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Anyone know the creative that worked on this one?

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Digital marketing innovations from around the world

LONDON – Using a mobile phone to place an order with a coffee shop via Twitter, get a free coke by texting a giant vending machine or follow it as a compass to find an ATM machine are among the digital innovations in this monthly roundup.

TV talent show to find star for Jade Goody musical

LONDON – The story of reality TV star Jade Goody’s life is to be made into a musical and the person to play the lead role may be selected via a TV talent show.

‘Moral line crossed’ as parents jam phones with morning-after pill complaints

LONDON – Furious parents called up radio phone-in shows in their hundreds to complain about the first television ad for the morning-after pill, which broke last night.

Microsoft post first ever quarterly loss amid PC sales decline

LONDON – Microsoft’s internet and software divisions have struggled amid the recession as the company posted its first ever fall in revenue.

General Motors to cut 20% of marketing staff

NEW YORK – General Motors is cutting 20% of its marketing and communications staff, according to a report.

Adnams faces shareholder revolt

LONDON – Suffolk brewer Adnams is facing a revolt by some shareholders who are unimpressed by the way the company is run.

WH Smith permits chuggers in-store

LONDON – WH Smith is allowing so-called ‘chuggers’ – charity collectors who accost shoppers on high streets – into its stores.

Museum Of Sex New York: Balloons

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“Exploring the pleasure of oral sex.”

Advertising Agency: Lowe, New York, USA
Creative Directors: Mark Wnek, Steve Lundberg
Art Director / Copywriter: Raj Kamble
Illustrator: Lokesh Karekar
Released: August 2008

String Beauty Sun Lotion: Tan, Surf

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Advertising Agency: JWT, Paris, France
Creative Director: Ghislain de Villoutreys & Olivier Courtemanche
Art Director: EL Zoghlami Ahmed
Copywriter: Neil Ward-Baskin
Photographer: Marc Da Cunha Lopes
3D Designer: Waldo Lee / Thomas Veyrat
Strategic Planner: Marc Reynolds

Sanyo : Under the Sea

Une superbe campagne avec un jeu de typographie ainsi qu’un double sens, afin de vanter les mérites d’un caméscope numérique de la marque Sanyo permettant de filmer sous l’eau. Une idée de l’agence Saatchi & Saatchi New Zealand. D’autres visuels dans la suite.



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Ken Starck Painting Company

In this guerrilla-style campaign Ken Starck Painting Company offered their professional services.
200 notes were put up at well-chosen locations in Stockholm, encouraging people to consider repainting this spring.

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Credits:
Advertised brand:
Ken Starck Painting Company
Advertising Agency:
ESTER
Work Group:
Creative Director, Lotta Mellgren
Art Director, Emil Jonsson
Copywriter, Daniel Vaccino
Graphic Designer, Dennis Hankvist

Heinecab.

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Freaking. Love. This. Spot. Doesn’t even need the line at the end. This has such a great vibe in showing the idea of safe rides.

Hot Hairstyles of Spring 09 – From Lauren Conrad Hair to the Short Shag and Teen Hairstyles (GALLERY)

(TrendHunter.com) The most popular celebrity hairstyle? Lauren Conrad hair.

Yahoo! Search results were flooded with queries for celebrity hair this week, the top 10 of which we’ve featured in this gallery. The number…

Frightening Facial Tattoos – From Permanently-Inked Gashes to Tattooed Bone Eyebrows (GALLERY)

(TrendHunter.com) I find these tattoos rather rather odd and stylish at the same time. After a second look, however, maybe ants around the eye should be left for anteaters.

Out of this entire collection, what I find most…

Blogger Tattoos – Permanent Ink Meant for a Niche Nerd Audience (GALLERY)

(TrendHunter.com) These blogging tattoos are brilliant, even if they’re a bit unwise due to the speed of technology. I mean, imagine how your cutting-edge Atari tattoo from the 70’s would be viewed today—and how it would…

Rear Projection Poses – ‘Vilena-Style’ Modeling Goes Viral in Russia (GALLERY)

(TrendHunter.com) The new photo pose in Russia that is spreading worldwide is called ‘Vilena-style’ modeling. Women hunch over to get their butt as high as possible and then photograph themselves in a mirror.

This unusual…

So Which Magazine Would You Vote Off the Media Plan?

NEW YORK (AdAge.com) — It's already been brutal out there for magazines, but a recent request for proposals can only make it worse by gleefully pitting magazines against each other.

Slogans and Taglines

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Some ad pros consider slogans and taglines to be the equivalent of remedial coursework in the ad trade. I disagree. A good slogan or tagline can communicate a client’s value proposition in a pithy, memorable fashion. And isn’t that the point of what we do?

Paul Hirsch has been practicing communications since 1983. He now owns his own marketing/pr firm in Northern California. Paul specializes in media relations, marketing collateral, website copy development and ad design. You can learn more about him on Facebook or by visiting www.nowville.com/paulhirsch.

Microsoft Revenue Drops but Positive Perception Rises

NEW YORK (AdAge.com) — For the first time in its history, Microsoft saw a year-over-year quarterly revenue drop — and it predicts a "long and gradual" recovery. While business PC and server businesses were hit particularly hard as companies pulled back on their IT investments, the consumer PC story wasn't all bad, thanks in part to the rise of netbooks and a major Windows ad campaign it has been running.