MSN Boss Bradford Jumps Ship to SpotRunner
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NEW YORK (AdAge.com) — Top MSN executive Joanne Bradford is leaving Microsoft for a position at SpotRunner, where she will lead a new division called national marketing services, which "focuses on national advertisers that are not served by the traditional agency community," according to the announcement. SpotRunner has largely been a service used by small advertisers that don't have the size to invest in their own agency relationship. Ms. Bradford was Microsoft's corporate VP-global sales and marketing and chief media-revenue officer.
As Long As We Know It’s for Packages, Not Eyeballs
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Wow. For its Wrap Rage Cure campaign, which prescribes the (frightening in context) Open It! tool for people who suffer from package-handling rage, the Zibra Company has been awarded a Gold Addy for Interactive Media.
Exploding Pizza Pops could take a finger off
Posted in: UncategorizedIf you’ve seen Fargo, you know to be wary of wood chippers. But Cossette in Toronto, along with Partners director Jonty Toosey, believe there’s still some fun to be had with them, as they demonstrate in this (fake) video for Pizza Pops. See another video here, involving Pizza Pops and a campfire. Apparently, Pizza Pops are exploding with pizza-ey goodness. (PS: Do not Google wood chipper accidents. Depressing.)
—Posted by Tim Nudd
Pink Bra Distracts From Car Commercial’s Message
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Attempting to explain how a small tweak can make a better car, ATTIK has created a new commercial for the Scion tC.
TAP Project Goes National
Posted in: UncategorizedDroga 5 and its amazing Cannes Titanium-winning campaign for The Tap Project, a huge success in New York last year, is going national with top…
Comfeze Brings Uncomfezable Twist to Typical Diaper Ad
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Wow. This is warped. That’s apt, because it’s a spoof spot for Scream TV, which wants us all to (tagline, tagline!) “Get scared more often.”
AOL to Buy Bebo for $850 Million
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NEW YORK (AdAge.com) — AOL announced today it is acquiring social network Bebo for $850 million. The acquisition "puts us squarely in a leading position in social media at a time when it's growing at a fantastic rate," AOL CEO Randy Falco wrote in a note to employees. Bebo boasts a worldwide membership of 40 million, but is relatively small in the U.S.
Yes, Yes, Yes, We Know Second Hand Smoke is Bad
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Apparently a lot of people die from second hand smoke in Louisiana.
Space Shuttle Launch
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Controversial Bath Bombs for Charity – Lush Guantanamo Bay ‘Bombs’
Posted in: Uncategorized (TrendHunter.com) Knowing Lush and their ethics as I do, I honestly believe this was NOT a PR stunt, but that the beauty and soap company was simply trying to raise money and awareness for a good charity.
Lush Cosmetics have started making bath bombs to raise money for Reprieve which campaigns to raise awareness of …
ITV wins rights to simulcast Formula 1 online
Posted in: UncategorizedLONDON – ITV has bought the rights to simulcast all this season’s Formula 1 races live to UK online users in a major deal with Bernie Ecclestone’s Formula One Management.
Tool Time Artistry – Craftsman Skeleton
Posted in: UncategorizedSome people are so artistic. I never would have seen a skeleton just looking at all the tools in our garage. But there it is, the vision of Y&R;Chicago advertising agency.
This visual campaign gives a whole new meaning to their ad logo “There’s a Craftsman in all of us.” They have a Craftman org…
LIUC University: Boy
Posted in: UncategorizedThe first campus in Italy.
Advertising Agency: Belocal, Italy
Art Director: Michele Montanucci
Copywriter: Davide Necchi
Photographer: Max Berio
Published: January 2007
LIUC University: Girl
Posted in: UncategorizedThe first campus in Italy.
Advertising Agency: Belocal, Italy
Art Director: Michele Montanucci
Copywriter: Davide Necchi
Photographer: Max Berio
Published: January 2007
Innovative Book Shelves – Creative Home Libraries (GALLERY)
Posted in: Uncategorized (TrendHunter.com) Cool, functional, out of the box and, of course, environmental-friendly furniture is all we hear around us in terms of interior design. But does anybody think of just plain beautiful, state-of-the-art furniture? What about something specifically for book lovers, like the perfect bookshelves you coul…
Clothless Fashion Ads – A & F’s Gilly Hicks Nudevertising
Posted in: UncategorizedEven after all the flack they’ve received for their controversial nudevertising, Abercrombie & Fitch isn’t backing away from using skin to sell clothes.
Their Gilly Hicks lingerie stores have a topless young thing frolicking on the beach in a web video. If customers are offended by such advertisin…
TNS creates umbrella division for media
Posted in: UncategorizedNEW YORK – TNS has launched an umbrella division called TNS Media, which combines its media intelligence and media research divisions and recently acquired companies Compete and Cymfony.
BBC Worldwide to launch Top Gear live series
Posted in: UncategorizedLONDON – BBC Worldwide plans to roll out a ‘Top Gear’ event across 15 countries over the next 18 months, fronted by Jeremy Clarkson and involving live motoring performances and entertainment.