Leaf Wedding Chapels – Wow Places For Vows (GALLERY)

(TrendHunter.com) For those who choose not to get married in a church, the options are pretty mundane. You could opt for a courthouse, hotel, park, beach, hockey arena, etc.

In Japan, an architect, Klein Dytham, has…

Fame Game Boils Down to Who’s a Celebrity This Week


MINNEAPOLIS (AdAge.com) — The intersection of pop culture and politics has been busy this campaign season. While John McCain's campaign was busy attacking Barack Obama as "the biggest celebrity in the world," TV viewers could not get enough of reality shows in which amateurs attempt to gain some fame themselves.

Stitchless Jeans – GlueJeans

(TrendHunter.com) Gluejeans are apparel for would-be exhibitionists or people who like to be daring because there are no stitches in the seams. The jeans are just held together with really strong glue. The raw pieces of…

Pure Hershey’s

Creatives Need a Happy Patch of Land to Bloom In

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Check out “The Harvest” by Rubber Republic, a wee YouTube film about how the best creatives are grown — yes, grown. — in the South West of England.

OMG, Its Fantasy Football Time!!!

John McCain’s ‘Raisin’ Problem


Hey look! John McCain's finally got a polished, professional song for his campaign! John Rich, of country duo Big & Rich, has responded to efforts by Will.i.am and Ludacris for Obama with his own track, and, guessing by an upcoming appearance at Rich's show today, it's being embraced by the presumptive Republican nominee.

Snickers Offends Again!

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Oh noooo!! Snickers is in for it now! Wait until Bob Garfield sees these ads.

Custom Laser Jewelry – Ponoko (GALLERY)

(TrendHunter.com) If you’ve ever wanted to design or make your own jewelry but don’t know how or you’re a jewelry artisan wishing to design jewelry in ways you haven’t before, then Ponoko is for you.

Ponoko is…

Most Interesting Man Tries to Stay Interesting

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Apart from the fact Dos Equis’ Most Interesting Man in the World conjures, somewhat, Charlton Heston’s Moses (or is it George Parker?), he’s well, just not that interesting in this second outing of the campaign.

$38 Billion Olympics – China Spends Most, Expects Most Returns

(TrendHunter.com) China has already invested $38 billion dollars into the Beijing Olympics, putting funds into the construction of 20 new Olympic buildings, the world’s largest airport, environmental clean-up, security,…

BBC Worldwide appoints its first director of marketing

LONDON – BBC Worldwide has made two key hires, including the appointment of Helen Kellie as its first director of marketing.

There Are 8,000 Nerve Endings in the Clitoris

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So what do you do if you’re a book publisher and you’re promoting a “sexy, summer beach read” which just happens to have an intriguing first sentence?

SPF15 appoints Burdekin as director

LONDON – Digital agency SPF15 has appointed Susie Burdekin as a director, giving her responsibility for its client service and business operations.

Yahoo unveils revamped delicious.com

LONDON – Yahoo has relaunched its social media bookmarking tool, del.icio.us, renaming it delicious.com, redesigning the service and launching improved search facilities.

Promotional Items: Stash or Trash?


Having been in the radio industry for some time, I've seen a dizzying array of bric-a-brac that seems to serve two purposes: collecting dust and wasting money.

Icahn shuns Yahoo AGM despite board recognition

LONDON – Billionaire corporate raider Carl Icahn, one of Yahoo’s biggest shareholders, is to shun today’s eagerly awaited Yahoo AGM despite recently leading a bid to have Yahoo’s board removed.

JCDecaux UK revenues show 3% half-year decline

LONDON – JCDecaux’s UK revenues declined by 3.3% year on year in the first half of 2008, while growth overseas helped the company post a 4.8% rise in revenues to Euro1.07bn (£842m).

Swordfish launches integrated campaign for Travelodge

LONDON – Budget hotel chain Travelodge has launched an integrated marketing campaign to highlight its “Free Days Out” offer to families.

Royal Mail launches mailer touting the benefits of DM

LONDON – Royal Mail has launched a direct mail campaign extolling the virtues of DM as a marketing medium by highlighting the array of creative products available to brands.