4. 2. Mc Donalds Shamrock shake McDonald’s way of taking credit for the greening of the Chicago River on St. Patrick’s Day. A dye job? No way. The green comes from McDonald’s Shamrock Shake. Attention getting? Creative? You bet. I’m lovin’ it.
6. 3. New national anthem Amhrán na bhFiann is said to be showing its age and Ireland’s Call has never really lifted our spirits, so now, The Irish Times has put the call out to musicians across the country to see if they can do better. The ‘alternanthem’ Ireland, Ireland! unveiled on Tuesday, was recorded for The Irish Times by musicians Neil Hannon and Thomas Walsh in their incarnation as The Duckworth Lewis Method.
8. 4. Monti fitness Gym Feeling Bloated after your bowl of pasta? Monti Fitness is the only gym in the “Rione Monti” area of Rome, a neighbourhood full of typical Italian restaurants. They had to promote the gym in the neighbourhood and increase the number of members. In order to reach people when they’re thinking about their weight the most (after lunch), they printed a series of exercises on the back of restaurants receipts with an accompanying message inviting them to come and “burn of their meal”.
10. 5. Great Skittles Viral Ahhh Skittles! This is what agency EVB (a team skittles member) created as part of the skittles valentines day campaign, utilisng their newly created “Mob The Rainbow” facebook fan page of over 4 million people (Coca-Cola has 5 million) to mob an unsuspecting meter maid with love!