Crispin, Grey, Hal Riney Among Agencies Chrysler Has Asked for Ideas

NEW YORK (AdAge.com) — Chrysler has put out its feelers wide, reaching out to as many as 10 agencies ranging from Crispin Porter & Bogusky, WPP's Grey and Publicis Groupe's Hal Riney as part of its fast-moving search for new fourth-quarter creative ideas, according to executives familiar with the situation.

Tap Jennifer’s Body

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WITH THE NEW IPHONE APP TO PROMOTE THE MOVIE, ya sick freaks.

DDB Brasil Did Make a Video Version of Reviled WWF Ad — and Submitted It to Cannes


NEW YORK (AdAge.com) — After initially lying about it, DDB Brasil now admits it created a video version of the Brazilian print ad "Tsunami," which has caused a scandal this week — and entered both ads in the Cannes Lions International Advertising Festival in June.

Move Over P Diddy, Dan Aykroyd’s Spirits Have Spirits.

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Sorry Sean, Dan’s talking about both kinds of spirits and I’m not missing this. It began as an innocuous enough of a PR announcement:

Audi | Eletricity Untamed

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Em seu 100º aniversário, a Audi comemora com algumas mudanças e estratégias que fortalecem sua identidade. A primeira transformação foi em seu logotipo com uma sutil modificada na tipografia (veja aqui).

A montadora também está apresentando alguns vídeos (estilo viral) com cenas de situações, algumas engraçadas, onde a eletricidade se mostra indomável. Os vídeos estão centralizados no microsite (www.eletricityuntamed.com) que conta também um link para o aplicativo do Facebook e um mosaico randômico de links com tudo aquilo que os internautas tem falado sobre a marca e o novo carro elétrico Audi R8 ePerformance.

Uma contagem regressiva indica a chegada do Frankfurt Auto Show, evento esse que será apresentado o novo automóvel conceito da Audi.

Confira os vídeos abaixo:

Morgan Gets His Freak On.

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Just wondering if Visa knew how inspired the casting choice for voiceover was when they selected Mr. Inner Freak himself.

The Media Week podcast – Outdoor revolution, Mars review, 3D TV, Murdoch, The Independent

Outdoor trading, Mars-Wrigley media review, 3D TV, Murdoch’s Edinburgh appearance and the latest from IN&M are up for discussion in the Media Week podcast with Media Week’s Steve Barrett, Tristan O’Carroll and Harriet Dennys.

IDM launches digital strategy course led by author and blogger Dave Chaffey

LONDON – The Institute of Direct Marketing is beefing up its online tuition line-up by launching a digital strategy course delivered by author and blogger Dr Dave Chaffey.

Counterculture Bibles – “Big Book of Freaks! Geeks! and Amazing People” Illuminates the Underground (GALLERY)

(TrendHunter.com) Ever wonder what makes the Tree Man get up in the morning? Are you wondering who the Tree Man is (a man with a genetic disorder causing his body to resemble foliage)? Well, then the ‘Bizarre Big Book of…

What if 10 planes had crashed on the World Trade Center?

Shocking video from WWF to show the impact of the nature… Advertiser: WWF Agency: DDB Brazil

Economist Replaces Your Newsstand Guy With a Cellphone


NEW YORK (AdAge.com) — In a potential advance for the forces of paid content, The Economist is introducing a trial program today that lets New Yorkers use their cellphones to order overnight home delivery of the new issue at the regular newsstand price.

We All Bank With A Yellow Sousaphone…

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…a yellow sousaphone. Everybody! FirstBank of Lakewood, Colorado seems to be doing okay in times like these because they’re spending a lot of money on free. Outdoor executions on interstate billboards, urban locations and backlit airport dioramas.

Countrywide launches its first DRTV campaign featuring Nigel Havers

LONDON – Countrywide, the veranda and glass room specialists, has aired its first DRTV ad today featuring TV and film actor Nigel Havers.

See-Through Jeans – Siwy Introduces ‘Sophie Skinny Jean’ Peekaboo Pants (GALLERY)

(TrendHunter.com) If skinny jeans and tight pants weren’t enough to make you feel self conscious these see-through Siwy jeans are sure to do the trick. These sheer jeans, called the Sophie Skinny Jean, take advantage of…

It’s a Microsite. It’s a Facebook App. It’s Both!

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Help Andy Murray hit the ball at Radical Messenger. After you sign it first and send it to a friend of course. I think we need a name for the hybrid Facebook-microsite app thing.

Can We Talk About the Weather?


We're in crisis mode here at Chez Larry. Owing to a combination of oddly angled overhangs and eaves, my trusty hand-out-the-window weather-prediction system has been rendered nonfunctional. Since late May, I've been forced to rely on outside entities for my forecast needs. So the Big Question has become: Which weather site should I traverse for comically inept forecasts?

Awake Are Only the Spirits – On Ghosts and Their Media

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The artworks question in some way or another the existence of ghosts, they explore the integration of new media and technologies in spiritualist contexts, make visible or perceptible the invisible and trace the political implications as well as the aesthetics of such contemporary trans-communication phenomena continue

Space-Age Bicycles – Nenad Kostadinov’s Furious Bike is Out of This World (GALLERY)

(TrendHunter.com) Get ready to be dazzled by this space age-looking bike. Designer Nenad Kostadinov just added the Furious concept to the list of must-have bikes.

This sleek design, with its futuristic and aerodynamic…

OMD wins £25m Virgin Atlantic global account

LONDON – Virgin Atlantic has appointed Omnicom’s OMD to handle its newly consolidated £25m global media account, ending a two-year relationship with Mediaedge:cia in the US.

New Ready Campaign Urges Emergency Preparedness


A new series of Ready Campaign PSAs has launched, kicking off September's National Preparedness Month. The effort, unveiled Sept. 2, encourages Americans to prepare for emergencies. The campaign includes TV, radio, print, outdoor and Web advertising and was created pro bono by Cramer-Krasselt in conjunction with the Ad Council.