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What would you do to win a new Blackberry 10 SmartPhone? Model Deborah St. Pierre said she would do a BlackBerry Bikini Photo Shoot, and she did. The contest was run by The Blackberry authority site Crackberry.Com and here are the details from the site...

"To win a free BlackBerry 10 phone from CrackBerry.com, Deborah St. Pierre told us she would "do a BlackBerry-inspired bikini photoshoot". That immediately caught our attention. Longtime readers of CrackBerry will of course remember this Bikini + BlackBerry post that went into the CracKBerry history books as an all-time favorite. And even longer-time readers of CrackBerry will remember the epic-ness of our last What Would You Do contest, where we saw scantily clad pudding wrestling action take place in Times Square. Always wanting to up the CrackBerry ante, we declared Deborah a winner based on her entry submission and followed up with her to see how she wanted to execute on it.

Debbie let us know she's a BIG FAN of both BlackBerry and CrackBerry. And when we found out she lived in Miami, we put her in touch with our good friends at Capture Fashion to work with her to pull together the photo shoot. Check out the video above and the spread of photos below.

With BlackBerry 10 just around the corner, we didn't want to put any old BlackBerry Smartphones into the photos, so instead Deborah opted for BlackBerry, the fruit. But Deborah promised if everybody keeps the comments civil and positive and she gets lots of likes on the Youtube video, that she'll follow up with another BlackBerry photo shoot — next time with her BlackBerry Z10 in hand".

If you enjoyed the clip and photo shoot, show the lovely Deborah St. Pierre some love via her Twitter. Be sure to tell her Sylvia and Great-Ads sent ya over.

Blackberry announced today they will, for the first time have a 30-second ad buy for the Super Bowl this year. The timing could not be any better for RIM as Thorsten Heins officially announced today in a press release, that the BlackBerry 10 Launch event is to be held on January 30, 2013. The event will happen simultaneously in multiple countries around the world, where details of the smartphones and their availability will be announced.

"A Super Bowl commercial is a great opportunity to show the redesigned, re-engineered and reinvented BlackBerry to tens of millions of consumers on the largest advertising stage of the year," RIM CMO Frank Boulben said in a statement.

The commercial to run during the Big Game is the work of creative ad agency AMV BBDO, London and we are looking forward to seeing it.

The Keep Moving Projects with BlackBerry 10 preview trailer. Alicia Keys, Neil Gaiman and Robert Rodriguez have teamed up with BlackBerry to jump start the next generation of BlackBerry through the 'Keep Moving Projects' and BlackBerry 10. Follow each of these artists and influencers as they take us on a collaborative journey to determine what keeps all of us moving.

The newest member of the BlackBerry 10 family. The BlackBerry Q10 device features the best of both worlds: touch screen and a physical keyboard.

A picture is worth a thousand words if it's the right picture. With Time Shift mode on BlackBerry® 10, you can turn back the clock to capture the perfect moment. After taking a photo, move time back and forth.
You can even isolate multiple faces in a group shot. Once you're done, use Story Maker to weave those moments together to create a movie in just a couple of swipes, then share with the world.

With the new BlackBerry® it's even easier to stay close to what's important to you. Peek into the BlackBerry Hub from any app or screen with a swipe to effortlessly flow in and out of your messages and conversations.

Notifications such as wall posts, friend requests, Twitter mentions, new followers, and connection requests are integrated and organized in the BlackBerry Hub. With BlackBerry, you have total control. Choose to reply, or let the screen snap back if your messages can wait. You can even respond or post to LinkedIn®, Twitter®, foursquare, BBM™ and Facebook®, without leaving BlackBerry Hub. Only on the new BlackBerry® Z10, powered by BlackBerry 10. Keep moving.

Meet two of the biggest BlackBerry SuperFans who can't wait for BlackBerry 10 to be unveiled. From custom car decals to an original song, these fans don't mess around when it comes to spreading the BlackBerry 10 excitement.

This video is a thank you to all developers supporting the BlackBerry platform. Your Developer Relations, Alliance and Developer Tools teams appreciate your enthusiasm and loyalty! We're Going To Keep On Loving You. Shown at BlackBerry Jam Americas Sept 2012.

We are going to keep loving developers at Research In Motion, all the way to BlackBerry 10 and beyond. Watch our leadership team for developer relations bring back the band: Alec Saunders, VP Developer Relations & Ecosystem, Chris Smith, VP Application Platform & Tools, and Martyn Mallick, VP Global Alliances & Business. Thank you to those devs who are working hard, and for those jumping on board every day. Stay updated at http://developer.blackberry.com and http://devblog.blackberry.com. Let's Rock and Roll This!

As a Canadian devoted to her Blackberry thank you for this, but BB10 is your last chance with me RIM! I've been eyeing the Samsung Galaxy S3 and I don't how much longer I can resist an Android or even worse an iPhone....make it good guys, in the meantime a BlackBerry 10 Dev Alpha Device might make me happy.

Blackberry shares some love stories in the smartphone maker's latest marketing campaign entitled "BBM Love and Latte".

The BlackBerry Messenger has played Cupid for many love stories. One such love story is of Mahek and Siddharth. Watch and cherish how their love story blossomed over BBM conversations and coffee.

BlackBerry hit the streets of Montreal for the Canadian Grand Prix and asked blogger, and huge BlackBerry fan, Carl Edwin-Michel, to partner with us as our guest blogger for the weekend. Check out his experiences on the ground.

BlackBerry inked a two-season marketing deal with the Barclays Center in Brooklyn, N.Y. home to the NBA Nets and the NHL's Islanders, according to a report by the New York Post. The report, citing an industry source, said the deal is valued at $1 million to $5 million.

BlackBerry, which late last month launched its new Z10 touchscreen smartphone in the U.S., will get prominent ad placement and an “experiential” area where customers can try out the smartphone maker’s devices, Mike Zavodsky, the Nets vice president of new corporate marketing, told the Post. BlackBerry will also get a suite-level lounge. Zavodsky added that BlackBerry ads will be seen from “street to seat.”
BlackBerry’s ad deal with the Brooklyn arena follows a new marketing push that started with a $4 million Super Bowl commercial, as the Canadian company attempts to regain market share. BlackBerry also reportedly reached a $12 million deal with Formula 1 racing.

Other than this Blackberry hasn't been pumping out as many new commercials as we thought they might, so loyal BlackBerry owners took it upon themselves to create their own, below is a fan-made ad that takes us through a brief history of the device...too long, but pretty good. Title: There Then There Now — Z10 Commercial.

Meet the new BlackBerry Z10 the first full touchscreen device for BlackBerry 10 in this TV ad entitled "Keep Moving" featuring the Peek & Keyboard features.

Robert Rodriguez has teamed up with BlackBerry for the Keep Moving Projects and gives us a 30 second teaser ad that introduces the Project Green Screen. With the help of his fans, and a BlackBerry 10 device, he'll be producing his latest cinematic piece, Two Scoops that features twin sisters Lola and Lucia, who run an ice-cream truck that just happen to be monster slayers in their spare time.

Robert Rodriguez never stops. Director, writer, producer, editor, composer, he’s known as much for his hands-on creative approach as for hit movies like Sin City, Desperado and From Dusk till Dawn.
His latest boundary-pushing project enlists fans around the world, to help create an action-packed short film. The story so far? Two vigilante twin sisters on a secret mission. Robert needs actors, writers and artists to complete each of the three acts. Full details and to get into the action visit the BlackBerry Project Green Screen.

Get up to speed with the first episode, Act 1 below...

As we patiently wait to see some new ads start running from BlackBerry for it's new Z10 device (aside from the What It Can't Do Super Bowl spot and the Keep Moving commercial, both are great) everyone at Great-Ads is itching to see something exciting from the device manufacturer formerly known as RIM. Until then this is all we have....

MERCEDES AMG PETRONAS is using BlackBerry 10 for innovative projects unlocking the power of mobile computing and bringing fans closer to the season's 19 races. Spot the iconic BlackBerry branding on the chassis and headrest of the F1 W04 Silver Arrow, and the race suits of Lewis Hamilton and Nico Rosberg.

Today Blackberry released an official Teaser ad for the 'Set The World on Fire' Tour, Episode III of the BlackBerry Keep Moving project featuring Global Creative Director Alicia Keys. We are still hoping for something more exciting from this campaign.

Someone in Ontario, Canada took marketing the new Blackberry 10 into their own hands with this brilliant vanity license plate "BBRY 10" using the provinces slogan Yours To Discover makes it perfect, someone hire this guy. Image via:

Episode 2 of BlackBerry 10 and the Alicia Keys Your City Your Video ad campaign is another yawner. Let's hope with the US launch of the BB Z10 in the coming weeks we will see more creative and exciting ads to match the new device.

BlackBerry Global Creative Director Alicia Keys is enlisting the help of her fans and her BlackBerry Z10 device to create her Keep Moving Project. She's collecting photos of her fans in every city she visits this year to create an amazing series of music videos. Follow her on this collaborative journey to determine what keeps all of us moving.

BlackBerry releases the second commercial featuring Alicia Keys, listen in as she enlists the help of her fans and her BlackBerry Z10 device to create her Keep Moving Project. She's collecting photos of her fans in every city she visits this year to create an amazing series of music videos. Follow her on this collaborative journey to determine what keeps all of us moving.

Ironically the Alicia Keys (BB's Creative Director) spot uses the music and song from Machinarium, "Glass House With Butterfly" by Tomáš Dvořák.

Our first look at Alicia Keys as a BlackBerry 10 Global Creative Director. Keys is enlisting the help of her fans and her BlackBerry Z10 device to create her Keep Moving Project. She's collecting photos of her fans in every city she visits this year to create an amazing series of music videos. Follow her on this collaborative journey to determine what keeps all of us moving.

Following BlackBerry's Super Bowl Commercial our first look at BlackBerry's Keep Moving ad campaign.

The Keep Moving spots will focus on BlackBerry 10, and Z10 features. the global campaign will start here in Canada, then Europe and the US should follow.

The new devices are already destroying relationships as we've seen in the Bell Mobility commercial for the BB10.

BlackBerry signed a new sponsorship deal with Mercedes-Benz Petronas Formula 1 and their driver Lewis Hamilton as the team's new official mobile computing partner and collaborate on technical and marketing opportunities. The BlackBerry logo will be seen on the new F1W04 Silver Arrow, the entire team will be using BlackBerry devices throughout the season. Driver Lewis Hamilton welcomes BlackBerry to the team in the video clip above.

Ross Brawn, team principal of the Mercedes AMG team, welcomed BlackBerry to the team: "On the day that our new Silver Arrow, the F1 W04, is launched, we are very pleased to announce our partnership with BlackBerry. We are looking forward to embracing the new BlackBerry 10 platform at both a technical and operational level, as well as collaborating with the team at BlackBerry to bring new mobile innovation to Mercedes AMG Petronas. It is especially pleasing to be able to launch this exciting partnership today as our latest Silver Arrow takes to the track with BlackBerry branding."

Frank Boulben, BlackBerry's Chief Marketing Officer said: "Formula One is all about precision engineering, design and innovation — three values that mirror the approach that's gone into creating BlackBerry 10. It is a natural fit for BlackBerry to partner with the MERCEDES AMG PETRONAS Formula One Team to deliver value through technical and marketing collaboration. We have built BlackBerry 10 to keep people moving, and we believe the essence of this will be delivered at many levels through our partnership."
via:Crackberry.com

Bell Mobility debuted their BlackBerry Z10 commercial during the Super Bowl in Canada where a couple breaks up. The woman feels as if they have grown apart and puts the blame on her man's choice of smartphone device and his network.
See the national "What BlackBerry 10 Can't Do" ad HERE, or take a behind the scenes look at the making of the spot HERE.