‘Saucy’ beer label escapes censure

LONDON – The label on a bottle of Dorothy Goodbody Wholesome Stout, featuring a young woman wearing a revealing dress, has escaped censure from drinks industry body the Portman Group, despite a complaint that it is sexually suggestive.

Young Global Leaders Earth Love Movement Foundation: Act now

Young Global Leaders Earth Love Movement Foundation: Act now

Advertising Agency: Jung von Matt/Alster, Hamburg, Germany
Creative Directors: Fabian Frese, Götz Ulmer
Art Directors: Jens Paul Pfau, Till Monshausen
Copywriters: Jo Marie Farwick, Tobias Grimm
Art Buying: Karen Blome
Account Managers: Karoline Huber, Turan Tehrani, Cornelia Richter
Published: November 2007

Tiscali launches environmental advice portal

LONDON – Broadband company Tiscali has teamed up with Green.tv to launch an environmental web portal, offering viewers green-friendly tips on travel, money and shopping and other user-generated video content.

CinemaxX: Interrogation

CinemaxX: Interrogation

Not wearing an underwear at an interrogation only works at the movies.

Advertising Agency: Jung von Matt/Alster, Hamburg, Germany
Creative Directors: Götz Ulmer, Fabian Frese, Oliver Voss
Art Directors: Javier Suarez Argueta, Till Monshausen, Julia Ziegler, Jens Paul Pfau
Copywriters: Björn Ingenleuf, Jo Marie Farwick, Jan-Florian Ege, Tobais Grimm
Illustrator: Johan Kleinjan
Published: November 2007

CinemaxX: Orca

CinemaxX: Orca

Befriending an orca only works at the movies.

Advertising Agency: Jung von Matt/Alster, Hamburg, Germany
Creative Directors: Götz Ulmer, Fabian Frese, Oliver Voss
Art Directors: Javier Suarez Argueta, Till Monshausen, Julia Ziegler, Jens Paul Pfau
Copywriters: Björn Ingenleuf, Jo Marie Farwick, Jan-Florian Ege, Tobais Grimm
Illustrator: Johan Kleinjan
Published: November 2007

CinemaxX: Wolves

CinemaxX: Wolves

Dancing with wolves only works at the movies.

Advertising Agency: Jung von Matt/Alster, Hamburg, Germany
Creative Directors: Götz Ulmer, Fabian Frese, Oliver Voss
Art Directors: Javier Suarez Argueta, Till Monshausen, Julia Ziegler, Jens Paul Pfau
Copywriters: Björn Ingenleuf, Jo Marie Farwick, Jan-Florian Ege, Tobais Grimm
Illustrator: Johan Kleinjan
Published: November 2007

CinemaxX: Boxing

CinemaxX: Boxing

Jumping back in the ring at 60 only works at the movies.

Advertising Agency: Jung von Matt/Alster, Hamburg, Germany
Creative Directors: Götz Ulmer, Fabian Frese, Oliver Voss
Art Directors: Javier Suarez Argueta, Till Monshausen, Julia Ziegler, Jens Paul Pfau
Copywriters: Björn Ingenleuf, Jo Marie Farwick, Jan-Florian Ege, Tobais Grimm
Illustrator: Johan Kleinjan
Published: November 2007

MTV breaks ad minutage rules

LONDON – Ofcom has rapped MTV for repeatedly showing more than 12 minutes of advertising in one hour across its channels.

Return of Lewis gives ITV1 Sunday night victory

LONDON – ITV1’s Sunday night line-up, featuring a new series of ‘Lewis’, put in a strong performance averaging 8m viewers for most of the evening.

Shoestring: The Wild Therapy

Shoestring: The Wild Therapy

Check out the site: http://www.thewildtherapy.it

Advertising Agency: Saatchi & Saatchi, Rome, Italy
Creative Director: Alessandro Orlandi
Art Director: Manuel Musilli
Copywriters: Antonio Di Battista, Laura Sordi
Photographer: Gianni Baccega
Voices: Catsound
Production: Gamp
Agency Producer: Fabrizio Conte
Post production: Blue Edit
Actionscript: Francesco Pandolfi
Special Thanks: Tim Smit
Published: February 2008

Miner turns to agency support after FRRP action

AIM-listed Coal and gold miner Cambrian Mining has brought in agency support days after being forced to reissue its accounts following action by the Financial Reporting Review Panel.

P&G’s future involves fewer staff and brands

LONDON – Procter & Gamble has unveiled a wide-ranging business plan that will see it cut 15% of its staff and focus on its biggest-selling brands.

AMV wins Department of Health cervical cancer brief

LONDON – The Department of Health has hired Abbott Mead Vickers BBDO to handle the ad campaign designed to raise awareness of a vaccination programme that will help protect girls from cervical cancer in later life.

Citroen highlights its `Teutonic’ roots

LONDON – French car brand Citroen’s latest marketing initiative will emphasise the ‘Teutonic’ engineering credentials of its new C5 model.

Sriram to depart Starcom Asia-Pacific

SINGAPORE – Starcom MediaVest Asia-Pacific CEO D Sriram (pictured) is to depart his role on 1 April, after 13 years with the agency.

Microsoft challenges search users to game of snap

LONDON – Microsoft has launched an online marketing campaign to increase traffic to its search engine, which rewards users with prizes every hour if they match their search term to a matching pairs of cards.

Nick Cohen takes ECD role at Wieden China

SHANGHAI – Wieden & Kennedy has named former Euro RSCG New York ECD Nick Cohen (pictured) as its new China ECD, replacing Frank Hahn.

Ogilvy and Euro drop out of HKTB pitch

HONG KONG – Ogilvy & Mather and Euro RSCG have pulled out from the Hong Kong Tourism Board’s ongoing advertising review, leaving Publicis, Saatchi & Saatchi, DDB and Grey to contest the business.

Four contest pitch to position Malaysia as Islamic financial hub

KUALA LUMPUR – The Malaysian International Islamic Financial Centre (MIFC) has held a strategy-led pitch as part of efforts to position Malaysia as a key Islamic financial centre.

Panasonic appoints Lowe after six-agency contest in Malaysia

KUALA LUMPUR – Panasonic has awarded the advertising account for its business division in Malaysia to Lowe after a series of presentations involving five other agencies.