Yahoo pulls plug on Livestand after seven months

Yahoo is shutting down its personalised magazine-style app Livestand, only seven months after it launched and two weeks into the interim chief executive’s tenure.

Barclaycard returns to TV for PayTag campaign

Barclaycard is rolling out its first TV ad campaign in over a year to promote its PayTag technology, which can be attached to mobile phones and used as a contactless payment device.

Cadbury takes another pop at popcorn market

Kraft-owned Cadbury is making a second attempt to crack the popcorn market with the launch of Cadbury Popcorn, four years after it sold its Butterkist popcorn brand.

Unilever partners with News Corp and Viacom for digital content

Unilever’s marketing chief Keith Weed has said the company is going back to its soap opera past by negotiating content sponsorships with media giants Viacom and News Corporation, which will help it connect with consumers online.

Optic Gallery: The card with a vision

Advertising Agency: Ogilvy & Mather, New Delhi, India
Art Director: Preeti Koul Choudhry, Nasheet Shadani, Umesh Grover


DMGT digital revenues to offset print revenues "within five years"

Digital advertising revenues at Associated Newspapers will exceed print advertising revenues at the division within five years, its finance director Stephen Daintith has predicted.

Absolute Radio secures Euro 2012 commentary

Absolute Radio has expanded its investment in football by signing a six-figure deal to broadcast its first live commentary from the Uefa Euro tournament, which is being held in Poland and Ukraine this summer.

Absolute Radio to broadcast commentary of Euro 2012 football championships

Absolute Radio has expanded its investment in football by signing a six-figure deal to broadcast its first live commentary from the Uefa Euro tournament, which is being held in Poland and Ukraine this summer.

Absolute Radio to broadcast Euro football championships for the first time

Absolute Radio has expanded its investment in football by signing a six-figure deal to broadcast its first live commentary from the Uefa Euro tournament, which is being held in Poland and Ukraine this summer.

DMGT digital growth to offset print fall ‘within five to ten years’

Digital revenue growth at DMGT’s consumer division will have made up for an expected fall in its print revenues within the next 10 years, its finance director Stephen Daintith has predicted.

Apple welcomes former Dixon boss with £36m ‘golden hello’

Apple has awarded a $56m (£36m) “golden hello” to John Browett, the former Dixons boss who it recently poached to lead its retail division.

Volkswagen: Electric Cafe

Advertising Agency: Ogilvy & Mather, Beijing, China
Advertising Agency: Ogilvy & Mather, Hong Kong
Executive Creative Director: Doug Schiff
Creative Director: Kama Yu, Paul Ho
Art Director: Yang Ge, Zhang Min Sheng, Kirk Zheng, Morris Ku, Zhou Xufeng, Wing Lee, Ricky Cheng
Copywriter: Song Lei, Doug Schiff, Chen Ye
Producer: Morris Ku, Rita Yang
Digital Production: Leovation


Flapper Party Editorials – The ELLE France May 2012 Photoshoot is Inspired by ‘The Great Gatsby’ (GALLERY)

(TrendHunter.com) Stunningly cinematic, it is only appropriate that the ELLE France May 2012 editorial has been inspired by the upcoming Baz Luhrmann film ‘The Great Gatsby.’ Full of vintage 20s-…

William Hill offers free £5 bets on kids’ call-ups

Bookmaker William Hill is running a ‘Back Your Pride and Joy’ campaign with a free bet that will pay out £5,000 to parents if their child makes the England football team.

William Hill offers free £5 bets on kids’ England call-ups

Bookmaker William Hill is running a ‘Back Your Pride and Joy’ campaign with a free bet that will pay out £5,000 to parents if their child makes the England football team.

Colosse – A Wood Tale

Coup de coeur pour Hornet Inc. avec cette très réussie vidéo d’animation « Colosse – A Wood Tale ». Réalisée par Yves Geleyn, ce court-métrage simple et splendide à la fois nous narre l’amitié qui se lie entre un oiseau et un machine faite de bois. Plus d’images et la vidéo HD dans la suite de l’article.

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Kaku Icecream: Cow

“Kaku Icecream. Puremilk Icecream.”

Advertising Agency: Brand 8, Beijing, China
Creative Director: Li Gang
Art Director: Gang Zong
Copywriter: Teresa Wan


Philips: Augmented Reality Mugs

Advertising Agency: OgilvyAction, Taipei, Taiwan
Regional Executive Creative Director: Daniel Comar
Creative Directors: Chyi Lin
Assistant Art Director: James Lei
Group Account Director: Julia Ou
Associate Account Director: Vincent Chang
Account Executive: Joanne Mei
Production: Jack Wu, Peggy Chou
Designer: Alex Noble, Kenny Foo, Fong Wei Kit


Coca-Cola: Open Happiness

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“Coca-Cola open happiness.”

Advertising Agency: McCann Erickson, Berlin, Germany
Chief Creative Officer: Bill Biancoli
Executive Creative Directors: Thorsten Adenauer, Stefan Baechle
Creative Directors: Tilo Endert, Erik Gonan
Art Director: Lisa Marie Schroeder


MTV Ukraine: Oasis, Daft Punk, Madonna

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“MTV five years in Ukraine.”

Advertising Agency: Leo Burnett, Ukraine
Creative Directors: Tatiana Fedorenko, Natalia Dundina
Art Director: Ivan Akinin
Copywriters: Konstantin Kovalchuk, Tatiana Fedorenko
Illustrator: Maxim Podolyanuk
Account Director: Kseniya Morozova
Producer: Katerina Duda
Production manager: Katerina Denisenko
Production: Shootgroup
Photographer: Dmitriy Pochitalin
Post-production: Bee Factory