Ramón Rubial Foundation / Spaniards in the world: US

Ramón Rubial Foundation / Spaniards in the world: US

Advertising Agency: JWT, Spain
Creative Directors: Óscar Alcaraz, Napi Rivera

Ramón Rubial Foundation / Spaniards in the world: Togo

Ramón Rubial Foundation / Spaniards in the world: Togo

Advertising Agency: JWT, Spain
Creative Directors: Óscar Alcaraz, Napi Rivera

Coffee Morning: Sinning just got sinnier

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In case you didn’t get the memo, the Vatican has added 7 additional Deadly Sins. None of which involve drinking coffee, waking up before 7:00 on a Friday, eating breakfast sandwiches or meeting with likeminded people for a rousing conversation about weekly happenings.

They do, however, frown upon:

Genetic modification
Carrying out experiments on humans
Polluting the environment
Causing social injustice
Causing poverty
Becoming obscenely wealthy
Taking drugs

Since we won’t cause social injustice or poverty, we’ll be back at Mildred’s in the Crossroads this Friday. See you at 7:30.

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Ramón Rubial Foundation / Spaniards in the world: Uruguay

Ramón Rubial Foundation / Spaniards in the world: Uruguay

Advertising Agency: JWT, Spain
Creative Directors: Óscar Alcaraz, Napi Rivera

Ramón Rubial Foundation / Spaniards in the world: Thailand

Ramón Rubial Foundation / Spaniards in the world: Thailand

Advertising Agency: JWT, Spain
Creative Directors: Óscar Alcaraz, Napi Rivera

Children’s Hospital in Hot Water Over Corporate Sponsorships

NEW YORK (AdAge.com) — The Nationwide Children's Hospital, so called in recognition of the insurance company's $50 million donation, is drawing fire from advocacy groups for its embrace of corporate sponsors. The facility is preparing to break ground on the Abercrombie & Fitch Emergency Department and Trauma Center. Another retailer, Limited Too, will be recognized for its $5 million donation with the Limited Too & Justice Main Lobby. But it is the affiliation with Abercrombie, known for its not-exactly-child-friendly advertising, that is drawing the most criticism.

Hidden Messages in Coffee – Sunman Kwon’s Message of Love

(TrendHunter.com) It is interesting that North Americans are often turned off by the wet, dark grinds at the bottom of their cup of coffee, while Europeans cherish the last sip as a treat of concentrated goodness. Creative designer Sunman Kwon has a new, romantic reason for Americans to drink their coffee to the last…

Reverse Domaining – Backwording

Can’t afford a million-dollar premium domain name?

Why not own the next best thing, the reverse spelling of it. It’s called Backwording and it’s the newest domaining phenomenon that is changing the landscape of the Internet. The concept is simple: register the backward spelling of premium domain …

Panasonic Lumix: Battle

Panasonic Lumix: Battle

Advertising Agency: Publicis, Thailand

Audi: Counselor

Audi: Counselor

Advertising Agency: Venables, Bell & Partners, San Francisco, CA
Creative Directors: Paul Venables, Greg Bell
Associate Creative Director: Eric Liebhauser
Art Director: Brandon Sides
Sr. Copywriter: Crockett Jeffers
Agency Producer: Craig Allen
Editorial Company: Bug Editorial, NY, NY
Editor: Andre Betz
Sound Mix: Play Studios
Engineer: John Bolen
Sound Design: Human

Production Company: Epoch Films, Bicoastal
Director: Phil Morrison
DP: John Toll
Producer: Marc Marrie
Exec. Producers: Doug Halbert, Jerry Solomon

Hide Naughty PC Screens Fast – Windows Hidie

(TrendHunter.com) With a simple keystroke, freeware application Windows Hidie will hide those naughty windows on your desktop so you won’t get busted looking at, say, Heidi Klum while you should be working. Call it the Cyber Slacker’s ultimate must-have.

“When Windows Hidie hides a window, it disappears from your t…

Criminal Rodents – Vietnam Bans Hamsters

(TrendHunter.com) Hamsters have been made illegal in Vietnam and anyone caught with one of the little devil’s can be fined almost double the average Vietnam ANNUAL wage. It is feared the little fellows are a potential source of disease.

Unlike the UK’s small furries, fish are traditional pets in the Far East. Howev…

SXSW – Guy Kawasaki Plugs Trend Hunter + AllTop Officially Launches

(TrendHunter.com) Big thanks to Guy Kawasaki for plugging Trend Hunter at SXSW. A star of the show, Guy led a panel titled, “True Stories From Social Media”. His (near) all-female panel of social media entrepreneurs captured the audience with their tales of ‘lessons learned’. Guy’s contribution included a narrativ…

Onida Washing Machines: Jacket

Onida Washing Machines: Jacket

Keeps them soft.

Advertising Agency: McCann Erickson, Mumbai, India
Creative Director: Prasoon Joshi
Copywriter: Pk Anil
Art Director: Kapil Tammal
Photographer: Shekawat Hs Photography
Illustrator: Nandakishore
Published: December 2007

Onida Washing Machines: Jeans

Onida Washing Machines: Jeans

Keeps them soft.

Advertising Agency: McCann Erickson, Mumbai, India
Creative Director: Prasoon Joshi
Copywriter: Pk Anil
Art Director: Kapil Tammal
Photographer: Shekawat Hs Photography
Illustrator: Nandakishore
Published: December 2007

Onida Washing Machines: Shirt

Onida Washing Machines: Shirt

Keeps them soft.

Advertising Agency: McCann Erickson, Mumbai, India
Creative Director: Prasoon Joshi
Copywriter: Pk Anil
Art Director: Kapil Tammal
Photographer: Shekawat Hs Photography
Illustrator: Nandakishore
Published: December 2007

CBS Says Yes to Multiplatforms, No to Shrimp


NEW YORK (AdAge.com) — Looks like the shrimp cocktail at this year's upfront will be as scarce as this year's network ad inventory. CBS is canceling its popular annual party at New York's Tavern on the Green. The event — which always made plentiful shrimp one of its attractions — has long been a mainstay of "upfront week," those four days in May when the big broadcast networks tout their coming fall schedules to advertisers.

Radiant Wellness Centre: Clock

Radiant Wellness Centre: Clock

The more you run, the slimmer you get.

Advertising Agency: Publicis Ambience Advertising, Chennai, India
Creative Director: Manoj Jacob
Copywriter: Chandrachoodan Gopalakrishnan
Art Director: Gous Basha
Published: November 2007

Glimmering Architecture – The Swarovski Store in Japan (GALLERY)

(TrendHunter.com) This is Japan’s new flagship store for the world famous Swarovski crystal company located in Ginza, Tokyo. Designed by Tokujin Yoshiok a Japanese designer, the “crystal forrest” facade resembles a cascade of crystals falling down but never reaching the ground. This crystal forrest however, is…

Good Manners Dog Training School: Careful

Good Manners Dog Training School: Careful

Advertising Agency: McCann Erickson, Mumbai, India
Creative Director: Prasoon Joshi
Copywriter: Pk Anil
Art Directors: Kapil Tammal, Swati Goel
Published: December 2007