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Making Ads
Suck Less

(or why brands should
be more like Bill Murray)
Bill Murray’s Transformation

1980

1988

1996

2004

2012
Consistent Unpredictability

He knows his “brand” allows flexibility.

He has a gut reaction to a situation.
He responds to the situation the only way he knows how (his brand voice).

He does not pass up an opportunity to do something awesome.
The Bill Murray Brand
“No one’s ever going to believe you.”
Frat Party Dish Washer
Karaoke Enthusiast
1-800-Bill-Murray
DJing with Wu Tang
BillMurrayStory.com
Brands can’t afford to shy away
from doing something awesome
Everything you do in life is essentially an ad (whether or not you show up to
a party drunk or if you’re a huge brand that donates 250k to charity.)
People react a certain way when you do things in life.

Brands should have an “awesome shit” budget. Seriously.
It’s not real-time. It’s not experimental. It’s not emerging media.
It’s a larger, but simpler idea than that.

The key is being able to recognize a unique set of circumstances that
compliment who your brand is, and reacting to those circumstances.
Nike: Something awesome, just do it.
The shoe
we’ve all
wanted for
25 years:
$10,000

Inspired by one man’s love of
rainbow, sugary goodness: $1,300
Spirit Air:
Relevancy, F*ck Yeah!
Timely responses to current, and the
occasional controversial event
Stepping outside of their comfort zone
IS their comfort zone
Real time relevance
Fathead: Turning crisis into opportunity
...and then going above and beyond
Oreo: Advancing the human race
It was incredibly clunky, high pressured, and
a logistical nightmare
A bunch of decision makers in the same room
at the same time preparing for the unknown

When it happened they recognized the
opportunity and reacted

And every brand/agency in
America went to work the next
morning and said “How can we
do that?”
Awesome Shit Budget
ACTIVATED
But what would Bill Murray do?
Bill Murray would light a cigarette in the face of the unknown.
Embrace going outside of your comfort zone.
If you know your brand you can take the leap.

Bill Murray wouldn’t stress out about it.

There are successes and failures in any endeavor,
the question is “Hey man, did I make my point?”

Bill Murray would keep it simple.
Is it awesome? Cool let’s figure it out.
Is this kind of lame? Let’s move on.
Thanks for coming.

XOXO Mike
mikecole@reddit.com

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Making Ads Suck Less (or why brands should be more like Bill Murray)

  • 1. Making Ads Suck Less (or why brands should be more like Bill Murray)
  • 3. Consistent Unpredictability He knows his “brand” allows flexibility. He has a gut reaction to a situation. He responds to the situation the only way he knows how (his brand voice). He does not pass up an opportunity to do something awesome.
  • 4. The Bill Murray Brand “No one’s ever going to believe you.” Frat Party Dish Washer Karaoke Enthusiast 1-800-Bill-Murray DJing with Wu Tang BillMurrayStory.com
  • 5. Brands can’t afford to shy away from doing something awesome Everything you do in life is essentially an ad (whether or not you show up to a party drunk or if you’re a huge brand that donates 250k to charity.) People react a certain way when you do things in life. Brands should have an “awesome shit” budget. Seriously. It’s not real-time. It’s not experimental. It’s not emerging media. It’s a larger, but simpler idea than that. The key is being able to recognize a unique set of circumstances that compliment who your brand is, and reacting to those circumstances.
  • 6. Nike: Something awesome, just do it. The shoe we’ve all wanted for 25 years: $10,000 Inspired by one man’s love of rainbow, sugary goodness: $1,300
  • 7. Spirit Air: Relevancy, F*ck Yeah! Timely responses to current, and the occasional controversial event Stepping outside of their comfort zone IS their comfort zone Real time relevance
  • 8. Fathead: Turning crisis into opportunity
  • 9. ...and then going above and beyond
  • 10. Oreo: Advancing the human race It was incredibly clunky, high pressured, and a logistical nightmare A bunch of decision makers in the same room at the same time preparing for the unknown When it happened they recognized the opportunity and reacted And every brand/agency in America went to work the next morning and said “How can we do that?”
  • 12. But what would Bill Murray do? Bill Murray would light a cigarette in the face of the unknown. Embrace going outside of your comfort zone. If you know your brand you can take the leap. Bill Murray wouldn’t stress out about it. There are successes and failures in any endeavor, the question is “Hey man, did I make my point?” Bill Murray would keep it simple. Is it awesome? Cool let’s figure it out. Is this kind of lame? Let’s move on.
  • 13. Thanks for coming. XOXO Mike mikecole@reddit.com