Foot Shop brings in Occam for database assistance

LONDON – Specialist footwear retailer Foot Shop has appointed data services company Occam to streamline its customer database.

45 Toileting Innovations to Celebrate World Toilet Day (CLUSTER)

(TrendHunter.com) These toileting innovations, put together in honor of today being World Toilet Day, show just how spoiled we are when it comes to relieving ourselves in comfort and cleanliness.

According to the World…

WWE launches social network site

NEW YORK – World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) has launched WWE Universe, a social networking site, following the launch of its online video player last month.

Sayliss hired as chair of VivaKi in UK

LONDON – Publicis Groupe’s new media unit VivaKi has named ZenithOptimedia Worldwide’s chief operating officer Adrian Sayliss as chair of VivaKi operations in the UK.

12 Examples of High Fashion Culture Fusion (CLUSTER)

(TrendHunter.com) True cross-cultural fashion fusion is a blend not just between different areas of the globe, but of the ideologies and motivations associated by each region’s native people.

The high fashion fusions…

MG OMD wins Pizza Express account

LONDON – Manning Gottlieb OMD has been appointed to handle the media buying for Pizza Express without a pitch.

The Devil’s Whore lures 2.7m viewers to Channel 4

LONDON – English Civil War drama ‘The Devil’s Whore’ put in a strong performance for Channel 4 pulling in 2.7m viewers, one of its highest drama ratings, while ITV1’s coverage of England’s victory over Germany scored 7.2m, according to unofficial overnight figures.

Campbell departs Targetbase Claydon Heeley

LONDON – Targetbase Claydon Heeley deputy chairman Leo Campbell has left the agency to concentrate on a consultancy he has founded with Ed Mason.

Eccentric Children’s Decor – The Electric Pink Rocking Sheep (GALLERY)

(TrendHunter.com) Who knew rocking horses still existed? This gallery proves that not only are the kiddie rockers still being produced, they’re actually being targeted towards the most affluent, fashion-conscious parents…

Online accounts for 20% of UK advertising

LONDON – Online advertising accounted for £1 in every £5 of spend in the UK last year – the highest among seven leading countries surveyed by Ofcom.

World’s largest rugby ball to be built next to Tower Bridge

LONDON – Tourism New Zealand is constructing the world’s largest rugby ball next to Tower Bridge as part of the build-up to New Zealand hosting the Rugby World Cup in 2011.

Barnardo’s to run full-page HD ads on Guardian website

LONDON – Digital and direct media agency Equi=Media has become the first agency to secure full-page HD video ads on Guardian.co.uk. for a new campaign for children’s charity Barnardo’s.

Credit Crunch Email Alerts – ShoppingNotes.com

(TrendHunter.com) Bargain hunter? With the recession looming, you should be! ShoppingNotes.com is a new website I’d suggest getting comfortable with.

If you’ve ever kicked yourself for missing a sale on something you…

Northcliffe Media set for major cuts as revenues tumble

LONDON – Daily Mail & General Trust has revealed plans to make “significant” cuts at Northcliffe Media as revenues at the regional outfit tumbled 28% year on year in October.

Humanized Temperature Gadgets – The Lunar Baby Thermometer (GALLERY)

(TrendHunter.com) Zen: it’s the best way to describe it. We’ve all had a parent touch our foreheads to see if we have a fever. Designer Duck Young Kong has wed the loving touch of a parent with technology in his uber-elegant…

AXA launches online campaign to support My Budget Day

LONDON – Insurance giant AXA has launched an online campaign to support its ‘My Budget Day’, which is taking place today.

Dior in Chinese Eyes – ‘The Stranger In The Glass Box’ by Quentin Shih (GALLERY)

(TrendHunter.com) China’s “Christian Dior and Chinese Artists” exhibition explores the beauty of the French fashion house through the eyes Chinese artists with more than twenty art works from China’s hottest artists such…

PCMag folds print edition and moves online only

NEW YORK – Ziff Davis Media is ending the print edition of its flagship title, PCMag, after 26 years and will publish the magazine online only.

BA takes ‘Terminal 5 is working’ campaign online

LONDON – British Airways is taking its ‘Terminal 5 is working’ campaign online with a dedicated website showing how travellers are enjoying the terminal. The site, www.terminal5.ba.com/today, will feature real-time content as consumers impart their experiences of the terminal.

Microsoft says no to Yahoo! acquisition but open to search deal

WASHINGTON – Microsoft chief executive Steve Ballmer sent Yahoo!’s share price plummeting yesterday after reiterating to investors at the software giant’s annual meeting that he was not interested in an outright acquisition of the internet firm.