Helium
At the time Converse would only do one ad a year and this was their concept. I thought it was awesome and it's a good example of a client having confidence in their agency to create something unique.
Hill Holliday
Hill, Holliday is an American advertising agency. It is part of the world's third largest advertising conglomerate.It was founded as Hill, Holliday, Connors, Cosmopulos, Inc., in 1968 in Boston, by founding partners Jack Connors, Jay Hill, Steve Cosmopulos and Alan Holliday. Headquartered in Boston, Hill, Holliday is a full service marketing and communications agency with offices in New York City, Miami, Greenville, SC, and San Francisco. Hill, Holliday has won every major award for advertising excellence and effectiveness and had among its roster of clients leading national brands such as Anheuser-Busch, Dunkin' Donuts, Bank of America, Liberty Mutual, Chili's, AOL, Novartis, John Hancock Insurance, and Verizon Wireless.Currently, Michael Sheehan is Chief Executive Officer of Hill Holliday; he graduated from Saint Anselm College in 1982. Karen Kaplan is President of Hill Holliday. In 1998, they were acquired by Interpublic Group of Companies.
Converse
Converse (pronounced /ˈkɒnvərs/) is an American shoe company that has been making shoes since the early 20th century. Several special editions of Converse shoes have been made, including DC Comics, The Ramones, AC/DC the Sailor Jerry, Metallica, The Clash, Grateful Dead, Ozzy Osbourne, Jimi Hendrix, and Nirvana, the Control, green, brown or camouflage edition. Three new designs were created for high tops, inspired by The Who. There is also a special collection released called 1Hund (red), where 15% of the profits are used to support HIV/AIDS relief. One hundred artists from around the world were chosen to create designs for the collection.