Chronic’art Magazine: Monster, Crisis, Maggot

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Advertising Agency: DraftFCB, Paris, France
Creative Director: Xavier Beauregard
Art Director: Laëtitia Chrétien
Copywriter: Jean-François Le Marec
Photographer: Yann Le Pape
Retouching: Spark Link

Wall Street Journal Passes USA Today as Biggest U.S. Paper



NEW YORK (AdAge.com) — It's official: The Wall Street Journal has overtaken USA Today for the title of biggest paper in the U.S.

Is Your Fighter Brand Strong Enough to Win the Battle?


When fighter brands work, they not only defeat low-priced competitors, they also open up new markets for companies to pursue.

BSkyB tops league of mail users as overall spend falls nearly 10%

Advertisers in the UK spent £1.55bn on direct mail in the past year, a drop of nearly 10% according to a new report out today.

Why Can’t Ethnic-Owned Shops Be Agencies of Record?


With a couple of exceptions, a Fortune 1000 company will almost never retain an ethnic-owned shop as its AOR for general market pieces of business. Furthermore, few ethnic shops have ever even been allowed to compete for the chance.

Harvey Nichols: Man, Redhead, Blonde

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To promote the Autumn/Winter 2009 collection at Harvey Nichols. The campaign is inspired by the season’s trends which are iconic, edgy and really expresses character. We wanted the work to reflect that. We created
life-sized Voodoo dolls and clothed them in show-stoppers from the season. Rewarding the Harvey Nichols’ shoppers with the thought that they will be envied to a ridiculous extent.

Advertising Agency: Y&R, Dubai, United Arab Emirates
Executive Creative Director : Shahir Zag
Creative Director: Komal Bedi Sohal
Art Director: Komal Bedi Sohal
Copywriter:Shahir Zag
Photographer: James Day
Retouching: Core Digital, London
Account planner: Nadine Ghossoub
Published: September 2009

M.Benz | Live Talk

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Durante o 63º Salão do Automóvel de Frankfurt, que aconteceu entre os dias 17 e 27 de setembro, a agência Scholz and Friends idealizou e executou uma inovadora plataforma de comunicação para a M.Benz.
Internautas podiam enviar questões que seriam respondidas, ao vivo, por especialistas e engenheiros da montadora, numa digna corrente de diálogo “on time”.
As marcas precisam conversar com seus consumidores. Ouvir é um instrumento indispensável.
Se os meios digitais vieram para estabelecer, de uma vez por todas, tamanha interatividade, devemos aproveitar ao máximo. Espero que essa seja mais uma ótima inspiração para a sua marca ;-)

Le Cube – O making of da loja da Apple 5th Avenue em NY

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A 5a avenida é o marco do luxo em NY.
“Do nada” um cubo de vidro mudou a história da avenida mais famosa da cidade mais famosa do mundo. É a primeira loja subterrânea da Apple, e um ícone da evolução da marca.

O vídeo, em inglês, conta a história de toda a concepção da loja, narrado por quem fez e mostrando que o que parece simples quando é visto pronto, foi justamente ultra complexo de ser feito. God and the Devil are in the details.

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Interview with Fernando Llanos

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No one dons the moustache like Fernando Llanos. He’s a video artist, a musician, a writer, a blogger, a curator, he makes drawings, he’s the über macho-looking Mexican guy who walks around the city with a chihuahua in his bag. He also produces tv shows, a competition of animation movies, and the moto of his own radio programme is “There’s no need to talk about art in order to talk about art”. When he’s not performing Llanos is always impeccably dressed. He’s probably the one and only media artist whose sense of style i admire continue

P&G | Rouge Magazine

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Há vários anos, a Procter & Gamble (P&G) se situa entre as 10 marcas globais mais inovadoras de acordo com uma pesquisa anual da Forbes. O fato de ela estar sempre atenta as novas demandas de mercado e consumo, faz com que antecipe inovações, bem como esta última novidade: o lançamento de sua própria revista trimestral.
A Rouge, que já começou a ser distribuída em pontos de venda dos EUA e Canadá, traz as últimas novidades em produtos, tendências de moda e beleza, concursos e ofertas especialmente voltadas para o público feminino – feitas em parceria com outras marcas (Pantene, Olay, Crest, etc.) que aceitaram patrocinar com seus cupons de desconto encartados dentro da Rouge.
Boa parte da revista também pode ser lida através de um arquivo PDF disponível para download gratuito, aqui no site. Porém, o conteúdo da versão digital não contempla todas as promos e ofertas conforme mencionei.

Once Again, Artists Ask World to Get Along. Sadly, It’s Pointless

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If you’re a fan of that Warren Beatty Bulworth-esque statement about everyone “co-mingling” until we’re all the same color, you just might like this new effort from We Love People for fashion brand Blend.

Time Warner’s Jeff Bewkes Not Pursuing NBC Universal



NEW YORK (AdAge.com) — As reports amass around NBC Universal's potential future corporate owners, you can officially count out Time Warner Chairman-CEO Jeff Bewkes among the interested parties. Speaking at a keynote Q&A at TV Week's Innovation 360 conference in New York, Mr. Bewkes described NBCU as a "very complicated company" that might not make total sense for a cable company such as suitor Comcast with a portfolio that includes a broadcast network and a movie studio.

Postal strike latest: Royal Mail management rejects union ‘peace deal’

LONDON – Royal Mail has rejected an eight-step ‘peace deal’ from the Communication Workers Union, delivered to postal carrier’s senior management today, as “a list of fresh demands against Royal Mail”.

HR Block Teaches Finances to Teens


H&R Block is offering a new program, "Dollars and Sense," to teach personal finance management to high school students. The program is giving away more than $1 million in grants, with 2,000 schools already signed up.

Why ‘NCIS:LA’ Is Getting the Best Ratings of the Season for a New Show


NEW YORK (AdAge.com) — CBS seems to be making a concerted effort to maintain sizable audiences for its schedule by building programs with concepts its viewers already find familiar. "NCIS: LA," a West Coast tweak on the long-running original "NCIS," appears to be the most-watched freshman program of the infant 2009-2010 season. And advertisers like the spin-off, too.

New Podcast AdVerve Launches. Takes on Diversity

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It’s not as if the Diversity in Advertising drum hasn’t been beaten to death but, maddeningly, it’s still an issue.

Crabbies to sponsor British Comedy Awards

LONDON – Halewood International is to sponsor the British Comedy Awards as part of a £3m Christmas push for its Crabbie’s Alcoholic Ginger Beer

Cigarette point of sale displays set for ban

LONDON – Tobacco point of sale displays and cigarette vending machines are close to being banned after MPs voted to support the proposals set out in the Health bill.

P&G President & CEO McDonald outlines company plans at AGM

LONDON – Procter & Gamble president and CEO Bob McDonald has told company share holders the company will drive business by touching and improving more consumer’s lives in more parts of the world.

A Halloween Promotion Disaster Detailed in 14 Easy Steps

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“Not only am I a terrible copywriter but my client actually approved this shit.”