CHICAGO (AdAge.com) — Bowing to a group of unhappy state attorneys general, MillerCoors is putting the launch of a controversial alcoholic energy drink on hold, it said in a statement released this afternoon.
(TrendHunter.com) Russian scientist Vladimir Rudenov claims that he has developed a cure for smelly feet which involves the weaving of silver nano-fibers into socks.
According to Rudenov:
“I used to be a physician.…
(TrendHunter.com) Norwegian Siri Brekke’s ceramic tableware varies in style from project to project, but each piece is equally eye-catching.
1. There are white plates printed with lifelike images of the world’s four most…
(TrendHunter.com) Dan Hanna has been at his Daily Photo Aging Project for 17 years. Since 1991, he has taken two portrait photos of himself every day to record himself getting older. The time lapse photographs show his…
(TrendHunter.com) All of these world events are images that defined a moment in time and are instantly recognizable. They are slightly less recognizable when recreated in Lego, but are no less important nevertheless.
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(TrendHunter.com) The Light My Fire Spork is an all-in-one cutlery combination that’s a bit nicer than the sporks we’re used to seeing. Instead of a utensil comprised of a spoon with fork tines, the Light My Fire Spork…
(TrendHunter.com) Late night talk show personality Jimmy Kimmel interviewed the five emcees scheduled to host the 60th Primetime Emmy Awards last night, and two of them–American Idol’s Ryan Seacrest and Survivor’s Jeff…
Seasoned politicos are quick to tell you there's nothing that can possibly compare to running a campaign for Congress, Senate, governor or president. They're wrong. Electing a public official is almost exactly like working on another type of traditional advertising account. One that, unlike political advertising, everyone is clamoring to work on.
(TrendHunter.com) A-listers with fur is where it’s at, and I am not talking Lassie here. This is a gallery of celebrities merged with dogs (in a non-Christina Aguilera kind of way).
In some of these images, the celebs…
Many women in Saudi Arabia feel a bond with Oprah Winfrey, who speaks about topics rarely aired there.
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WE HEAR THAT… without a review, StrawberryFrog has taken on a new strange pairing – hummus and pita chips. From two different companies. I’m not making this up. Rumors are that the agency has won Sabra Humus and Stacy’s pita chips. As our tipster pointed out: “What are the odds?” It’s almost laughable. We contacted the agency, but as of yet, have had no response. We’ll keep you updated.
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(TrendHunter.com) Helvetica walks into a bar, bartender says, “We don’t serve your type–leave now, or I’ll call the serif.”
Typolade makes chocolate typefaces. If offered, always take the W – since it is the widest…
CHICAGO (AdAge.com) — Chipotle is looking for a new agency, the company announced this morning. Its $15 million to $20 million business moved to DeVito/Verdi, New York, in January, following a review. It does not appear to be the most amicable of partings.
“I’m a PC and I sell fish!”
(TrendHunter.com) In any city, dog waste is a major problem. A city in Israel, however, has come up with an ingenious solution. The city of Petah Tikva is requiring that dog owners bring in a sample of doggie doo to get…
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“Hip-Hop star Pharrell joins a cast of celebrities in a new $300 million dollar advertising campaign being launched by technology behemoth, Microsoft. On September 4, Microsoft debuted two spots featuring comedian and spokesman Jerry Seinfeld and company founder Bill Gates, as part of the biggest ad spend in the company’s history. One advertisement features Seinfeld and Gates shoe shopping while engaging in idle chatter and the second features Seinfeld and Gates engaged in conversation at a blue collar family’s dinner table. Despite being on the air for less than two weeks, the company is pulling the ads, in favor of a new campaign featuring Williams, Deepak Chopra and actress Eva Longoria. A Microsoft spokesman said the ad campaign was “completely in accordance” with the company’s plans and denied that a lukewarm response from consumers was to blame for the change. The “second phase” of Microsoft’s ad campaign featuring Pharrell has the tagline: “Windows. Life without walls.”
Now a while back when this work launched, I mentioned that there was a huge disconnect. I guess someone took a look at the stats and figured that it was time to launch the next phase of advertising. I only hope that they add a little more product focus to the messaging (ex. Mojave OS creative)
MINNEAPOLIS (AdAge.com) — It's time for kickoff! Not just for football, but also for a more promising prime-time lineup, as networks shake off the strike-struck past. While the industry waits to see which new programs will be a hit with viewers, this week's top 10 had five football telecasts, including games, post- or pre-games on the list, led by ESPN's over-the-top 41-37 shoot-'em-up between the Cowboys and the Eagles.
(TrendHunter.com) The mask trend could not have come at a better time.
And I’m not referring to Halloween been around the corner either. I’m thinking of those CEO’s and managers behind the failing financial institutions…
LONDON – On Thursday night the great and the good of the advertising and design worlds gathered at the Royal College of Art to look at 45 years of D&AD work.
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