Microsoft makes approach to Facebook

NEW YORK – Microsoft has made an informal approach to Facebook about a possible acquisition, casting doubt over whether a deal with Yahoo! will now be done.

Samsung targets teens with online games portal

LONDON – Electronics company Samsung is using an online games portal to target UK teenagers and promote its MP3 player range, including the new T10.

Sony Handycam: Musical

Sony Handycam: Musical

Not every musical needs to be a major production.

Advertising Agency: Saatchi & Saatchi, Sydney, Australia
Executive Creative Director: Steve Back
Art Director: Shannon Sutherland
Photographer: Fiona Morris
Copywriter: Kathy Mattick
Producers: Alice Quiddington, Jeremy De Villers

Sony Handycam: Action

Sony Handycam: Action

Not every action movie needs to be a major production.

Advertising Agency: Saatchi & Saatchi, Sydney, Australia
Executive Creative Director: Steve Back
Art Director: Shannon Sutherland
Photographer: Fiona Morris
Copywriter: Kathy Mattick
Producers: Alice Quiddington, Jeremy De Villers

Sony Handycam: Love

Sony Handycam: Love

Not every love story needs to be a major production.

Advertising Agency: Saatchi & Saatchi, Sydney, Australia
Executive Creative Director: Steve Back
Art Director: Shannon Sutherland
Photographer: Fiona Morris
Copywriter: Kathy Mattick
Producers: Alice Quiddington, Jeremy De Villers

Chevrolet: City

Chevrolet: City

If the landscape bores you, change it.

Advertising Agency: Sancho BBDO, Bogota, Colombia
Creative Directors: Giovanni Martinez, Hugo Corredor
Art Director: Pablo Lopez
Copywriter: Juan C Gomez
Illustrator: Masivo77
Other additional credits: Nicanor Valbuena, Carolina Gonzalez
Published: May 2008

Volvo Chile: Sheep, 2

Volvo Chile: Sheep, 2

C30 The black sheep of the family.
The Black Sheep is ready to go out. New colors and trims.

Advertising Agency: Promoplan FC, Santiago, Chile
Creative Directors: Luis Silva, Ricardo Pau
Art Director: Juan Pablo Caraballo
Copywriter: Ralph Bennett
Illustrators: Juan Pablo Caraballo, Ignacio Bustos
Photographers: Sebastián Rivas, La Roja
Team: Alejandro Rojas, Loreto Barra, Pablo Castro, Horacio Alegría, Félix Pérez, Sebastián Del Río, Constanza Bunster
Published: April 2008

Volvo Chile: Sheep, 1

Volvo Chile: Sheep, 1

C30 The black sheep of the family.
The Black Sheep is ready to go out. New colors and trims.

Advertising Agency: Promoplan FC, Santiago, Chile
Creative Directors: Luis Silva, Ricardo Pau
Art Director: Juan Pablo Caraballo
Copywriter: Ralph Bennett
Illustrators: Juan Pablo Caraballo, Ignacio Bustos
Photographers: Sebastián Rivas, La Roja
Team: Alejandro Rojas, Loreto Barra, Pablo Castro, Horacio Alegría, Félix Pérez, Sebastián Del Río, Constanza Bunster
Published: April 2008

Los Coches: Horse

Los Coches: Horse

If it’s not an original spare part manufacturer, be very careful.

Advertising Agency: Sancho BBDO, Bogotá, Colombia
Creative Directors: Giovanni Martínez, Hugo Corredor
Art Director: Giovanni Martínez
Copywriter: Hugo Corredor
Illustrators: Nicanor Valbuena, Carmelo Vergara
Photographer: Alfonso Torres
Executive Director: Jaime Niño
Published: March 2008

Los Coches: Elephant

Los Coches: Elephant

If it’s not an original spare part manufacturer, be very careful.

Advertising Agency: Sancho BBDO, Bogotá, Colombia
Creative Directors: Giovanni Martínez, Hugo Corredor
Art Director: Giovanni Martínez
Copywriter: Hugo Corredor
Illustrators: Nicanor Valbuena, Carmelo Vergara
Photographer: Alfonso Torres
Executive Director: Jaime Niño
Published: March 2008

Carphone Warehouse gets £1.1bn in Best Buy link-up

LONDON – Carphone Warehouse has generated £1.1bn by selling 50% of its retail business to US consumer electronics retailer Best Buy, leaving it well-positioned to bid for Tiscali’s UK broadband operation.

Bannerblog Fan page on Facebook

Find us on Facebook

We’ve revisited our facebook presence, and have opted for a ‘Fan’ Page rather than a Group (which we’ll now close). Fan Pages weren’t around when we first got on the FB bandwagon and overall we found updating the group too much of a hassle. With the arrival of Fan Pages, comes application support and therefore closer integration between the website and Facebook page thanks to RSS. As a result, you can now :

  • See the latest Banners posted.
  • See the latest News & Jobs headlines.
  • See a calendar of the upcoming Award Shows.
  • Post your latest campaign (we’ll treat this as we do email submissions)
  • Share Videos, News, Photos and Create Events.

    We’ll likely do alot of our Cannes coverage from here as well, so add us today and make sure you don’t miss out!

  • MPs seek booze ad ban at sport events

    LONDON – Labour MPs have launched a campaign to ban alcohol advertising and sponsorship in sport, saying it should come into line with tobacco.

    HMDG lands £8m Friends Reunited account

    LONDON – Friends Reunited, the ITV-owned social networking site, has appointed Hurrell Moseley Dawson & Grimmer to handle its £8 million advertising account.

    BMB wins Gossard advertising brief

    LONDON – Gossard, the lingerie company, has appointed Beattie McGuinness Bungay to handle its advertising account.

    Camelot rival calls £8m ad pitch

    LONDON – NHS Lotteries, a possible rival to Camelot Group’s Lotto, is plotting a launch later this year and is seeking agencies to handle its advertising and media planning and buying accounts

    Colombia seeks to update image

    The Colombian government is to hunt for UK PR support in a bid to promote a ‘modern’ image of the South American country.

    Porter Novelli brings in veteran broadcast journo

    Porter Novelli has bolstered its media offering with the hiring of seasoned broadcast journalist Laurence Lee.

    All change in the capital as Londoners return to a new mayor

    The coming months will be the most important for Boris Johnson as he chooses his board members, says Jonny Popper.

    Johnson set to slash City Hall comms jobs

    Newly elected mayor of London Boris Johnson is to go ahead with job cuts despite reassuring 700 Greater London Authority (GLA) staff on Tuesday that he wanted them to stay.