Procter & Gamble to run multibrand ‘makeover’ ads

LONDON – Procter & Gamble (P&G) is to launch a multibrand UK TV campaign, a first for the domestic market.

In the shoes of Derrick Rose and Dwight Howard (NBA)

The animated ads go into the inner workings and details that make up the sporting prowess of Derrick Rose and Dwight Howard from top to adidas-clad toe. Advertiser: Adidas Agency: 180 LA

Let’s Go Get Lost Trailer

Voici le second teaser dédié au film “Let’s Go Get Lost” produit par le collectif allemand Isenseven pour le dvd de snowboard qui sera disponible dans quelques semaines en Europe. Le tout sur une excellente bande-son, “Sushi” par Kyle Andrews.



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Avec la présence des nombreux riders tels que : Erik Botner, Fips Strauss, Fredrik Evensen, André Kuhlmann, Michi Zirngibl, Christophe Schmidt, Torgeir Berre, Chris Patsch, Tobi Strauss, Marc Swoboda, Alex Tank, Tom Klocker et Anton Gunnarson.

MEC, OMD, Carat and MPG prepare to battle for £300m Danone account

LONDON – Danone, the dairy and water giant, is gearing up for a review of its estimated £300m global media planning and buying requirements, after inviting four roster agencies to prepare for a closed pitch-process.

RTÉ fixes TV ad prices in the face of declining Irish market

LONDON – Ireland’s biggest commercial broadcaster, the public service outfit RTÉ, has introduced a fixed-pricemechanism around its ad rates in an effort to stabilise declining ad spend.

Outdoor ad spend hit hard in Q1 2009, OAA figures reveal

LONDON – The recession hit the outdoor industry particularly hard in Q1 2009 as it posted a 19.3% year on year fall in ad spend to £178.4m, according to the Outdoor Advertising Association.

Discovery Networks delays launch of Quest on Freeview

LONDON – Discovery Networks UK is delaying the launch of its first Freeview channel, Quest, until the fourth quarter of this year, postponing a start date originally scheduled for this month.

Dennis licenses trio of e-zines for Scandinavian launch

LONDON – Dennis Publishing is furthering its online expansion, weeks after converting Maxim into an online-only brand, by licensing a clutch of e-zines – including Monkey – into Sweden, Denmark and Norway.

Global builds on client credentials with key strategist appointments

LONDON – Global Radio has appointed Nick Russell, former Telegraph Media Group commercial creative director, and Claire McLaughlin, former News International creative solutions director, as client strategists.

Redman returns to MEC to drive EMEA business

LONDON – Ian Redman has returned to drive new business at WPP’s Mediaedge:cia network, almost two years after he left for a role at PHD.

LG Mobile in £2m sponsorship of C4 shows

LONDON – Channel 4 has signed LG Mobile to sponsor a range of US and UK-origin shows on Channel 4 and its digital channels in a deal valued at about £2m.

TMG’s Matthew Watkins to head new research unit

LONDON – Telegraph Media Group has appointed Matthew Watkins, its director of advertising strategy, to head a new nine-strong research, insight and strategy unit.

InStyle website has a makeover

LONDON – IPC has overhauled the website for its fashion magazine, InStyle.

Iams Dog Food: Frisbee

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Advertising Agency: Saatchi & Saatchi, Sydney, Australia
Creative Director: Steve Back
Creatives: Vince Lagana, Steven Jackson, Luke Chess
Photographer: Marc the Phodographer

Edgy Fashion Photoblogs – LookBook Takes Fashion to the Streets with Fresh Street Photos (GALLERY)

(TrendHunter.com) Print media is dead. Fashion magazines simply don’t have the media to keep up with fashion’s quick-paced, ever-evolving style and there is little viewer democracy regarding what makes it into the magazine…

Empresas estão mais confiantes no Twitter

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Foi se o tempo em que a gente ficava feliz só de ver trilhões de marcas criando seus perfis no Twitter. Agora, chegou o momento de nós constatarmos cases de sucesso no uso do microblog. Por incrível que pareça, já existem provas que identificam empresas que arriscam todas as suas armas na ferramenta, e outras que comprovam como o Twitter pode auxiliar nos bons resultados de uma corporação. Exemplos envolvendo: United Airlines, Naked Pizza e Coffe Groundz são ótimos pra retratar tudo isso que eu estou falando. Entenda melhor nesta compilação que eu montei pra vocês ;-)

United Airlines

Depois do sucesso com a JetBlue – que conta com mais de 570 mil seguidores de seu perfil – chegou a vez da companhia United Airlines mostrar que também sabe se adaptar de forma coerente ao Twitter.  Para angariar novos seguidores e clientes, a United está disponibilizando tarifas especiais para os membros do microblog. Além das promoções, a companhia prometeu oferecer aos membros do programa de fidelização um presente surpresa assim que ela atingir 10 mil seguidores (falta pouco).

Naked Pizza

Após todo mundo falar da padaria britânica que avisava pelo Twitter sobre o pãozinho quentinho, uma série de outras pequenas e médias empresas do setor começaram a testar o microblog. Uma delas é a pizzaria Naked, de New Orleans.
Recentemente, eles lançaram uma promoção que não contemplava a compra de nenhuma mídia convencional. Eles apenas avisaram sobre a promo em seu perfil no Twitter. A aposta deu mais do que certo, e o sócio do empreendimento conseguiu, em um único dia, aumentar as vendas em 15%.

Coffee Groundz

Este exemplo também é incrível. Por menos real que se pareça, o café-bar Coffe Groundz, do Texas, conseguiu duplicar o número de clientes graças ao Twitter. Os moderadores do perfil da @coffegroundz respondiam todas as questões relacionadas à comida do café da manhã, submetidas por usuários do Twitter. Assim, qualquer um podia fazer uma encomenda e tirar dúvidas sobre o lanche da manha, enviando mensagens para @coffegroundz.
Depois de acontecer toda essa mudança no perfil do Coffe Groundz, a empresa remodelou toda a sua estratégia de marketing e até já organiza encontros entre usuários do microblog no seu estabelecimento que está equipado com uma rede wireless.

Conclusão

Um bom plano ou apenas sorte? Acredito que os dois. Estas empresas sabem que o Twitter é uma excelente ferramenta de comunicação, pois não é necessário gastar nenhum centavo para poder utilizá-la, e os resultados são imediatos. A rapidez, tanto na  conversação, como na mensuração de impacto que o Twitter provê, faz com que todos repensem seus modos de uso e abuso do Twitter.

:: Com fonte do PEGN, Wefind e Webmania

Eco-town ad ‘made unsubstantiated claims’

LONDON – A regional press ad for a new eco-town has been banned for making misleading claims over its economic and environmental benefits.

Ad watchdog dismisses complaint over Comet ads

LONDON – A Saatchi & Saatchi national press and TV campaign for Comet, promoting an offer for an Xbox 360, has escaped a ban by the Advertising Standards Authority.

‘Gratuitous’ university catalogue photo escapes ban

LONDON – A promotional image of a partially dressed woman in a catalogue for Jack Wills University Outfitters has escaped a ban by the Advertising Standards Authority.

Why PG Posted Positions Open Only to Its Interns on Twitter

BATAVIA, Ohio (AdAge.com) — When Procter & Gamble Co. launched a summer internship program called FAST in 1997, the interns' projects helped spawn a widely publicized summit on interactive marketing that the company hosted in Cincinnati less than a year later. FAST the internship has continued these dozen years since as an exercise for an elite corps of P&G summer interns, albeit more quietly. But it resurfaced publicly recently, on the brightest, shiniest manifestations of interactive marketing today: Facebook and Twitter.