Jul
08
BBC iPlayer set to offer social networking facility
Posted in: UncategorizedLONDON – The BBC is continuing to expand its iPlayer service by allowing clips from its TV shows to be posted on social networking sites.
Jul
08
Draft/FCB recruitment video on youtube pisses off Draft/FCB people.
Posted in: UncategorizedYoutube user ninaaldredge (*) is in trouble for posting the Draft/FCB recruitment video to youtube. She posted it there, and tipped adscam’s George, to which she soon got an email response from Draft/FCB which she also sent to George, see: DRAFT/FCB’S RECRUITMENT VIDEO REARS ITS UGLY HEAD… AGAIN!
You should understand the context of this video before sending it anywhere. it’s not top secret as we show this to our clients and suppliers, as well as potential recruits, clients and even other agencies. However, you should have asked my permission before you rip it off and posted it on a public blog to be ridiculed by people without knowing the context.”
Here’s a tip to Kestrel Lee who (allegedly) sent that email, just flag the video at youtube as “infringes my copyright” (which it does if Nina has no rights to post it) and don’t email people about it, you’re just making it worse. Though maybe that’s the idea? Lets see how long this stays up for, flagged and removed in 5…4…3…
Jul
08
Dentsu and Steve Biegel reach settlement
Posted in: UncategorizedLONDON – The legal row between Japanese ad agency Dentsu and Steve Biegel, its former US creative director, which involved allegations that he was pressured into visiting a brothel and engaging in sexual activities while on company business, has been settled.
Jul
08
Spa Water – Resurrect – print, Bangladesh
Posted in: Uncategorized
Forget “Red bull gives you wings” (possibly the most annoying campaign in the world) – water resurrects according to Grey Dhaka, Bangladesh for Spa water.
Jul
08
Euro RSCG Amsterdam recruitment – a very targeted poaching poster
Posted in: Uncategorized
One doesn’t usually book a single busposter (or “abri poster” as it’s called in Dutch) – but that’s exactly what Euro did for this one. This poster is at a tramstop where tram number 5 picks up creatives and suits from the four largest agencies in Amstelveen – a suburb of Amsterdam. They are either on their way home, or heading to the Bermuda triangle and a few drinks after work, quite likely hanging out with other ad-people. Either way, these ad-men and women wait here and the tram stop poster now speaks to them directly – want another job? Euro RSCG got help from JC Decaux so that they could make this one-time-and-place-only poster was placed on the ideal spot. Useless trivia: I used to wait for the tram at exactly this stop.
Agency: Euro RSCG Amsterdam
Joost van Praag Sigaar (Creative Director & CW)
Laurens Boschman (Creative Director & AD)
Jul
08
Microsoft will re-enter Yahoo! talks but wants to oust board
Posted in: UncategorizedNEW YORK – Microsoft is interested in restarting takeover talks with Yahoo!, but only if the internet company replaces its board of directors at its annual meeting on August 1.
Jul
08
Sky hunts agency to promote Picnic offer
Posted in: UncategorizedLONDON – BSkyB is seeking a marketing agency to handle the launch of its Picnic digital terrestrial TV, broadband and telephony offering.
Jul
08
TfL picks Carlson for ‘driving’ task
Posted in: UncategorizedLONDON – Transport for London (TfL) has hired Carlson Marketing to work on its ‘Smarter driving’ initiative.
Jul
08
Chelsea FC steps up social focus online
Posted in: UncategorizedLONDON – Premiership football club Chelsea FC is relaunching its website, www.chelseafc.com, enabling fans to personalise their landing page by registering on the site.
Jul
08
McDonald’s eyes range to draw ‘casual diners’
Posted in: UncategorizedLONDON – McDonald’s is to roll out a raft of premium products to appeal to cash-strapped consumers trading down from casual-dining outlets.
Jul
08
Nectar to offer music downloads rewards option
Posted in: UncategorizedLONDON – Nectar is launching an on-line music-download service giving its cardholders the opportunity to redeem points against it.
Jul
08
Pepsi seeks healthier brand for Beckham tie-up
Posted in: UncategorizedLONDON – The future of David Beckham’s global sponsorship deal with Pepsi hinges on whether the soft-drinks firm can find the footballer a healthy brand to promote.
Jul
08
Visit London unveils fresh logo to back 2012 Olympics activity
Posted in: UncategorizedLONDON – Visit London will roll out a fresh global identity ahead of the 2012 Olympic handover in Beijing next month.
Jul
08
News International to axe 100 sales jobs as part of ad merger
Posted in: UncategorizedLONDON – News International is expected to make about 100 of its 450 sales staff redundant across its soon-to-merge commercial team, which it will organise into agency-focused hubs.
Jul
08
4Digital shareholders divide over merger with Digital One
Posted in: UncategorizedLONDON – Shareholders in planned digital radio platform 4Digital Group are divided over whether to merge its operations with Digital One.
Jul
08
Survey shows online ad power
Posted in: UncategorizedLONDON – Online advertising generates more brand engagement for retailers than any other media, according to the Internet Advertising Bureau.
Jul
08
MySpace’s Parboo joins ITV online sales
Posted in: UncategorizedLONDON – Former MySpace executive Richard Parboo has joined ITV as head of agency sales strategy in the broadcaster’s online sales team.
Jul
08
Havas snaps up photo business
Posted in: UncategorizedLONDON – Havas-owned digital ad agency Media Contacts has landed a six-figure account to handle the search and display advertising for online photo-processing service Photobox.
Jul
08
Bauer axes two sales director jobs as Trout and Daisley exit
Posted in: UncategorizedLONDON – H Bauer has axed the positions of magazine sales director and digital sales director and has made their respective incumbents, Jason Trout and Bruce Daisley, redundant.
Jul
08
Job losses in pipeline as Sky begins consultation process
Posted in: UncategorizedLONDON – Sky Media is expected to make at least 20 commercial staff redundant following the initiation of a consultation process with staff.
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