Tesco brings back voucher activity after torrid Christmas

Tesco is doing a U-turn and returning to a strategy of offering money-off vouchers after chief executive Philip Clark admitted backing off voucher activity contributed to its torrid Christmas.

BA brings in Emin to oversee London 2012 ‘dove’ project

British Airways is planning to decorate a number of its aircraft to look like doves in celebration of the London 2012 Olympic Games, in a project overseen by artist Tracey Emin.

Metuna: Don’t Text and Drive


Advertising Agency: Adler Chomsky Grey, Tel Aviv, Israel
Executive Creative Director: Tal Riven
Creative Director: Ziv Meiri
Copywriter: Aharale Kidron
Art Director: Julia Smelansky

Citroen ad banned over epilepsy concerns

The Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) has banned a Citroen TV ad featuring flashing lights, after 10 people complained it brought on symptoms associated with photo-sensitive epilepsy.

Electra: Fly


“Hear every little sound.”

Advertising Agency: Adler Chomsky Grey Tel Aviv, Israel
Executive Creative Director: Tal Riven
Creative Director: Moti Rubinstein
Copywriter: Matanya Tal
Art Director: Shlomi Yerushalmi
Photographer: Yaron Izhakov
Account Manager: Dani Brande
Account Executive: Galya Ratson
Account Supervisor: Sarit Sternhell

Abercrombie & Kent appoints Thomas Cook exec to head marketing

Abercrombie & Kent, the luxury and adventure travel group, has appointed former Thomas Cook executive Katherine Gershon as group sales & marketing director, charged with opening up new markets.

Yahoo co-founder Jerry Yang steps down

Jerry Yang, the co-founder of Yahoo and a key opponent to Microsoft’s 2008 bid for the one-time internet darling, has resigned two weeks after the appointment of a new chief executive.

Goldfish Awards: Ready, Finance, Cars


Advertising Agency: Adler Chomsky Grey Tel, Aviv, Israel
Executive Creative Director: Tal Riven
Creative Director: Ziv Meiri
Copywriter: Aharale Kidron
Art Director: Julia Smelansky
Account Manager: Dani Brande
Account Executive: Galya Ratson
Account Supervisor: Sarit Sternhell

Life Lesson Fashion Ads – Catherine McNeil in Diesel ‘Portraits for Successful Living’ Campaign (GALLERY)

(TrendHunter.com) The Diesel ‘Portraits for Successful Living’ campaign has launched, and it features the lovely Catherine McNeil. In this campaign for the clothing brand’s spring and summer 2012 line, McNeil poses with…

Release your eyes

Advertising Agency: Pace Advertising, Jordan Creative Director: Firas Armoush Copywriter: Souzan Halaby Account Manager: Samia Zawaideh Via [AdsofTheworld]

Helm exits Mars for consultancy work

Gareth Helm, Mars Petcare marketing director, has left his role after just over 12 months.

Weight Watchers: Treat Yourself Better


Advertising Agency: Fred & Farid, Paris, France
Creative Directors: Fred & Farid
Copywriter: Feng Huang
Art Directions: Feng Huang, Pierre Jouffray
Advertiser supervisors: Corinne Pollier, Yannick Hnatkow, Karen Skalski
Agency supervisors: Isabelle Constant, Julie Badin
Agency Producers: Emmanuelle Grenier, Teodora Berglund
Agency editor: Jason Freites
Agency Post production: Katharina Nicol
Art Buying: Carmela Guiragossian
Director / Photographer: Rankin
Production company / Producer: Rene Hauser
Music: Green United Music

African Angel: With Immediate Effect


Advertising Agency: OgilvyAction, Düsseldorf, Germany
Creative Director: Martin Seele
Art Directors: Tobias vonAesch, Simon Goebel
Copywriters: Mike Dawe, Nadja Franke
Account Manager: Jennifer Parry

Provocative Pixelated Paintings – Kelly McKernan Renders Ravishing Women Amid 8-Bit Effect (GALLERY)

(TrendHunter.com) These Kelly McKernan paintings are a perfect blend between organic and digital-age aesthetics. Each ravishing subject McKernan illustrates is enough to warrant viewers’ attention, but she throws in a peculiar…

17 Savory-Sweet Cupcakes – From Mini Holiday Meal Munchies to Greasy Spoon Confections (CLUSTER)

(TrendHunter.com) The ever-adaptive cupcake has taken on many unique flavors, but none are as adventurous as these savory-sweet cupcakes. Capitalizing on that undeniably tempting duo of sugar and salt, these tasty confections…

Life-Sized Sci-Fi Deserts – The Stormtrooper Cake by Amanda Oakleaf Cakes is to Scale (GALLERY)

(TrendHunter.com) If you’re planning on sitting down to watch a Star Wars movie marathon and you need something to snack on, try the delicious life-sized stormtrooper cake.

This cake, designed by Amanda Oakleaf Cakes,…

ASA raps Lions Gate over ‘Abduction’ YouTube ad

Film studio Lions Gate has been rapped by the Advertising Standards Authority over an ad for its film ‘Abduction’, after a complaint it was viewed by a two-year old on YouTube.

Film studio rapped by ASA over Abduction ad on YouTube

Lions Gate has been rapped by the Advertising Standards Authority over an ad for its film ‘Abduction’, after a complaint it was viewed by a two-year old on YouTube.

The Web Under Fire

While you’re reading this, congress is debating a bill – the Protect IP/SOPA Act – that will radically suppress the free-flow of information on the web. Go to http://fightforthefuture.org/pipa and tell your Member of Congress to say no.

Find out more at: http://americancensorship.org/

Honestly Sassy Greetings – Old Tom Foolery Cards Dish Out Hilarious Hard Truths (GALLERY)

(TrendHunter.com) There are serious greeting cards, humorous cartoon ones, then there’s Old Tom Foolery Cards which is a no-holds-barred set of greetings that tells it like it is.

The format of the Old Tom Foolery Cards…