Hasta La Creative!

Looks like the Aussies had their Vegemite today.

Advertising Agency: JWT Melbourne, Australia
Creative Director: Richard Muntz
Art Director: Jason Ryan
Copywriter: Scott Glennon

Advertising Agency: McCann Erickson, New York, USA
Chief Creative Officer: Joyce King Thomas
Creative Director / Art Director: Michele Raso
Creative Director / Copywriter: Robert Frost
Illustrator: Chris Lyons, David Carson Studio

(TrendHunter.com) Japan has a whole realm of sub-cultures that seem utterly bizarre to foreigners. Tokyology is a recently released documentary that covers some of the most unique aspects of Japanese pop-culture, with a heavy emphasis on the Tokyo and individual regions like Harajuku and Shinjuku.

To supplement the…

(TrendHunter.com) How much walking can a woman do in this pair of sleek-as-none-of-your-business stiletto shoes? Not a whole lot, I’ll tell you that much. However, if you do manage to walk in them, they’ll keep track of every step you take with their built in counter. Perfect for the calorie-counting woman who doesn’…

Advertising Agency: Grey Milano, Milan, Italy
Executive Creative Director: Francesco Emiliani
Creative Director / Copywriter: Barbara Cicalini
Art Director: Daniele Freuli
Photographer: Andrea Pisapia
Post-production: Sprint

How long would it take you to shear your lawn with your razor blade? Impossible, right? With your shaver, probably, but hey, if you had a Bic, maybe not!

This creative “Grass Cutter” Billboard for Bic razors is an awesome example of guerrilla marketing. The only issue with something like this is ge…

Advertising Agency: BBDO Mexico
Executive Creative Director: Hector Fernandez
Creative Directors: Antonio Cosio, Sindo Ingelmo
Art Directors: Edgar Rios, Cesar Torres, Sindo Ingelmo
Copywriters: Cesar Torres, Antonio Cosio

(TrendHunter.com) Following in the footsteps of the great work done by Pixeloo of “untooning” Mario, Homer and Jessica Rabbit, Essenmitsosse.de has untooned the famous Nintendo game villain, Bowser.

Bowser is the leader and most powerful of the turtle-like Koopa race and Mario’s arch-nemesis. The PhotoShopped work i…

Complaints to the Advertising Standards Authority reached an all-time high in 2007, according to its annual report. Among the worst offenders were advertisers boasting about their green credentials, which clocked up 561 complaints last year. Perspective, p21.

Holland & Barrett has awarded its £5 million advertising account to WCRS following a shoot-out against M&C Saatchi. It is the first time the retailer has appointed a retained advertising agency.