Hasta La Creative!

LONDON – Guardian News and Media has called in accountancy firm Deloitte to undertake a review of its 76-strong commercial operation.

LONDON – Unilever is cutting back on its use of external consultancies following an announcement that the FMCG giant would be slashing costs.

LONDON – Money might not be able to buy you love, but £9 can buy you a romantic Valentine’s Day ready-meal and a bottle of wine for two, with Tesco’s latest price promotion.

LONDON – Twitter is planning to charge brands for using the micro-blogging website.

LONDON – Pepsi will support the imminent roll-out of its Pepsi Raw variant with the tagline, ‘Natural born cola’.

During the recent holiday season, Publicis Vancouver – inspired by the recent economic recession – opted for a contribution to the local food bank on behalf of their clients. In lieu of a traditional holiday card, paper plates were sent to clients informing them of the donation made. The response was overwhelming and received much praise, including an on-air mention from a local radio station.

Credits:
Advertising Agency: Publicis Vancouver
Creative Director: Bill Downie
Senior Art Director: Tana Kosiyabong
Copywriter: Kate Qually
Illustrator: Tana Kosiyabong
Photographer: Raeff Miles
Print Producer: Robert Clements

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NEW YORK (AdAge.com) — Hachette Filipacchi Media U.S., publisher of magazines including Elle and Car and Driver, has dropped out of the Magazine Publishers of America, the magazine industry's association for promoting the medium, lobbying in Washington and supporting magazine publishers. Hachette casts its withdrawal as a response to the recession. "These are extraordinary economic times," a spokeswoman said, "and this is one of a number of hard decisions that we are making until conditions change."