Titled “Newspaper,” this spot finds NBA star Blake Griffin “in the zone,” that place where athletes perform at a higher, unstoppable level. It’s so routine for Griffin, though, that he’s reading the newspaper, chilling out in a dream-like setting as he prepares to dunk the basketball over helpless defenders.
When an average guy enters the picture, he’s not used to being in the zone. Griffin is there to help him along in that special stratosphere. And our average Joe got to the zone via the 2016 Kia Optima which is known for its superior next-level performance.
Craig Gillespie of MJZ directed this humorous spot for agency David&Goliath.
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Credits
Client Kia Agency David&Goliath David Angelo, founder/chairman; Colin Jeffery, chief creative officer; John O’Hea, Brandon Davis, creative directors; Marc Wilson, Allen Yu, art directors; Ree Nguyen, Patrick Que, copywriters; Mike Geiger, chief digital officer; Robert Boucher, director of digital technology; Paul Albanese, director of broadcast production; Curt O’Brien, executive producer; Brandon Kusher, sr. broadcast producer; Andrea Mariash, director of art production; Mia Campbell, jr. art producer; Kemit Ray, Genie Lara, project managers. Production MJZ Craig Gillespie, director; Emma Wilcockson, exec producer; Martha Davis, producer. Chris Hornbecker, content photographer/videographer. Editorial Spinach Editorial Isaac Chen, Benjamin McCambridge, Brandon Porter (all courtesy of Cut+Run); Adam Bright, managing director; Jonathan Carpio, producer. Visual Effects Eight VFX Jean-Marc Demmer, Philip Ineno, VFX supervisors; Damien Bataille, 3D lead; Shira Boardman, Baptiste Andrieux, exec producers; Ian Dawson, producer. (Toolbox: Flame, Nuke, Maya, Houdini) Music/Sound MassiveMusic Scott Cymbala, exec producer; Jessica Entner, head of production; Tim Adams, creative director; Ben Einziger, sr. composer/head of business development.
Mosaic North America has been named Canadian agency of record for the Buffalo Bills. The partnership focuses on growing the NFL football team’s fan base in Canada, with Mosaic leading strategy and creative in-market, and deepening the team’s connection with Bills Mafia north of the border.
Mosaic’s debut work for the team is a Toronto-wide playoff activation that transformed familiar “Post No Bills” signage into bold “Go Bills” rally cries across the city. Launched overnight following the end of the regular season, the campaign replaces hoarding walls with large-scale street tags across Toronto — from Queen West and Little Italy to the Distillery District and the West Don Lands — creating a mysterious, highly visible rally cry tied to the Buffalo Bills’ playoff push.
Each installation features a QR code that drives fans to a dedicated landing page, where they can sign up for Buffalo Bills Canada communications and enter a playoff contest offering flights, hotel, and game tickets. One winner is selected each weekend for every round the team remains in the postseason, allowing the campaign to evolve in real time alongside the playoff run.
The work taps into a long-standing truth about the franchise: Ontario is already a meaningful part of the Buffalo Bills’ fan base. On any given game day, Ontarians accounted for an estimated 20% of attendees at Highmark Stadium, home to the Bills. With the NFL encouraging northern teams to expand their fan bases beyond the U.S., Mosaic’s mandate is to build fandom and engagement in Canada by meeting fans where they already show up.
“The goal with this campaign was to create a kind of love letter to fans, from fans. Something they could feel part of,” said Dan Berzen, creative... Read More
