Inspired by the upcoming Amazon Prime film Cinderella, Mercedes-Benz recently collaborated with agency Merkley + Partners, director Rachel McDonald of Biscuit Filmworks, and a primarily female cast and crew, to create a television commercial which aims to encourage women to rewrite the roles they were told to have in the world.
Placing innovation at the forefront, Mercedes-Benz is showcasing the amazing talent behind Cinderella who are breaking the mold and leaving their mark. The commercial, "Rewrite the Story," stars Camila Cabello, Cinderella director and writer Kay Cannon and producer Shannon McIntosh and highlights the collaboration of strong, inspirational women who are shattering the glass ceiling.
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Client Mercedes-Benz Agency Merkley + Partners Alex Gellert, CEO/partner; Andy Hirsch, chief creative officer; Max Godsil, creative group head; Gabi Hastings, creative director; Gary Grossman, director of broadcast production; Alex Kobak, sr. producer; Bev Don, director art production; Kristin Palmeri, art producer. Production Biscuit Filmworks Rachel McDonald, director; Shawn Lacy, partner/managing director; Holly Vega, exec producer; Maury Strong, producer; Sean Moody, head of production; Chris Blauvelt, DP; Deborah Evans, production designer. Editorial Rock Paper Scissors Lauren Dellara, editor; Eve Kornblum, exec producer. Brand Experience Marketing Engine Shop Chris Handy, CEO; Jimmy Cundiff, EVP; Lindsay Abken, sr. graphic designer.
FactSet, a global financial digital platform and enterprise solutions provider, has partnered with Chicago-based creative agency VSA Partners to unveil a second round of spots in its “Not Just the Facts” campaign. The campaign originally launched back in April.
The campaign was built on a core strategic insight: While quality data is critical for financial professionals, facts in isolation provide little value. FactSet’s personalization, data connectivity, open and flexible technology, and dedicated service and support provide the context necessary for the investment community to turn facts into valuable insights--and make the most of them.
The new creative picks up where the previous left off. This time it focuses on a particularly boorish office worker, drolly played by character actor Wyndham Maxwell, who ticks off an encyclopedic list of facts and non sequiturs during business meetings and to the bemusement of his colleagues.
The tongue-in-cheek campaign, which plays more like a perfect-pitch comedy series than a typical B2B commercial effort, is a major departure from financial services industry norm--both in its use of humor and in its humanistic approach. Starting this week, FactSet will roll out 16 unique spots—a combination of :30s, :15s, :06s and nine “shorts”—across multiple channels including digital, streaming and CTV.
This :30, “Dinos,” has an office worker’s relevant reference to dinosaurs spark our boorish colleague who proceeds to utter one irrelevant fact after another about the prehistoric creatures.
The Los Angeles–based Docter Twins (Matthew and Jason Docter) directed the original campaign and this new humorous work through their production company, Thinking Machine. The identical twin... Read More
