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ISB Serves as Backdrop for Columbia Bank Commercial

Photo of set of commercial shoot.

In April 2012, Seattle-based advertising and public relations agency GreenRubino shot a commercial for Columbia Bank using ISB as the set. The producers needed a vibrant, “science-y” set for the TV ad featuring a Columbia Bank client who also happens to be a molecular biologist – and, no, Bert does not work at ISB. ISB’s bold connectivity walls captured the producers’ imaginations. We were delighted to see the commercial on air (finally). The blue couch, which appears in every Columbia Bank commercial, looks pretty great with our wallpaper. Here’s the ad:

Here are some snapshots from behind the scenes:

Behind the scene of a commercial shoot for Commercial Bank.

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