Hasta La Creative!

MINNEAPOLIS (AdAge.com) — Even by today's standards, this week's news narrative was unpredictable: chimpanzees on the attack, literally and, if you offend easily, figuratively in the New York Post. Another alleged bilking billionaire uncovered, as investors hold their breaths wondering how many mini-Madoffs are out there. And the departments of Justice and State deciding which are more dangerous: Swiss bank accounts or Iranian and North Korean nukes. Isn't anything predictable anymore? Well, yes, actually: the week's list of the 10 top-rated shows in the ad-centric 18-to-49 demographic.

So…what do you do if you are a boring electric utility no one really cares about yet, for some reason, you still need to spend money on marketing?

NEW YORK (AdAge.com) — Comcast, the nation's largest cable company, has awarded its nearly $250 million regional media planning and buying business to MediaVest, without a review, bringing the total amount of business the Publicis Groupe-owned agency handles for the cable provider to roughly half a billion dollars. MediaVest has served as Comcast's national corporate agency of record managing its $250 million national media planning and buying business since 2006.

Sports and nutrition brand Bio-synergy is offering consumers the opportunity to win a
walk on part in their latest TV ad campaign.

There’s something about watching people represent their countries in some sporting cause that makes you thirst to be represented yourself.

Goodby, Silverstein & Partners, San Francisco is out with another Sprint NASCAR commercial and, thankfully, there are no short shorts in the one

According to Politico, the American Issues Project is running an ad titled "Every Single Day" to point out the waste of the stimulus bill. Perhaps foolishly, the ad name-drops Jesus.

Blogger Roger Pe examines his country's fascination with the popular social-networking site, Facebook.

NEW YORK (AdAge.com) — Bartle Bogle Hegarty has secured another spot on Coca-Cola's roster, winning creative duties for Sprite after a shootout with Wieden & Kennedy, executives close to the matter said.

LONDON – Yazoo, the UK milkshake brand, is attempting to reveal its playful side in a humorous £3.5 million integrated campaign created by WFCA.