Hasta La Creative!

LONDON – BSkyB is to sell ads around its mobile services, with Fiat and Adidas the first two brands to take advantage of the new platform.

This morning, someone is handing out fake newspapers from July 2009. Headlines read: “Iraq War Ends” and “National Health Insurance Passes.” The paper even includes fake ads. Ha. Some wonky progressives are obviously trying to make a statement. If you’re not in New York, check out the fake Times website, here. Well, that is if you can get on. It seems that everyone is trying to access the site this morning.

Gawker is reporting that volunteers who are handing out the newspaper were collected through the website BecauseWeWantit.org” is somehow linked to the site of The Yes Men, a liberal prank association.

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Advertising Agency: Neogama/BBH, São Paulo, Brazil
Executive Creative Director / Creative Director: Alexandre Gama
Art Director: Pedro Utzeri
Copywriter: Patrícia Leme
Illustrators: Pedro Utzeri, Felipe Zambon, Leandro Bertelli

(TrendHunter.com) The storied New York-based perfume and cologne house Bond no. 9 has created a series of fragrances in Swarovski-bejeweled bottles.

The perfumers are well-known for their exotic fragrances that pay homage…

Dentsu Holdings USA has acquired mcgarrybowen. No. Really. From the press release:

“mcgarrybowen’s New York headquarters, Chicago office and its digital arm, Continuity, will all continue to operate under the leadership of the mcgarrybowen executive management team, which now has access to the global resources of Dentsu.”

The undisclosed purchase price is probably sweet and has also caused Denstu to cut its annual profit outlook by 20 percent. As we all know, Dentsu has been trying to get their US arm together for years now. One solution is most definitely buying a shop and mcgarrybowen ain’t a bad one to poach. The shop has some nice clients including JPMorgan, Disney, Marriott International, Chevron, Pfizer, HP, Crayola, InBev, Century 21, News Corp, The Wall Street Journal and the Reebok.

Adweek also notes that “the independent agency will operate as an independent entity within Dentsu and report to Tim Andree, the CEO of Dentsu’s domestic operations.”

Dentsu has also snapped up San Francisco based shop Attik and the Santa Monica, Colby & Partners, in 2007.

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Effectively removes the residuals on surfaces of vegetables and fruits.

Advertising Agency: New Vision advertising, Beijing, China
Creative Director / Art Director: Hao Junjun
Copywriter: Shen Kaichen
Photographers: Qin Tian, Wu Xi
Published: September 2008

Every order’s urgent.

Advertising Agency: DRAFTFCB, Thailand
Creative Director: Kingrak Ingkawat
Art Directors: Nitipun Sorat, Natthapong Sriprasart
Copywriter: Chonlada Sirampuj
Retoucher: Nattakarn Nakchot
Photographer: Nitipun Sorat

Back in April, we told you about ad exec Rosalinda Baez who made a bomb threat at the airport after she was barred from boarding her JetBlue flight for being too late. She made the claim that her luggage, which was already on board the flight, may contain a bomb. The flight had to land halfway to its destination, while it searched her bags.

What a genius. To top it off, Baez had pot in her bag. So, while the charge for the bomb threat was dropped, she pleaded guilty to a misdemeanor of holding onto to some homegrown and will pay restitution of $23,000 to JetBlue. According to the New York Post, she may also face a six month jail term. The ad blog, Adomatica, has also been receiving emails from Baez.

Hey crazy lady? Sit down. Please.

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(TrendHunter.com) The smoke-free cigarette that still supplies addicts with their nicotine fix must be one of the smartest inventions in a long time. 

With society pushing so hard to ban public smoking, the high cost…