January 26, 2009

Cisco Behind “I Will Survive”


If you haven’t come across the latest Cisco commercial touting the convenience and awesomeness of TelePresence, I suggest you check out this hilarious new installment featuring Gloria Gaynor’s famous tune, “I Will Survive.” Please enjoy wink


For many, the economy and its effects on business are at top of mind and while this commercial addresses these issues, I think you’ll agree it leaves you smiling.

To provide additional background on the inspiration for the ad, I spoke with Alan Hallberg, director of integrated marketing at Cisco. Please view Alan’s perspective in the video below:

 

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Johanna Fry Posted by Johanna Fry at 10:32AM PST

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Arsen Yeremin Jan 26, 2009

Johanna,
Thanks for the posting this. I love seeing Cisco embrace new media. It’s great to have Alan talk about the strategy. You are setting a trend for big players to follow. Really looking forward to it. Is this commercial going to air on TV or is it web only? When will the video shot in Vegas going to be released?

Richard Lam Jan 26, 2009

love that commercial!  builds nicely off the last one too

Richard Lam Jan 27, 2009

i believe it’s already airing on tv.  if not, it will be.  http://www.cisco.com/web/about/facts_info/advertising.html

Johanna Fry Jan 28, 2009

Hi Arsen!

Great to hear from you! (Arsen went to the Cisco TweetUp at CES 2009) Yes, we try to use new media as much as possible and it’s exciting to watch it evolve in the enterprise, especially video! 

Here are a few networks and websites you can expect to see the Cisco “I Will Survive” ad:

Online Sites:
CNN.com
BusinessWeek.com
CNNMoney.com
Reuters
Weather.com
NYT.com
WashingtonPost.com
ESPN.com
Fox.com
CBS Sports

TV Networks:
CNN
ESPN
Fox

Cheers,

Johanna

RedGreg Jan 28, 2009

Not quite hilarious as suggested, but definitely made me giggle. 

Good job with casting, could of ended up being a complete Ham fest.

Rob Feb 8, 2009

Absolutely one of the most brilliant commercials in awhile! - I definitely LOL.  grin

Alan Feb 19, 2009

I like the comic video, the first one on the page.  Gets over a more light hearted image of Cisco.

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