The Walking Dumb - Mashup short

You may have seen our blog post about the 'Dumb Ways to Die' short film a couple of weeks ago. Well for those that were following the zombie series 'The Walking Dead' here is a mashup between the two - 'The Walking Dumb (Ways to Die)'.

A lot of gore but also a lot of dancing zombies.

Great fun. Enjoy!

Top 20 marketing flops of 2012

Adweek, in the US, takes a look at the Top 20 Marketing Flops of 2012. 

A great round up including ads from Harvey Nichols, that see models wetting themselves, to IKEA removing all the women from its catalogue in Saudi Arabia.

One not to be missed. Click here to see the Top 20.

Google Analytics ridicules online retailing in new clips

In an attempt to demonstrate what poor website design can do to an ecommerce site Google Analytics has developed a series of film clips that replicate the online experience in real life.

We think that everyone will recognise the annoying sales tactics that online retailers now employ but surely this is the pot calling the kettle black?

The clips encourage web site owners to use Google Analytics to learn more about their customers habits. The only reason is to target products at customers and thus sell more - exactly what the clips are ridiculing.

Are we missing something here? If so, please enlighten us.