The ad everybody is talking about
The first of a series of Microsoft related ads aired earlier this week, and it appears to be the talk of the town.
With over 600,000 views… YouTube have it posted here;
Mary Jo Foley had the following to say;
Don’t get me wrong: I’m not yearning for the “Wow Starts Now.” But I’m not wowed by the first in what is expected to be a series of star-studded ads designed to reshape Microsoft’s consumer image.
And in New Zealand’s Computerword our Corporate Vice President for Windows Consumer Marketing, Brad Brooks, responded with;
The ad was a “teaser” to a much longer campaign, said Brad Brooks, corporate vice president for Windows consumer product marketing at Microsoft, in a video interview posted at Microsoft’s site.
Microsoft wants to “engage customers in a conversation and dialogue in a humorous and intriguing way,” said Brooks, who took over marketing for Windows and Vista in February after a major reorganisation.
You have to imagine that there is a lot more to come…
