JWT appointed to Baxters advertising account

LONDON – Baxters, the UK food manufacturer, has appointed JWT London to its advertising account.

Been Told to ‘Work Smarter’? Try ‘Working on You’ Instead


Many of the people I work with have been "left behind" (after others have been laid off) and told to "work smarter." Dealing with the remorse for others' loss, missing colleagues and that vulnerable feeling of wondering when the other shoe will drop are enough, but having to "work smarter" too? Right about now might be a good time to freshen the well of ideas on how to keep working smarter and improve the solutions for the problems we're solving.

Two Talk Shows: One Thumbs Up, One Thumbs Down


I am highly susceptible to outdoor advertising, especially when it pertains to new and unfamiliar TV shows. If a program is hawked in the New York City subways or on the side of a bus shelter, I will watch it, no questions asked. Of all the shows flogged mercilessly in recent weeks, two inflamed my curiosity: the syndicated "Wendy Williams Show" and E!'s "Chelsea Lately."

Orgiastic AIDS Awareness Ads – One Life Warns From Sleeping With the Past (GALLERY)

(TrendHunter.com) We’ve seen our fair share of safe sex ads in Trend Hunter, but these new HIV awareness ads by One Life are one of the most effective ones I have come across.

Eye-popping visuals of simulated and Photoshopped…

iLike’s Acquisition, Sue-Happy Citizens, and a Wee Bit of Magic

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– People dig sharing stuff on Facebook, more than via email, or via MySpace, or via Twitter, or via anything else, really.

Real zebra crossings / Zèbresque la même chose

zebras2006 THE ORIGINAL?
Land Rover – 2006
“Adventure. 24 hours a day”
Agency : Saatchi & Saatchi Athens (Greece)
zebras2007 LESS ORIGINAL
South Africa Tourism – 2007
Source : Cannes Archive online,
Agency : Contract Adv (India)
zebras2007Start LESS ORIGINAL
Salzburg Zoo – 2007
Source : Cannes Archive online,
Agency : .Start Munich (Germany)
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The Changing Face of Poverty



Showing that the face of poverty is moving closer to home, Campbell Mithun has joined Greater Twin Cities United Way in "Connect With Poverty," an interactive campaign that ties the changing face of poverty with a call to action.

Rachel Nasvik, Pirates, and Hand Bags (Oh My!)

ThrillofTheChaseIn June, Beyond Madison Avenue ran a post about designer Rachel Nasvik, a New York City designer famous for chic, custom-made handbags, and the “scavenger hunt” in New York city where consumers followed clues published on social media sites to discover where she had hidden 96 of these designer handbags around the city. The campaign was a great success, and displayed a great use of social media as well as a natural knack for getting noticed.

Well, Rachel Nasvik has again taken to the streets, but in an entirely different manner.

New York City (NYC) is known for many things, one of them being a place where consumers can purchase merchandise that has been pirated from well-known designers. Basically, knock-offs sold on the street for nothing that look like the original.

VendorWell Nasvik and team turned the tables on the design pirates by using their fly-by-night grocery carts as a means of promoting original Nasvik designs. In what could be called a second scavenger hunt, Nasvik sent clues to her 1,000+ followers on Twitter, alerting them that the game, once again, was a-foot. This time she was hiding her designer goods amidst the copycats roaming the streets of NYC. The cost for a Nasvik original off the cart was an affordable $10, while down the street at Saks, the same bag brought in $300. This obviously was not going to make Nasvik any money.

Yet, what she lost in terms of dollars was replaced by her gains in public relations, love from her fans, earned media coverage, and a creative use of distribution channels. She has taken social media to a whole new level, interacting with her fan-base personally with a fun and competitive game that was not online, but in the “real” world.

Plus, her brand is now being copied by pirates…meaning that Nasvik’s designs have truly “made it.”

Jeff Louis is a Strategic Media Planner, Brand Project Manager, blogger, and aspiring writer. You can reach him on Twittter or LinkedIn. He is always searching for great ideas and new friends.


Oxfam drops Sex and the City star after Israeli beauty ads

LONDON – Kristin Davis, one of the stars of hit HBO series Sex and the City, has been dropped as an ambassador for Oxfam after she appeared in adverts for Israeli cosmetics company, Ahava.

Fox Searchlight in online campaign for (500) Days of Summer

LONDON – Fox Searchlight has launched an online campaign created by digital PR agency Jam to promote its latest film ‘(500) Days of Summer’.

Apple customers still very much satisfied

LONDON – Apple is still near-flawless in the eyes of its customers, despite a second quarter dip in the American Customer Satisfaction Index (ACSI), a consumer census which Steve Jobs and Co. have dominated for the past six years.

Avatar Trailer

Magnifique images et trailer pour le prochain film de James Cameron. La consécration d’un projet en gestation depuis quinze ans. Un film à voir en 3D pour un budget estimé à 320 millions de dollars, dont la sortie définitive est prévue le 16 décembre 2009. A découvrir dans la suite.



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Nudevertising Glasses – Tom Ford Gets Racy in Fall/Winter Eyewear Ads (GALLERY)

(TrendHunter.com) We’ve previously seen the first Tom Ford Eyewear ad from the Fall/Winter 2009-2010 campaign featuring a naked Anna Jagodzinska. Now we bring you the complete ads with top Spanish model Jon Kortajarena…

Google dares users to blind taste test

LONDON – Google has launched a side-by-side comparison test for companies to use for their website’s search platform, which skews Google results beside those of any other search engine, as an unbranded taste test.

O futuro chegou (ou quase): Pepsi cria anúncio impresso com vídeo

Em mais um daqueles casos de “eu fiz primeiro!”, a Pepsi vai veicular um anúncio impresso com vídeo na edição de setembro da revista Entertainment Weekly. Em uma tela do tamanho da de um celular, serão exibidos clipes de séries da CBS, já que a Pepsi é a patrocinadora do horário nobre das segundas-feiras na emissora.

Quando abrir a página do anúncio na revista, o leitor verá um vídeo de introdução, com os atores de “The Big Bang Theory”, explicando como interagir com a peça. São cinco diferentes botões, que trazem clipes das séries “How I Met Your Mother,” “Two and a Half Men,” além de trailers de novas produções da CBS e, claro, um comercial da Pepsi.

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Apenas os assinantes de Los Angeles e Nova York da Entertainment Weekly é que receberão a revista especial. Segundo a Americhip, fabricante do hardware utilizado no anúncio, o chip pode comportar até 40 minutos de vídeo. É a mesma tecnologia rudimentar aplicada naqueles cartões musicais de aniversário.

Apesar da “evolução” frente ao GIF animado da Esquire, obviamente não é nada parecido com aqueles jornais e revistas eletrônicas, que se atualizam em tempo real, que vimos em filmes como “Minority Report” e “Filhos da Esperança”. Mas o que importa mesmo para a Pepsi é poder dizer: “o primeiro anúncio de revista com vídeo do mundo”.

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Wasp Waists – A Classic Silhouette Gets a Face-Lift from Christian Dior (GALLERY)

(TrendHunter.com) For Christian Dior’s Fall 2009 Couture show, head designer John Galliano delved into the archives of Dior, emerging with a handcrafted collection of wasp silhouettes bringing to mind timeless style icons…

Manchester Airport starts tweeting (about muffins)

LONDON – Manchester Airport has joined the world of microblogging, launching its own Twitter account to drive marketing activity for its summer retail campaign and inform customers of travel updates – as well as tips for scratching up some pre-flight grub.

Love for Sale: What Marketers Can Learn from Online Dating


Match.com, Craigslist and eHarmony are 'relationship marketing' 101 — selling at its most basic — with powerful lessons for digital marketers.

British Airways comercializa publicidade em bilhetes

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A crise na aviação prejudicou muitas companhias aéreas. Algumas delas instituíram idéias mirabolantes para suprir a queda no faturamento, como é o caso da low cost Ryan Air, que apresentou os polêmicos projetos de cobrar pelo uso de banheiros dentro do avião e a instalação de uma infra estrutura que permite fazer com que os passageiros fiquem de pé durante o vôo.

Outra alternativa que se torna mais viável para contornar a crise, é a velha e boa publicidade. A britânica British Airways, por exemplo, que obteve um prejuízo enorme, decidiu comercializar espaços publicitários em bilhetes de avião. Uma ótima idéia, por sinal, levando em conta que só no ano passado a companhia vendeu 12 milhões de bilhetes.

E por falar em buscar alternativas na publicidade, a British ainda abriu espaço para anunciantes em seu site de reservas, assim como também fez a incansável Ryan Air. A boa notícia é que já tem uma famosa montadora britânica anunciando no site da British.

:: Dica enviada pela Milena Melo, editora do WeFind.

I-Reel Showreel

Très beau showreel pour l’agence de communication française I-Reel située à Paris. Spécialiste à la fois de la création et du développement de films, d’images de synthèse, de sites internets et d’outils multimédias. Un travail à découvrir en vidéo dans la suite.



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