If Paris Hilton Could Read She’d Buy One

if_paris_hilton_could_read.jpg

To promote a line of Couture Planet handbags and accessories made from recycled newspapers, a group of creatives, Keith Lane, Deborah Hines and Frank Rapp put together a series of posters

Bell Tolls for Gidget, the Taco Bell Chihuahua


According to a PeoplePets.com exclusive, Gidget, one of the Taco Bell chihuahuas, died from a stroke. She was 15 years old.

Provocative Posing Parties – Tim Bret-Day Shoots for Agent Provocateur (GALLERY)

(TrendHunter.com) Many would say that photographer Tim Bret-Day was the luckiest guy alive to be able to shoot models for Agent Provocateur. At the moment, Bret-Day is working on the company’s luxury range called Soiree,…

Are People Really That Helpless With A Video Camera?

go_fast_motocycle.jpg

You’ve seen them. The fake videos that attempt to pass themselves off as real all while minimizing the fact their just ads for brands.

COI to consolidate £211 million media buying into one agency after review

LONDON – COI is to consolidate its entire £211 million media buying business into one agency and is to hold a pitch for the account in the autumn.

Summersault and Gatehouse form business partnership

LONDON – Customer publisher Summersault Communications has linked up with consultancy firm Gatehouse to enhance its offer to clients.

Not Sure If You’re Too Drunk to Drive? There’s an App for That

Dutch brewing giant Grolsch has launched a new iPhone app to help drinkers test out how inebriated they are by challenging their ability to walk in a straight line.

Economist Group buys Congressional Quarterly

LONDON – The Economist Group has acquired the privately-owned publisher of US political magazine, Congressional Quarterly.

The Perfect Date: A Moonlit Evening…And A Giant McDonald’s Logo

moonvertising.jpg

There’s advertising on rockets so why no the moon?

Rap around the world with Obama and Anna Kournikova (video)

Barack Obama, David Hasselhoff and Anna Kournikova "called" in a viral rap video

The new virals from ILV #50

the I love viral facebook application is available here. The best viral video show on the web. If you want to know what is viral this week, you need to watch every week this top 3 viral videos. All the weekly archives are available here. if you want this show on your blog, just copy/paste […]

Shloer launches sampling campaign with White Stuff

LONDON – Shloer is teaming up with outdoor clothing brand White Stuff to launch an experiential campaign.

U.K. Government Launches Campaign to Alleviate Swine-Flu Concerns


LONDON (AdAge.com) — The virulence of the swine-flu pandemic is forcing the U.K. government to refocus its marketing effort from prevention toward alleviating public unease about catching the virus.

Miami Herald publisher reports rise in profits

NEW YORK – Rare good news from a US newspaper publisher as McClatchy Company reported higher than expected profits and said advertising was declining at a slower rate.

Actor Woes Force TV Networks to Shuffle Programming


NEW YORK (AdAge.com) — TV's fall season is weeks away from air, but it will already look different than network executives said it would in May, as NBC and the CW announced delays in production of two shows due to problems with star actors. But such maneuvering by the networks while they are in the midst of upfront negotiations with advertisers doesn't augur well for the programs in question. When a network rejiggers a new program, it's usually seen as a negative.

Forget the Future; Let’s Talk About Now


Gregg Lipman, managing partner at CBX, a strategic branding company, believes there's a key problem with all the talk about sustainability: It always addresses the future. Here's why that doesn't work.

BBC’s ‘The Apprentice’ could be rescheduled over Alan Sugar conflict

LONDON – The BBC Trust has ruled that the BBC must carefully consider the scheduling of ‘The Apprentice’ next year, due to the new role of its star, Alan Sugar, as enterprise champion advising Government.

How Our Experiment in Self-Promotion Revved the Plaid Engine

There are thousands of creative agencies as good as or better than Plaid spread across the country. Larger agencies, smaller agencies and hotter agencies. How could we possibly grow, get noticed and attract brands outside of our market, and stand out against a nation of thousands? An attraction engine.

Coldplay – Strawberry Swing

Une très belle exécution sur ce clip réalisé encore en stop motion pour le groupe Coldplay, sur le titre Strawberry Swing. Il est dirigé par le collectif Shynola, et rappelle très fortement le magnifique clip Her Morning Elegance. A découvrir dans la suite.



coldplay

Arqiva secures Global’s share of Digital One multiplex

LONDON – Transmission and infrastructure outfit Arqiva has completed a deal to take full ownership of the national commercial DAB multiplex, Digital One, after completing a deal with its former partner in the venture Global Radio.