Suffering From PDD? You’re Not Alone

I have always valued 'listening' as an art, and prefer to surround myself with people who are good at it. Yet, the art of using those dimensional lobes on the sides of our heads is going the way of newsprint. The culprit? Hand-held devices.

How About a Standardized URL for Spanish-Language Brand Sites?


We should have a consistent URL format for Spanish websites that consumers can easily locate. This would make the website easier to find, which would obviously be better for the brand.

Fitness TV launches free-to-air in June

LONDON – Fitness TV, which claims to be the UK’s first digital TV channel dedicated to health and fitness, will launch free-to-air on Sky in June.

For Brand Ads Online, Bigger Is Better


NEW YORK (AdAge.com) — Web publishers such as NYTimes.com, ESPN.com and CNN.com think they know what will attract more brand advertising online. Hint: Try ads that look more like the ones Apple has been running on the front page of NYTimes.comand WSJ.comthan, well, those belly-fat, IQ and credit-score ads the networks are spraying everywhere.

Rapp puts Rebecca Heaney in charge at Edinburgh

LONDON – Rapp Edinburgh has promoted Rebecca Heaney to managing director after dispensing with its nineteen month old structure of having three managing partners.

How to Make Display Ads Suck Less


Online display advertising sucks. There, I said it. It's like everyone's been kind of skirting the issue over the last few months so as not to upset anyone. It seems like the conversations around the death (or at least decline) of display has been about everything but the ad itself. Funnily enough, that's exactly what I want to talk about.

Creston launches social media planning service

LONDON – The marketing services group Creston has launched a social media campaign planning service.

McDonald’s in football push

LONDON – McDonald’s is launching a programme of Football Open Days aimed at encouraging children to take up the sport.

MEN Media sheds 150 jobs and closes weekly newspaper offices

LONDON – Manchester Evening News and local weekly papers owner MEN Media is to shed 150 jobs including 78 editorial roles and close eight offices around the Manchester area.

YouPix 2009 | Bate-papo com Marcelo Tas

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Pouco (ou quase nada) comentado na rede, hoje vai rolar, no segundo dia do YouPix 2009, um bate-papo paralelo com Marcelo Tas (atual âncora do humorístico CQC, da Band).

E eu tive a honra de ter sido convidado para integrar a equipe de blogueiros que irá neste debate oferecido pela Revista Pix, em parceria com o Speedy da Telefonica.

O encontro visa apresentar um produto inovador, o Trio Speedy Xtreme, que traz um pacote de TV por assinatura, voz e banda larga de 30 mega (uou!).
Já o Tas, conhecido por sua pró-atividade multimídia, deve contar histórias engraçadas (e trágicas) de suas experiências com a web.

Ao que tudo indica, vai ser um evento bem bacana. Se por acaso houver novidades relevantes para colocar aqui ou no INvertido, não deixarei de postar ;)

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O que é? O YouPix é um festival de diversão digital – organizado pela revista Pix. Sao 3 dias de programação com a participação de convidados internacionais e nacionais.

Quando? Começou no dia 9/03 e vai até o dia 11/03.

Onde?  O evento acontece no Espaço Gafanhoto (Av. Rebouças, 3181 – SP).

It’s Barbie’s 50th Anni!

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To celebrate Barbie’s 50-year anniversary, Chanel’s own Karl Lagerfeld designed a Barbie/Ken exhibit for Colette in Paris.

Waffles – Retro Sneakers

Click to enlarge the creative ad / design

Click to enlarge the creative ad / design

Advertising Agency: In-house
Creation: Ad Luijten
Photographer: Stock
Published: February 2009

Barnardo’s TV ad shock tactics help public awareness

LONDON – Barnardo’s says its graphic TV campaign to highlight its work for vulnerable children has attracted a sharp rise in public awareness of the charity.

Swiftcover.com to sponsor Absolute weekend schedule

LONDON – Swiftcover.com, the insurance provider, is to sponsor Absolute radio’s weekend offering for three months from 13 March in a six-figure deal.

How to use twitter as a viral tool?

Hey, Burnout Frat Kid. Axe is Your Soap.

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Mekanism put together this sensory mindfuck of a week in the life of a single twenty-something.

Onitsuka Tiger: Shoe

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“Celebrating 60 years. Discover the legend of the Zodiac race at onitsukatiger.com”

Advertising Agency: Amsterdam Worldwide

Guardian News & Media launches Open Platform

LONDON – Guardian News & Media has opened its database to partners, allowing them to take statistics and the content of articles for free and build their own applications.

UK marketers do not understand social networks

LONDON – Lack of understanding prevents almost half of UK marketers from investing in social networks, according to a survey.

A Stirring Encounter of Coke Kind.

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McCann Erickson/Madrid’s “Encounter” is an increasingly emotional progression toward the meeting of a centenerian and a just-born child.