Arquette Bars Hunger, Folly in Fayetteville, Kid Eats Dog Crap

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David Arquette and Snickers have teamed up to help Feeding America with “Bar Hunger.”

Green Cars Can Be Dream Cars


LONDON (AdAge.com) — Green cars are moving into the mainstream, with 59% of consumers coveting more environmentally friendly vehicles, according to a global survey by Aegis Group's market-research arm, Synovate.

Painful Mouth Piercings – Getting Your Uvula Pierced is the Next Big Thing (GALLERY)

(TrendHunter.com) If you thought armpit piercings would hurt, then you haven’t seen the pictures from the gallery above yet. These uvula piercings seem to be the most painful piercing experience you could put your body…

MEC beats PHD to €145m Mercedes Benz account

LONDON – WPP’s Mediaedge:cia has snatched the €145m Mercedes Benz media account from Omnicom’s PHD, after a three-month competitive pitch process in Germany.

Keyboard Cat Recruited For Silly Infomercial

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OK so it’s not like the whole informercial spoof genre hasn’t been done to death but this outing from TextWise enlists Keyboard Cat and who doesn’t love Keyboard Cat?

Wieden & Kennedy’s Martin Cole loses cancer battle

LONDON – Martin Cole, the Wieden & Kennedy planning director, has died after a battle against cancer.

Mini Kitties – Teacup Kittens Come From Extensive Breeding Methods (VIDEO)

(TrendHunter.com) Kittens can now be as small as a tea cup. Known for their miniature-sized physique, teacup kittens have become a huge business for cat breeders.
 
Teacups have been bred to be smaller than the standard…

Debt management provider ClearDebt launches online game

LONDON – Debt management brand ClearDebt is rolling out a digital campaign to launch its new prepaid card.

B&Q hands £40m ad account to McCann Erickson

LONDON – B&Q has appointed McCann Erickson to handle its £40 million advertising account.

Johnson & Johnson posts drop in sales

LONDON – Johnson & Johnson has announced a 7.4% drop in worldwide sales in the second quarter of 2009.

Roadkill Detective Explains Benefits of Job

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Kinda lame until the end but it’s only one minute long so it’s sort of worth the wait.

Tories unveil plans for 81 new local TV stations

LONDON – The Conservatives have published plans for a new tier of 81 local TV stations to be produced by regional publishers.

What Sank Veoh and Joost? Too Much Cash Too Soon



For video startups, raising lots of money is not necessarily a problem. Raising too much money too early before hitting key milestones can be.

NYTimes.com Has a Blistering Rash

Even the Times isn't immune to the kind of online ads that give online ads a bad name.

Newsflash! Cannes Gold Lions Not Gold!

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Not that we didn’t know this already but someone went to the effort to prove it anyway.

The 2009 Marketing Industry Triathlon report

Congratulations to all that took part in the inaugural Marketing Industry Triathlon last Friday.

B&Q appoints McCann Erickson to £40 million ad business

LONDON – B&Q, the DIY retailer, has handed its £40 million advertising account to McCann Erickson.

Free Media Won’t Be End of Paid Agencies


The term "free media" (or free advertising) is more and more being used as a synonym for social media. And some people seem to think it will render ad agencies (on the content side) and media-planning/buying agencies obsolete.

Online retailer sets up design a sex toy competition

LONDON – Wannabe inventors with an idea of what would make the ultimate sex toy could land a £1,000 prize and royalties by winning a competition launched by online retailer LoveHoney.co.uk.

Cause Group Launches Twitter For Sh-tters

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Why anyone hasn’t thought of this witty little word play is beyond us but non-profit Wherever the Need, with help from Skaddle Media, is having fun with it