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Effective examples of startup commercials

by skotzko on 3/29/12, 8:13 PM with 11 comments

  • by skotzko on 3/29/12, 9:06 PM

    I have to give the nod to Dollar Shave Club. It's hard to make a commercial that's actually funny without it feeling forced, and they pulled it off.
  • by marchustvedt on 3/29/12, 8:43 PM

    The most memorable for me this year would be Path 2.0 and AirBnB. Both told a story. They got out of the malaise of screencasting demos and into the living rooms of its users. Not easy to do, and choosing the right on camera talent is essential.
  • by PStamatiou on 3/30/12, 2:13 AM

    I would love to see the ROI each of these had for their respective startups. IE, when is it worth it to drop $15k+ and create an adam lisagor masterpiece.
  • by marknutter on 3/30/12, 4:33 AM

    They should really define what "effective" means.