Hyundai Tucson: Spider

Spider

Built for the everyday adventurer.

Advertising Agency: Ogilvy, Sydney, Australia
Executive Creative Director: Bruce Matchett
Art Director: Liam Hillier
Copywriter: Dominic McCormack
Retoucher: Electric Art
Photographer: Andreas Smetana

McDonald’s: Rock ‘n’ Fries

Rock 'n' Fries

McFries. Grab yours.

Advertising Agency: Taterka Comunicações, São Paulo, Brazil
Creative Director / Copywriter: Rodrigo Vezzá
Art Director: Luciano Honda
Photographer: Arnaldo Pappalardo
Published: July 2008

Vikingos: Tough

Tough

Advertising Agency: SANCHO BBDO, Colombia
Creative Directors: Hugo Corredor, Giovanni Martinez
Copywriter: Andrés Norato
Art Director: Claudia Murillo
Radio & TV producer: Maria Mercedes Medina
Production company: Lamuvi Films
Director: Gina Medina
Executive producer: Carolina Franco
Director assitant: Luis Villa
Photography Director: Carlos Andrés Vallejo
TV Art Director: Carlos Cleves
Field production: Goma Producciones
Music: Carlos Linero
Actors: Ali Hernández / Luz Dary Segura
Post: La-Post
Aired: August 2008

Hidden Obesity Cameras – Stealth Cameras Logging Body Size (GALLERY)

(TrendHunter.com) As if we don’t have enough methods in place that invade the privacy of citizens already, along comes MA wielding 2008 graduate of the Royal College of Arts, Benjamin Males, and his invention SOLA, the…

Le Parfait: Ice cubes

Ice cubes

It’s not the best you can do.
Conserve simply.

Advertising Agency: Isobar France / Flying Circus
Creative Director: Jean-Christophe Manfredi
Art Director: Sébastien Crublet
Copywriter: Damien Liot
Photographer: Jean-Yves Lemoigne
Published: May 2008

Toshiba HD: Bus stop

Bus stop

Feel the Euro 2008.

Advertising Agency: Shalmor Avnon Amichay/Y&R Tel Aviv, Israel

Eco Gadgets – Wind Up Shavers (VIDEO)

(TrendHunter.com) Are you getting tired of picking up your electric shaver only to find its battery have run out? You wouldn’t find yourself in that scenario with the eco-friendly wind up shaver.

You would not need to…

(Illegally) Free Magazines Online – Mygazines.com

(TrendHunter.com) Didn’t get a chance to pick up the latest copy of Vogue last time you were at the supermarket? You can now read your favorite magazines online at Mygazines.com.

Magazines are uploaded by users and then…

OMD (apparently) Doesn’t Rock to the Oldies

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We hear that if you’re not young and hip, you aren’t long for the OMD world. At least one person within the agency believes that OMD is clearing out people aged around 50 years.

In an economy where young people are cheaper to pay for, age discrimination toward those who warrant higher pay (plus benefits) has been an issue for more than a few companies. This rumor likely comes from a disgruntled ex-OMDer. Check out the other recent stories on this issue.

The first is about a 63 year-old woman in Michigan who claims she didn’t get a job with American Association of Retired Persons (AARP) due to her age. The second refers to talent agency ICM, which was accused by 150 television writers of the same. An LA Times report today said the agency settled.

“The agency and insurers agreed to put $4.5 million into a settlement fund against which eligible writers would be able to make claims. Without admitting any wrongdoing, the agency also agreed to establish an independent task force to examine its representation practices.”

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Advertising: A Small Empire Built on Cuddly and Fuzzy Branches Out From the Web

Given all the nastiness on the Internet — blog trolls, flame wars, vicious gossip, pornography, snark and spam — what better antidote is there than looking at pictures of cute animals?

One Instance Where Bad English May Be Key to Super Stardom

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Ooh, ooh, new time-wasting website. The makers of I Can Has Cheezburger?, home to many LOLcats, have launched Engrish Funny.

ING dreaming of a cafe on every corner

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It looks like ING Direct wants to be Starbucks. The financial institution is expanding its high-tech coffee-cafe banking model to New York and Honolulu. Patrons at ING cafes in Chicago, Los Angeles, Philadelphia and a few other markets are already served Pete’s coffee and pastries (and given the chance to buy ING-branded merchandise!) while bathed in the glow of plasma screens flashing news about the bank’s products and services. Given ING’s recent results, I’m not so sure I’d trust its financial advice. As for emulating Starbucks, well, that company’s doing even worse. These days, the green tea latte might be its only asset even close to the color of money.

—Posted by David Gianatasio

6 Controversial Beach Volleyball Headlines – Spanking For Luck & More (GALLERY)

(TrendHunter.com) Spanking For Luck! – Made apparent by U.S. President Bush as this photo shows, is the beach volleyball tradition for players to slap one another’s behinds after a successful point. It’s good to be President!…

Pepsi Looks to Build on Its Ready-to-Drink Tea Business


CHICAGO (AdAge.com) — Pepsi has gained a powerful ally in the tea wars. The company, through its partnership with Unilever, will manufacture, distribute and market Starbucks' Tazo teas.

CE to Drop More Weight Friday

We’re told Detroit based Campbell Ewald will be unloading a number of higher-up employees by the end of this week. We don’t have the details on which departments they’re coming from.

You’ll recall our scoop last week, when we reported that 20 employees went home without a job to come back to.

Among last week’s fallen soldiers were CE’s information architects and the user experience group, including VP Darin Swan, Tim Sullivan, and Joe Hass. Brace for impact.

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Playful Radios – “Move to the Radio” Toy Car

(TrendHunter.com) A radio shaped like a car would be boring if the car shape just added an aesthetic element. This wooden car, the creation of Sang Hoon Lee, is much better because the radio’’s functionality is actually…

Sanjaya Malakar Spotted Right By Our Cubicle


It isn't every day you see a celebrity walking about Ad Age's Manhattan headquarters, so suffice it to say we were amped when "American Idol" alum Sanjaya Malakar popped in this morning.

UK’s Channel 4 Explores Sunnier Side of Islam

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Channel 4 enlisted London-based doctor Farrah Jarral and filmmaker Masood Khan to discover what it calls “the sunnier side of Islam.”

Pervert-Proofing Cell Phone Cameras – 3G iPhone in Japan

(TrendHunter.com) It’s sad but true that there are men out there who use their cell phone cameras to take naughty photos of women, but Japan hopes to solve that with their version of the 3G iPhone. It will probably disappoint…

Blank Keyboards – Unmarked Keys To Teach Typing

(TrendHunter.com) This is ridiculous, it’s a totally blank keyboard which, it is claimed, teaches you to type faster.

From the stable of the ever awesome Think Geek store comes the Keyboard Ultimate design which boasts,…