters. Dr. Seuss is also my favorite writer of all time (sorry Augusten Burroughs). This tribute to the great Seuss is hilarious, a must watch!

Awesome Part II: New Era Caps - Chicago vs. Chicago Round 1

Personally, I loved the first series featuring New York fans Alec Baldwin & John Krasinski. But, this first video featuring two Chicago baseball fans with different team affiliations, Nick Offerman aka Park & Rec's Ron Swanson and Craig Robinson of The Office & Hot Tub Time Machine fame is even better. Absolutely love the dialog on this one and can't wait to see Round 2!

Awesome Pitch: The Muppet Show sold to CBS

I'm sold. This is the original pitch to CBS to get them to buy off on The Muppet Show. Freakin' genius if you ask me. I wish I could use the Muppets to pitch all of my ideas to clients. via Devour

Thursday, April 5, 2012

Awesome Act of Kindness: Keep Aaron Cutting

Speaking of cleaning out bookmarks, this was bookmark #1 from August of 2011. It's an amazing story. After the London riots, many small businesses were left in ruins. One of them was Aaron's barbershop. Aaron had been cutting hair in the same location for decades and couldn't afford to fix his shop. So, a group of interns from BBH in London decided to tell his story to help raise the money he needed. All in all, they raised 35,000 pounds, which is over $55,000. Truly amazing. You can see the original video below and see the progress they've made in rebuilding Aaron's shop by visiting their blog here.

Awesome Promotion: Uber Cab - ubercade

If you're in a major city and require a level of class that a regular cab can't deliver, Uber Cab is the way to go. I use it sometimes in San Francisco. It does cost more, but it's worth it. This was an awesome promotion idea for their Washington D.C. launch. It's just sad that it wasn't exposed to the masses, which I guess doesn't make it that 'promotional'. Oh well, awesome idea!

Awesome Movie: Marley

If you don't like Bob Marley, you can't be trusted.

Awesome Ad: Target - color changes everything

I've been cleaning out my bookmarks so the next few posts may be dated, but they're still awesome. I don't know if it's the color, the fluid movement or the song, but this spot for Target just makes me feel good. It actually makes me want to redo my place. Amazing work.