It’s 10 O’Clock … Do You Know What’s on TV?



The 10 p.m. prime time hour used to be the broadcast networks' showcase for their best programming. But those days are waning as audience patterns shift and DVRs impact how people use that hour. With the networks becoming more timid programming the 10 p.m. hour, coupled with the continued aggressiveness of cable, perhaps Fox had the right idea all along when it began rolling out its prime time schedule. The most-watched network among Adults 18-49 for the past few seasons has never programmed at 10 p.m., opting to give the last hour of prime time to its affiliates. Based upon current trends, can the three other networks be far behind?

How Diversity Efforts Can Boost the Economy


In today's ever-expanding global marketplace, for an advertising agency — and the industry at large — to effectively compete and prosper, its ranks must accurately reflect the world to which it caters. But there's an even more salient and basic reason to champion diversity and inclusion: the chance to re-energize the economy by giving a much-needed boost to small businesses.

Newsflash! Two Guys Deliver Only Copy of Xbox Forza Motorsport!

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If you like to watch two guys bicker over who’s going to drive a Lamborghini with the only copy of Xbox Forza Motorsport from Edinburgh to the game’s launch party in London, you might like this video.

Catching the Smile Train



Working for years in advertising, Brian Mullaney opened his own shop and rode the crest of the mid-1990s technology wave. After selling the $100 million shop, though, he had to figure out what to do next. And so he created the Smile Train.

Magical Photography – Lado Alexi’s Skilled and Fascinating Photo Manipulation (GALLERY)

(TrendHunter.com) It seems as though Lado Alexi is a magician when it comes to his photography. By capturing these magical acts, it insures that they will forever remain awe-inspiring.

Highly imaginative, Lado Alexi is…

Photomontages by Mattijn Franssen

Découverte de la galerie et du travail de cet artiste illustrateur et peintre auto-ditacte Mattijn Franssen, spécialisé dans le photomontage depuis 2004. Plus d’images à découvrir dans la suite.



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Plus d’images de son travail dans la galerie.

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ITV airs wrong NotW ad during X Factor

LONDON – ITV broadcast the wrong News of the World ad during Saturday’s episode of The X Factor.

Do These Shoes Make My Ass Look Hot?

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If you’re going to advertise a product that helps you tighten our ass and make your legs look great, you might as well highlight the results of using that product, right?

The View on International Advertising From a Chinese City Without Any


NANNING, China (AdAge.com) — Imagine going three days without seeing a McDonald's or a Starbucks. Welcome to Nanning, the capital of Guangxi province, the site of the 16th China International Advertising Festival and, ironically, nearly virgin territory for international advertisers. Nanning residents have little first-hand experience with the retailers and consumer brands that have saturated China's most sophisticated cities.

Is the IPhone’s Honeymoon Over?


For the third year in a row, Apple's iPhone will enter the holiday shopping season as the smartphone to beat. But this year, it actually has some respectable challengers.

Microsoft commercial director Chris Ward leaves

LONDON – Chris Ward, Microsoft’s commercial director, has left the company after 13 years.

BPI shifts €60m global perfume account to Carat

LONDON – The owner of perfume brands including Jean-Paul Gaultier has moved its estimated €60 million (£54 million) global account from MPG to Carat after a four-way pitch.

Real London Fog Adman Not Happy About ‘Mad Men’


London Fog was not a tired, 40-year-old brand at the time, as it was launched in 1954 when it changed from Londontown Clothes. It is also questionable whether a warm, traditional, avuncular Jewish tailor like Israel Myers would ever be seen in the halls of a Sterling Cooper.

Ten Things Social Media Can’t Do


Amid the endless pronouncements about social media — often shortened to "social" these days by consultants trying to sound like they know what they are talking about — is the reality that social media is not a solution, or a sure bet.

OFT refers ITV’s Friends Reunited sale to Competition Commission

LONDON – ITV has said it is “disappointed” by the OFT’s decision to refer the planned acquisition of Friends Reunited by Brightsolid Group to the Competition Commission.

Orange launches campaign pushing 3G network

LONDON – Orange is launching a £4m print and outdoor ad campaign today to raise awareness of its 3G network.

Don’t Panic: early adopters join forces to create Google Wave guide

LONDON – Google Wave may be difficult to get your head around but the message from early adopters is: keep faith and don’t panic. After bamboozling many, Google Wave now has a user manual created, not by Google itself, but by enthusiastic fans of the real-time service.

Ward turns sabbatical into full-time departure from Microsoft

LONDON – Microsoft’s commercial director Chris Ward will not return from his three-month sabbatical, ending a 13-year stint at the technology giant.

Lacoste Momentum

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A agência Euro RSCG 4D de Nova Iorque estreou na última sexta-feira a primeira campanha totalmente digital para a Lacoste. A campanha “Momentum” visa destacar o portfólio de luxo para a temporada de férias, e será executada até o final de dezembro.
Além do uso de plataformas como Facebook, Hulu e Pandora, a campanha voltada para o público jovem é ancorada pelo hotsite LacosteMomentum.com, que apresenta, através da música e uma espécie de caleidoscópio interativo, diversos produtos Lacoste, onde os consumidores são encorajados a criar momentos personalizados na hora da compra.
O hotsite inclui um localizador de lojas, links para sites de e-commerce e ferramentas de redes sociais.

Sainsbury’s takes recipe ideas to Twitter

LONDON – Sainsbury’s is launching a new Twitter feed today aiming to inspire people to try out new recipes.