Baseball Priceless, Cannes Blinded, Happiness Revealed

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– George Parker wonders what the hell sense an “official insurance company of Major League Baseball” makes. We tend to wonder as well.

– Blind dude goes to Cannes to promote Italian viral community.

– Brokaw mourns loss of unofficial agency mascot.

– Wieden+Kennedy/Amsterdam and Psyop give did a behind-the-scenes peek at the Silver Lion winning “Happiness Factory”‘. Real Coca-Cola employees were interviewed and their responses used by the animated factory workers for this film, which is running in Atlanta’s World of Coca-Cola.

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