NEW YORK (AdAge.com) — Given the tremendous pressure on the industry this past quarter, and the gloomy outlook for '09, we can honestly say we are grateful for everyone who fought back the Scrooge-y impulse and upheld the swag tradition this year — and are warmed to note how many of you opted to go for the donation to charity instead of sending us a trinket. We raise a Tiny Tim salute to you all.
(TrendHunter.com) While there is an abundance of photography to be admired all around, none is more spectacular to behold than aerial shots of this fantastic world we get to live in.
Shown here are just some of this…
NEW YORK (AdAge.com) — For the fourth year in a row, the Canadian Tourism Commission has taken over Christmas in New York's Bryant Park. And it credits this annual holiday marketing blitz with motivating many of the 1.6 million overnight visitors who come to Canada each year from the New York region. The most visually striking part of this year's Canadian promotion is a temporary two-story steel-beam and glass-walled restaurant and lounge flanked by a four-story-high Christmas tree shipped in from Quebec.
(TrendHunter.com) We often hear outcries of sexist advertising in the media, however it is usually accusations of being demeaning to women. These new Trojan ads, on the other hand, are pretty demeaning towards men. They…
(TrendHunter.com) Twinkies are as American as the automobile assembly line. They’re factory-made chow at its beloved best. They may not be the most wholesome of foods, but Twinkies are an icon, and Twinkies are food. They…
(TrendHunter.com) British and Canadian Scientists have developed a polymer that contains layers that shrink and swell in response to electrical currents.
The result?
The material changes colors on demand, and can assume…
(TrendHunter.com) The Holidays are upon us and most of us expect to see nice, Christmassy things because, well, ‘tis the season to be jolly and stuff.
Well, this may not be Christmassy, but it is downright funny! This…
(TrendHunter.com) Christoph Brown is the Etch-A-Sketch Man and he’s amazing! He makes highly detailed drawings using an Etch-A-Sketch.
You remember the Etch-A-Sketch, don’t you? It’s that red box with something inside…
(TrendHunter.com) Icelandic singer Björk takes the idea of crowdsourcing, which she used in the contest for the fan-made video for her song “Innocence,” to the next level in the creative process while making the official…
(TrendHunter.com) These stunning pieces of mythical underwater art, ‘Waterbabies,’ are the work of UK photographer Zena Holloway.
The incredible lighting, props and colors used bring Zena Holloway’s ‘Waterbabies’ to life.…
(TrendHunter.com) These images of people’s faces and antics are unbelievably incredible. While they may at first appear to be intricately carved images made of freshly fallen snow, these images were produced simply by the…
(TrendHunter.com) A Filipino TV channel is betting on the Robert Pattinson mania and phenomenal Twilight film success by buying the rights to the vampire novel for a local TV version of Twilight.
ABS-CBN paid over US $1…
FRANKFURT – Rupert Murdoch’s News Corporation could raise its stake in Premiere, the German pay-television operator, from a quarter to between 40% and 70% after it agreed to underwrite a €450m (£426m) rescue.
LONDON – In a sign of the times, Google will be giving their employees a G1 Android smartphone this year as a Christmas bonus instead of the usual $1,000 (£450) cash gift.
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Advertising Agency : Media Marquee, Egypt
Creative & Art Director : Sherif Mounir
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LONDON – As Brand Republic takes a break for Christmas and the New Year, we leave you with a round-up of the big stories from 2008.
LONDON – GMG Radio has signed drinks brand Horlicks to sponsor a weekday evening show on its Smooth Radio network.
LONDON – The first Airmiles TV ad for four years launches this Boxing Day.
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Advertising Agency: Matosgrey, Sao Paulo, Brazil
Executive Creative Director: Silvio Matos
Creative Director: Silvio Matos/Leandro Castilho
Copywriter: Marcos Piccinini
Art Director: Ricardo Sarno
Account Supervisor: Andre Gomes
Advertiser’s Supervisor: Ralph Tabachi
Typographer: Alexandre Garcia/Maria Fernanda Massoni
Photographer: André Bradão
Producer: Juliana Gardim
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