Government energy campaign attacked

LONDON – A £6 million government campaign to encourage people to save energy and cut soaring bills has been attacked as “a drop in the ocean” compared to the huge advertising budgets of the energy companies.

Santo lands global Sunsilk creative job

LONDON – Unilever has appointed Santo as the lead creative agency on its global Sunsilk account.

David Bainbridge leaves BBC for MCBD role

LONDON – Miles Calcraft Briginshaw Duffy has hired the BBC’s David Bainbridge to the new role of vice- chairman.

Amanda Phillips steps down as Proximity’s CEO

LONDON – Amanda Phillips has resigned from her role as the chief executive of Proximity without ?a job to go to.

Mother to handle Coca-Cola across Europe

LONDON – Coca-Cola has appointed Mother to handle its estimated £30 million 2009 pan-European summer campaign.

CHI opens conflict shop

LONDON – CHI & Partners is to launch a full-service agency to handle advertising and media for The Carphone Warehouse Group.

Drowning Billboards – Guerrilla Campaign For “Day After Tomorrow”

This billboard advertising the Day After Tomorrow is guerrilla advertising at its best. The movie billboard is placed in the sea to drown, which is a really awesome idea!

For those who haven’t seen the…

TfL seeks agency for mobile widget

LONDON – Transport for London is looking for an agency to create a mobile widget that will allow access to its transport services, such as the Tube Map and TfL Journey Planner.

Famous Grouse to hold digital pitch

LONDON – The Famous Grouse, the Scottish whisky brand, is on the hunt for an agency to develop its global digital communications strategy.

Mustoes and Geronimo set to merge

LONDON – Mustoes is poised to merge with Geronimo Communications, the PR and direct marketing agency owned by the Tribal Group.

Lowe London to make eight staff redundant

LONDON – Lowe London is planning eight redundancies across its creative and production departments.

Exotic Egyptian Beauty – Cairo by Philip Lorca DiCorcia in W Magazine (GALLERY)

(TrendHunter.com) The latest issue of W Magazine features a captivating fashion spread that shows the hippest high fashion pieces captured by famed photographer Philip Lorca DiCorcia in Cairo, Egypt.

Styled by Camilla…

Microsoft Kills Seinfeld – a.k.a $10M down the drain.

the Denver egotist shares gossip from Valleywag.

In a phone call, Waggener Edstrom flack Frank Shaw confirms that Microsoft is not going on with Seinfeld, and echoes his underlings’ spin that the move was planned. There is the “potential to do other things” with Seinfeld, which Shaw says is still “possible.” He adds: “People would have been happier if everyone loved the ads, but this was not unexpected.”

What the…? OK, so the 90-second Shoe Circus advert and the near five-minute spoof on “the simple life” New Family commercial were not exactly universally loved. Manye hated it, including Leslie at Burns Auto Parts who summed it up with “Just because someone spends a ton of money on a promo, doesn’t mean it is any good.”. This attracted some CP&B employee who rushed to defend their campaign in the (now removed) comments:

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14 Alternative Fuels (CLUSTER)

(TrendHunter.com) Between the price of oil and our dependence upon it, the market is primed for alternative fuels that can power our lifestyle without emptying our bank accounts.

These 14 innovative alternative fuels…

More Hygiene Faux-Pas from Your Business Hotel of Choice!

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In Extended Stay Hotels’ latest ad, a sizable breeze blows out of clients’ asses, effectively enabling them to slam doors from 10 feet away.

Drowning Billboards – Guerrilla Campaign For “Day After Tomorrow”

(TrendHunter.com) This billboard advertising the Day After Tomorrow is guerrilla advertising at its best. The movie billboard is placed in the sea to drown, which is a really awesome idea!

For those who haven’t seen…

Shoot Clays, Cure Leukemia; LiveBar for Lifeless Websites; Pink Palin Kippahs; Crest Slogan Contest

– LiveBar makes static websites instantly interactive. Hooray! No work for you. – Twenis. Hilarity. – Yahoo tries hard to be kooky. “That’s the problem with Yahoo: It thinks it’s an iPod — universally loved and carried around. But…

$15,000 Hotel Nights – The Penthouse at The London Hotel New York (GALLERY)

(TrendHunter.com) The London NYC hotel recently opened its luxurious 2,500 square foot duplex Penthouse suite, which is spread across the hotel’s 53rd and 54th floors.

The suite offers 180 degree views of the city from…

Screw Vista. Microsoft’s Next Big Thing.

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WE HEAR THAT… Microsoft is working on a some sort of pod. A Japanese School girl style pod/kiosk type thing. Consumers will be able to jack into the pod, which is the size of barbershop pole and download content on the go in public areas.

What’s the device called? No idea.
When is launching? Not sure. It may be what Crispin is working on with these crazy, oblique ads. Those Seinfeld spots may be leading to something much bigger. Or, maybe not. Maybe they’re just awful. However, we also know that Microsoft is out looking for advertising agencies. For what? Again, don’t know.

Crispin will continue to handle Vista. McCann has Xbox and Zune. This new thing – no idea who and what agency will responsible for the business. With the Vista team going outside of the guidelines for Microsoft (“You must use McCann!”), the gloves are off and teams from the mega-tech company are looking for agencies that suit their sensibilities.

We shall most certainly keep you updated. If you want to share what you know, please hit us up at superspyin at gmail dot com. Excellent.

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Copywriters Brian Pierce and Nik Bristow of Fitzgerald+CO/Atlanta are embarking on a wince-worthy mission: following the route of the Cannonball Run, they’ll drive across the nation without a single stop.