It’s a blustery day out there, friends–perfect excuse to grab a hot coffee and spend a few minutes looking over the stories that have caught our eye over the past week. Here is your mid-week mash-up…

Brands Cleverly Join The ALS Ice Bucket Challenge

Anyone who hasn’t been officially nominated to take part in the ALS Ice Bucket Challenge, don’t worry–your time will come! Meanwhile, have a look at a few of our favorite videos from brands who cleverly took on the challenge themselves, taking part in the most successful viral charity drive in history.

Instagram Introduces New Hyperlapse App

‘Hyperlapse From Instagram’, a new time-lapse app from Instagram was recently launched for iPhone. The app features unique stabilization technology, turning handheld time lapse recordings into smooth finish videos, with a professional, cinamatic style. Have a look…

99 Bottles Of Beer In Your Fridge?

82 pounds of craft beer, anyone? Austin Beerworks, brewers of the ‘Peacemaker Anytime Ale’, a beer so good you will want to have several on hand at all times, introduce the world to their 99 pack of beer. Yes, you read that correctly, 99 cans of beer boxed up just for you. How has nobody thought of this before?

Quiet, Please…Heineken’s US Open Stunt Quiets New Yorkers

Silencing a crowd to win free tickets to the US Open? Sounds easy, right? Think again. Heineken and Wieden + Kennedy, team up to quiet a crowd (as tennis chair umpires do) for the chance to win tickets to the US Open, in this fun stunt. Only catch, you must keep a crowd of people in New York’s Union Square quiet long enough to win.

Deadline The Movie

Deadlines. Don’t turn around, they’re right behind you. Greek agency, Admine, created this chilling movie trailer featuring the dreaded creature that we know and loathe–the deadline. Enjoy…

Pop on the kettle, kick up your feet, and warm up this chilly morning with the latest stories that caught our eye so far this week. Here is your mid-week mash-up.

Miller Lite Turns Summer Pics From Fans Into National TV Ad

As the summer begins to wind down and kids prepare for their return to school, Miller Lite celebrates some of our greatest summer moments by featuring several pictures shared by fans, from their #ItsMillerTime social campaign, launched last May. Check out the latest ad that features their retro-style cans in the midst of some of summer’s most memerable (and user-generated) moments…

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Say Hello To Messages On Pinterest

The art of collaboration, turning ideas into actions, and sharing inspiration is the true essense of Pinterest, and the underlying theme behind the new ad promoting their new messaging feature. Have a watch…

Film Trailer Directs Audience To Whisper App

While it’s not unusual for film trailers to direct viewers to a Facebook page or promote a specific hashtag, we now see them incorporating the use of apps to provide further details for upcoming films. ‘Men, Women & Children’, a soon-to-be-released film surrounding the secret lives of people online, has teamed up with ‘Whisper’, an anonymous social network where people can share secrets and confessions about themselves, never revealing who they are. We have to admit, we are pretty intrigued…

Tom Hanks’ Typewriter App Brings Back The Art Of Writing

‘Hanx Writer’, a new app launced by Tom Hanks, has quickly become the most downloaded iPad app in the app store. The app turns your iPad into a classy, retro typewriter, giving you the experience of old-school writing at its greatest. Watch the demo for more info:

The Breaking Bad Boys Are Back, Pawn Shop Style

And finally, we couldn’t resist this hilarious spot from Audi, promoting the upcoming Emmy Awards. Here is your weekly fix of humour, we hope you love it as much as we do!

Happy Wednesday, all! Pop on that kettle, put your feet up and check out the top stories from the week so far; here is your Mid-week Mash-up…

O Captain, My Captain; The World Bids A Fond Farewell To A Comic Genius

After news that Robin Williams, 63, had passed away, social media sites were flooded with touching tributes that honoured the life of a man who devoted a majority of his life to making us laugh. Millions of tweets have been shared as the world continues to mourn his loss. Below we have shared one of Williams’ final productions, Apple’s ‘Your Verse’, an ad featuring the memorable monologue from ‘Dead Poets Society’, as well as the 2 most recent ‘Your Verse’ spots. Rest in peace, Robin. You are so loved and so missed.

Toyota’s New Stunt Turns The Streets of Prague Into An Impromtu Karaoke Stage

Prague locals sing along to pop classics in Toyota’s latest stunt titled ‘The Playlist’. The spot features the Toyota Yaris cruising through the streets as the stereo system, connected to GPS, triggers a different song based on which direction they decide to drive. Have a watch…

‘Rewind The Future’ To Stop Obesity

A new ad from ‘Strong 4 Life’, an initiative focused on the growing epidemic of obesity amongst children, shows the dangerous outcome of feeding children unhealthy foods at a young age, and how negatively it can affect our lives by they time we are adults.

Canadian Cancer Society Invites You To Save A Life By Facing Your Fears

A clever campaing introduces the idea of facing your fears, and raising money for cancer at the same time. Whether it’s heights, spiders or sharks, all you need to do is film a video of yourself describing your fear, how much money it will take for you to face it and eventually a video of you actually facing what scares you the most. What are you afraid of?

Couple Uses #ShareACoke Campaign To Announce Pregnancy

And finally, we share this cute video from Patrick and Whitney McGillicuddy, who share their big news by using personalised Coke bottles to announce their pregnancy. Congrats!

Good morning, Dublin! We are already halfway through our week (thanks for that extra push, bank holiday), and ready to catch up on the top stories that have caught our eye so far. Here is your mid-week mash-up…

Bret Michaels Professes His Endless Love To Nissan

Cheesy 80s-style music video featuring Bret Michaels, flaming guitars and a sexy Nissan testing facility? What more could you want in an ad? Have a watch…

Puppy Love Is In The Air, Thanks To These Interns

The interns from agency BBH and local New York animal shelter ‘Social Tees Animal Rescue’, struck gold with an idea that uses the popular dating app, Tinder, to match people up with abandoned dogs, rather than a date. With the 10 dogs posted, they received more than 2700 matches in less than a week! It must be love…

Kimberly Clarke Wants You To Drop Your Pants For ‘Underwareness’

A new campaign for its Depend brand urges people to “drop their pants” as a way to raise awareness for the often-taboo subject of bladder control. The campaign aims to use social media as a tool for people to keep the conversation going throughout the duration of the campaign.

BMW’s Graceful ‘Drift Mob’ Ad Reinvents The Flash Mob

We cannot help but feel absolutely mesmerised by the sychronised skids and squeals from BMW’s latest ad, ‘Epic Drift Mob’. Wonder if Bret Michaels’ Nissan van can keep up…

TD Canada Bank Gives Back To Their Customers In This Emotional Promotion

This emotional video highlighting a Canadian bank’s touching customer appreciation stunt will have you reaching for the tissues…don’t say we didn’t warn you!