NZ Website for Ladies Redefines the Perfect Man

A naughty publicity stunt from Flossie.com makes men as easy to pick out as your favorite soft drink. Witness the Man Vending Machine.

Religious Anger Sculptures – The Church Tank By Kris Kutsi (GALLERY)

(TrendHunter.com) Kris Kuksi, an intricate sculptor, refers to his artwork as Fantastic Realism. Kuksi creates pieces like this one, an awesome looking Church Tank.

I also really love the Bush Anti Propaganda Machine…

7-Election

With only a few weeks until we select a new Commander in Chief 7-11 is at it again. In a great example of viral marketing meeting social media. Every time you purchase a cup of coffee at 7-11 you can select from a blue Obama cup or a red McCain cup. The genius lies in the fact that the cup becomes both a status item. a destination driver and discussion spark. Kudos to 7-11 for continuing a simple and smart program. 

Oh, by the way. The folks at their headquarters claim to have called the last two elections correctly. lets see what happens.

“The Week in Advertising”

SuperSpy and I were sitting around one afternoon, having a drinkypoo when out of nowhere she (who always wears a mask in my presence) says, “We should totally make a video.”

So we did. Here’s the first episode. We’d like to do more of these in the future, at least as long as it continues to be fun. Let me stress that our only goal was to do something we hadn’t done before. Mission accomplished. Please forgive us. Please.

WARNING: We talk about this week’s episode of MadMen at the end. Viewers beware!

More:Advertising’s Contributions To The Hunt For The White House

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Painting Pilot Finishes Off Wordless Billboard

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Air New Zealand’s running a new campaign called “Is it just a kiwi thing?”, characterized by unusual guerrilla stunts.

Breeders’ Cup Goes With a ‘Less Is More’ Approach for Ads


NEW YORK (AdAge.com) — The people behind the Breeders' Cup are making use of a technique that seems to be working well for the Fox sci-fi series "Fringe." The equine sports tournament will run fewer commercials from its sponsors in order to give more time over to the horses.

Political Halloween Masks – Sarah Palin Costume Accessories (GALLERY)

(TrendHunter.com) If you afraid that your Halloween party will lack a certain maverickness? Then this Sarah Palin costume mask is the answer to your prayers.

HeadCandy is running a 2008 Halloween Mask campaign, releasing…

Baby Bee Bright Corp Targets Pregnant Moms

Communicating with unborn babies can be done in different ways and investing largely in prenatal solutions such as this one offered by Baby Bee Bright Corp. is bound to lure in many mothers who want to educate their future child in advance.

Music can be easily listened to but the manner of how to allow your unborn baby to digest and adapt to it is another. These specialized tunes which can be downloaded to your iPod or MP3 player via their website is indeed a wiser way to distribute tunes that is being sought by expectant mothers today.

Along with the purchase of the communication system, mom will receive a code allowing her to download the five hour Baby Bee Bright Prenatal Library. This library will be available in several languages. It will vastly expand our market. The new marketing direction not only adds millions of potential customers, it will lower the selling price of the system, and increase our profit margin.”

(Source) Business Wire


Brian Yalung is an Editor at Talent Zoo mainly contributing to latest news and issues on advertising and marketing. He is the editor for Beyond Madison Avenue and Beneath the Brand Blogs of Talent Zoo.

Milk Powder Will Never Be The Same Again

The melamine scare has been traced to be present in powdered substances such as powdered milk. If you haven’t seen it yet, melamine is really hard to identify unless you use laboratory equipment to dissect the contents. In short, all milk powder today need the certification of local food authorities to clear their name, especially if the product comes from China.

So with that in mind, the demand for milk powder products has obviously declined. The melamine scare has been dying down and concentrated on Chinese products. While the China made consumer goods are obviously being shelved, the awareness for other products that may have outsourced from China continues. Will these milk products ever get the nod of consumer confidence again?

Melamine, a substance illicitly added to watered-down milk to artificially boost its protein count, has led to the deaths of at least three babies; at least 53,000 other children have fallen ill.

(Source) The New York Times


Brian Yalung is an Editor at Talent Zoo mainly contributing to latest news and issues on advertising and marketing. He is the editor for Beyond Madison Avenue and Beneath the Brand Blogs of Talent Zoo.

Skinny is Sensational for Marketing

Observe the ads you see regardless if it is in print or television. You will notice that they are well fit and normally the overweight and the skinny ones will be counted out. Not quite so.

Depending on the product being endorsed, we see a handful of talent that are used in particular commercials. Skinny models for instance are still a much sought after preference, especially if you talk about clothing and health endorsements. While many point to their faces as benchmarks, it is apparent that depending on the projection and how they fit into the product presentation and projection will their real beauty be truly unleashed.

“In essence, women expect to see beautiful women in ads, even if it makes them feel worse about themselves,” says Jeremy Kees, a business professor at Villanova University in Pennsylvania.

(Source) Edmonton Journal


Brian Yalung is an Editor at Talent Zoo mainly contributing to latest news and issues on advertising and marketing. He is the editor for Beyond Madison Avenue and Beneath the Brand Blogs of Talent Zoo.

Love Diesel for its Mind, Not Just its Brain*

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Maybe it thought “SFW XXX” gave people the wrong idea.

55 Really Random Innovations From Russia (CLUSTER)

(TrendHunter.com) When you think of Russia, what comes to mind? Matryoshka Russian nesting dolls? Fur hats? Russian roulette? Dancing bears? Russia has a lot more to offer.

From time to time we like to look at certain…

Coors Sued for $12.5 Million Over iPhone App


NEW YORK (AdAge.com) — The Cannes Silver Lion-winning iPint application for beer brand Carling from London agency Beattie McGuinness Bungay is the target of a $12.5 million lawsuit against parent Molson Coors Brewing Co. by Hottrix, the developer of the iBeer application.

Is a Chevy Anything Like a Hailstorm of Shoes?

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Here’s a spot comparing the Chevy Traverse to “a sudden downpour of shoes.”

25 Flashbacks to the 70s + Maureen McCormick Relives Brady Bunch Scandals (CLUSTER)

(TrendHunter.com) As Maureen McCormick knows, the entertainment industry in the 1970s was full of sex, drugs and scandal.

Maureen McCormick quickly shot to fame in her young years for playing Marcia Brady. The success…

Sci-Fi Steins – The Darth Vader Beer Mug

(singing)”Vader Stein, Vader Stein, every evening you greet me, dark and black, mean as whack; you can really mistreat me!”

This Dark Side mug is perfect for your Black Label brewski. The Star Wars stein…

Wieden Will Open School in London


Last week, myself and four other University of Oregon advertising students accompanied our adviser and chief evangelist Deb Morrison up to Portland for a special meeting with some folks from Wieden & Kennedy, London. Since Portland is the home of W&K, they were obviously in town for several reasons. One of those reasons though was to pick our brains. It turns out that over in London, W&K is innovating beyond just advertising.

Political Neckties – Shepard Fairey Obama Portait Tie

(TrendHunter.com) Neckties are a great form of self-expression, and with these Obama-print ties, you can clearly express your political views without uttering a word.

“Make a bold and stylish political statement with…

Sorrell vs. Benatti Feud Winds Down


LONDON (AdAge.com) — Martin Sorrell's long-running legal standoff with the former director of WPP Italy has finally come to an end. The WPP Group chief executive and Marco Benatti today agreed to an out-of-court settlement over the latest and final installment of their multi-lawsuit feud — a London High Court dispute concerning the $30 million sale of the Italian company Media Club to WPP Group in 2002.

Hollywood-Heavy “Reality” Shows – Project Runway to Star Eva Longoria (GALLERY)

(TrendHunter.com) Eva Longoria is set to guest star on Project Runway, the reality fashion design show hosted by Heidi Klum.

When reality shows first came out, their appeal was in the fact that they starred ordinary…