Calgary Zoo: Sausages

Calgary Zoo: Sausages

Come face-to-face with the top of the food chain. Book a behind the scenes tour with the lions at CalgaryZoo.com

Advertising Agency: Trigger, Calgary, Canada
Creative Director: Patrick Doyle
Art Directors: Todd Blevins, Elise Russell
Copywriter: David Delibatto
Photographer: Matt Barnes

Microstars: Play Small, Referee

Microstars: Play Small, Referee

Football stars become Microstars

Advertising Agency: McCann Erickson, Milan, Italy
Creative Director: Gaetano Del Pizzo
Art Director: Davide Mosconi
Copywriter: Daniele Agliata
Photographer: Matteo Cremonini
Other additional credits:
Published: la Gazzetta dello Sport, April 2008

Microstars: Play Small, Photographer

Microstars: Play Small, Photographer

Football stars become Microstars

Advertising Agency: McCann Erickson, Milan, Italy
Creative Director: Gaetano Del Pizzo
Art Director: Davide Mosconi
Copywriter: Daniele Agliata
Photographer: Matteo Cremonini
Other additional credits:
Published: la Gazzetta dello Sport, April 2008

Microstars: Play Small, Journalist

Microstars: Play Small, Journalist

Football stars become Microstars

Advertising Agency: McCann Erickson, Milan, Italy
Creative Director: Gaetano Del Pizzo
Art Director: Davide Mosconi
Copywriter: Daniele Agliata
Photographer: Matteo Cremonini
Other additional credits:
Published: la Gazzetta dello Sport, April 2008

Celebrity Tour Guides – “Just Ask The Locals” of NYC (VIDEO)

(TrendHunter.com) Visiting New York? How will you know where the best late night pizza place is or what museums are actually worth checking out? Ask someone that lives there!

“Just Ask The Locals” is a novel New York City tour campaign. It features about 30 celebrities familiar with the area and covers the areas of …

GTA IV Causes Real Violence – Game Leads to Real Stabbings & Theft

Grand Theft Auto IV… GTA IV… GTA4… it seems that’s all we’re hearing about these last few days.

Released worldwide (except in Japan) for PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 on April 29, Grand Theft Auto 4 has gamers shaking in their boots with anticipation. The Rockstar Games product is expected to b…

Customized BMWs: Monster

Customized BMWs: Monster

Create your own monster.

Advertising agency: TBWA, Istanbul, Turkey
Creative director: Murat Arlı
Copywriter: Gökhan Yücel
Art Director: Barış Sarhan

Luxury Supercars – Spada Codatroncadue Coming Soon (GALLERY)

(TrendHunter.com) Let me start by asserting that this is not a concept! 20 individual, beautiful Spada Codatroncadue are to be built in the near future. The price tag? More than £200,000 a vehicle.

Wind-Sensitive Billboards – Skirt Lifts on Secret Diary of a Call Girl (GALLERY)

(TrendHunter.com) As a companion to their editorial-style print ads, Prime TV collaborated with DRAFTFCB ad agency, Auckland on a naughty outdoor billboard campaign for the British TV show Secret Diary of a Call Girl.

Just like the subtle editorial ads, the billboards seem innocent at first, showing a formally dress…

Estee Lauder splits global planning and buying

Estee Lauder has split its $400 million global media planning and buying account between Omnicom’s M2M and WPP’s Mindshare.

Wedding Caps – Fiona Bennett Hats (GALLERY)

(TrendHunter.com) Fiona Bennett is famous for her crazy hat creations which have resulted in her earning a very prominent following. As unexperienced as I am with wearing hats, I have to say some of her designs are rather overwhelming. However, her wedding collection took my breath away, and in a positive way. With F…

Dockers Goes From Dad to Rad


NEW YORK (AdAge.com) — Dockers, the traditional men's brand, is embracing a decidedly untraditional advertising strategy. The brand appeared in a live commercial during "The Tonight Show With Jay Leno." Then, DraftFCB, San Francisco, the brand's agency of record, took the exposure one step further by using "The Tonight Show" to launch a contest in which consumers will be able to create their own Dockers commercials.

GTA IV Causes Real Violence – Game Leads to Real Stabbings & Theft (VIDEO)

(TrendHunter.com) Grand Theft Auto IV… GTA IV… GTA4… it seems that’s all we’re hearing about these last few days.

Released worldwide (except in Japan) for PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 on April 29, Grand Theft Auto 4 has gamers shaking in their boots with anticipation. The Rockstar Games product is expected to b…

Amazon offers music downloads from Grand Theft Auto

LONDON – Amazon has struck a deal with the manufacturer of ‘Grand Theft Auto IV’ which will allow gamers to buy and download any of the music featured in the newly launched video game from the online retailer.

Who Does It Better?

A couple of commercials on rotation currently strike me as incredibly similar. In fact, I know people who didn’t even realize (at first) that the commercials were for two completely different products. Enter the AT&T Go Phone spot with Meatloaf and Tiffany and a handful of Comcast spots, including the “Lady Marmalade” ad. Notably I find them similar since each uses singing as the main means of conversing. Personally, I find AT&T’s spot much more interesting to watch as it is more of a mini-musical – including the song being edited to fit the product. As far as Comcast goes, their spots showcase one of the actors singing the song back as part of conversation, in a weird dubbed-over way, that I find, well, creepy. After much debate, I have found that most prefer the Meatloaf spot to Comcast’s. What are your thoughts? Do you find them similar? Maybe not? 

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Fake Flesh Body Suits – Nicole Tran Ba Vang (GALLERY)

(TrendHunter.com) I don’t really know what to make of Nicole Tran Ba Vang body suits. I don’t even know what it’s correct to call the fake, PhotoShopped boobs, butt and other body parts. Is her photographic work social commentary, camouflage, body enhancement or women’s flesh clothing? Or all of the above?

Austria hires image consultants following national scandal

LONDON – In the wake of the shocking Fritzel incest case, the Austrian government is planning to launch an image campaign to restore its battered reputation abroad.

It’s Official: Time Warner to Spin Off Cable


NEW YORK (AdAge.com) — AOL struggled, cable networks thrived and magazine publishing found itself affected by the economic downturn, said Time Warner CEO Jeffrey Bewkes, reporting the company's first-quarter earnings. And, as promised three months ago, the company made a decision on the future of Time Warner Cable — and it will be on its own.

Google meshes DoubleClick to mobiles

LONDON – Google has today made it easier for media owners to earn more from their mobile sites, by linking its DoubleClick Mobile platform with a range of mobile ad networks.

Scrabble: Mug-gum

Scrabble: Mug-gum

Every word counts

Advertising Agency: Ogilvy, Hungary
Creative Directors: Gábor Spielmann
Art Director: Bruno Almeida
Copywriter: Gábor Spielmann
Photographers: Pal Nanasi, Artluzstudio
Published: December 2007