New Cincinnati Bell holiday spots

Have you been fast forwarding through commercials lately? For shaaaaame. We wouldn't want you to miss the new Cincinnati Bell spots, so watch them here! And yes, one includes a new Nick Lachey appearance...

I asked WG's Cincinnati Bell team if they had any anecdotes about the filming the St. Nick spot, and I was greeted with the traditional WonderGroup sarcasm. Matt wants you to know that he was mistaken for Nick Lachey, "which created some awkward moments." Barrett, on the other hand, was "frequently mistaken for a little person." And JP-- well, he's not allowed on any more shoots.

Cynthia did want to mention that Nick Lachey was so gracious with his fans that the WG team had to pry him away so they could get back to work.

The filming was on-location in Western Hills. Big thanks go to Amy for getting me these videos!

Here's the other current Bell spot, featuring a Blackberry Pearl deal:

Tweeting for Bell

I've been getting a good deal of feedback on the Cincinnati Bell spots... but not through the Wonder Blog. It's actually been coming across my Twitter feeds!

Here's one from newmediacincy, pointing people toward the spot (and I didn't instigate that, btw)... and here's another that danieljohnsonjr pointed me toward, where UCBearcats applauds the spots.

This post really isn't about the Bell spots (although that can't hurt)-- it's more about the increasing prevalence of media such as Twitter in the communication space. Microblogging is so much more immediate, more personal and more one-on-one than so many of the other media outlets that I'm involved in. If you haven't at least checked out Twitter (or FriendFeed or whatever), jump in before we all move on...

Cincinnati Bell spot(s), part 2

Woohoo! For your viewing pleasure, another of the new Cincinnati Bell spots that is a-runnin'.

Thank you for getting me these files, Amy!

I haven't seen this one on television yet-- I've worked here for 3 years and I still get really pumped up when I see any WonderGroup work on actual TV. For some reason it's a different charge than seeing a live website or a print ad in a magazine. There's a different prestige with television, I guess.

So watch the spots a few times, then let us know what you think! Here's the other, featuring Nick Lachey.

New Cincinnati Bell spots

Ahh, another edition of Tooting Our Own Horn!

WonderGroup just rolled out its first TV spots for Cincinnati Bell. Here's a quick Enquirer article that mentions our new relationship with Bell.

Above is the spot that I saw during American Gladiators last night. Funny story: when I was looking online to see if I could get a YouTube link to it or something, one of the first Google results I got was NickFanatic.com. Awesome.

I wish I could take some cred for the spots but I don't touch C'Bell at all right now. The team that does is a well-oiled machine, as is pretty clear from the work they're producing. More spots to come shortly, when I get the okay to share 'em.