KUALA LUMPUR – The RM45 million (US$14 million) global advertising review for embattled Malaysian carmaker Proton has been hit by two agency withdrawals, with Black Pencil and Ogilvy & Mather pulling out.
SINGAPORE – DBS Bank has awarded its regional media business to PHD, a move that sees the Omnicom media agency join MindShare on the DBS roster.
(TrendHunter.com) Vivienne Westwood’s spring/summer 2009 menswear Milan show has sparked controversy and debate due to the designer’s decision to cast Roma gypsies as catwalk models. The models sported gold teeth and enormous…
KUALA LUMPUR – Carlsberg Malaysia is reviewing creative duties for its flagship Green Label brand, pitting incumbent Naga DDB against McCann Erickson and Euro RSCG.
ASIA-PACIFIC – Kodak is switching investment into social media for the first time in Asia-Pacific.
(TrendHunter.com) Increasingly, people are opting for public transit, mostly due to pressure to become more environmentally responsible. This gallery showcases some of the most unique concepts for transportation, ranging…
(TrendHunter.com) Music company, Orange teamed with GotWind to create the DanceCharge, an innovative approach to charging small gadgets, like cell phones, by dancing. With all the outdoor festivals coming up, this discovery…
(TrendHunter.com) Trendhunter has previously featured the viral phenomenon known as “Money Shots,” and now there is a celebrity version. Money shots are made of folded banknotes matched to a portion of a person’s face to…
(TrendHunter.com) Supermodel and Victoria’s Secret Angel, Karolina Kurkova has been blasted for an appearance at the Cia Maritima show in Sao Paulo Fashion Week.
The Brazilian media is criticizing Kurkova for modeling…
(TrendHunter.com) While shag carpets are terribly tacky, the retro look could possible make a comeback. This time, however, it won’t be featured on the floors, but on refrigerators.
If it weren’t for its eco-friendly…
(TrendHunter.com) Want to spice up your beer drinking experience? Warsteiner’s chili-flavoured beer will do the trick!
Germans are known worldwide for making a good brew, making it a great country for trend spotting in…
(TrendHunter.com) Design Heure’s elegant, stainless steel lamps project pictures, logos, transparencies, slides and drawings.
Thanks to a mirror located on a half sphere, the lamp can be oriented towards the ceiling…
(TrendHunter.com) The prestigious Wimbledon tennis tournament that is currently under way in England is known for its strict dress code: the players are required to dress in all white. But Russian tennis star Maria Sharapova…
HONG KONG – Cathay Pacific, Hong Kong’s principal airline and flag carrier, is stepping up efforts to reduce its environmental impact with the appointment of Dominic Purvis (pictured) – who until recently led the company’s loyalty initiatives – as general manager of environmental affairs, a newly-created position.
(TrendHunter.com) Gisele Bundchen, the world’s highest paid model, is glowing on the cover of GQ’s July issue. As many much-hyped magazine spreads do today, this GQ feature was supplemented by a YouTube video detailing…
(TrendHunter.com) I don’t usually like intrusive advertising, but when it’s for a good cause such as Feed South Africa, I am all for it.
This clever Feed SA campaign by TBWAHuntLascaris, Johannesburg, reaches out to…
(TrendHunter.com) It’s official. Men, if you haven’t picked up something in blue yet, preferably powder blue, you’re going to be out of style this season. Dolce & Gabbana proudly showcased a stunning Spring 2009 menswear…
(TrendHunter.com) The CheckTap is a power bar that plugs into your USB port, allowing you to power all those non-computer-related gadgets you want in your office. Not only is it really functional, providing plugs for half…
(TrendHunter.com) The iRetroPhone application gives the ultra-modern iPhone an updated tweak. The app turns the touch-screen dialing interface into an interactive image of an old-fashioned rotary phone for old-school meets…
GUANGZHOU – Direct sales company Amway is believed to have split its China media duties between incumbent OMD and challenger Carat after a three-way pitch that also included Starcom.
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