Macy’s 2017 holiday advertising campaign kicks off with this two-minute anthem titled “Lighthouse” which tells the story of two children, and their families, being brought together by the perfect gift.
This tug-at-the-heartstrings tale–which has the lad reaching out to a girl who recently lost her mother–was directed by Steve Ayson of MJZ for BBDO New York.
The two-minute piece is being shown online, while :60 and :30 versions will run both on TV and online.
Client Macy’s Agency BBDO New York David Lubars, chief creative officer, worldwide; Greg Hahn, chief creative officer, NY; Danilo Boer, Marcos Kotlhar, executive creative directors; Matt Brink, Adam Livesey, sr. creative directors; Ashley Henderson, executive producer; Rani Vaz, director of music. Production MJZ Steve Ayson, director; Germaine McMicking, DP; Emma Wilcockson, exec producer; Jeff MacDougall, line producer. Editorial Whitehouse Post Russell Icke, editor; Emma Platek, assistant editor; Caitlin Grady, exec producer; Pamela Heller, producer. Postproduction/VFX Blacksmith Daniel Morris, VFX supervisor, lead compositor; Charlotte Arnold, exec producer; Anu Nagaraj, producer; Margolit Steiner, Robert Bruce, Jay Lee, Jacob Slutsky, Ivan Zwarts, compositing; Tuna Unalan, 3D. Music Barking Owl Sound Barking Owl, music arrangement/supervision; Kelly Bayett, creative director/partner; KC Dossett, producer; Brian Canning, Ethan Walter, composers. Audio Post Sonic Union Steve Rosen, mixer.
“The Contextualist,” the latest chapter in Bloomberg Media’s “Context Changes Everything” brand platform, debuts today (3/6), creatively distinguishing Bloomberg.com & the Bloomberg app subscription’s value for global business and government leaders. The new concept builds on the campaign’s foundation of context--the power of Bloomberg’s journalism to draw deft connections between its wealth of news, insights and data in every corner of the world.
Golden Globe and BAFTA-award winning filmmaker Brady Corbet (The Brutalist) directed three new spots for the campaign via magna studios in his debut helming brand commercials. This spot titled “The Price of Tea in China” takes a well-known and seemingly simple idiom and unpacks its complexity as an international business story in a 30-second journey. (The other two commercials are “Bird in the Hand” and “Rising Tides.” The “Context” campaign continues to be developed in collaboration agency Wieden+Kennedy New York.
“‘Context Changes Everything’ has become an important rallying point with consumers to remind them what’s unique about Bloomberg as we continue to double down on global news coverage for them,” said Julia Beizer, COO, Bloomberg Media. “‘The Contextualist’ moves the brand forward by personifying the prevailing ideas of intellect, curiosity and ambition. We’ve gained more than 100,000 subscribers in the time since we first launched the campaign in September 2023, and it remains an important driving element of our investment to continue growing and engaging subscribers in the years to come.”
“As my directorial debut in the world of advertisement, I’m proud of this work for Bloomberg and how it addresses the importance of... Read More
