Video: Verizon Takes Us Through the History of DROID to Promote the New Family

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uoTywCnEj1I

The DROID brand at one time stood for everything you could want in a smartphone. But with some misfires over the last couple of years, and a handful of marketing campaigns that seemed to create confusion and negativity rather than excitement, Verizon is going to need to do something special to bring this family of devices back to glory. In a new commercial to help kick off what will likely be a massive marketing wave for the ULTRA, MAXX, and Mini, Big Red is trying to take it back to the roots – to the days of the original DROID.

In this full one and a half minute commercial posted to the Verizon YouTube account this afternoon, we are taken on a history lesson of the DROID brand. Verizon and Motorola want you to show you “innovation over flash,” phones that can do more, and to “challenge everything, again.”

It’s an interesting spot for those of us who have followed the DROID brand from the beginning of its life. It definitely brings back memories, but also reminds me of that original campaign. It’s to the point. It’s bold. And it’s in-your-face the right amount.