You would've never guessed THIS collab
This week:
The brand collab we didn't know we needed, the Sky Studio Challenge winner, and the smartest Christmas DOOH ad we've seen so far.
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š The person who thought of the Gatorade x Stranger Things collab deserves a raise.
Every once in a while, a brand collaboration comes along that just ⦠gets it.
Gatorade dusted off its 1987 classic āNo Ordinary Thirst Quencher,ā reimagined it as āNo Ordinary Athlete,ā and dropped it into the Upside Down with a slick 30-second spot narrated by Myles Garrett.
The campaign works beautifully Ā because it doesnāt just borrow Stranger Things aesthetics, it connects the showās core theme (ordinary people doing extraordinary things) to Gatoradeās brand story. Nostalgia for longtime fans, relevance for younger audiences, and a flexible visual world built to scale across formats.
š Check out the social media campaigns (including a FOOH ad) here and let us know what you think!
š And the winner isā¦
Last week we covered Qatar Airways x Googleās mid-air ad challenge and showed you one of the two films created during that 14-hour DohaāAtlanta flight.
This week, the winner has been announced: āAbove the Cloudsā took the top spot, reaching 4.23 million engagements and proving what this challenge set out to show: full commercials can be concepted, generated, animated, and edited in 14 hours, using Starlinkās high-speed onboard Wi-Fi and Googleās AI tools.
ā”ļø Disney+ NAILED this year's Christmas DOOH
Disney+ brought back its most-beloved characters to the London Tube ā this time with their full Christmas cast. As commuters ride up, characters like Elsa and Kevin from Home Alone animate across the panels.
Dynamic motion, strong character cues, and a format designed for social pickup ā this is seasonal advertising built for both real-life impact and digital reach.
Watch what the DOOH ad looks like IRL here.
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Creator Spotlight: Meet TOM MADE THAT
The most interesting work in advertising right now comes from creators who turn technical capability into narrative momentum. Thatās exactly where Tom Downie, the director of TOM MADE THAT, operates.
We talked with him about his path to CGI, the state of the industry and where he thinks FOOH is developing to in 2026.
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