Animal-Embracing Celebs – The Zac Efron for BlackBook Magazine Editorial is Endearing and Chic (GALLERY)

(TrendHunter.com) This Zac Efron for BlackBook Magazine feature is standout in the publication’s October November 2012 issue.

Zac Efron is dapper in this feature as he sports clean and tailored looks that…

Recreated Gaming Legends – The Zelda Project Brings Iconic Characters to Life (GALLERY)

(TrendHunter.com) In an effort to recreate scenes from the gaming world, The Zelda Project is a group of ambitious cosplayers and media makers that aim to bring scenes from the Zelda universe into reality.

The team…

Amid Uncertain Housing Market, Electrolux Invests in Media


Though the U.S. housing market is just beginning to show signs of a recovery, appliance giant Electrolux is already betting big on a turnaround.

Media Mavens: Linda Boff, General Electric


Ms. Boff is thinking about how to bring elements of the real-time strategy that fuels digital to TV, outdoor and even print, and making sure that all the elements of the marketing mix are connected.

Media Mavens: Ilonka Laviz, Procter & Gamble


Ms. Laviz is working to help make digital central to the marketing of all P&G's 300 brands globally.

Transparency Is the Only Way to Avoid Abuse of Media Rebates and Incentives


If mishandled or hidden, rebates and incentives can constitute one more shady business practice in which at least one stakeholding party is left out in the cold.

Want to Reach More Students? Teach the Teachers


For years now, we all have acknowledged the need to change the way we pique interest among, and acquire fresh talent from, top college students. I would like to offer another solution: Influence the influencers by educating the educators.

Amid Uncertain Housting Market, Electrolux Invests in Media


Though the U.S. housing market is just beginning to show signs of a recovery, appliance giant Electrolux is already betting big on a turnaround.

Taking It One Day at a Time at The Daily


A lot is working against the iPad newspaper, but the ad business should root for its success.

Will Mobile’s Massive Growth Ever Equal Real Revenue?



Media companies once lamented that ads worth dollars offline were only worth dimes on the web. It's even worse on mobile.

Michael Strahan Talks TV Teamwork and New Tech


"It's work, but it's not the most difficult thing I've done," Mr. Strahan said.

Startup Watch: Publik Demand

Platform gives angry customers a better platform for complaints.

Will Brands Buy Into ‘Gangnam Style’?


In the West, Psy's marketing potential is unclear as it's uncertain whether the South Korean pop star is a one-hit wonder.

Nielsen Marries TV, Online Ratings



Cross-Platform Metrics will allow networks to use digital views as TV make-goods — and vice versa. But is equating the two channels "oversimplifying'?

A Facebook Faker Tells All


Ad Age's Media Guy presents this exclusive interrogation of a verified Facebook faker (whom he made up himself).

UNRIC The Future We Want: Drop By Drop Head, Drop By Drop Brain

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“More important than you have imagined.”

Advertising Agency: Brandays, Dnipropetrovsk, Ukraine
Creative Director: Maxim Zuew
Art Director: Evgeniy Vetrov
Copywriter: Dmitry Khabarov
3D visualizer: Mikhail Mikhalyov

IM Leather Paper: Crocodile, Camel, Cattle

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“Close to real leather paper.”

Advertising Agency: Draftfcb, China

Motivational Scholastic Diagrams – The Illustrative Ph.D Guide Will Get Students in the Game (GALLERY)

(TrendHunter.com) If you want to get your doctorate and you are unsure how to go about it, Matthew Might, a professor at the University of Utah, has created an illustrative Ph.D guide. This combination of circular…

Tikkurila: The Four Seasons’ Project – Extended

The spot portrays how Tikkurila wood paints endure the passage of seasons. The poetic execution combines live-action, stop-motion and time-lapse techniques seamlessly. The inspirational outcome is brought to close with a pay-off “The Power Of Colours”.

Advertising Agency: DDB, Helsinki, Finland
Creative Director: Vesa Tujunen
Art Director: Jaakko Kastari
Copywriter: Netta Stenius
Account Director: Anne Aikala
Strategic Planning Director: Tomi Hakanpää
Project Manager: Kaisa Kinnunen
Production company: Otto Production
Director: Pekka Hara
Producer: Ari Laitinen
DOP: Carlos Ritter
Editor: Miika Vaso
Composer: Juri Seppä, Humina
Sound Designer: Tuomas Seppänen / Humina
Colorist: Marko Terävä / Post Control
Design / Post production: Piñata Helsinki
Illustrator: Tuomas Korpi
Animator: Mikko Vormala
Previsualization and online: Henri Tani

Yamaha: ATV-Long Jump On The Land

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“Sets its own limits.”

Advertising Agency: Communique, ?stanbul, Turkey
Creative Director / Copywriter: Hami Kural
Art Director / Retoucher: Korhan Y?ld?zcan
Account Supervisor: Ebru So?ukp?nar
Account Executive: Asl? Ertem