Jetix’s Alcock joins FremantleMedia to oversee EMEA operations

LONDON – FremantleMedia Enterprises (FME), the distribution and licensing arm of RTL-owned FremantleMedia, has appointed the former senior vice-president at Jetix Europe, Mel Alcock, as chief executive for its EMEA region.

COMMENT – Google’s possessiveness makes me feel like Kurt Russell battling Ray Liotta in the movie Unlawful Entry

Dan Douglass says Google believes it has a right to own consumers’ personal data, even down to publishing pictures of people’s front doors on the internet.

Havas Sports 8 Entertainment hires new global strategic planning director

LONDON – Havas Media’s global sports and entertainment division has appointed former managing director of Cunning UK, Fredda Hurwitz, as its global strategic planning director.

Wal-Mart launches 3D web application Your Zone

NEW YORK – Wal-Mart has launched an online service called Your Zone that creates a 3D virtual room filled with ever-changing Wal-Mart furniture.

Marlboro viral video advertising with transformer

Is Marlboro using internet to promote its Brand banned from traditionnal advertising or is it a real user generated content? Anyway it’s still promoting the brand in a cool way! Advertiser: Marlboro

Ex-AOL brand director Ryan to lead marketing at EMI’s catalogue division

LONDON – EMI has appointed Timothy Ryan, a former marketing boss at AOL, Setanta and Orange, as senior vice president, global priorities, catalogue marketing.

Integrated Marmite campaign by Iris features Horrid Henry and Perfect Peter

LONDON – Unilever brand Marmite is launching an integrated press and radio ad campaign created by Iris featuring children’s storybook characters Horrid Henry and Perfect Peter.

Five to broadcast Ultimate Fighting Championship

LONDON – Ultimate Fighting Championship is to be shown on British terrestrial TV for the first time, following a deal between the UFC and Five.

More than half of e-commerce sites rip you off

LONDON – More than 50 per cent of e-commerce websites selling electronic goods could be breaking the law, according to a new European Union study.

ScottishPower uses ‘Mike the Microwave’ to highlight cost savings

LONDON – ScottishPower has launched a new campaign encouraging consumers to take the ‘savings challenge’ and see how much they can save through the energy provider.

True blood: Sunlight

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True Blood is an American television drama series on Prime TV about vampires.

Advertising Agency: DraftFCB, Auckland, New Zealand
Executive Creative Director: James Mok
Creative Director: Billy McQueen, Chris Schofield
Art Director: Billy Mcqueen
Copywriter: Rory Mckechnie

Marmite uses Horrid Henry characters to promote reading

LONDON – Unilever brand Marmite is launching an ad campaign featuring children’s storybook characters Horrid Henry and Perfect Peter to back its ‘love it or hate it’ brand positioning.

The Chris Reed Blog – Radox give away splash-free books

LONDON – Radox have launched a very imaginative promotion giving away 10,000 splash proof Kathy Lette books or downloads for those in the 21st century.

Eclosion Sofa

Découverte du sofa Eclosion, un fauteuil gonflable doté d’un zip latéral qui permet de faire varier instantanément l’inclinaison du dossier. Il s’agit du travail d’Olivier Grégoire un designer français très prometteur basé actuellement à New-York. Plus d’images dans la suite.



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EMI Music appoints Timothy Ryan to oversee marketing of catalogue division

LONDON – EMI Music has appointed former Setanta marketer Timothy Ryan to head its marketing for the EMI Music Catalogue division as senior vice president, global priorities, catalogue marketing.

Footballing bull stars in new Sony viral

LONDON – Sony has unveiled a viral film promoting its global event Twilight Football that will see a match of five-a-side football played consecutively in seven countries across four continents as the hour of twilight falls.

Yahoo! launches Flickr mobile app

LONDON – Yahoo! has launched photo sharing service Flickr as a mobile application for the iPhone.

And in the real world…Kraft, Burberry, Kingfisher, Orange/T-Mobile and more…

LONDON – Today’s round-up of the biggest business stories

Spotify tops App Store in less than 48 hours

LONDON – Spotify’s iPhone app has rocketed to number one the Apple iTunes store less than 48 hours after its launch.

Living in a paper world

In this video all the products are made in paper, from the alarm clock to the the bed… Big ideas begin on paper Advertiser: Scribe Agency: BBDO Mexico