The wrong man. No, not that guy! (Poster) New Zealand

The creative posse ECD : Toby Talbot, AD Pete Thompson, CW Paul Hankinson at DDB in Auckland had some fun promoting the Sky movies channel down there. They got the wrong man, not once.. Not twice…. (see inside)

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Science of Scent Marketing – Olfactory Packaging (GALLERY)

(TrendHunter.com) Olfactory to improve taste

What people think they taste is solely the result of inhaling odours. The tongue recognises only the five basic taste varieties. All other tastes are the result of odours. Odours enter, to put it simply, the nostril to the nasal cavity, where they are detected by the olfa…

Science of Scent Marketing – Olfactory Packaging

Olfactory to improve taste

What people think they taste is solely the result of inhaling odours. The tongue recognises only the five basic taste varieties. All other tastes are the result of odours. Odours enter, to put it simply, the nostril to the nasal cavity, where they are detected by the olfa…

‘Anonymous’ Launches Campaign Against Scientology

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In what Tom Hespos calls “modern cyberwarfare” and “a significant social event … people are going to be studying it for years to come,” a group called Anonymous has targeted the Church of Scientology.

Going to NATPE? Here’s What You Won’t Want to Miss


NEW YORK (AdAge.com) — The National Association of Television Producers and Editors Conference in Las Vegas is a place where some of the biggest players in mobile and media gather to discuss not just syndication but the evolving marketplace and share insightful case studies from the past year. Here's just a sampling of some of the boldface names coming to Vegas.

Syndication Moves Online, and Back to Screen


NEW YORK (AdAge.com) — Next week's annual National Association of Television Producers and Editors Conference in Las Vegas will reflect a syndicated marketplace that is feeling pretty good about its prospects.

Hold Your Breath — It’s Another Reality Dance Show!

If you’re waiting in quiet agony for the Flashdance moment that will never come, project yourself into “Audition” by MTV. Composed of different dance auditions stitched together, the spot feels less “Maniac!” and more like the start of a…

Campusfood Incites Facebook ‘Food Friendzy’

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If the internet has taught college kids anything, it’s that panhandling is a totally stigma-free sport.

Adults Only Twitter – Boobik

(TrendHunter.com) Boobik has taken the concept of Twitter and made it sexy. It’s about broadcasting adult thoughts, experiences, and fantasies. If you believe that you believe that Dear Penthouse was the truth. As with Twitter, you can post your personal play-by-play of the previous night from IM, text message, or em…

Because Robots Deserve Happy Endings Too

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Mandy sent us another video of the dancing yellow robot from those Carnegie Mellon promotions we saw. It’s strange in a meet-the-new-cult-on-the-block kind of way, but the story ends in fame, glory and success.

Personal Lubricants Aren’t Always For Personal Satisfaction

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Some promotions/videos/ads are just so whacked there’s really no clear explanation for them.

Levi’s: Need more space, Woman

Levi's: Need more space, Woman

Need more space? Laser art Levi’s
Etch any design you desire. Levi’s’ Store.

Advertising Agency: BBH Tokyo, Japan
Executive Creative Director: Steve Elrick
Creative Director: Graham Kelly
Art Director: Yohey Adachi
Copywriters: Graham Kelly, Satoko Takada
Designer: Seiya Yamada
Photographer: Simon Harsent

Levi’s: Need more space, Couple

Levi's: Need more space, Couple

Need more space? Laser art Levi’s
Etch any design you desire. Levi’s’ Store.

Advertising Agency: BBH Tokyo, Japan
Executive Creative Director: Steve Elrick
Creative Director: Graham Kelly
Art Director: Yohey Adachi
Copywriters: Graham Kelly, Satoko Takada
Designer: Seiya Yamada
Photographer: Simon Harsent

Levi’s: Need more space, Man

Levi's: Need more space, Man

Need more space? Laser art Levi’s
Etch any design you desire. Levi’s’ Store.

Advertising Agency: BBH Tokyo, Japan
Executive Creative Director: Steve Elrick
Creative Director: Graham Kelly
Art Director: Yohey Adachi
Copywriters: Graham Kelly, Satoko Takada
Designer: Seiya Yamada
Photographer: Simon Harsent

User Generated Adult Video – Xtube

In October 2006, we wrote about Pornotube, an x-rated version of YouTube. Now another hardcore XXX video sharing site has taken a page from the Youtube.com phenomenon.

Xtube.com and other sites of similar content are showing explicit amateur movies. XXX content has always led the way in turning a …

IZEA Generates Icky PR for SXSW

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We love ourselves some SXSW. Expect us there, cameras at the ready, this year.

But this morning when we checked our email we caught a subject line that read, “The TACK: Ted Wants You at SXSW.”

Pac Man Hacked Into Hack Man For One Show

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Hey, kids. Before Guitar Hero. Before Playstation, xBox and Wii. Before, well, everything, there was this game called Pac Man.

Whose Super Bowl ad will suck the most?

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Every year, the Super Bowl ad orgy serves up its series of duds. This week’s Adweek.com poll asks which client is likely to toss a turd in the punchbowl with a seriously unfunny, undeniably lame commercial during this year’s game. There are many appealing candidates. Perhaps Bob Parsons has lost his creative touch. Or maybe SalesGenie’s inevitable offer of free sales leads will not wow you. Then there’s Hyundai, subject of much speculation that its spot has problems. Why wait to see the spots when you can show off your foresight?

—Posted by Brian Morrissey

Onitsuka Tiger Campaign Subtracts Cartoons, Adds Electricity, to Last Year’s Idea

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Check out the Electric Tiger Land shoe campaign by StrawberryFrog, Amsterdam (print variations 1 and 2).

Pick Paul’s Brain With HBO’s ‘He’s Listening’

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For HBO’s new series In Treatment, Deep Focus along with illustrator Bryan Christie have crafted a website, He’s Listening, that, like the series, lets you get inside the minds of the five patients features in the show.