IDM hands five marketers Honorary Life Fellows status

LONDON – The Institute of Direct Marketing (IDM) has awarded five marketers with IDM Honorary Life Fellows status.

It’s the JCPenney Speed Dressing Girl!

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Oh look. There is life after appearing in a fake ad that won a Bronze Lion.

EU to A-B: No Bud Trademark for You

Anheuser-Busch InBev has lost the latest legal battle in its century-long war with Czech brewer Budejovicky Budvar over control of the Budweiser trademark in Europe.

Creative Director to Eat Shorts if Agency Doesn’t Win Solar Energy Account

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We’ve seen all manner of antics from agencies vying for accounts but we really like this one from Boston’s Captains of Industry.

Blinkx signs deal to offer travel video content

LONDON – Video search engine Blinkx has signed a partnership deal to allow users to search content from a number of travel video sites, including BBC Worldwide-owned LonelyPlanet.tv, CompulsiveTraveler.tv and Overlander.tv.

Daily Star launches online dating site

LONDON – Northern & Shell-owned red-top the Daily Star has become the latest newspaper brand to launch an online dating site today.

Honda Insight | Let It Shine

A Honda lançou na Europa uma campanha para o seu novo Insight Hybrid, e com uma proposta bem ousada: se tornar a empresa mais admirada do mundo. A intenção é fortalecer a filosofia da marca quanto a sustentabilidade e produtos cada vez mais amigáveis ao meio-ambiente.

Segundo a Honda, o Insight vai ser o carro híbrido mais acessível do mercado, e por isso a escolha da assinatura “Everyone Wants to Be Good.” A campanha vai envolver diversas mídias, incluindo ponto de venda, e o primeiro comercial já está no ar.

“Let It Shine” parece ser uma gigante tela de LEDs animados, que conta uma história através de ícones. Mas não é bem isso que está gerando essa animação ao som de “This Little Light of Mine” de Berend Dubbe.

Honda Shine

Produzido pela Bouffant, a gravação física do comercial foi um verdadeiro exercício matemático, para depois contar com apoio digital na pós-produção. Essa medida foi, inclusive, uma alternativa para controlar a emissão de carbono durante as filmagens

Outras duas características marcam essa campanha: o uso do ícone Honda Eco (a flor) e o abandono da cor verde para representar qualquer coisa ligada a meio-ambiente. A partir de agora, a Honda passa a utilizar tons de roxo, laranja e amarelo em sua comunicação para esse tipo de veículo.

Assista o comercial abaixo, e um making of aqui. A criação é da Wieden + Kennedy Amsterdam.


A Business Magazine That Answers ‘Why Does This Matter?’


Of the 21 magazines deemed generally excellent by the American Society of Magazine Editors last year, exactly one saw a year-over-year increase in ad pages in 2008: Fast Company. Duly impressed, I set about trying to answer the question: What is Fast Company doing right that every other magazine publisher in the advertising-starved universe is doing wrong?

NatMag names Arnaud de Puyfontaine CEO

LONDON – The National Magazine Company has appointed Arnaud de Puyfontaine, the former president of Group Mondadori France, as its chief executive officer, replacing Duncan Edwards.

NatMags appoints Arnaud de Puyfontaine new chief executive

LONDON – NatMags has appointed Arnaud de Puyfontaine, the former head of Emap France, as its new chief executive.

So tender you don’t need a knife / Tendrement pompé?

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A Vaca Argentina Restaurant – 2001
Source : Cannes Archive Online,
Agency : JWT Publicidade (Portugal)
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LESS ORIGINAL
Prime Rib at Grosvenor Steak House  – 2007
Source : Dubaï Lynx Awards – BRONZE
Agency : Saatchi & Saatchi Dubaï
(United Arab Emirates)
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Barbarian’s Steak House – 2008
Claim : “Extra tender”
Source : Cannes Lions Archive,
Agency : Leo Burnett Toronto (Canada)

Mainstream Media May Find Rich Revenue Streams in Multicultural Marketplace


If media can figure out how to appropriately price non-English and ethnic-targeted advertising to reflect the size of the various multicultural audiences they may already be reaching, they may find completely new revenue streams

Adoption reality show centrepiece of new C4 schedule

LONDON – Channel 4 has unveiled its spring/summer programming schedule, with the centrepiece of the season, Adopt Me, following four households of would-be adopters.

Beyonce stars in ad for Nintendo’s ‘Rhythm Heaven’

NEW YORK – R&B star Beyonce is appearing in a Nintendo DSi television ad for its forthcoming music game ‘Rhythm Heaven’, which goes on sale in the US on April 5.

The Marketing Store hires planning chief

LONDON – The Marketing Store has appointed Wendy Lanchin as director of planning and strategy.

Os Simpsons faz paródia de comercial da Adidas

Lembram do comercial “House Party” da Adidas, publicado aqui em novembro do ano passado? Criado para a linha Originals, o filme mostra uma festa cheia de celebridades do esporte ao som da clássica sessentista “Beggin”, de Frankie Valli and the Four Seasons em uma versão do DJ francês Pilooski.

Pois então, o canal britânico Sky 1 resolveu fazer uma paródia para celebrar a originalidade dos Simpsons, há 20 anos no ar. A vinheta foi ao ar na TV, e como tudo o que envolve os Simpsons já se espalha na internet.

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Ad Longevity Through Humor – Hilarious Marketing Photos Still Make Us Laugh Years Later (GALLERY)

(TrendHunter.com) Here are some hilarious ads I found at funnyplace.org, some of which are far more effective than words could say. What’s interesting is that, although some of these ads go a few years back, they still…

KFC Mascot Gets Community Service-Savvy

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When we first heard that KFC Colonels were circulating Louisville and filling in potholes, we had this horrible mental image of street cavities being retrofitted into giant buckets of fried chicken.

The New Collateral?

Are social media sites like Twitter and Facebook the new home for marketing collateral replacing brochures and the like? Maybe, but keep in mind that the median age in the US is about 37, which means more than half the population and most of the money grew up with different habits. For now, I suggest a mix with a nod towards the old habits of the deeper pocket crowd.

Bad Times Give Me Hope for Industry’s Future


I believe our current hard times will result in America being a better country. I'm not giving in to the notion that we are all a bunch of self-indulgent brats who believe the world owes us something. This applies to our profession as well.