The Economist: Stories

The Economist: Stories

Advertising Agency: AMV BBDO, London, UK
Executive Creative Director: Paul Brazier
Art Director: Paul Cohen
Illustrator: Paul Davis
Copywriters: Mark Fairbanks, Tim Riley

Footballers wanted for BT Mexican wave

LONDON – BT is looking for football teams to feature in its BT Fon “Online Mexican Wave” promotion aimed at creating the world’s largest wi-fi network.

Poole leaves TMS to found rival

LONDON – David Poole, managing director of The Marketing Store’s Birmingham office, has left to set up his own shop, taking a number of accounts with him.

Orange holds pitch for PAYG promotion

LONDON – Orange is holding a pitch for a promotional agency to handle sales promotion for its pay-as-you-go (PAYG) mobile offer.

Lux Silk Nourishment: Shoes

Lux Silk Nourishment: Shoes

Even stylish shoes can’t make dry legs look good.

Advertising Agency: JWT, Jakarta, Indonesia
Executive Creative Director: Juhi Kalia
Creative Director: Pingkan Rarunmangkay
Art Director: Imelda Untoro
Copywriter: Felicia Sie
Producer: Dimas Fajar
Production: Hadi Ramdhan, Lies Yuwono, Heru Daryanto, Arifin Sutedja
Released: December 2007

Andrex mounts £5m mixed media campaign

LONDON – Kimberly-Clark is supporting its ‘softest ever’ Andrex toilet tissue through a £5m multi-channel marketing campaign.

Pessek Zman chocolate bar: Time Out

Pessek Zman chocolate bar: Time Out

Advertising Agency: Shalmor Avnon Amichay / Young & Rubicam, Tel Aviv, Israel
Chief Creative Officer: Gideon Amichay
Creative Director: Yoram Levi
Group Creative Head: Nadav Pressman
Copywriter: Shushu Spanier
Art Director: Tal Ben-Ari

Nivea: Thermal image, 3

Nivea: Thermal image, 3

Nivea Deodorants. For those who need protection most.

Advertising Agency: Giovanni + DraftFcb, Sčo Paulo, Brazil
Creative Directors: Adilson Xavier, Ricardo John, Sidney Araújo
Art Director: Darcio Estaliano
Copywriter: Guilherme Aché
Illustrator: Fábio Vido
Published: July 2007

Nivea: Thermal image, 2

Nivea: Thermal image, 2

Nivea Deodorants. For those who need protection most.

Advertising Agency: Giovanni + DraftFcb, Sčo Paulo, Brazil
Creative Directors: Adilson Xavier, Ricardo John, Sidney Araújo
Art Director: Darcio Estaliano
Copywriter: Guilherme Aché
Illustrator: Fábio Vido
Published: July 2007

Nivea: Thermal image, 1

Nivea: Thermal image, 1

Nivea Deodorants. For those who need protection most.

Advertising Agency: Giovanni + DraftFcb, Sčo Paulo, Brazil
Creative Directors: Adilson Xavier, Ricardo John, Sidney Araújo
Art Director: Darcio Estaliano
Copywriter: Guilherme Aché
Illustrator: Fábio Vido
Published: July 2007

Vileda: Sad

Vileda: Sad

Non-scratch sponge for sensitive surfaces.

Advertising Agency: Artgrup, Istanbul, Turkey
Creative director: Ates Cavdar
Art Director: Husniye Saygili
Copywriter: Levent Onur Ozdogan
Photographer: Tayfun Rapayazdic

Amnesty International: Hu Jintao

Amnesty International: Hu Jintao

Advertising Agency: Contrapunto, Madrid, Spain
Creative Directors: Antonio Montero, Carlos Jorge, Felix del Valle
Art Director: Carlos Jorge
Copywriter: Felix del Valle
Published: January 2008

Amnesty International: Kim Jong Il

Amnesty International: Kim Jong Il

Advertising Agency: Contrapunto, Madrid, Spain
Creative Directors: Antonio Montero, Carlos Jorge, Felix del Valle
Art Director: Carlos Jorge
Copywriter: Felix del Valle
Published: January 2008

Amnesty International: Putin

Amnesty International: Putin

Advertising Agency: Contrapunto, Madrid, Spain
Creative Directors: Antonio Montero, Carlos Jorge, Felix del Valle
Art Director: Carlos Jorge
Copywriter: Felix del Valle
Published: January 2008

Amnesty International: Mugabe

Amnesty International: Mugabe

Advertising Agency: Contrapunto, Madrid, Spain
Creative Directors: Antonio Montero, Carlos Jorge, Felix del Valle
Art Director: Carlos Jorge
Copywriter: Felix del Valle
Published: January 2008

Amnesty International: Ahmadinejad

Amnesty International: Ahmadinejad

Advertising Agency: Contrapunto, Madrid, Spain
Creative Directors: Antonio Montero, Carlos Jorge, Felix del Valle
Art Director: Carlos Jorge
Copywriter: Felix del Valle
Published: January 2008

Amnesty International: Bush

Amnesty International: Bush

Advertising Agency: Contrapunto, Madrid, Spain
Creative Directors: Antonio Montero, Carlos Jorge, Felix del Valle
Art Director: Carlos Jorge
Copywriter: Felix del Valle
Published: January 2008

Toyota: Same

Toyota: Same

Made of the same stuff.
Official sponsor of Spanish National Football Team.

Advertising Agency: Tiempo BBDO, Spain
Creative director: Alberto Jaén
Copywriter: Fernando Domínguez
Art Director: Ricardo Pastor
Illustrator: Mr. Onüff Design Associates
Art Buyer: Mayte Caravias
Account Supervisor: Andoni Moreno
Published: May 2008

Google faces legal action over competitive bidding plan

LONDON – Lastminute.com and Auto Trader are among the companies considering legal action against Google, over its plans to allow firms to bid for the brand names of rivals in search results, according to a report by Channel 4 News.

Rothko creates first campaign for Kopparberg

LONDON – Irish agency Rothko has created its first UK ad campaign for Swedish pear cider brand Kopparberg.