Government ads tell motorists how to drive efficiently

LONDON – The Department for Transport (DfT) has unveiled a £3m campaign encouraging consumers to drive in a more fuel-efficient way. The radio and digital-led campaign, using the ACT ON CO2 brand, will promote smarter driving techniques that will help motorists save on fuel costs. A TV campaign will follow early next year

Hatred of Adobe Expressed on ‘Dear Adobe’

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Seems there’s a lot of hatred out there for Adobe which, as we all know, has a pretty firm grasp on advertising’s creative community.

Teratos Kids: Kick

Kick

Advertising Agency: Maruri Grey Ecuador
Creative Directors: Jorge Cruz, Fernando Franco
Art Director: Fernando Franco
Copywriter: Jorge Cruz

Teratos Kids: Fist

Fist

Advertising Agency: Maruri Grey Ecuador
Creative Directors: Jorge Cruz, Fernando Franco
Art Director: Fernando Franco
Copywriter: Jorge Cruz

Calgary International Film Festival: Birds

Birds

Unexpect the expected.

Advertising Agency: Wax, Calgary, Canada
Creative Director: Joe Hospodarec
Art Director / Illustrator: Joel Arbez
Copywriters: Saro Ghazarian, Sebastian Wilcox

Calgary International Film Festival: Baseball

Baseball

Unexpect the expected.

Advertising Agency: Wax, Calgary, Canada
Creative Director: Joe Hospodarec
Art Director: Joel Arbez
Copywriters: Saro Ghazarian, Sebastian Wilcox
Illustrator: Mike Kerr

Calgary International Film Festival: Balloons

Balloons

Unexpect the expected.

Advertising Agency: Wax, Calgary, Canada
Creative Director: Joe Hospodarec
Art Director / Photographer: Joel Arbez
Copywriters: Saro Ghazarian, Sebastian Wilcox

Calgary International Film Festival: Barber

Barber

Unexpect the expected.

Advertising Agency: Wax, Calgary, Canada
Creative Director: Joe Hospodarec
Art Director: Joel Arbez
Copywriters: Saro Ghazarian, Sebastian Wilcox
Photographer: Jean Perron

Calgary International Film Festival: Rapunzel

Rapunzel

Unexpect the expected.

Advertising Agency: Wax, Calgary, Canada
Creative Director: Joe Hospodarec
Art Director: Joel Arbez
Copywriters: Saro Ghazarian, Sebastian Wilcox
Illustrator: Kim Smith

Calgary International Film Festival: Russian doll

Russian doll

Unexpect the expected.

Advertising Agency: Wax, Calgary, Canada
Creative Director: Joe Hospodarec
Art Director: Joel Arbez
Copywriters: Saro Ghazarian, Sebastian Wilcox
Photographer: Jean Perron

Calgary International Film Festival: Sqirrel

Sqirrel

Unexpect the expected.

Advertising Agency: Wax, Calgary, Canada
Creative Director: Joe Hospodarec
Art Director / Photographer: Joel Arbez
Copywriters: Saro Ghazarian, Sebastian Wilcox

Calgary International Film Festival: Frenchman

Frenchman

Unexpect the expected.

Advertising Agency: Wax, Calgary, Canada
Creative Director: Joe Hospodarec
Art Director / Illustrator: Joel Arbez
Copywriters: Saro Ghazarian, Sebastian Wilcox

Calgary International Film Festival: B-Boy

B-Boy

Unexpect the expected.

Advertising Agency: Wax, Calgary, Canada
Creative Director: Joe Hospodarec
Art Director / Photographer: Joel Arbez
Copywriters: Saro Ghazarian, Sebastian Wilcox

Big Science (No Not Spaceship) Says There’s Value In Awards

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In the ongoing and every growing discussion about the value of Cannes, Big Science, a Pittsburgh based production studio, has decided to add their two cents. The agency had performed some work for Microsoft through McCann’s T.A.G unit (the only good McCann unit, just sayin’). McCann filled out their entry forms and like a good traditional agency made sure that Big Science was listed.

Just a note to David Lubarsthis my friend is how you work with production companies.

T.A.G and Big Science won two Grand Prix Lions. President of Science, Jay Green, said that those wins led to a slew of calls from potential clients. The win led to agencies calling for the shop’s reel including JWT and big shots like director Peter Jackson.

While the value of an award is often debated here and on other blogs, as a morale booster for the team? It can’t be beat. As a possible angle for new business? It appears that makes the list, too. That is, if your company even makes it onto the entry form.

More: Bullshit On Cannes – The Value Of The Brand And The Win

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New Career Opportunities Daily: The best jobs in media

Virgin Trains latest sponsor of MTV music awards

LONDON – MTV has signed a sponsorship deal with Virgin Trains for the upcoming MTV Europe Music Awards, which includes supporting the award to celebrate the best UK artist – New UK and Ireland Act.

Jobsite hands £15m media account to MediaVest

LONDON – Jobsite, the recruitment website, has hired Publicis Groupe agency MediaVest without a pitch to handle the media planning and buying for its forthcoming £15m cross-media campaign.

EDF and Toyota trial plug-in electric cars

LONDON – EDF Energy and Toyota today announced the start of the road trial of Plug-In Hybrid Vehicles (PHVs) in the UK. Toyota’s current hybrid cars will be trialled over a 12-month period as part of EDF’s everyday company fleet. The first European PHV test was carried by the same brands in France from September 2007.

Home Office awards controversial ID card campaign to M&C Saatchi

LONDON – The government has appointed M&C Saatchi to create a multi-million advertising campaign to support the launch of its controversial £20 billion ID card scheme.

Directors? Creativity Is Looking For You

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Directors? It’s time to get your gear together and submit to Creativity’s Directors to Watch report. The magazine is looking for:

directors who’ve had no more than three years of experience,,but we’re very also open to breakout talents (those who’ve been directing for a while but have recently shot into the spotlight thanks to feats of filmic genius) and to directors outside the U.S. we might not be so familiar with.

I like Creativity. It’s young, looking globally with a bit of humor thrown in. When I say, humor, I mean in that Economist magazine kind of way, where the laughter comes from the side of the mouth, more of grunt of appreciation really. That said, they’re like the Tokion or The Fader of ad mags (a little down town, a little edgy) and who doesn’t love that?

Get the submission details here.

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Sorrell warns ITV against cutting programming spend

LONDON – Sir Martin Sorrell has warned ITV against reducing its £1bn programming budget, despite the pressure the commercial broadcaster is under from falling advertising revenues, according to a report.