LONDON – Juice brand ‘Good Natured’ has signed a deal with Viacom Brand Solutions (VBS) – the sales house for MTV, VH1, Nickelodeon and Paramount Comedy – to be part of a socially ethical TV advertising campaign on Nick Jr.
LONDON – Volkswagen has appointed Steve Reynolds as its UK head of marketing.
(TrendHunter.com) Have you ever wondered what happens to videos YouTube is forced to remove because of copyright infringement claims? I myself haven’t, but the YouTomb project will tell you all you want to know about such videos. When a video take-down occurs because of a request, YouTube retains the video’s meta…
If you want to keep your baby as stylish as you are, keep up to the minute with one of the latest fashion movements, and deck your little one eco-chic apparel.
Chapter One Organics knows that even for environmentally aware mamas, sacrificing their tot’s style isn’t an option. For that reason they …
LONDON – Royal Mail has told the independent postal sector review that wide changes in the way it is regulated are necessary in order to solve the issues facing the universal service.
Amstel Light may have taught us properly how to spell “beer” in Dutch, but this is definitely not how you spell “damn.”
REDMOND, Wash. (AdAge.com) — Can Microsoft buy greater search share without buying Yahoo?
That's the idea behind the company's latest move to lure more users: Offer them cash.
The move is expected to be announced at today's Microsoft Advance '08 event and will essentially give financial incentives to users who complete a transaction after searching for a product through Microsoft's Live search. The tactic is highly unusual, although several people familiar with the plan seemed to be intrigued by its prospects.
CBS substantially increased the number of archived television shows streamed free on the Web, the latest salvo in the battle among traditional broadcasters to capture viewers online.
CBS will add episodes of “The Love Boat” and “Twin Peaks,” among other shows, to its new and vintage Web offerings. The programs are broadcast on the CBS Audience Network, a collection of online distribution partners, including CBS.com, Last.fm, Bebo and CNET Networks, which CBS Corp. last week said it plans to acquire.
[via The Wall Street Journal]
(TrendHunter.com) 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…
LONDON – Mi Liberty has appointed Chris Perrett as creative director of its marketing services division to lead the growth of its design studio facility.
In an ad bluntly called “McCain, Fire Charlie Black,” MoveOn tries strong-arming John McCain into dismissing his lobbyist, whose firm allegedly made millions by aiding dictators, terrorists and sundry other villains.
(TrendHunter.com) The new Scuderia Bizzarrini P538 prototype is a jaw-dropping, Italian super car which borrows its chassis from the Galmer Arbitrage GT chassis which is a Thai super car. Powering the Scuderia Bizzarini is a 7.0 liter Chevrolet LS7 which develops 505 hp, 6200 rpm and 475 lb-ft 4800.The super car was …
LONDON – IPC digital director Kevin Brown has been appointed to lead digital operations at creative agency Brothers and Sisters.
(TrendHunter.com) If you want to keep your baby as stylish as you are, keep up to the minute with one of the latest fashion movements, and deck your little one eco-chic apparel.
Chapter One Organics knows that even for environmentally aware mamas, sacrificing their tot’s style isn’t an option. For that reason they …
One of the most basic things that even children know about advertising is that, as cliché as it is, sex sells. It really should come as no surprise then that that is the concept people came up with when entering a user-generated ad competition. It didn’t matter that the campaign was meant to be for…
Visit South Africa’s smallest city.
Advertising Agency: Draftfcbdbn, Durban, South Africa
Creative Director: Juan Scott
Deputy Creative Director: James Dodd
Art Director: Felix Schmitz
Copywriter: Brandon Govender
Photographer: Tony Christie
Brief:
On July 12th 2006 – Ehud Goldwasser and Eldad Regev were abducted by the Hezbolla. Since their kidnapping no news about them has been received.
To keep their issue a top priority on the public’s and the government’s agenda, we knew we had to create an impact no one could stay indifferent to.
A unique remembrance action! We invited major sites to stop their activity for five minutes, precisely one year after the kidnap, and place one same message:
“The soldiers cannot be found”. This is a variation of “The Page cannot be found” message appearing when loading an inactive website.
Steve Jobs better watch out, because Napster is giving Apple a run for their money.
This week, Napster launched a music-sharing portal on the web with over six million MP3s, a move that could seriously hurt rivals like iTunes.
For reference, iTunes also has around six million songs, but the major…
Contains scenes of mum being held to the floor and punched repeatedly.
Children see up to 90% of attacks in the home.
Advertising Agency: JWT London, UK
Executive Creative Director: Russell Ramsey
Art Director: Ross Callow
Copywriter: Simon Bullett
Photographer: Adam Hinton
Typographer: Chris Hutton
Perhaps the Jawbone headset guy could get together with the Aleve surfer-climber guy and have a tool-off. Other nominees for advertising’s biggest tool are welcome in comments.
—Posted by Tim Nudd
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