Virals Gone Ape – Super Chill Monkey Does Hollywood (VIDEO)

(TrendHunter.com) Viral videos are monkeying around in Hollywood! Unbuttonfilms, the same company that brought us the ”Guys backflip into jeans” undercover ad for Levis, has launched Super Chill Monkey Does Hollywood.

One thing’s for sure, director Benzo Theodore loves drama acrobatics. This time he’s fe…

Nature Time-Lapse – Starfish Walking (VIDEO)

(TrendHunter.com) After all these years, one of my childhood curiosities is finally being addressed in the form of this time lapse video of a starfish walking.

I grew up playing in tidepools on the west coast, and observing starfish was a part of my summer routine. Regardless of how long I studied them, I never see…

American Apparel’s Dov Charney Awarded Dildo of the Year

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Last week, American Apparel CEO Dov Charney was awarded Retailer of the Year.

American Apparel’s Dov Charney Awarded Dildo of the Yera

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Last week, American Apparel CEO Dov Charney was awarded Retailer of the Year.

First Ever Exhibition To Recognise The Art Of Advertising

LONDON – Works by photographers Irving Penn, Nadav Kander and Richard Avedon are among those on show at a new exhibition called Advertising Art.

Avedon’s iconic photograph of model Iman for an Alexon campaign, along with a striking campaign for L’Oreal by Penn, will line up alongside famous images for Silk Cut, Absolut Vodka, Pirelli Tyres and Boddingtons.

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Remote Control Pillows – TV Bedding

(TrendHunter.com) Since the television has become such an integral part of our household, it was only a matter of time before the remote control ended up tucked in a pillow for an ergonomic TV-watching experience. The organic cotton and hemp pillow comes with an embroidered illustration of a remote and a pocket to pu…

Ogilvy takes centre stage in tonight’s Apprentice

LONDON – Ogilvy Advertising will be appearing on BBC One’s smash hit TV series ‘The Apprentice’ tonight, as the teams face the task of designing and creating an ad campaign for a tissue brand.

Apple iTunes: Coldplay Sonic

Apple iTunes: Coldplay Sonic

Advertising Agency: TBWA\Media Arts Lab, USA
Chief Creative Officer: Lee Clow
Executive Creative Directors: Duncan Milner, Eric Grunbaum
Creative Director: Scott Trattner
Art Director: Scott Trattner
Copywriter: Eric Grunbaum
Senior Agency Producer: Mike Refuerzo

Production Co: Anonymous Content
Director: Mark Romanek/Logan
DP: Adam Kimmel

Editorial Co: Nomad Editing Company, Inc
Editor: Glenn Martin

Animation/Design Co: Logan

Visual Effects Co: Mork & Lys
Lead Compositor: Brandon Sanders

Post Co: CO3
Stefan Sonnenfeld, Brian Robinson

Song title: Viva la vida, Coldplay

Animated Birthday Cakes – Celebrate With Moving Food

(TrendHunter.com) How fun is this?

With the continued media growth of the entertainment, food, and children’s birthday party industries, animated birthday cakes seem to be the product of natural demand progression.

On Coolest-Birthday-Cakes.com, there is a wide selection of themes to choose from. The animated pa…

Familjen Dafgard: Kamasutra

Familjen Dafgard: Kamasutra

Advertising Agency: Forsman & Bodenfors, Gothenburg, Sweden
Published: May 2008

Whiskas: V for Vendetta

Whiskas: V for Vendetta

The movie, V for Vendetta, is about the rebellion of a freedom fighter V, who uses terrorist tactics to fight the oppressive society. V takes over the TV station and broadcasts a message to the country condemning the oppressors in parliament. V invites everybody to join him. When V meets Evey for the first time in the movie, he gives a very long speech which consists of words starting with the letter V.

In this radio spot, just like V, cats take over the radio programs to broadcast their messages and they give a long speech which consists of words starting with W.

Advertising Agency: TBWA, Istanbul, Turkey
Creative Director: İlkay Gürpınar
Copywriter: Deniz Ergin, Ece Kaleli
Brand Manager: Sinem Özkan
Producer: Saadet BektaÅŸ
Aired: March 2008

Arena BLM on top in Thinkbox planning awards

LONDON – Arena BLM has scooped the top prize at the Thinkbox TV Planning Awards, scooping the Grand Prix award for its Domino’s Pizza campaign.

Movie Ratings on Foreheads – Domestic Violence Ads (GALLERY)

(TrendHunter.com) These ads make me a little uncomfortable and evoke great sadness, but making an emotional connection is crucial in awareness ads. This campaign for the National Centre for Domestic Violence sheds light on the emotional and psychological trauma inflicted on children subject to witnessing domestic vio…

Unsolicited Ad Advice for Barack and Hillary

Or: Why I Wouldn't Make It as an Ad Consultant

Econobox Comeback – Gas Prices Drive Demand For Retro Eco-Cars

While all the giant automotive manufacturers are feverishly developing fancy new eco-friendly, green and hybrid cars, another trend is quietly brewing: used econoboxes from the ’80s and ’90s! That’s right!

Remember the Geo Metro, Ford Festiva, Toyota Tercel or, my personal favourite, the Honda C…

Content Proposes to Advertising. Advertising Accepts.

According to Ad Age, Hollywood’s oldest talent shop, the 110-year-old William Morris Agency, is partnering with a triumvirate of digital media, wireless and advertising executives to create a joint venture called Agency 3.0, a digital-marketing-services company seeking to marry digital technology to strategically developed content.

The new venture aims to “bring the ad dollars that much closer to the creative process,” said Greg Johnson, a former chief creative officer at McCann Worldgroup and Digitas.

Another partner, Steve Stanford, who created rival talent agency ICM’s digital media group, said, “Today, a show that has sponsors already in place has a much better chance of airing.”

The team will be based at William Morris’ Beverly Hills headquarters.

Cell Phone Watches – The CECT Mobile Comes with a Keypad (GALLERY)

(TrendHunter.com) Cell phones seem to be evolving before our eyes and here in TrendHunter we have featured several prototype wristwatch mobiles with very technologically-advanced features. The CECT cell phone prototype features a dedicated keypad built on the strap. This GSM phone also features a 1.3 inch touchscree…

Lipton – Lightly scented – print, JWT Dubai United Arab Emirates

Client: Unilever Arabia
Client: Lipton
Agency: JWT Dubai
Executive Creative Director: Chafic Haddad
Art Director: Nizar Swailem / Layan Aziz
Copywriter: Ash Chagla
Illustrator: Nabil Kamara / Mahesh Kubal
Account Director: Dana Al Kutoubi
Photographer: Tejal Patni

Sorry Beck’s, but Saying ‘Different by CHOICE!’ Doesn’t Make it So

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To draw attention away from its absence of a sound position in the beer market (unless “favorited beer of the band ‘Black Label Society'” counts), Beck’s tries wearing the message “Different by Choice.”

Champions League winner to net £85m

LONDON – Tonight’s winners of the first ever all-English UEFA Champions League final will pocket more than £85m, according to research commissioned by MasterCard.