Andrew Benett named global chief executive of Arnold

LONDON – The Havas-owned Arnold has appointed Andrew Benett, the joint chief executive of its sister agency Euro RSCG New York, as its global chief executive.

IPA to represent UK ad industry at 2010 World Expo

LONDON – The IPA has secured the opportunity to represent the UK advertising industry at the World Expo in Shanghai.

BBDO names Peter Sherman EMEA managing director

LONDON – BBDO has appointed Peter Sherman, the managing director of BBDO West in San Francisco and Los Angeles, as its managing director for EMEA.

Tories to ban agencies guilty of ‘inappropriate’ marketing to children

LONDON – Conservative Party leader David Cameron is to ban agencies found guilty of “inappropriate” marketing to children from bidding for Government COI contracts for three years, if his party wins the forthcoming general election.

Health Insurer Humana Opens Review for Possible $100 Million Account

NEW YORK (AdAge.com) — Health insurance marketer Humana has kicked off a holding-company review of its marketing account involving at least three ad giants: WPP, Omnicom Group and Interpublic Group of Cos. The wide-ranging review is expected to encompass direct, digital, creative and media duties, industry executives said.

Chatroulette, the video chat roulette with random people

I am sure you know Chatroulette the website that connects random people with tehir webcam for a random chat.

I had a try this morning and had a nice surprise as you can see below.

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A sexy babe was teasing the webcam on Chatroulette.

I had some bad surprises as well with blokes masturbating[…]

Tories make best use of email but all parties flounder on social media

LONDON – The Conservative Party is proving more adept at using email as part of its digital election strategy than its rivals, but all parties still fall when it comes to integrating this with social media, according to new research.

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Geeky Grooms – Jennifer Ballard Lets the Nerd Out for the Big Day (GALLERY)

(TrendHunter.com) Photographer Jennifer Ballard was quite excited to shoot these wedding pictures. Her inner science geek was satiated with test tube-like decor and a hunky geek groom.

Dressed in uncharacteristic wedding…

Paper Round (18 Feb) – a look at the day’s newspapers

LONDON – International politics, including a navy convoy to the Falklands, and Cheryl Cole are gracing the covers of today’s papers while Bonhams is the latest jewellery retailer to advertise in the national press, booking a front page ad in The Daily Telegraph.

Tower Skin

Les architectes du laboratoire Lava développent actuellement une méthode simple et économique pour transformer les anciens bâtiments de la ville de Sydney : il s’agit d’une seconde peau. Un cocon transparent qui agit et génère de l’énergie avec des cellules photo-voltaïques.



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Un impact visuel important avec un effort matériel minimum, car la tour est enveloppée légèrement en matériaux composites de haute-performance.

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Batelco: English, Arabic, Hindi

“Let it all out. Talk for free on friday.”

Advertising Agency: FP7, Bahrain
Creative Director: Fadi Yaish
Art Director: Supparat Thepparat
Copywriter: Kongpope Siriwattanagarn
Photographer: Apirat Buamong
3D: Ekachai Taechapapasrat
Account manager: Mohammed Sabra


Vodafone’s UK leader Ian Shepherd leaves company

Vodafone has parted company with consumer director Ian Shepherd, the man responsible for running the mobile giant’s consumer business in the UK.

Ida Walked Away

Un video-clip réalisé par Takafumi Tsuhiya alias Takcom pour le groupe de Portland AU sur leur titre “Ida Walked Away”. Ils sont signés sur le label Aagoo Records. Le tout est à découvrir en images dans la suite.

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Vodafone, HSBC and Tesco lead UK brand charge

LONDON – Vodafone, Tesco, and HSBC are the three leading UK brands to make it into the top 25 of a worldwide poll marking the most powerful brands around today, topped by Asda’s US owner Wal Mart for the second year.

Online brands increasingly turn to TV advertising

LONDON – TV advertising by online brands has increased by £170m in the past five years as more web companies look to television to boost their presence, says new research.

Lucozade plots heavyweight push across sub-brands

LONDON – Lucozade is ramping up marketing activity around its sub brands, Alert, Sport and Energy, as it looks to capitalise on growth across the categories.

The smoker evolution: getting older with one cigarette in video

In thsi video a woman is smoking a cigarette and is getting older in 10 seconds…

Every cigarette you smoke can take years off your life

Advertiser: Canadian Cancer Society
Agency: DDB Toronto

The Co-operative plots biggest Fairtrade push

LONDON – The Co-operative is gearing up for its biggest Fairtrade push ahead of Fairtrade fortnight, which runs from 22 February to 7 March.

Football evolution in video

The football evolution through the eyes of a fan in video.

Advertiser: Visa
Agency: Saatchi & Saatchi London