Get your entries in for Top 150

PRWeek’s 2008 Top 150 is launching this week. Agencies have until 1 March to get their entries in for the ind­ustry’s definitive guide to the top agencies, which will be published in April.

Kellogg’s to ‘tell its own story’ in health debate

Cereal giant Kellogg’s has moved the majority of its consumer account out of Munro & Forster (M&F), opting ­instead to beef up its in-house comms operation.

Asda loses director, hires agency for George range

Asda has lost its corporate affairs director and brought in a new agency for its George range in the same week.

Lobbying firm hails APPC’s handling of complaint

The vice-chairman of lobbying firm Morgan Allen Moore has claimed he is ‘delighted’ with the way the Association of Professional Political Consultants ­(APPC) is dealing with a complaint concerning the agency.

Price comparison site seeks PR aid

Price comparison website comparethemarket.com is on the hunt for a consumer PR agency.

Agency shake-ups at Carling and Heineken

Two of the UK’s biggest beer brands have overhauled their PR arrangements as they fight for fridge space in 2008.

Cosmo publisher in agency trawl

The publisher of the Cosmopolitan and Good Housekeeping websites is seeking PR support to work across its digital portfolio.

Little Chef entrusts IAS Smarts with fresh look

The roadside restaurant chain Little Chef has called in PR support ahead of the launch of its first new-look branch later this year.

Links for 2008-01-30 [del.icio.us]

EveryScape

One step better than Google Street View is EveryScape which allows users to actually go inside buildings. It’s a nice fusion of Google Street View and Google Local in a way – which I suppose is really the best way for a company to develop an idea better than a Google idea: put two of […]

How many feeds do you read?


 

Good ol’ Barbón from NiceFuckingGraphics has kindly asked me to answer this small meme on how many feeds I read.
 
Truth is I’ve never really counted them, plus as far as I know Netvibes doesn’t have any kind of usage statistics as Google Reader has.
 
After counting them all one by one (thanks a lot Barbón ¬¬), they’re 156 feeds, ungrouped, all in one single tab, in an unorderly uncategorized fashion.
 
Traditionally you’re suposed to continue a meme like a chain; but to tell you the truth I don’t know that many bloggers that haven’t previously been mentioned in this meme in other websites. So I’m leaving the topic open for anyone who feels like it to answer.
 
So, How many feeds do you read?.

Fox Sells Out Super Bowl Spots in Record Time

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Lou D’Ermilio of Fox told Bloomberg they’ve sold out their Super Bowl spots earlier than in any of the five years Fox has hosted the game.

Video Handbag – Louis Vuitton LCD Screen Mini Trunk (VIDEO)

(TrendHunter.com) Cartoon characters have been a big influence on the s/s 08 catwalk. Designers are inspiring us to be playful and less serious with our fashion preferences. There were Bambi, Batman and Tinkerbell references on print T-shirts and dresses. However, it was Marc Jacobs who brought the ever revisited pop…

Dell to Give Both Old and New on Game Day

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MediaPost says Dell will be joining the Super Bowl ad foray. It’s paid for two spots. An old one, called “Out with the Old” by Mother, will appear before the game starts.

Ryanair’s Plaid, Pleated, School Girl Ad Raises Ire, Airline Stands Firm

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Ryanair has refused to pull a newspaper ad which features a model wearing a plaid, pleated mini-skirt and a midriff-baring shirt.

Undivided Graffiti Love – Palestinian Wall Writings of Love

(TrendHunter.com) Expressing your Valentine’s message to your lover through graffiti might be old news, but what if you have this message sprayed on the Palestinian wall?

SendaMessage.nl lets you express your heartfelt love on the controversial wall that divides Palestine and Israel. By paying 30 Euros, a Palestini…

Strange Foundation Says F#@k Death

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This is just too weird to pass over.

‘Fired Up’ Schultz Gives Peek at Starbucks Turnaround Plan


CHICAGO (AdAge.com) — Starbucks CEO Howard Schultz said the coffee chain will stop serving breakfast sandwiches, close 100 underperforming stores, and stop reporting same-store sales — the standard by which most chains' business is judged. The latter indicates Starbucks is taking a long-term approach to turnaround and doesn't want its progress judged too quickly.

Draft/FCB’s Taco Bell Fiesta Platter Super Bowl Spot Full of Cheese

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We have to agree with George Parker. This Draft/FCB-created Super Bowl spot for Taco Bell introducing its new Fiesta Platters dish is, well, shall we say, not so good.

Three Babes Suck Justin Timberlake For Pepsi Stuff

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Fleshing out its copy point “every sip gets you closer,” this BBDO NY-created Super Bowl commercial hurls Justin Timberlake through the air in response to three girls sipping their Pepsi’s by the poolside.