Dubai Lynx 2010 winners announced, OM Dubai Agency of The Year

In a glittering gala ceremony, the Dubai Lynx winners were announced on the evening of Wednesday 17th of March, 2010, at an event attended by over 1,000 guests at the Dubai Media City Paladium. Agency of The Year award went to Ogilvy & Mather Dubai, with TBWA\Raad as 1st runner-up and JWT […]

Ronaldinho na Copa?

O Dunga não está nem aí pra voz do povo, mas você pode dar seu recado no Twitter se acha que o Ronaldinho Gaúcho deve ir para a Copa da África do Sul.

Um projeto do selo Serra Leoa, via @kidids.

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Interviews With Small Agency Leaders: Part 1


I have many small-agency heroes and I've asked some of them to help me discern what small agencies can do about today to climb to the top of the proverbial heap.

True/Slant Builds Platform for Journalists, and for Brands


NEW YORK (AdAge.com) — Remember True/Slant? One of a host of startups re-inventing journalism — or at least the delivery of news and opinion — True/Slant launched a year ago to glowing acclaim from Wall Street Journal columnist Walt Mossberg and backing from Forbes Media and Velocity Interactive Group.

Stella launches Cannes sponsorship with social media campaign

LONDON – Stella Artois 4% is to sponsor the Cannes Film Festival and use a series of 60-second web films, showing off a character called the King of Cannes and a global competition, to promote its affiliation.

Warren Buffet Does Axl Rose for Geico, SXSW High Fived

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Warren Buffet does Axl Rose in Geico annual meeting video.
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Nestle to Facebook Fans: Consider Yourself Embraced


Nestle, in a fit of intellectual property protectionism, informed its 90,000 Facebook fans last night that: "We welcome your comments, but please don't post using an altered version of any of our logos as your profile pic — they will be deleted." Some users have begun using the company logo, which features a nest of birds, to depict environmental damage.

Bebo digital director Dan’l Hewitt joins VBS.tv

LONDON – Vice Media, the youth-orientated media conglomerate, has appointed Dan’l Hewitt the director of digital at Bebo, as its new director of digital strategy.

The Sun raises cover price in the North

LONDON – Rupert Murdoch’s flagship tabloid, The Sun, has upped its cover price in the Yorkshire and Tyne Tees regions by 5p, to 25p in an effort to boost its bottom line.

Unilever’s Richard Brooke in epic bike ride for NABS

LONDON – Members of the advertising and communications industry, including Unilever’s Richard Brooke and Peal & Dean’s Mike Hope-Milne, are planning to ride from Land’s End to John O’Groats in a bid to raise money for NABS.

Cardboard Record Player

Un packaging très intéressant pour ce mini lecteur de vyniles “GGRP Sound” construit dans une pochette cartonnée et prévu pour être envoyé aux directeurs de création au Canada. Développé par l’agence Grey Vancouver, sur une direction artistique d’Andrew McKinley.



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BBC says Ashes, Commonwealth Games and Winter Olympics should be free-to-air

LONDON – The Ashes, the Commonwealth Games and the Winter Olympics should be included in the list of events that must be shown on free-to-air television, according to a submission to the department for culture media and sport from the BBC.

Cultural Affinity Groups Can Help Agencies and Clients


The ad industry is still fairly young (some would argue just delayed) compared to media and client-side marketers in its path down the bumpy and pothole-filled diversity and inclusion trail. One of the basic strategies in building recruitment, retention and the business case for diversity and inclusion is the creation of affinity groups among employees.

How to Stand Out From the Organic Crowd


Green marketing has become ubiquitous in our post-"Inconvenient Truth" world, and consumers aren't always buying it. The new "conscious consumer" is health-and-wellness-minded and demands more from the companies she buys from. So what's a true green-leaning company to do? The co-founders of egg brand development in Seattle offer some ideas.

Out and About 19 March

The official – and a few not so official – photos from the Las Vegas-themed NABS Big Bash at Battersea Evolution, which was transformed into Caesar’s Palace for one night only

The (Big) Trouble With SXSW


I've been going to the South by Southwest conference for several years now, and every year it gets bigger. This year was no different. More than 12,000 people reportedly attended SXSW Interactive this year, giving it its biggest crowd ever. From what I experienced at this year's SXSW, everything seemed big in Texas, but not necessarily "best."

BBC’s Sport Relief bike ride earns five million viewers

LONDON – BBC One’s ‘Million Pound Bike Ride: A Sport Relief Challenge’ beat ‘The Bill’ with five million viewers in the 9-10pm slot last night, according to unofficial overnight figures.

Vodafone | Madame TreSesti

Madame Tresesti Vodafone

Criada pelas agências holandesas Achtung! e They, a Vodafone lançou “Madame TreSesti”, uma vidente que “sabe tudo” sobre você após analisar seu perfil no Facebook, Twitter e Linkedin.

Ela tem quatro máquinas diferentes, cada uma analisando um aspecto da sua vida e traçando um perfil baseado no que você produz nessas redes sociais.

A brincadeira é divertida e muito bem produzida, contando inclusive com o comercial abaixo. A campanha promove o serviço Vodafone 360.

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McDonald’s Shamrock Shake Helps Chicago River Turn Green

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Yesterday, Leo Burnett placed a giant plastic McDonald’s Shamrock Shake cup alongside the Chicago River.
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British Airways cabin crew strike confirmed

LONDON – British Airways cabin crew will go ahead with the planned three-day strike this weekend after talks between the Unite union and the airline broke down.