Behold the Future of Advertising

Back in August, we toured a cutting-edge cat video studio. Now we explore the next phase of this global feline media phenomenon, as brand marketers embrace the emerging medium’s transformative potential to create relevant, best-in-breed, virally immersive product interaction experience yimbity glopfarble wah de doo dah.

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  1. Theresa says:

    Cute Overload has revamped the idea of robust data hygiene. We usually visualize B2B2C subscriber communities. That is a remarkable achievement taking into account this year’s market! We will maximize the industry jargon “synergistic”. What does the jargon-based jargon-based standard industry commonly-used term “real-time R&D” really mean? The all-hands meetings factor can be summed up in one word: dot-com. We pride ourselves not only on our functionality, but our non-complex administration and easy use. The capability to grow virtually leads to the aptitude to grow micro-dynamically. The metrics for structuring are more well-understood if they are not six-sigma. A company that can integrate courageously will (at some indefinite point in the future) be able to redefine fiercely. What do we streamline? Anything and everything, regardless of anonymity! :P

  2. sunnylessmum says:

    I am dying over heah! That was HILARIOUS!

  3. kris says:

    yes!!
    all cat videos all the time.
    (no kittehs harmed in the making of any video.)

  4. Mamabear says:

    The icon for “Porn” videos was freakin’ hillarious!

    • JenDeyan says:

      I didn’t even notice that. I had to go back and look a 2nd time. I also didn’t notice the Sheen icon either.

  5. AuntieBellum says:

    Bwah! They storyboarded Ninja Cat!

  6. Victoria says:

    I want a cat video!

  7. Mina says:

    Who stole my tuna sandwich out of the fridge?!

  8. Lewis n' Clark says:

    so now advertising interns probably start with the cat box litter duty

  9. Gigi says:

    I love the mad marmie, “I’m washing myself, leave me alone!”

  10. Deb says:

    Hilarious! All cat videos all the time would be fine with me.

  11. debg says:

    These folks are really clever. I too could live in a world with cat vids 24/7–beats ads!

  12. Marshwiggle says:

    Are they hiring??!

  13. NormallyLurksOnly says:

    Pay close attention to the graph at 0:54.

  14. Kar says:

    Preston Rhinelander was a visionary.

  15. Fird Birfle says:

    My new noun for the weekend….or perhaps it should be a verb???

    “Glopfargle” !!!!
    YAY

  16. jakepets says:

    OK, peeps, stroll on over to johnst.com, the maniacs who made this vid, for more fabulous anti-advertising samples. Under “work,” find vids about a campaign they did to promote testicular cancer awareness that had a real guy in his underwear, online live, for 25 days. OR, laaaaadeeeees, learn about an app that has a hot guy of your choice remind you to check yourself for breast cancer! Plus a hilarious “pink pony” birthday party, another faux agency-promotional vid. Then get in line to emigrate to Canada where all these good things happen!!

  17. M. says:

    My favorite part was the whiskey ad with the cat who Did Not Want, complete with aerial cat hair as he GTFO’d.

  18. Henna says:

    One question, what if cats as for a pay rise? They’ll end up being better paid then humans. :D

  19. Once upon a time cats were the superior race on this planet, but because they realised that humans would do just about anything for them, they became lazy and left the superior status to the humans.

    But because a few thousand years later all the humans have done is manage to almost destroy the environment they live in (which is also kitties´ environment of course!), the time has now come again to take back that superior status from the humans. With the rising popularity of the internetz, it is the most purrfect moment to begin Feline World Domination (FWD) again.

    And this is just the beginning.

  20. songbirdnurse says:

    My stinkin’ allergies! *in biiig echo-y voice* I’m DOOOOMED!!!!!

  21. BB/VA says:

    “wah de doo dah” should be the quote of the day.

    Words to live by!

  22. Rachael says:

    Fantastilicous!

  23. Snowbunny says:

    OMG.. *works on resume* I needed a new career direction and I just found it!

  24. pookie says:

    This is effing brilliant!

  25. tracylee says:

    yimbity glopfarble just about sums up my week

  26. ceejoe says:

    :37 – the cat drinking out of the mug – perfect!

  27. Katie says:

    So funny!! Loved how serious they all were, I bet that was hilarious to film. I also was a big fan of the porn graph & kitty who does NOT want to drink whiskey (along with floating hair poofs) SO funny!!!

  28. JenDeyan says:

    If only we could all work at a place where cats are allowed in the building, on the desks, in laps and lapping out of coffee mugs. Best work place ever!

    • ceejoe says:

      There’d definitley be alot less stress! :)

    • BB/VA says:

      I do hope there wasn’t coffee in that coffee mug, though – cats bouncing off walls/ceilings/floors can be just a tad hazardous.

    • kar says:

      Oh please people, be realistic. If you thought it was bad having 1 boss at a time, imagine five of them telling you to get them more catnip, their cream is slightly curdling, that feather lure needs waving, they need more paper balls to chase, that litter box ain’t going to clean itself. Not to mention their editorial ‘comments’ on your quarterly report.

      • victoreia says:

        Oh, damn. Burst our bubble. Rain on our parade, will ya?

        (JK, of course. I already have two of those bosses. ;) )

        • Kar says:

          I’d respond but my *bosses* are demanding more food, cuddles and fresh pillows for their slumber.

    • Teresa says:

      :lol: I would just LOVE to work at a place like that :lol:

  29. baileysgrandmom says:

    Yeah, everything would be just hunky-dory until Take Your Dog to Work Day…then see if any gimbledyfarb gets done at all!

  30. Does the sniffling guy have an allergy? If so, nice touch.

  31. Laura says:

    “We’ve seen phenomenal growth in this CATagory. . .” HAHA!!!

  32. Brian says:

    In the 1988 film Scrooged with Bill Murray, the TV Execs want to have mice in the tv program because cats are beginning to watch TV

    [Props man tries to attach antlers to a mouse]
    Props man: I can’t get the antlers glued to this little guy. We tried Crazy Glue, but it don’t work.
    Frank Cross: Did you try staples?

    • kar says:

      That was Preston Rhinelander which is why I mentioned above that the man was a genius and visionary. Seriously, there are people who watch the animal planet channel because their cats like it.

    • Fird Birfle says:

      SCROOGED was/ is a REALLY excellent film, with LOTS AND LOTS of
      screwball, “Airplane”/ “Young Frankenstein”ian dialogue, much of which is easy to miss if you don’t hook up an extra ear, while you’re watching the main plot ….

      And hooo BOY is Carol Kane a devious yet seemingly insouciant “ghost”.

      NOT to mention (but of course, I will :) ) that the soundtrack album includes THIS:

  33. KITTIES!!!! You gotta Love Them.

  34. ralfast says:

    Cat videos, has anyone asked the cats? ‘Cause they have a few things to say about your kids:

  35. Remember Peeps. Whatever you do.. do it with CATITUDE!

  36. Paul says:

    P ersuasive
    U nignorable
    R elevant
    R ememberable

    LOL

  37. Nina says:

    Congrats to john st for thinking out of the box! tI must have been obvious from the robust draft that this concept pushed the envelope, even before they ran it up the flagpole to see who saluted. It’s a no-brainer that this paradigm shift heralds a new era in advertising. It’s a value-added win-win situation for everyone!

    (From a writer who used to stay awake in pharma meetings by noting all the
    cliches uttered)

  38. The Little Myrmidon says:

    And I thought the insurance industry had a lot of jargon!

  39. ivy says:

    This video is a copy of the video below! What cheaters!!!

  40. DiMono says:

    How is this not a ripoff of the Kittywood Studios video?

  41. kimbot1984 says:

    I’m pretty sad they didn’t credit the original owners of the cat vids and pics (or at least credited the sources they found them on)… Lowdope on youtube, so example, is the owner of the so-called ‘ninja kitty’…

    • Sharpy says:

      sad? srsly? there are about 4,000 images in there and they’re all memes.

      also, have you checked out some of the other things to be sad about in the world?