Panasonic Lumix: Basketball

Panasonic Lumix: Basketball

Lumix Panasonic with mega OIS image stabilizer.

Advertising Agency: Fischer America Comunicacao Total, Sao Paulo, Brazil
Executive Creative Directors / Creative Directors: Flávio Casarotti, Pedro Cappeletti
Copywriter: Pedro Guerra
Art Director: Ricardo Big Passos
Photographer: Pedro Dimitrov
Art Buyer: Felipe Cunha
Account Supervisor: Paula Borges
Advertiser’s Supervisor: Mauricio Guarnieri

Panasonic Lumix: Ballet

Panasonic Lumix: Ballet

Lumix Panasonic with mega OIS image stabilizer.

Advertising Agency: Fischer America Comunicacao Total, Sao Paulo, Brazil
Executive Creative Directors / Creative Directors: Flávio Casarotti, Pedro Cappeletti
Copywriter: Pedro Guerra
Art Director: Ricardo Big Passos
Photographer: Pedro Dimitrov
Art Buyer: Felipe Cunha
Account Supervisor: Paula Borges
Advertiser’s Supervisor: Mauricio Guarnieri

Heinz pulls male kiss ad after hundreds of complaints

LONDON – Heinz has pulled a television ad for its Deli Mayo that features two men kissing following a huge number of complaints. The company said the decision to pull the ad was because it was listening to consumers.

Nokia: Handsfree

Nokia: Handsfree

Keep both hands on the job.

Advertising Agency: Y&R Auckland, New Zealand
Art Director: Jonathan Horner
Copywriter: Kat Gwilliam
Illustrator: Watermark
Account Director: Paula Kelly
Account Manager: Diana Tietjens
Media Director: Matt O’Sullivan

WMF Knives: Lobster

WMF Knives: Lobster

Advertising Agency: Leo Burnett, Bangkok, Thailand
Executive Creative Directors / Creative Directors: Keeratie Chaimoungkalo, Sompat Trisadikun
Copywriter: Kittisak Prechapanich
Art Directors: Supachai Toemtechatpong, Sompat Trisadikun
Account Supervisor: Veevit Teotrakoon
Retoucher: Presto
Production House: Haamchua Co.

WMF Knives: Fish

WMF Knives: Fish

Advertising Agency: Leo Burnett, Bangkok, Thailand
Executive Creative Directors / Creative Directors: Keeratie Chaimoungkalo, Sompat Trisadikun
Copywriter: Kittisak Prechapanich
Art Directors: Supachai Toemtechatpong, Sompat Trisadikun
Account Supervisor: Veevit Teotrakoon
Retoucher: Presto
Production House: Haamchua Co.

WMF Knives: Chicken

WMF Knives: Chicken

Advertising Agency: Leo Burnett, Bangkok, Thailand
Executive Creative Directors / Creative Directors: Keeratie Chaimoungkalo, Sompat Trisadikun
Copywriter: Kittisak Prechapanich
Art Directors: Supachai Toemtechatpong, Sompat Trisadikun
Account Supervisor: Veevit Teotrakoon
Retoucher: Presto
Production House: Haamchua Co.

Mercedes-Benz G-Class: Terrains

Mercedes-Benz G-Class: Terrains

Advertising Agency: Jung Von Matt, Hamburg, Germany
Creative Directors: Doerte Spengler-Ahrens, Jan Rexhausen
Art Director: Hisham Kharma
Copywriter: Sergio Penzo
Released: 2007

Public health campaigns to raise awareness about HIV/AIDS still playing catch-up with the virus.

Ever since those tomb-stones dropped down in a scary UK anti-aids campaign back in the late eighties, public health campaigns have been freaking us out, educating us and trying to calm us back down again. Still the virus has spread further than the information about it. For example in India, which has the highest concentration of HIV-infected people than anywhere else on the planet, 43% of women have never heard of HIV and don’t know what it is. Every culture has a different problem to solve and thus need a different way of approaching their AIDS communication. In some parts of Africa, ‘sugar daddies’ are more than just a way to get neat gear, transactional sex is a way to survive. That’s when campaigns like this appear:
“Would you let this man be with your teenage daughter? So why are you with his?”

Pardon the blurry high-speed back of car window style of this photograph, and thanks to Tomas for shooting it

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Google’s gPhone mobile launch delayed until Christmas

LONDON – Google’s much-anticipated entry into the mobile phone market with the gPhone is unlikely to happen until the end of the year, after its release was delayed from the second quarter.

Creston reassures on outlook as profits rise 25%

LONDON – Creston, the UK-based marketing services group, has reported a 25% rise in pre-tax profits to £9.6m and claims it has yet to feel the effects of the economic slowdown.

Outdoor industry braced for hit as DfT rules on emissions data

LONDON – The outdoor advertising industry is bracing itself for a loss of revenue as car advertisers look to shift spend away from the medium to avoid being forced to include CO2-emission and fuel-economy data on posters.

Football fans flock to TV and web

LONDON – Interest levels in UEFA Euro 2008 in the UK are defying expectations, attracting robust TV audiences and record betting on the football tournament, despite the home nations’ failure to qualify.

Unilever picks Pot Noodle for first mobile site

LONDON – Pot Noodle has launched a dedicated mobile site, the first Unilever has launched for any of its brands.

Alcohol trade body backs alliance for rights of moderate drinkers

LONDON – The Wine and Spirit Trade Association (WSTA) is behind a campaign aimed at consumers who are concerned about overzealous restrictions on the promotion of alcohol.

Brands face challenge to beat consumer worries about economy

LONDON – The rising cost of living and uncertainty over the economy are the biggest issues facing consumers in Britain today, making it vital that brands prove their worth to consumers.

Honda wins May Thinkboxes with live skydiving ad

LONDON – Honda’s historic, live skydiving spot has been voted the best TV ad of May by a panel of industry experts.

iVillage’s Parentshood online comedy to debut in the autumn

LONDON – NBC Universal-owned women’s portal iVillage is to launch an online-only comedy drama series aimed at new and prospective parents in the autumn.

Dennis launches digital iMotor title in footsteps of Monkey and iGizmo

LONDON – Dennis Publishing is extending its portfolio of digital titles with the launch of motoring title iMotor. Launching on 17 July, iMotor will be a free fortnightly delivered to readers’ inboxes. It follows in the footsteps of Dennis’ other digital offerings, lads’ title Monkey and gadget magazine iGizmo.

Football and talent spotters boost ITV1’s share of impacts

LONDON – ITV1 was the only commercial terrestrial broadcaster to increase its share of total commercial impacts last month, boosted by key Champions League football matches and by Britain’s Got Talent.