Jan
07
Isobar opens word of mouth agency in Canada
Posted in: UncategorizedLONDON – Isobar, the Aegis-owned digital marketing network, is expanding its operations in Canada with the opening of Ammo Marketing in Toronto.
Jan
07
ContentNext Media hires Leiterstein to head sales
Posted in: UncategorizedLONDON – Guardian News & Media-owned ContentNext Media, publisher of news site paidContent, has appointed former DoubleClick Media executive Susan Leiterstein to head its sales operation.
Jan
07
The invisible homeless man
Posted in: UncategorizedThe homeless are often overlooked and an interesting guerrilla marketing campaign in Germany was thought up to make people more aware.
Sometimes you need to look through people to understand that you "don’t see" them.
advertiser: Homeles […]
Jan
07
Cheeze appoints Groves as client services director
Posted in: UncategorizedLONDON – Digital direct agency Cheeze has appointed Mike Groves as client services director, replacing Matt O’Brien, who was made managing director of the agency last year.
Jan
07
The Media Week Podcast – 07 January 2009
Posted in: UncategorizedMedia Week editor Steve Barrett and news editor Tristan O’Carroll discuss the big stories that have been breaking in the last two weeks, including some major account wins and the fallout for media from the high street woes.
Jan
07
Love at first sight with a sexy steward
Posted in: UncategorizedAfter the Ryanair sexy calendar,
Virgin Atlantic is launching in UK an old fashion commercial playing on the sexyness of its crew.
"Still red hot"
advertiser: Virgin Atlantic
agency: RKCR/Y&R
Jan
07
Sport Media in breach of banking covenant
Posted in: UncategorizedLONDON – Sport Media Group, publisher of the Daily and Sunday Sport, has revealed it is in breach of one of its banking covenants and that agreement has not been reached on a revised debt facility.
Jan
07
Rapier appointed on Heat ad account
Posted in: UncategorizedLONDON – Rapier has landed the advertising account for Bauer Media’s celebrity gossip magazine Heat, following a pitch against Karmarama, Adam & Eve, Amp, and the incumbent, Quiet Storm.
Jan
07
X Games: The Spark
Posted in: Uncategorized
Credits:
Client: ESPN/ Winter X Games
Agency: The Martin Agency
Production/Editorial: Superfad
Cel animation: Aarting, Inc
Music: Black Iris.
Jan
07
Peugeot appoints CMW to integrated fleet business account
Posted in: UncategorizedLONDON – Peugeot has handed the £1 million integrated account for its fleet business to CMW, following a five-way pitch against undisclosed agencies.
Jan
07
M&S to close Simply Food stores in cost-cutting move
Posted in: UncategorizedLONDON – Marks and Spencer is to shut 27 of its Simply Food stores, with the loss of around 780 jobs as part of a plan to reduce operating costs by up to £200m.
Jan
07
Apple changes song pricing and drops digital rights management
Posted in: UncategorizedLONDON – Apple is to change the amount it charges for songs on iTunes from April by introducing a three-tier structure offering tracks at 59p, 79p and 99p, replacing the current 79p for every song system.
Jan
07
BBC iPlayer delivers record end-of-year performance
Posted in: UncategorizedLONDON – The BBC iPlayer has delivered record end-of-year figures with 41m requests to view BBC programmes via the iPlayer in December 2008 with a bumper Christmas week fuelled by ‘Wallace and Gromit’ and ‘Doctor Who’.
Jan
07
Ogilvy axes 10% of North America staff
Posted in: UncategorizedLONDON – WPP Group’s Ogilvy Group in North America has cut around 150 staff, or almost 10% of its workforce, according to US reports.
Jan
07
Black & Decker Drill: Stone
Posted in: Uncategorized
Advertising Agency: Ogilvy & Mather, Bangkok, Thailand
Executive Creative Directors: Wisit Lumsiricharoenchoke/Nopadol Srikieatikajohn
Associate Creative Directors: Gumpon Laksanajinda/Wichian Thongsuksiri
Copywriters: Wichian Thongsuksiri, Kris Garford Spindler
Art Directors: Wisit Lumsiricharoenchoke, Nopadol Srikieatikajohn, Kornthon Anantananukun, Ratapon Houyhongtong, Gumpon Laksanajinda
Photographer: Srimongkol Phachonkaew
Illustrator: Surachai Puthikulangkura
Agency Producer: Paiboon Suwansangroj
Jan
07
Leo Burnett pays out $15.5m to settle allegations over Army billing
Posted in: UncategorizedWASHINGTON – Leo Burnett has agreed to pay the US government $15.5m (£10.4m) to settle allegations that the advertising agency submitted false claims to the US Army while working on its account.
Jan
07
British Gas HomeCare ads axed by the ASA
Posted in: UncategorizedLONDON – A TV and radio campaign for British Gas’ HomeCare boiler maintenance plan has been axed by the advertising watchdog following complaints it is misleading.
Jan
07
Ladbrokes places Sun ad in response to ASA ban
Posted in: UncategorizedLONDON – Ladbrokes, and its agency M&C Saatchi, has responded to an ASA ban on two ads for Ladbrokescasino.com by putting a cheeky full-page ad in the Sun.
Jan
07
Transparent Futuristic Fashions – Anna Holvik Gets Inspiration from Science Fiction (GALLERY)
Posted in: Uncategorized
(TrendHunter.com) Designer Anna Kolvik was drawn by science fiction to create her futuristic collection for Fall/Winter 2008/09. She layers a selection of sheer, stretchy and metallic fabrics to create the ultra-modern…
Jan
07
New York Film Academy: Popcorn
Posted in: Uncategorized
“Want to write something good for the cinema?”
Advertising Agency: Red Cell, Milan, Italy
Creative Directors: Roberto vella, Stefano Longoni
Art Director: Paola Bussa
Copywriter: Simona Laudisa
Photographer: Mauro Turatti
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