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(TrendHunter.com) Talk about the ultimate work environment! This work space looks like a playground for grown-ups. The Google offices in Zurich, Switzerland were designed for maximum efficiency and total play space. They’ve got everything from fun brainstorming boards to foosball tables.

No wonder Fast Company chos…

Former "One Day At A Time" star Valerie Bertinelli told Ladies' Home Journal she's in discussions with Paramount for a talk show. And boy, can she talk. Though as effervescent and engaging in person as she appears to be on TV, she is a lot more outspoken and fiery than her waif-like appearance might indicate.

(TrendHunter.com) If you’re having headaches looking for the BIG idea, maybe you should try a different approach for your sketches. Designer Heli Hietala makes colored crayons in the shape of the human bodies all for the sake of art. They are fun, come in an array of different colours and may give you the boost to go…

(TrendHunter.com) Silver sneakers. No, make that silver coloured sneaks from Adidas. This is the German, sportswear company’s 25th anniversary and this is the special edition shoe they released to commemorate it.

Adidas makes a great shoe and has been an innovator in features that changed the “basketball shoe.” Jus…

Smoking causes impotence: Research shows that smokers are 50% more prone to erectile dysfunction and decreased fertility.

Advertising Agency: Ogilvy Malaysia, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Executive Creative Director: Daniel Comar
Creative Director: Brian Capel
Art Directors / Copywriters: Mag’s Lim, Daniel Loo
Photographer: Corbis, Allen Dang (Wizard Photography)

(TrendHunter.com) Transformers are slowly making their way into our everyday lives, from transformer furniture to this Transforming Flashlight/Machine Gun.

It fits into your back pocket where it looks like a flashlight. However, if someone gets stupid, you pull it out, open it and much to your attackers chagrin, th…

Advertising Anarchy didn’t like the “Bud Light” hottie on the poster in the Dell Lounge at SXSW.

Out here in the Pacific Northwest, things are occasionally done a bit differently. Politics is obviously not exempt from the sometimes bizarre. As the political campaign for State Senator is ramping up, one candidate in particular is standing out in the crowd, so to speak, enough so to be gaining a fair bit of national attention.

And another Steve Novick political spot that’s been playing pretty much ’round the clock:

An interesting turn in Novick’s advertising and marketing is the recent release of Left Hook Lager, “A Battling Brew”.

That’s right, a politically endorsed beer. Nothing speaks to Oregonians quite like craft beer, so labeling bottles from small Eugene, OR craft brewer Ninkasi only makes sense (in a bizarre sort of way). If you’re so inclined, more info on purchasing the beer is available here.

And unlike many of these slightly bizarre campaigns, Novick’s campaign is quickly gaining ground and winning supporters. Last week, he received the endorsement from former Oregon Governor John Kitzhaber, and this week won the support of the Oregon Education Association. I hope this means we’ll be seeing some more entertaining political spots before this campaign is over. *And just a note – I’m definitely not proclaiming my political support for Novick – merely pointing out my appreciation for the advertising and marketing strategies that we’re seeing*

OK, OK, we’ll cover it. Geez. Just because all everyone thinks we write about here are boobs and booty doesn’t mean we’re always going to cover the latest nudie film from Abercrombie & Fitch.

“Ask yourself a simple question: Is your brand in God’s good books?” If not, head over to Christvertising.com, and let some guy with awesome sneakers explain how to get your marketing pointed in a more heavenly direction. Via The Denver Egotist.

—Posted by Tim Nudd