retainer media: 2016

12/8/16

11/20/16

11/11/16

11/8/16

11/6/16

planet earth 2

here's a trailer for the most expensive wildlife documentary ever made.

watch video here.

11/3/16

cubs

i loathe baseball. but this is a great ad.

watch video here.

10/21/16

10/19/16

SickKids VS: Undeniable

easily the best hospital ad i've ever watched.

watch video here.

10/3/16

this is life

this ad was made by placing 16 cameras around a families home. it captured the everyday boring moments of life. i love it.

watch video here.

9/21/16

9/16/16

2nd amendment

this is one of the top 5 best campaign ads i've ever seen.

watch video here.

8/30/16

the official car of berkeley

subaru continues to knock it out of the park with their series of emotional ads.

watch video here.

8/10/16

'we are more alike than unalike'

watch video here.

8/4/16

7/14/16

work it

Diandra, Burt's Bees from Lucid Inc. on Vimeo.

watch video here.

7/12/16

7/11/16

the official car of berkeley

subaru has been cranking out some sweet spots over the past couple years. this one encompasses the overall campaign really well.

watch video here.

7/5/16

6/28/16

6/15/16

6/3/16

i'm still undecided between bernie and hillary. what i can say with confidence is that bernie's communications team has continued to produce beautiful and authentic content. i have yet to watch a hillary ad that makes me feel anything.

watch video here.

5/26/16

sign their yearbook

brilliant marketing. i've never seen a non-profit innovate on the petition process before.

watch video here.

5/21/16

hidden poverty

watch video here.

5/18/16

frog legs

watch video here.

5/2/16

cheaper than in-state tuition

i made 14 free tutorials for non-profits interested in learning to make videos of their own. if you know any do-gooders who could use a crash course in video, here's the link.

4/28/16

25,915

watch video here.

4/26/16

smiles

Volkswagen - "Smiles" (Director's Cut) from The Mercadantes on Vimeo.

watch video here.

4/22/16

wonderful life

watch video here.

4/21/16

gay turtles

watch video here.

4/8/16

for my single ladies

watch video here.

3/27/16

dear mom

80% of the eggs we consume are ingredients in other foods. hampton creek has found a delicious plant based egg alternative that is stirring up the food industry. their main marketing campaign has been a series of open letters in the new york times written by the ceo. he wrote this letter to his mom.

watch video here.

3/26/16

expedia

watch video here.

3/23/16

free the kids

watch video here.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8Q2WnCkBTw0

reconnect

beautiful minimalist video. it get's lame after the 3:33 mark.

watch video here.

3/8/16

feel the bern

watch video here.

3/1/16

carbon neutral by 2060

watch video here.

2/26/16

restoring my faith in humanity

al gore's new ted talk is an inspiring call to action. the first several minutes are a total downer. but then the talks takes an unexpected pivot. one of the best ted talks i've seen. ps - fuck republicans. watch video here.

2/17/16

if i only had a brain

even though phoenix university is essentially a scam, they still make great ads.

watch video here.

2/11/16

this is the video that turned me into a sanders supporter.

easily the best campaign ad i've ever seen.

watch video here.

2/8/16

my 2 favorite super bowl ads

for those who missed it, the superbowl didn't have any strong ads this year. here were my two favorites from the slim pickings.

1/29/16

2 points

the news does such a corny job of covering human interest pieces that's it's hard to bare watching them. but this story is so sweet that i couldn't help but share it.

1/25/16

cartel land

cartel land is easily the best documentary of 2015. how the filmmaker captured some of these scenes blows my mind. fantastic story aided with beautiful cinematography.

watch video here.

1/5/16

give me your money

i launched an online campaign to promote water conservation. it would mean a lot to me if you threw a dollar or two toward the campaign. click here to learn more.