GetJar starts UK sales team with hire from Microsoft

Mobile app store GetJar has appointed James Mooney as head of UK sales, to lead its first UK-based team.

The Literary Pedigree of Product Placement

According to Booktryst, a blog at the Seattle Post-Intelligencer, product placement has been found in British literature of the 19th century. Charles Dickens, George Eliot and Jane Austen are among the authors found guilty of being the literary ancestors of product-happy writers such as James Patterson and whatever devious publishing companies are thinking of product placement on e-readers.

Coca Cola Coke Village holiday to feed facebook

Awesome social media strategy with the Coca Cola Village!

How a brand can be sure that it will appear on holiday photos uploaded on facebook?

Easy, create a free holiday village with your Coca Cola Coke logo all around the place, invite guests to come for 3 days and give them free wifi[…]

Dentsu Design Ninjas Specialize in Wacky Ads for Japan


Five commercial team escapes bulk of cuts

The commercial team has largely avoided the axe at Channel Five, after the redundancy target was reached by departures from other departments such as editorial, finance and IT.

Long Slogans Are Absolutely, Positively More Effective Than Short Ones


In spite of the success of long-form slogans, the marketing industry seems fixated on the idea that when it comes to slogans, the shorter the better.

Coca-Cola tests happiness machine on UK students

Coca-Cola has brought its Happiness Machine to the UK in a new viral, released today.

What You Missed on ‘Mad Men’


In Victorian fiction there were marriage plots that were all about getting the heroine to the altar. In "Mad Men" episodes featuring Peggy Olsen there are work plots wherein it is predetermined that the the young copywriter will, often at some boy's expense, end up slaving away at some tagline or another.

Google de bolinhas

Google Bouncing Balls Logo

O Google mudou o logo há algumas horas e todo mundo quer saber o motivo. Alguns dizem que é para comemorar o aniversário de 12 anos da ferramenta, outros que é apenas mais uma demonstração de HTML5.

O doodle de hoje não é clicável, é feito de bolinhas que se repelem quando você aproxima o mouse. No Google Brasil não aparece, já que por aqui estão comemorando o dia em que o Dom Pedro foi até as margens do rio Ipiranga e deu um grito pra todo mundo ouvir.

O Google brinca de mudar sua marca para comemorar diversas datas, e eles mesmos contam essa história.


The Hispanic Population and Seven Numbers You Need to Know from the Week

Each week a lot of data gets reported about media, marketing, demographics and consumer trends. We can't possibly blog about it all, so we have a corresponding Twitter feed (@adagestat) where we curate links that you shouldn't miss. Here's a roundup of the biggest numbers from past week.

San Alfonso del Mar Pool

Découverte de la plus grande piscine au monde, située au San Alfonso del Mar à Algarrobo (Chili). Une longueur de plus de 1.000 mètres, couvrant 20 hectares. Le tout avec une construction de 2 milliards pour 66 millions de litres d’eau filtrée, provenant de l’océan Pacifique.



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Previously on Fubiz

Nike takes on Adidas in battle of training apps

Nike has launched a training app called Nike+ GPS, hot on the heels of the release of the Adidas mi-coach app last month.

Gritty City Photography – Alain Levitt Captures Street Life in NYC (GALLERY)

(TrendHunter.com) Considering the size of New York City, there are bound to be some interesting characters and situations to document — a task which photographer Alain Levitt seems to have gladly undertaken. Focusing mainly…

Marketing joins forces with Brand Learning Academy to offer practical workshops

Marketing magazine has teamed up with Brand Learning Academy to launch skills workshops for marketers.

Camelback-to-back / Dos à Dos (de chameau)

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THE ORIGINAL?
Mitsubishi “The New Montero”  – 2005
Source : Cannes Archive Online,
Agency : Remo, Madrid (Spain)
LESS ORIGINAL :
Jeep “How far can you go?” – 2010
Source : Adsoftheworld,
Agency : Markom Leo Burnett Istanbul (Turkey)

Future to launch Classic Rock spin-off

Future Publishing is working on a magazine called Classic Rock Presents: AOR, which will champion veteran rock bands such as Journey and newcomers such as Reckless Love.

Wonderbra: Little Red Riding Hood

Advertising Agency: Publicis, Frankfurt am Main, Germany
Executive Creative Director: Stephan Ganser
Art Director: Hendrik Frey
Copywriter: Konstantinos Manikas
Illustrator: Lesja Chernisch


Jaguar ditches Aussie ambassador over gay Twitter slur

SYDNEY – Jaguar Australia has dropped its brand ambassador, Stephanie Rice, after the Olympic swimmer made homophobic comments on Twitter while a second brand, Davenport, was hit by a case of bad timing as its new campaign featuring the swimmer began to air.

Time Out focuses on global growth with new advertising role

Time Out has appointed former BBC World Service director and Branded Entertainment founder, Nick Carugati, as its first of director of international advertising and brand partnerships.

Sun-Bleached Fashion Spreads – Melissa Rodwell Documents Youthfulness for JIMON Magazine (GALLERY)

(TrendHunter.com) Model Yuliya from LA Models spent her afternoon dancing in a sun-lit garden for this JIMON fashion spread. The soft and airy coloring by photographer Melissa Rodwell’s paired with Rodney Burns’ styling…