Thursday, February 5, 2009

AKQA's genius jingle

Most agency Christmas cards are crap.

This is usually because the approval process is unbelievably painful. More people get involved than would do on the client side buying even a major TV campaign.

For agencies desperate to show what they can do, it’s a creative opportunity wasted.
Last year, Shackleton, Madrid, managed to win awards around the world with their card.
They figured that their clients would either want a traditional ham or they’d like something shiny and tecchy. So they decided to give them both. The i-Ham, a brilliant pastiche of Apple design and finest Spanish porker.

This year, the one electronic card that stands out above a largely disappointing inbox, is AKQA’s offering. I hope it leads to some nice presents at The Big Awards, Cannes, etc.

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