Dennis Haysbert Now Speaks ‘Español’

Who said only Cristina or Don Francisco could endorse your product en español?

Dennis Haysbert, whose baritone voice has assured us like, forever, that with Allstate we are in “Good Hands,” now wants you to to know that with Allstate you are en “Buenas manos.” Haysbert this month made his Spanish-language debut in a series of television commercials now airing on most Hispanic networks.

Shalim Ortiz Plays Vampire in Verizon Wireless Commercial

I’m still trying to dig in more creative and production info. on this one, but watch, enjoy and leave your comments in the meantime!

Honda Odyssey: Just How Your Kids Imagined It

ConceptCafé Advertising has launched a new spot for the 2010 Honda Odyssey, claiming basically that “if your kids can imagine it, we can build it.”

According to its creators, the spot targets both the U.S. Hispanic and the general market audiences.

Watch them both below, in English -and Spanish. Leave your comments!

Client: Honda Odyssey

Agency: ConceptCafé Advertising

How a Slow Connection Can Harm your Abuela

Here’s a funny spot pitching Verizon’s High Speed Internet. For only $17.99 you can bring Grandma back to life.

Watch, enjoy and please leave your comments.

Client: Verizon

Agency: GlobalHue

Executive Creative Director / Creative Director: Tony Hidalgo / Ignacio Valle

Art Director: Noé Calvillo / Alejandro Nieto

Producer: Volney Guzmán
Account execs: Joe Gutiérrez, Juan Carlos Cardona, Miguel De Jesús

Sony Will Make Sure to Capture Your Smile

Miami and Buenos Aires-based La Comunidad has released a spot for the new Sony Cybershot, featuring the “Smile Shutter,” which automatically captures an image when your subject smiles – without having to press the shutter.

Watch, enjoy and leave your comments!

Client: Sony USA

Agency: La Comunidad Miami

Owning a Honda Will Make you Compliment Yourself -and your Car

Here is another spot for Honda, also via Concept Café Advertising of Miami.

Client: American Honda

Agency: Concept Café Advertising

Creative direction: Salvador Veloso

Production company: Upstairs & Chaleko Post

Planning director: Marco Vega

You Would Have to be Weird not to Like this Car

Watch as an apparently normal woman expresses drives around in a Honda only to conclude the Honda Civic is not that great (and then reach out with her tongue to catch a fly.)

Watch, enjoy, leave your comments!

Client: American Honda

Agency: Concept Café Advertising

Creative direction: Salvador Veloso

Production company: Upstairs & Chaleko Post

Planning director: Marco Vega