Goodby Silverstein & Partners Present: The Best of Sarah Palin

Submitted for your approval, Goodby Silverstein & Partners, with the help of Clay Weiner of Biscuit Filmworks put together the best Sarah Palin clips.

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Super Spy Is Out In The Cold

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The economy is officially in a full fledged, can’t be denied, brain draining recession. And, this week, I’ve been trying to hold my shit down. You see, I’ve been laid off. Just like hundreds of other people in this industry, the axe has fallen on little ol’ me.

Why do you think I wrote the 10 signs you’re about to get laid off post? Ah. Bah. Humbug.

So, as I scramble around (arms flailing, heart racing), bear with me. I shall try not to let the adventures of drinks, headhunters, more drinks and interviews get in the way of my duties here at Agency Spy. Promise.

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Wheatly steps down at TLRC to take the chair at Jazz FM

LONDON – Richard Wheatly, executive chairman of The Local Radio Company, is stepping down with immediate effect to become executive chairman of the company’s subsidiary station Jazz FM.

Booty Juggled, Last Call For Effie, Youth Mashed Up

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Rubber Republic offers the chance to juggle booty. No, not that kind.

The Economist hires Cutts for key marketing role

LONDON – The Economist has appointed former PPA head of marketing Phil Cutts to the role of head of research in its ad marketing division.

Halloween ad aimed at smoking parents

LONDON – MCBD has created a Halloween-theme TV ad to persuade parents to give up smoking.

Self-Heating Meal Packs – MREs for Soldiers, Firefighters and Emergencies (GALLERY)

(TrendHunter.com) Instant meals have gone from microwave TV dinners to incredibly high tech foods that can heat themselves.

Meals Ready to Eat (MRE) are high energy, 1,200 calorie, packages developed for soldiers, medics…

Fake Naughty – Beate Uhse TV Ads for Parental Controls and Supervision (VIDEO)

(TrendHunter.com) This cheeky commercial for Beate Uhse TV, the parental controls for erotic TV viewing in Germany, is a sure attention-grabber. No wonder it took a Gold award at the 2008 New York Festivals Advertising…

Microsoft Ad Campaign Crashes Televisions

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As only The Onion can, a story reports an FCC study recently found Microsoft’s $300 million advertising campaign has been crashing TVs across the nation.

BOOzevertising – Halloween Themed Beer Ads (GALLERY)

(TrendHunter.com) Clever ad agencies won’t let a holiday like Halloween go unnoticed, and like the print campaigns in the gallery prove, Halloween is no exception.

Halloween is as much fun for adults as it is for children,…

Giving Informercials A Good Name

Adweek’s critic Barbara Lippert was “moved” by 30-minute the O-mercial that 33.5 million Americans voluntarily watched on Wednesday night.

As a narrator, he has an amazingly mellifluous voice, and his prodigious ability to read a script or speak off the cuff all blended into one continuous, very personal message. He used the stories of four Americans having hard times, and they hit home.

I didn’t see it, but I did see Cal Thomas’s editorial in the newspaper this morning. He calls Obama a socialist. He bases his assertion on a 2001 interview Obama did on Chicago Public Radio.

Personally, I find such claims absurd. If it was Vermont’s Bernie Sanders on the White House doorstep, then maybe these rightwingnuts would have an argument, but it’s not Sanders. Obama, like Bill Clinton, is a pro-business Democrat with enough common sense to understand that you can’t take care of the corporations without also extending a helping hand to the people who work in them.

Election Party for Ad Agencies in NYC

Join NYC advertising agencies in celebrating Election Night. All agencies are welcome!

Hosted by George Scribner, SVP Account Planning, Jessica Jacobson, Media Planner, and Ken Sacharin, EVP and Managing Director. Also hosted by Poull Brien from Way Over Budget Productions. Complimentary drinks courtesy of Bulldog Gin from 8-10PM (or until they run out), as well as Live Coverage of the Election!

November 4th
Catch-22
4 W. 22nd St
Complimentary Cocktails 8-10PM
RSVP to Poull@wayoverbudget.com

Study: Obama Gains on McCain in Negative-Ad Race

A study from the University of Wisconsin out today says that from Oct. 21-28, 63% of the Obama ads and 79% of the McCain ads were negative. In its previous report, about ads running from Sept. 28 to Oct. 4, the project said that 100% of the McCain campaign's ads and 34% of the Obama campaign's ads were negative.

Virtual Learning from Musical Icons – MTV to Produce Interactive Beatles Video Game (GALLERY)

(TrendHunter.com) MTV’s latest venture ensures that the Beatles will continue to change the world long after they’ve stopped making music. Apple Corps, Harmonix and MTV games have teamed up to create what will be the definitive…

Special-Edition Sneakers – Converse Introduces Black Sabbath Shoes

To simultaneously honor the gods of heavy metal and commemorate the 100th anniversary of Converse shoes, the iconic shoe company will release three pairs of Black Sabbath-inspired shoes in time for the…

Google partners with agencies to research online video

LONDON – Google is to launch initiatives to increase understanding of how users consume online video and interact with advertising in a collaborative approach with agencies, focusing on its video-sharing website YouTube.

Haute Couture Witch Fashion – Halloween-Inspired Gowns by Reem (GALLERY)

(TrendHunter.com) This Halloween-inspired dress by Reem is just what a sexy witch would love to wear for a haunted evening. Sinewy black ruffles, frills and lace draping from the neck down to the ground give this gown an…

Karma: This way to Karma

This way to Karma

Advertising Agency: Rethink Communications, Canada
Creative Directors: Chris Staples, Ian Grais
Art Director: David de Haas
Copywriter: Katie Ainsworth
Photographer: Hans Sipma
Retoucher: Richard Parkes
Released: June 2008

Stayfree Ultra-Slim: Fax

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Advertising Agency: Sancho BBDO, Bogotá, Colombia
Vp Creatives: Hugo Corredor, Giovanny Martinez
Group Directors: Andrés Norato, Claudia Murillo
Art Director: Claudia Murillo
Copywriter: Andrés Norato
Illustrator: Leonardo Salgado
Published: 2008

Lowden departs TNS but senior managers stay on

LONDON – TNS chief executive David Lowden has left the company following its acquisition by WPP and Pedro Ros had been appointed as chief executive of TNS Custom.