I thought this was an excellent use of a banner for a website. The introduction was eye catching with the truck driving along the road and then the workers come out to tell all what a great cereal they produce. The rest is interactive so the viewer can get to the information needed just by scrolling over a worker. In a way it is like a formal presentation of introducing a new product for the market. Each worker does their part with a little sales pitch and a click link. The colors of the real world image work well with the background color of the website.
This banner for Maracas is simply a series of pictures taken in the night club. The surrounding border of the slideshow has a nice texture that meshes with the pictures. I think the designer should have included more pictures in the slideshow and also have numerous effects of changing from one picture to another other than dissolve. One good thing is that music is provided as the slideshow progresses and even if the page is changed within the website.