CHICAGO (AdAge.com) — If there was one thing Americans learned about Michael Phelps during his history-making eight-gold-medal run at the Beijing Olympics — other than that he can swim really, really fast — it was that he really, really likes McDonald's.
NEW YORK (AdAge.com) — Meet sports marketing's new best friend: President-elect Barack Obama. Mr. Obama has already said he would do whatever he could to help his hometown of Chicago win the bid to host the 2016 Summer Olympics and, in an interview last week with "60 Minutes," said he would "throw my weight around a little bit" to lobby for an eight-team playoff to decide college football's national championship.
DETROIT (AdAge.com) — As the Big Three domestic automakers race the clock to create a business plan to qualify for $25 billion in federal loans, it's clear Detroit will have to offer up deep sacrifices. But it won't be alone: The agencies and holding companies that service the carmakers will be forced to do so, too.
This bold and creative ad for Australian beer Victoria Bitter (VB) showcases the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra and Orchestra Victoria playing VB’s commercial theme song with empty beer bottles.
The YouTube…
(TrendHunter.com) Beervertising is my favorite facet of marketing. When beer ads are done well, they’re so visually stimulating that the reader or viewer feels the need to discuss the ad with a friend.
Beer doesn’t exclude…
(TrendHunter.com) Miu Miu’s sequin platform pumps are shoes that belong in every diva’s holiday fashion repertoire. Adorned with hundreds of Perla multicolored sequins, these peep-toe pumps would be the ultimate accessory…
(TrendHunter.com) During winter’s doldrums, it’s hard to leave the warmth and comfort of your home to go explore the world; Landscapes 2.0 is a site filled with images to inspire the wanderlust in all of us.
Landscapes…
(TrendHunter.com) Forget Ravanelli’s shirt over the head, the Klinsmann dive and Crouch’s ‘robot’ dance–there’s a new football celebration craze about to hit the UK. The race is on for Premier League stars to claim a five-figure…
(TrendHunter.com) A celebratory Christmas avocado ornament, anyone?
I am boring everyone to death with details of my upcoming Star Wars Christmas tree. Some people say that my idea is strange. However, this collection…
(TrendHunter.com) What interests artist Lee Stoezel is the far-reaching power of nature in all of its forms. This must be why he works with wood, carving detailed art that features unusual inorganic subjects like an old…
How do you leverage a really popular publicity stunt that is only seen by a few thousand people at a time?
You make a viral video describing–with tongue planted firmly in your cheek–the “history” of…
(TrendHunter.com) The Italian design company Alessi has now added a new product to their line of baskets, fruit bowls and containers.
The ‘Cohndom Box’ is a steel condom case designed by Australian silversmith Susan Cohn…
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This past Saturday night, YouTube held its YouTube Live event sponsored by Virgin, Flip, Lionsgate and Guitar Hero.
I love deconstructed technology, especially that which recreates computer programs and tools in the real world. This real-life reproduction of the Photoshop toolbox is the best example of deconstructed…
(TrendHunter.com) Like zentai-inspired fashion, rubber-clad nuns are an immensely popular facet of the underground fetish community. Rubber nuns are clothed in latex or leather nun uniforms, and frequently also wear a gas…
(TrendHunter.com) Queen Rania Al Abdullah of Jordan showed the comedian in her by spoofing David Letterman’s Top 10 while accepting the first ever YouTube Visionary Award at the YouTube Live event.
Trend Hunter reported…
(TrendHunter.com) Hugh Jackman, People’s 2008 Sexiest Man Alive, is featured in a boxing-themed editorial and cover in the new issue of Vanity Fair Italia.
Shot by photographer Ben Watts, Hugh Jackman solidifies his image…
(TrendHunter.com) These psychedelic-looking and Photoshop-enhanced eyes are a real feast on the eyes–no pun intended.
Trend Hunter has touched upon the subject of cosmetic eye contacts, eye tattoos, holographic vision…
(TrendHunter.com) RedBubble is a creative online community where the eccentrics of the world congregate to make all sorts of weird and wonderful art. It’s a tight-knit community where newcomers are embraced and encouraged…
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