Association of Black-Owned Advertising Agencies Challenges ANA

The Association of Black-Owned Advertising Agencies is requesting a meeting with senior leadership of the ANA in order to open a substantive dialogue about how to bring black-owned agencies into the mainstream.

Even Crispin Is Cutting Jobs

NEW YORK (AdAge.com) — Here's a barometer for the economy's impact on the agency business: One of the most successful shops around, Crispin Porter & Bogusky, is cutting about 6% of its staff, a total 60 employees in its Boulder, Colo., and Miami offices.

Crispin Porter + Bogusky to Lay Off 60 Employees

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Oh no! Say it ain’t so! Even Uber-agency Crispin Porter + Bogusky is facing tough times and has had to reduce its staff of 900 by 60.

Conde Nast Planning Another Executive Shuffle


NEW YORK (AdAge.com) — Conde Nast insiders are anticipating a new publisher shuffle, one likely led by the transfer of New Yorker VP-Publishing Director Drew Schutte to the new position of chief revenue officer at Conde Nast Digital.

Eight of Top 10 Highest-Regarded Celebrities Are African-American

The Davie Brown Index is an independently conducted survey that brand marketers and advertising agencies use to determine a celebrity's ability to influence consumer brand affinities and affect purchasing decisions.

Dobrow Crushes on ‘The Secret Life of the American Teenager’


ABC Family has done as much in the last year to carve out a distinct identity as any media entity on the planet. To this end, I direct you towards its flagship program, "The Secret Life of the American Teenager", which should bolster the net's creative and commercial cred in much the same way that "Mad Men" did AMC's.

Acne, don’t pop it…. stop it

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Who Burnished Their Brand With Super Bowl Ads, and Who Didn’t


NEW YORK (AdAge.com) — The Pittsburgh Steelers weren't the only big winners on Super Bowl Sunday. Brands such as Pepsi, Budweiser, Cars.com, General Electric and Bridgestone also pulled off some heroics last weekend, albeit not in the form of a dramatic last-minute, game-winning touchdown drive like the Steelers. Instead the aforementioned marketers earned their victories through 30 and 60-second spots which ran during the game and cost roughly $100,000 a second.

Design Naming Machine


A incrível máquina de nomes para um estúdio de design. Teste e escolha o seu. Via @baunilha.

O Lado Negativo da Publicidade (Protesto)

antiad.JPGAs rebeliões sempre fizeram parte da história da França. Manifestações contra as guerras, políticas sujas, colonialismos e outros fatos são e sempre foram comuns no país europeu. Mas no dia 31 de janeiro, o Los Angeles Times publicou uma notícia um tanto quanto polêmica – principalmente para nós – publicitários.

Um grupo até então desconhecido de ativistas, chamados de “The Dismantlers“, surgiu com o intuito de “extinguir” toda e qualquer publicidade intrusiva, opressora e que não seja relevante para eles. Ou melhor, todos os outdoors e painéis de rua que tentam insinuar algo em troca de um consumo forçado.

O grupo, chamado “The Dismanstlers” usa a retórica de ser alvo da publicidade 24h por dia.

Você vê milhares de mensagens comerciais todos os dia, na sua casa, no metrô, na rua, o tempo todo, e se você não quiser, não tem a escolha“, gritava um dos manifestantes.

Indiferente de qualquer meio de comunicação se tornar alvo de protesto, grafitar as peças publicitárias de rua é um sinal tangível e fatídico de que as pessoas estão saturadas da má publicidade.

Muito já falamos, e continuaremos destacando aqui no bog, idéias que fazem a diferença para os consumidores. O uso da interatividade, a adequação viável em momentos de entretenimento e outras situações não invasivas, fará com que a nossa indústria sobreviva por muitos e muitos anos.

Se continuarmos nessa história de forçar mensagens e acreditar que os consumidores sempre serão passivos a elas, estaremos construindo a derrota de nosso estigma criativo, e o nosso próprio valor.

 
 

Get Out of Your Geographical (and Creative) Comfort Zone


So off I went to a Midwestern city where Hispanic creative is virtually nonexistent (although even that is changing). As I reviewed the work, I was reminded of the business categories that aren't part of my bi-coastal New York-Los Angeles background.

Volkswagen | Todo Mundo Adora

Teve uma época em que fazer campanha com o Pânico na TV era padrão, até que no ano passado os humoristas hype roubaram a cena. Exemplo é o pessoal do CQC, que individualmente estiveram presentes em diversas ações publicitárias. Outro nome dessa onda é o humorista e apresentador Marcelo Adnet, que fez sucesso com seu programa “15 Minutos” na MTV.

E é justamente ele que protagoniza a nova campanha institucional da Volkswagen, com o slogan “Todo Mundo Adora”. Adnet criou uma série de esquetes em que interpreta músicas falando das vantagens de se ter um carro da marca. Além de um canal no YouTube com todos os filmes, dois comerciais serão veiculados na TV. Também pode ser assistidos no hotsite da campanha.

Confesso que nunca achei muita graça do programa “15 Minutos”, mas independente de gosto pessoal, a campanha não aproveita o tipo de humor e o improviso que fez a fama de Marcelo Adnet. Bacana é que nos vídeos online utilizaram o recurso de anotações do YouTube para levar o espectador aos outros filmes.

A criação é da AlmapBBDO. Abaixo você assiste um comercial e a esquete “Funk”.

Turning Athletes into Smurfs – Nike ‘V is for Victory’ Campaign (GALLERY)

(TrendHunter.com) I have conflicted feelings about the new Nike ‘V is for victory’ campaign promoting its new jacket design.

On the one hand, I think the whole idea of the models with the V hand gesture and pose is pretty…

An Ad That Mocks New York Times Advertising

A spot for 92YTribeca doesn't answer how it's possible to have 92nd Street and Tribeca in the same geographical location, but it does use a gaggle of comedians to point at The New York Times and laugh.

Daily Telegraph ‘media-first’ to unveil Citroen’s new brand identity

LONDON – Citroën, the French car maker, is set to mark its 90th birthday by unveiling a new corporate identity in tomorrow’s Daily Telegraph, promoted by an interactive advertising campaign created by readers.

Daily Telegraph promotes Citroen’s 90th birthday

LONDON – Citroën, the French car maker, is set to mark its 90th birthday by unveiling a new corporate identity in tomorrow’s Daily Telegraph, promoted by an interactive advertising campaign created by readers.

GMG’s Channel M to broadcast on Freeview

LONDON – Guardian Media Group’s Manchester-based TV channel Channel M has been awarded a licence to broadcast on Freeview.

ESPN’s ‘Homophobic Fist Kiss’ Lays Fist Bump to Rest

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Ah…the fist bump. It has nothing to do with homophobia, as some have dubbed it when called a “fist kiss” in this Shaquille O’Neal and Mike Breen ESPN commercial, and everything to do with some men’s odd desire to appear “yo, dude” cool or something. It’s just dumb.

Onitsuka Tiger

La marque Onitsuka Tiger s’apprête à lancer une nouvelle campagne mondiale afin de célébrer son 60e anniversaire. Produite par l’agence de communication Amsterdam Worlwide, autour de la collection printemps-été 2009 et sur deux supports : affiche et film d’animation.

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‘June Cleaver seeks Ward for her Beaver.’

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You haven’t had Valentine’s Day until you’ve trawled this year’s array of hawt Red Tettemer singles.