Aziz Ansari Goes Corporate With AmEx’s First ‘Sync’ TV Spots



The "Parks and Recreation" star will appear on TV ads in a bid to convince consumers to sync their Amex cards to Twitter, Foursquare and other social networks.

Terrified of Big Data? Think of It as Growing Pains


Brands are enamored with the power of "big data," but do little with it. When it comes to data, they are like awkward adolescents on the way to adulthood.

My Media World: Jo Holdaway

Jo Holdaway, commercial director, digital, for The Independent, i and the London Evening Standard really doesn’t want to kiss anyone she has just met, would love to have a go at being a travel editor and knows first hand the perils of leaving an unattended briefcase at Heathrow.

Comment on Orphea: Camping, Roulotte, House by Pad thai

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NSPCC: The Sh*t Kids Say


Advertising Agency: Inferno, London, United Kingdom
Director: Amanda Boyle

Yamaha: Open Week-End


“The wait is over.”

Advertising Agency: DLV BBDO, Milan, Italy
Creative Directors: Stefania Siani, Federico Pepe
Copywriter: Dario Lo Nardo
Art Directors: Simone Di Laus
Photographer: Davide Bellocchio
Post Production: Davide Bellocchio

Electrically Patterned Editorials – The Flare April 2012 Shoot by Chris Nicholl is Boldly Vibrant (GALLERY)

(TrendHunter.com) Rife with clashing patterns and kaleidoscopic colors, the Flare April 2012 editorial is absolutely electric. Models Wei and DJ seem energized by this electricity. The photo shoot is full of movement,…

BrandAlley shifts focus to customer emotions

Online fashion retailer BrandAlley aims to tap into its customers’ emotions for the first time, with a campaign based around a ‘Shop Savvy Feel Good’ strapline.

Google marketer Felten notes ‘TV works well with digital’

TV works well with online advertising, although digital remains at the heart of Google’s marketing activities, according to Obi Felten, director of consumer marketing for Google EMEA, ahead of the launch of the Google+ ad campaign.

ASA slams ‘midget’ party Facebook ad

The advertising watchdog has slammed Bar Fusion in Kent for offending people of short stature by advertising a “midget” Christmas party on Facebook.

Kevin Alavy steps up as MD of Initiative’s sports intelligence unit

Initiative has promoted its futures sports and entertaiment director Kevin Alavy to the newly created role of managing director of the division.

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hilarious!!

Advertisers still hold concerns over transparency of media rebates

Advertisers in major markets are still concerned about the opaque nature of media agency rebates, fuelled by online deals.

Admiral to sponsor motoring on Discovery

Discovery Networks UK has announced an extensive 12-month motoring content sponsorship with Admiral, starting on 1 April and encompassing a broad range of on-air activity and digital support.

Wendy’s Hires Craig Bahner as CMO


Twenty-year Procter & Gamble vet takes his post at the No. 2 burger chain on April 2.

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Google+ launches first UK ad campaign

Google is today rolling out its first UK ad campaign for Google+, the social networking product it launched last summer.

ITV appoints 4th Screen Advertising for mobile sales

ITV has appointed mobile ad network 4th Screen Advertising as its exclusive third-party mobile sales partner.

‘Aggressive marketing’ played role in summer riots, says panel

A probe into the causes of last year’s riots has suggested that “aggressive marketing” helped to fuel the unrest and calls for the appointment of an “independent champion” to manage a dialogue between brands and government aimed at investigating commercialism.

Finish them!

Advertising Agency: Elephant, Cairo Production Company: Eleven, Cairo Creative Director: Ali Ali, Maged Nassar     Copywriter: Ali Ali, Maged Nassar    Art Director: Maged Nassar, Ali Ali     Agency Producer: Heba Radwan     Producer: Mohamed Mourad     Editor: Mohsen Abdelwahab, Azman    Post Production: Zanad     Director Of Photography: Ahmed Morsi     Via [DubaiLynx]