Davina McCall to star in Action for Children ad

LONDON – Celebrity TV presenter Davina McCall is to front an ad for Action for Children, kicking off a three-year appeal by the charity to highlight child neglect.

National newspaper groups agree on new ad sales system

LONDON – Leading national newspapers have joined together in a bid to simplify the process of booking advertising space.

The Fray – Heartless

Voici un superbe clip dirigé par l’artiste Hiro Murai, produit actuellement par Partizan, ainsi qu’un travail d’animation réalisé par la société Titmouse. Le tout pour la reprise d’un titre original de Kanye West “Heartless”, par le groupe The Fray. A découvrir dans la suite.



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St Michael’s Fellowship gets fresh identity

LONDON – St Michael’s Fellowship, which provides welfare and support for families, has undergone a rebrand intended to differentiate it from other charities working in the same sector.

Promo Review – Doritos’ Guitar Hero promotion

LONDON – Three chords on a tennis racket? Doritos Guitar Hero promo causes Billington Cartmell marketing director to confess his teenage sins.

England match watched by ‘up to half a million’ people online

LONDON – Up to half a million internet users watched England’s clash with Ukraine live online on Saturday, according to international football agency Kentaro.

Bellwether: sales promotion budgets see smallest decline since Q1 2008

LONDON – Cuts to sales promotion budgets appear to be slowing according to the latest Bellwether report.

Direct Marketing Association seeks “outstanding communicator” as executive chief

LONDON – The Direct Marketing Association is advertising the new post of executive director, a part-time position designed to link the DMA Board and senior managers within the association.

Guardian.co.uk looks to hire bloggers for Guardian Local news service

LONDON – Guardian News & Media will launch a new service next year, Guardian Local, in Leeds, Cardiff and Edinburgh.

Big Brother’s Davina McCall fronts charity DRTV campaign in three-minute ad slot

LONDON – Davina McCall, the Big Brother presenter, is fronting a DRTV campaign for the charity Action for Children, the charity formerly known as NCH.

Newspaper giveaways from the weekend (10 to 11 October)

LONDON – A loaf of Hovis, a pint of Carlsberg and a copy of Whitney Houston ‘The Real Story’ are all among this weekend’s newspaper giveaways.

Tullo Marshall Warren appoints head of mobile

LONDON – Tullo Marshall Warren is beefing up its mobile marketing expertise with the appointment of Douglas McDonald, previously European business director at Upstream Mobile Marketing, as head of mobile.

Cresswell to leave ITV after 22 years

LONDON – ITV chief operating officer John Cresswell, among the candidates to take the helm at the UK’s biggest broadcaster, has ruled himself out of contention for the chief executive position and will leave the company as soon as a new appointment is made.

England online World Cup game attracts 500,000 subscribers

LONDON – The UK’s first FIFA World Cup qualifier game shown exclusively on the web and in cinemas attracted almost half a million football fans on Saturday, becoming Britain’s biggest internet pay-to-view sports broadcast.

Battle of the brands: CNN versus Sky News

LONDON – Which website offers the best user experience when it comes to online news and features? Revolution partnered with user experience consultancy Webcredible to assess the merits of Cnn.com and Skynews.com.

The human parrots and his wife

Paul is a bit weird, he has a parrot’s head… Advertiser: Vinta Crackers Agency: Zig Toronto Client: Vinta Executive Creative Director: Martin Beauvais Associate Creative Director: Michael Clowater Art Director: Niall Kelly Copywriter: Michael Clowater & Peter Gardner Director: Jun Diaz […]

John Cresswell named interim CEO of ITV

LONDON – ITV has attempted to quell the sense of uncertainty that surrounds it by appointing John Cresswell as interim chief executive.

Horrifying Garbage Masks – The Shin Murayama ‘Valhalla’ Masks Exemplify Creepy Face Wear (GALLERY)

(TrendHunter.com) The mask series project ‘Valhalla’ by Japanese designer Shin Murayama is as eco-friendly as it is eerie—which is 100%.

On the heels of Minna Parikka’s freaky shoe masks (oops, there goes a pun!), the…

Direct marketing budgets down but the rate of decline is slowing

LONDON – Spend on direct marketing has fallen in the third quarter of this year, according to the latest IPA Bellwether survey, with spend on internet and search rising.

Sky rivals Apple and Spotify with music download launch

LONDON – Sky is to launch an online music service offering access to over four million tracks for download and ad-free streaming.