Deadline Extended for Small Agency Awards

Advertising Age has extended the deadline for entries to its Small Agency Awards to April 22. This year's awards will be judged by some of our own Small Agency Diary bloggers as well as some of the most-well-known names in the industry, including Dan Wieden of Wieden & Kennedy, Lee Clow of TBWA Worldwide, Mark Waites of Mother, and Joyce King Thomas of McCann. Get your entries in immediately.

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Coup de cœur pour les travaux d’Amose, graphiste lillois freelance formé en Belgique. Après avoir longtemps étudié le corps humain, il s’amuse à l’étirer, le remodeler et jouer avec au travers de ses illustrations. Il exposera à la Galerie Issue à Paris le 23 avril avec son ami graphiste Eroné.



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Previously on Fubiz

McDonald’s Names First Social-Media Chief

Conan Makes Return to Late Night on TBS



NEW YORK (AdAge.com) — Conan O'Brien's move to bring his late-night talents to TBS surprised many TV-watchers Monday, but the decision is just another signal that cable's business model is increasingly preferable to that of broadcast TV as the economics of the TV business continue to shift.

Do You Have What It Takes to Create the Next Great Ad Age Cover?


NEW YORK (AdAge.com) — Advertising Age is enlisting young creatives all over the world to design the cover for its upcoming global issue — and will reward the winner with a trip to the Cannes Lions International Advertising Festival in June.

Apple to Lend Hand to IAd Producers


NEW YORK (AdAge.com) — Apple's not just getting into the business of selling ads. They're going to make them as well, at least in the beginning for earliest adopters of the new iAd format.

Silverman’s Electus Preps Shows for More Than Just Web


LOS ANGELES (AdAge.com) — For all the talk of what Ben Silverman's new production company would roll out for the web, Electus' first slate of series includes work for TV and a unique effort to court Hispanic teens on both platforms.

Let’s Not Forget That the Work Is What Ultimately Matters


In our blogs, we present a defense for the existence of minority shops or the importance of talking to a particular minority group. Don't get me wrong, that is needed but that isn't what our entire days or careers are about. We are deeper than that. There are many issues that impact our ability to pursue our careers and build agencies.

New York Times Revamps Business Section Online


NEW YORK (AdAge.com) — As The Wall Street Journal prepares a New York edition aimed squarely at New York Times readers and advertisers, The Times is trying to win Journal readers and advertisers with expanded coverage of The Journal's core beat: business.

Big Catch Movie

Un intéressant court-métrage et film d’animation 3D réalisé par le freelance Moles Merlo. Un travail essentiellement sur le logiciel Maya, et un compositing sous Shake. Une bande-son signée par le compositeur Baptiste Thiry. A découvrir en vidéo dans la suite.



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Previously on Fubiz

London calling (twice) / Allons donc! Ah London…

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THE ORIGINAL?
London City / Poster  – 2009
Source : Blanka.co.uk
Designed by : QuentinNewark – Atelier Works
LESS ORIGINAL :
Penguin Books “Travel with words” – 2010
Source : Adsoftheworld
Agency : IESP João Pessoa (Brazil)
Un jeu typo top. Mais la deuxième annonce marche un peu trop dans la roue de la 1ere…

Who Owns Social, Anyway?


So, who the heck owns social? That's a tricky question, not only because every business stakeholder — marketing, PR, IT, research, investor relations, media, consumer relations — seems to have a piece of social baked into their new DNA and delivery road map, but also because its definition and scope keep getting pulled in new, arguably more complicated, directions.

Another Ad Model for Twitter From Someone Who Is Not Twitter


The latest ad model for Twitter comes from Idealab founder Bill Gross, who launched Tweetup today. The startup ranks Tweets based on a proprietary algortihm (everyone's got one these days), and any brand manager/publisher can bid on placement in that ranking much like Google's AdSense.

CMT Wants to Know Do You Get Country?

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Apparently a lot of people listen to country.
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Hallmark Says Do It All Before You Turn Thirty

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For those who think life is over once you turn 30, this promotion’s for you.
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Transporter Meets Knight Rider For Dark Ride

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Hmm. It’s like Transporter. Except worse.
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Young Rubicam Brings Back Soap Opera With Phones

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As if it were something new, Young Rubicam has created…wait for it…a TV show produced by an agency and sponsored by one advertiser.
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Coca-Cola set to axe jobs in European marketing review

LONDON – Coca-Cola is overhauling its European marketing operation as part of a review of the wider business that could affect up to 150 roles.

Coca-Cola to axe jobs in European marketing review

LONDON – Coca-Cola is overhauling its European marketing operation as part of a review of the wider business that could affect up to 150 roles.

Bing Defaces London With Information Overload

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Continuing its pointless battle to topple Google, Microsoft is pimping Bing with nighttime projections
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