Hasta La Creative!

(TrendHunter.com) This retro 3D Flickr set comes from a time when those hideous paper glasses were the things to wear. Old images have been remastered in 3D fashion.

I love the 3D zoo images a lot, and especially that…

(TrendHunter.com) There is an unwritten law of popular culture that states that no gadget, no matter how cool it looks when it is released, must be left stock; these gold iPods prove this point quite succinctly.

Goldstriker…

Fragrances are an indulgent luxury enjoyed by both males and females. It is one of the many products that one purchases in order to please another more than to please themselves.

Perfumes and colognes…

(TrendHunter.com) While Hayden Panettiere declared herself in shiny style with dazzling sequins, Christina Aguilera went for the Barbie look when she attended the Esquire House Hollywood Hills “Rock The Vote” party this…

Mr. Elliott revitalized Newsweek magazine in the 1960s before he went on to serve as a $1-a-year deputy mayor in charge of economic development for a financially desperate New York City.

“For the most part, they were all doing fairly well until the subprime crisis was brought to the national forefront. Nine months ago is when it really started getting soft, and since then, it has really started going downhill.”

That’s Peter Kovac, CEO of advertising agency Nicholson Kovac speaking about the troubles of the economy and the bailout. He wasn’t all doom and gloom. Kovac went on to say his health care and agribusiness clients has increased and predicted that his agency would grow in the next 12 months. It’s true that the agency has been advertising for new hires.

“It’s the best of times for some organizations,” he said, “and the worst of times for others.”
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In a stark example of the way language is used as a public relations tactic, government officials have characterized the $700 billion measure in positive terms.

The authors of “Jewish Wisdom for Business Success” have had a hard time attracting attention from any media outlets. The big exception: Christian radio.

The Catalonian National Theatre takes a gory and visually disturbing approach in this new print ad that tries to entice you to come to the theatre by scaring the hell out of you.

With a tagline of “Let…

Visa recently announced that TBWA will be handling creative duties on their account. Earlier, they chose OMD and Mediaedge:cia to handle planning. In a further step towards consolidation, the credit card company is looking to start a review to tackle interactive and direct marketing. Right now, the brand is using several agencies to handle its work including AKQA for Avenue A/Razorfish digital, as well as Arc and Tequila for direct marketing.

Visa’s global CMO Antonio Lucio told Adweek that TBWA was chosen for the “strategic intent” and the “ability to translate that into locally relevant creative.”

Interesting is Lucio’s emphasis on locality. Global culture still needs to be distilled down to the local level no matter how digitally connected, plugged in we all seem to be.

The review will kick off in early next year. Good luck to the digital and DM shops tapped to participate.

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