Aggressive ad campaign by SoBe Lifewater on SportsIllustrated.com that takes over almost all of the visible screen… but it is clever and unique enough that I can stomach the takeover (at least once or twice). The ad is meant to promote the upcoming Sports Illustrated Swimsuit magazine with a:

- integrated campaign of the swimsuit model holding a SoBe Lifewater
- a rich video preview of the 2010 swimsuit magazine
- a promotion of the upcoming website launch (models, videos, photographs, etc)
- a promotion for the Lifewater Facebook sweepstakes: http://www.facebook.com/sobe

… oh yeah, there is a new drink to promote: SoBe’s new zero calorie flavors that are spilling over the screen (and the videos, photos, etc). There is so much going on in the campaign that it is both interesting / exciting and overwhelming. That said – and despite the commotion – the two major takeaways are clear: SoBe’s branding and the upcoming swimsuit magazine. If you make it through the messaging, you might also get to the a third takeaway: SoBe’s zero calorie drinks are supposedly “slimming”.

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