Rethinking ‘Blue Ocean Strategy’ in a Down Economy


Is the best-selling "Blue Ocean Strategy" obsolete? No. Instead, its lessons need to be reinterpreted in relation to new economic realities.

Well At Least Granny Isn’t Pissing On A Test Diaper Here

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Many brands use analogies to help explain their product features and benefits. Even makers of diapers for grownups. But seriously, WTF?

TV licence fee communications ‘too accusatory’ says BBC Trust

LONDON – The BBC Trust has called on the BBC management to ensure the tone of licence fee communications is less “accusatory”.

Lloyds calls £62 million media review

LONDON – Lloyds Banking Group, the financial giant created by the merger of Lloyds TSB with HBOS last year, is reviewing its £62 million media planning and buying arrangements.

McCall claims job cuts vital to protect GMG regionals

LONDON – Guardian Media Group chief Carolyn McCall has responded to a full-page ad in today’s Guardian attacking planned job cuts at its regional operations.

Top 69 Pranks and Prank Ideas for April Fool’s Day (CLUSTER)

(TrendHunter.com) Looking for the top pranks and prank ideas for April Fool’s Day? April 1st is my favorite day of the year, so I couldn’t resist recreating this list.

In short, it’s time to ‘get your prank on’ and…

Pattex | Power Tape Peut

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Fita adesiva é um produto commodity e difícil de se encontrar diferenciais. Mais difícil ainda deve ser promover benefícios desse produto, sendo que existem inúmeros fabricantes que fazem o mesmo. Menos difícil para a Pattex, da França, a fabricante de colas e fitas adesivas que está lançando uma promo super envolvente por lá, exatamente para fortalecer o poder de colagem de suas fitas Power Tape. Foi, portanto, criado um hotsite promocional onde qualquer pessoa poderá submeter seus vídeos que, de alguma forma, deverão mostrar de forma criativa e ousada, o que pode ser feito com a Pattex Power Tape.

Logo será aberta a votação pública para escolher a melhor idéia. O(s) dono(s) do vídeo mais inteligente, ganhará 10 mil euros.

Uma estratégia que engaja um grande número de consumidores e expressa o principal benefício do produto, de forma criativa e original. Cool!

MEN cuts back on free copies

LONDON – GMG Regional Media is to slash the free circulation of the Manchester Evening News by about 75% to 20,000 copies on Mondays, Tuesdays and Wednesdays.

Group M predicts UK advertising spend will fall 11 per cent

LONDON – Group M has forecast global advertising spend will fall 4.4 per cent to $425 billion in 2009, with the UK expected to be down 11.2 per cent.

Rusty idea / Une idée élevée en batterie

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THE ORIGINAL ?
Original Volkswagen Battery – 2000
Claim : “Lasts up to 4 times longer”
Source : Cannes Shortlist!
Agency : AlmapBBDO (Brazil)
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LESS ORIGINAL
Duracell Car Battery – 2006
Source : Cannes Archive Online
Agency : Ogilvy & Mather Mexico City
(Mexico)
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LESS ORIGINAL
Koba Car Battery – 2009
Claim : “Long lasting batteries”
Source : Adsoftheworld,
Agency : Fortune Promoseven (Oman)

The Sun moves into live TV with launch of Fremantle quiz show

LONDON – The Sun is expanding its digital presence, teaming up with Neighbours’ producer FremantleMedia to create a live, interactive gameshow to be broadcast via The Sun Online in the summer.

Not as Expected

From “The Man in the Gray Flannel Suit” to “Bewitched” to “Mad Men” the advertising world is a favorite workplace setting. The downside of that is the occasional new hire who did part of his or her training in front of the TV. Most of us don’t get campaign ideas from our spouses, don’t paticipate in workplace trysts, and rarely are aided by witchcraft. Keep your eyes on newbies for signs of media-driven culture shock.

Too Much Fun

Too Much Fun

Personal | Metaleros

O Phelipe do Papel Pop perguntou, e eu respondo: eu vi e achei genial, assim como quase tudo que a Santo faz. Será que nunca acaba o estoque de humor inteligente e nonsense dos caras?

Em nova campanha para a Personal, barbudos e tatuados dançam e cantam “Womanizer” da Britney Spears, revelando provavelmente uma grande verdade: mesmo sendo um metaleiro, sempre existe uma música da Britney que você gosta.

O comercial anterior da série mostra rappers cantando uma música do Rick Martin. A campanha divulga o serviço Personal Musica.

Adhemas Batista

Retour sur la mise à jour du portfolio de ce graphiste et illustrateur brésilien Adhemas Batista. Maintenant directeur de son propre studio Magenta, et créant des images toujours très colorées. Un bel exemple de son talent dans la suite.



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Australian newspapers buck international trend of revenue falls

SYDNEY – Ad revenue within Australia’s newspaper market remained fairly steady in 2008, defying trends in key international markets, including the UK, where ad revenue fell by 12% and the US, where it fell by 17.7%.

When Your Agency Loses, Don’t Try to Move on Too Soon


Pat Conroy once said, "We learn more from our losses than our wins." We've taken this sentiment to heart and, painful as it can be, tried to grow out of losses. It's not fun, especially when you want to go crawl in a hole and lick your wounds, but there's no denying it's made us better over time.

Fix your past

Directed by Hugo Menduiña (agosto), this advert for Pond’s breaks away from the classic treatment of beauty products. Instead of the usually shallow approach, the film shows intensity and holded emotions thru its dense atmosphere and classy acting.

Few words are spoken, but each gesture tells everything about the the present and the past of the main characters. When directing is well done, definitely less is more.

CREDITS

Title: Fix your past
Client: Pond’s
Director: Hugo Menduiña
Agency: Bassat Ogilvy
Executive Creative Director: Álvar Suñol
Creative Director: Emiliano González, Director Creativo
Account Director: Paula Vizcaino
Account Executive: Isabel Miras
Audivisual Director: Ramón Corominas
Agency Producer: Cheli Pascual de Zulueta

Production Company: Agosto
Executive Producer: Rafa Montilla
Producer: Víctor Mata
DoP: Paco Femenía
Edition: Dani Arbonés
Postproduction Supervisor: Sergi Roda
Postproduction: Infinia

CBS Shopping for ‘Guiding Light’ Replacement


LOS ANGELES (AdAge.com) — CBS may soon decide to pull the plug on "Guiding Light," the longest-running daytime drama in TV history. While no final decision has been made, the network's deal for the Procter & Gamble-produced drama — the least-watched of the eight daytime serials on the air — ends in September. But if CBS does drop "Guiding Light," it likely will lock in a decision within the next month, people familiar with the matter said. That would give writers a chance to tie up story lines.

TPS registrations predicted to mount despite silent calls fall

LONDON – Telephone Preference Service registrations will grow over the next five years as consumers increasingly reject telemarketing, despite the relative success of Ofcom’s regulations on silent calls, according to new research.

Kinder Egg | Surprise

Está sendo veiculado, na Dinamarca, o novo filme de Kinder Egg Surprise, o nosso Kinder Ovo.

O comercial exalta toda aquela expectativa da criança antes de abrir a surpresa que vem dentro do chocolate.

Foi usado um coro com músicos reais, que tocam um som de suspense pra expressar todo aquele momento. Confira no vídeo a seguir:

:: Criação da AndCo, Copenhagen, e produção da Social Club.