Cote d’Or to gain Rainforest Alliance mark

LONDON – Cote d’Or, the Kraft Foods-owned chocolate brand, will be Rainforest Alliance (RA)-certified by the end of 2012.

Traffic to UK property websites up for first time in two years

LONDON – For the first time in over two years, UK traffic to websites selling real estate is on the up, an indication that the housing market is in recovery.

IAB Engage: Gregory urges promotion of mobile phone apps

LONDON – Brands must focus on promoting mobile phone apps and not just on creating them, O2 Media chief Shaun Gregory has warned.

Citroën patrocina iluminação comemorativa dos 120 da Torre Eiffel

Torre Eiffel Citroen A Torre Eiffel em 1925

Em uma época em que a publicidade não era vista como essa obra maligna do tinhoso como é hoje, a Citroën teve sua marca piscando na Torre Eiffel. Aconteceu entre 1925 e 1934, e ainda que esteticamente duvidoso, é curioso imaginar que isso já tenha sido possível.

Em 2009, a Torre Eiffel completa 120 anos, e a Citroën mais uma vez, em parceria com a SETE (Société d’exploitation de la Tour Eiffel), está patrocinando o monumento símbolo da França. Dessa vez, nada de logos piscando, e sim a instalação de uma nova iluminação comemorativa.

Torre Eiffel Citroen A nova iluminação vista de dentro do novo Citroën C3

A iniciativa da montadora francesa acontece em conjunto com o lançamento do novo C3, mas apesar da festa, a ação em solo parece ter sido decepcionante para a marca, segundo reporta Clément Boutignon, do Quietglover. Ele conta que, para quem estava no local, mal era possível saber tratar-se de um patrocínio da Citroën.

Restou os press releases e online para reverter a situação. No vídeo abaixo, a montadora apresenta seu esforço, criado e produzido pelas agências H (conceito), Ubi Bene (evento) e Dagobert (tecnologia).

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Axe | Destino

Nada melhor do que a simplicidade para contar uma boa história em apenas 1′.

O último filme de Axe, criado pela Ponce Buenos Aires, começou a pipocar no Twitter espontaneamente. Não é à toa. O filme é muito bom mesmo. Confira abaixo:

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More Teeny Tiny Houses – Tumbleweed Homes Make Mini Homes Next Big Thing (VIDEO)

(TrendHunter.com) House hunting was all about “location” but now size matters. New condos are seen as tiny, but what if I told you the the next thing is housing was Tumbleweed Tiny Houses? There are mini houses that range…

Age UK is unveiled as new name for Age Concern and Help the Aged

LONDON – Age UK will be the name for the charity formed by the merger of Age Concern and Help the Aged in April.

Publicis names Miguel-Angel Furones as Spanish boss

LONDON – Miguel-Angel Furones, Leo Burnett’s former worldwide chief creative officer, has been named as the head of Publicis’ operation in Spain.

Philanthropist launches call centres for the unemployed

LONDON – Karen Darby, the founder of the SimplySwitch price comparison site, has launched Call Britannia, a call centre business aiming to create 10,000 jobs for the unemployed.

Report From the China International Ad Festival


NEW YORK (AdAge.com) — When Rob Belgiovane set out from his Australian agency for the China Ad Festival in Nanning, he expected to fly into a small town near the Vietnamese border. Instead, he found himself in a city the size of New York that remains largely unknown to Westerners. And the sprawling metropolis was a dramatic example of the wide open market for retailers and agencies that China has become. Ad Age Asia Editor Normandy Madden was on hand to record Belgiovane's startled impressions of the world's new wild west of advertising.

IAB Engage: UKOM measurement system details revealed

LONDON – The new UKOM online audience measurement system will provide specific data on online video consumption from the middle of next year, Nielsen Online EMEA managing director Louise Ainsworth told the IAB Engage conference this morning.

Toys R Us revives ‘Magical Place’ TV ad from the 80s

LONDON – Toys R Us is to return to TV with its iconic ‘Magical Place’ ad, which first appeared in the 80’s.

Acxiom denies Reuters report that it is bidding for InfoGroup

LONDON – Database giant Acxiom has denied that it is one of the bidders for rival InfoGroup, owner of UK data house InfoUK and market research firm ORC.

Brothers in arms? Digital display & search

LONDON – Measuring clicks is easy, but online ads also have a clear display value. Tracking this effect tricky, but crucial if brands are going to find the true value of internet advertising, according to Jonas Jaanimagi.

IAB Engage: AOL’s Levick says next phase of internet is all about content creation

LONDON – Jeff Levick, president of global advertising and strategy at AOL, told digital marketers this morning that the world is moving into the third phase of the internet, which will be all about content creation, and brands are set to become the new co-creators of this content.

Chief executive Smith leaves Reed Elsevier

LONDON – Ian Smith, chief executive of Reed Elsevier, publisher of New Scientist and Farmers Weekly, has left the company after just 11 months.

Shloer launches promotions through November and December

LONDON – Shloer has teamed up with Habitat and John Lewis to run a series of competitions in the run-up to Christmas.

IAB Engage: AOL’s Levick signals content shift

LONDON – Jeff Levick, AOL’s global ad chief, believes brands are increasingly moving away from aligning themselves with reality TV and moving closer to other forms of content.

John Lewis unveils Christmas TV work during X Factor

John Lewis will launch its 2009 Christmas TV ad during Sunday night’s The X Factor.

The fastest ice skating spin ever

In this video an ice skater is spinning like a machine! More info on Samsung Mobile Explorer Experience the unexpected Advertiser: Samsung