Telkom appoints Bates, MindShare

JAKARTA – BatesAsia 141 and MindShare have won the Telekomunikasi Indonesia (Telkom) account against incumbents Euro RSCG and MPG, Saatchi & Saatchi/ ZenithOptimedia and Lowe/ Initiative.

Arla eyes Vietnam’s milk market with Milex

HO CHI MINH CITY – Arla Foods has linked children with Vietnam’s economic success in a campaign to launch its milk powder brand Milex.

Y&R backs ads for Thai election votes

BANGKOK – Y&R and an anonymous company were behind a television campaign to stop vote-selling at Thailand’s recent elections.

UOB selects Arc to handle digital brief

SINGAPORE – United Overseas Bank (UOB) has awarded its digital account to Arc after a lengthy pitch against incumbent Saatchi & Saatchi, Qais and XM.

MMA unveils guidelines

ASIA-PACIFIC – The Mobile Marketing Association (MMA) has released a set of guidelines that it hopes will set a standard in mobile marketing in Asia-Pacific.

DDB Taiwan names new creative leadership

TAIPEI – Sean Liang, formerly group creative director of Ogilvy, has been appointed executive creative director of DDB Taiwan, effective February 12. His second-in-command will be Cindy Shen, named senior creative director, after returning to the agency following a sabbatical that began in early 2005.

Sixt: ASCII GTI

Sixt: ASCII GTI

Advertising Agency: Jung von Matt, Stuttgart, Germany
Creative Director: Holger Oehrlich
Art Director: Matthias Erb
Programmer: Daniel Bretzmann
Screen Designers: Matthias Erb, Daniel Bretzmann

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Disability Awareness Initiative: Creased

Disability Awareness Initiative: Creased

Advertising Agency: Demner, Merlicek & Bergmann, Vienna, Austria
Creative Director / Art Director: Francesco Bestagno
Photographer: Stefan Badegruber
Graphic: Daniela Schabernak

Mini: Always open

Mini: Always open

Advertising Agency: D’ADDA,LORENZINI,VIGORELLI,BBDO, Milan, Italy
Creative Directors: Luca Scotto di Carlo, Giuseppe Mastromatteo
Art Director: Dario Agnello
Copywriter: Cristino Battista

Feedback: Dust bins

Feedback: Dust bins

Advertising Agency: Zoom Advertising, Cape Town, South Africa
Creative Director / Art Director: Graeme Taylor-Warne
Copywriter: Stu Macwheel
Photographer: Pete Maltbie
Production Company: Print & Signage

MasterCard: Pac-Man

MasterCard: Pac-Man

Advertising Agency: Universal McCann Madrid, Spain
Creative Director: José Antonio Nogales

Rock Radio: Air Guitar

Rock Radio: Air Guitar

Advertising Agency: The Bridge, Glasgow, UK
Creative Director: Jonathan d’Aguilar
Copywriter: Gregor Stevenson
Art Director: Simon Parker
Typographer: Andy Mulvenna

Wonderbra: 3D

Wonderbra: 3D

Advertising Agency: Saatchi & Saatchi Frankfurt, Germany
Creative Director: Florian Pagel
Copywriter: Manuel Rentz
Art Director: Philipp Böttcher
Special Build: Thomas Breen
Agency Producer: Erwin Endlich-Frey
CCO: Burkhart von Scheven

www.magersucht.de: Belt

www.magersucht.de: Belt

Over the last decades the fashion industry created a trend. with 63,000 dedicated followers.

Advertising Agency: Ogilvy Frankfurt, Germany
Creative Directors: Christian Mommertz, Dr. Stephan Vogel
Art Director: Catrin Farrenschon
Copywriter: Eva Bender

Someecards strike(s) again.

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OMD retains Visa Asia-Pacific

SAN FRANCISCO – After a lengthy review, OMD has retained media duties for Visa in Asia-Pacific and the US.

PHD adds new Hong Kong business

HONG KONG – PHD secured new business from KBC Financial Products and California Red Karaoke Group.

Kaplan appoints Grey Singapore

SINGAPORE – Grey Singapore has won the advertising account of private education provider Kaplan after a three-way pitch against undisclosed agencies.

Prudential searching for creative agency

KUALA LUMPUR – Prudential is searching for a creative agency to handle the RM4 million (US$1.2 million) advertising business for its Pru Link Income savings product.