Obama Asks NBC to Draw Up Olympics Ad Packages


WASHINGTON (AdAge.com) — Those tuning in to NBC Sports' Olympics coverage this year will see spots from General Motors, McDonald's, Budweiser, Nike and — just maybe — Sen. Barack Obama.

NBA Commish: ‘We Have an Issue’


NEW YORK (AdAge.com) — National Basketball Association Commissioner David Stern is bent on fixing public perception that its games are fixed.

With No NBA Finals, Prime-Time Ratings Drop 26%


MINNEAPOLIS (AdAge.com) — Missing the big tent of Tuesday's NBA Finals, Wednesday night's prime-time ratings plunged as the week's roller coaster continued. Indeed, a roller coaster would have fit right in with Wednesday's prime time, which looked a bit like a carnival, with a midway including NBC's "Celebrity Circus."

Cia de Bolso: Romans

Cia de Bolso: Romans

Pocket Book Collection. The best of literature, in your pocket.

Advertising Agency: ALMAPBBDO, Sao Paulo, Brazil
Executive Creative Director: Marcello Serpa
Creative Directors: Luiz Sanches, Dulcidio Caldeira
Copywriter: Renan Tommaso
Art Director: Suzana Haddad
Photographer: Latin Stock
Account Supervisor: Yoshico Saito
Advertiser’s Supervisor: Joana Fernandes

Cia de Bolso: The Trial

Cia de Bolso: The Trial

Pocket Book Collection. The best of literature, in your pocket.

Advertising Agency: ALMAPBBDO, Sao Paulo, Brazil
Executive Creative Director: Marcello Serpa
Creative Directors: Luiz Sanches, Dulcidio Caldeira
Copywriter: Renan Tommaso
Art Director: Suzana Haddad
Photographer: Latin Stock
Account Supervisor: Yoshico Saito
Advertiser’s Supervisor: Joana Fernandes

stern.de: Cinema

stern.de: Cinema

Advertising Agency: Grabarz & Partner, Hamburg, Germany
Creative Director: Ralf Heuel
Art Director: Fedja Kehl
Copywriter: Paul Von Mühlendahl
Agency Producer: Patrick Cahill
Account Supervisors: Ina Bach, Thomas Eickhoff
Advertiser’s Supervisor: Julia Duden

Local TV Spending Down 1.6% in First Quarter

NEW YORK (AdAge.com) — Advertiser expenditures on local broadcast TV fell 1.6% in the first quarter of 2008, even as ad dollars continued to flow to network and syndicated TV, according to an analysis of TNS Media Intelligence figures for the top 100 population markets by the Television Advertising Bureau.

BET Awards a Magnet for Marketers


NEW YORK (AdAge.com) — The BET Awards, airing June 24 on BET, have emerged as the de facto Super Bowl for the African-American audience, attracting integrated sponsors such as Procter & Gamble, Target, Dodge and Verizon.

VW Trucks: Milk

VW Trucks: Milk

Volkswagen Trucks. For every kind of load.

Advertising Agency: ALMAPBBDO, Sao Paulo, Brazil
Executive Creative Director: Marcello Serpa
Creative Directors: Luiz Sanches, Dulcidio Caldeira
Copywriter: Eduardo Andrietta
Art Directors: Marcus Kawamura, Ary Nogueira
Photographer: Hugo Treu
Typographer: Jose Roberto Bezerra
Account Supervisor: Fernao Cosi
Advertiser’s Supervisor: Ana Maria Oliveira

VW Trucks: Vegetables

VW Trucks: Vegetables

Volkswagen Trucks. For every kind of load.

Advertising Agency: ALMAPBBDO, Sao Paulo, Brazil
Executive Creative Director: Marcello Serpa
Creative Directors: Luiz Sanches, Dulcidio Caldeira
Copywriter: Eduardo Andrietta
Art Directors: Marcus Kawamura, Ary Nogueira
Photographer: Hugo Treu
Typographer: Jose Roberto Bezerra
Account Supervisor: Fernao Cosi
Advertiser’s Supervisor: Ana Maria Oliveira

VW Trucks: Eggs

VW Trucks: Eggs

Volkswagen Trucks. For every kind of load.

Advertising Agency: ALMAPBBDO, Sao Paulo, Brazil
Executive Creative Director: Marcello Serpa
Creative Directors: Luiz Sanches, Dulcidio Caldeira
Copywriter: Eduardo Andrietta
Art Directors: Marcus Kawamura, Ary Nogueira
Photographer: Hugo Treu
Typographer: Jose Roberto Bezerra
Account Supervisor: Fernao Cosi
Advertiser’s Supervisor: Ana Maria Oliveira

VW Trucks: Beer

VW Trucks: Beer

Volkswagen Trucks. For every kind of load.

Advertising Agency: ALMAPBBDO, Sao Paulo, Brazil
Executive Creative Director: Marcello Serpa
Creative Directors: Luiz Sanches, Dulcidio Caldeira
Copywriter: Eduardo Andrietta
Art Directors: Marcus Kawamura, Ary Nogueira
Photographer: Hugo Treu
Typographer: Jose Roberto Bezerra
Account Supervisor: Fernao Cosi
Advertiser’s Supervisor: Ana Maria Oliveira

The Times of India newspaper: Do

The Times of India newspaper: Do

Advertising Agency: JWT, Mumbai, India
National Creative Director: Agnello Dias
Senior Creative Directors, AVPs: Debu Purkayastha, Vistasp Hodiwala, Arkadyuti Basu
Creative Director: Vinayak Gaikwad
Senior Copywriter: Simone Patrick
Junior Copywriter: Kaushik Iyer
Account Executive: Anuja Arora

Heavy Metal Tours Re-Energized


LOS ANGELES (AdAge.com) — When it comes to sponsorship, metal was getting a bit rusty. But this summer, headbangers will be able to pick among ear-splitting tours and the energy drinks sponsoring them.

MIR Black: Keep black strong, 3

MIR Black: Keep black strong, 3

Advertising Agency: TBWA\Paris, France
Executive Creative Director / Creative Director: Erik Vervroegen
Copywriter: Benoit Leroux
Art Directors: Philippe Taroux, Benoit Leroux
Art Buyer: Barbara Chevalier
Account Supervisors: François Michel, Nelly Manoukian
3D Designer: Baptiste Masse

MIR Black: Keep black strong, 2

MIR Black: Keep black strong, 2

Advertising Agency: TBWA\Paris, France
Executive Creative Director / Creative Director: Erik Vervroegen
Copywriter: Benoit Leroux
Art Directors: Philippe Taroux, Benoit Leroux
Art Buyer: Barbara Chevalier
Account Supervisors: François Michel, Nelly Manoukian
3D Designer: Baptiste Masse

MIR Black: Keep black strong, 1

MIR Black: Keep black strong, 1

Advertising Agency: TBWA\Paris, France
Executive Creative Director / Creative Director: Erik Vervroegen
Copywriter: Benoit Leroux
Art Directors: Philippe Taroux, Benoit Leroux
Art Buyer: Barbara Chevalier
Account Supervisors: François Michel, Nelly Manoukian
3D Designer: Baptiste Masse

Safeguard: Guy

Safeguard: Guy

Advertising Agency: Saatchi & Saatchi, Petaling Jaya, Malaysia
Executive Creative Directors: Adrian Miller, Edmund Choe
Copywriter: James Yap
Art Director: Ian Lee
Photographer: Edmund Leong, Untold Images
Account Supervisors: Tina Tong, Diana Boo
Designer: Xuxulyn
Retoucher: James Teoh, Untold Images

Safeguard: Girl

Safeguard: Girl

Advertising Agency: Saatchi & Saatchi, Petaling Jaya, Malaysia
Executive Creative Directors: Adrian Miller, Edmund Choe
Copywriter: James Yap
Art Director: Ian Lee
Photographer: Edmund Leong, Untold Images
Account Supervisors: Tina Tong, Diana Boo
Designer: Xuxulyn
Retoucher: James Teoh, Untold Images

Safeguard: Man

Safeguard: Man

Advertising Agency: Saatchi & Saatchi, Petaling Jaya, Malaysia
Executive Creative Directors: Adrian Miller, Edmund Choe
Copywriter: James Yap
Art Director: Ian Lee
Photographer: Edmund Leong, Untold Images
Account Supervisors: Tina Tong, Diana Boo
Designer: Xuxulyn
Retoucher: James Teoh, Untold Images