TCA appoints Jon Canning as ECD

The Communications Agency has hired Jon Canning as its executive creative director.

Play.com seeks shop for repositioning task

Play.com is reviewing its advertising account as part of a repositioning as an eBay-style marketplace. The company is closing its retail business following changes to tax rules.

Ad agencies consider appeal against Govt creative roster

Advertising agencies that have failed to land a place on the Government’s creative roster are planning to appeal against the decision.

Towering In-Street Photoshoots – The US Marie Claire Urban Renewal Editorial is Urban (GALLERY)

(TrendHunter.com) The US Marie Claire Urban Renewal photoshoot showcases the towering figure of model Kirsten Owen. Owen stands before busy streets in the production, making her come across as the ultimate city…

Gatorade: Equation

Advertising Agency: TBWA\Chiat\Day, USA
Chief Creative Officer: John Norman
Group Creative Director: Brent Anderson
Global Creative Director: Jayanta Jenkins
Associate Creative Directors: Renato Fernandez, Guto Araki, Gustavo Sarkis, John Figone
Art Director: Paulo Cruz
Director of Project Management / Print Services: Casey Mooney
Print Producer: Kerri Sparkman
Executive Project Manager: Karen Thomas
Senior Art Producer: Anna Willman
Managing Director: Nick Drake
Group Account Director: Blake Crosbie
Management Supervisor: Magda Huber
Account Supervisor: Kyle Webster
Account Executive: Robyn Baker
Sports Marketing: Lexi Vonderlieth, Brynn Cameron
Group Planning Director: Scott MacMaster
Planning Director: Martin Ramos
Planner: Rebecca Harris
Junior Planner: Katie Acosta, Matt Bataclan
Senior Studio Artist: Laurel Burden
Assistant Studio Manager: Riki Komachi
Photographer: Josh Withers
Executive Project Coordinator: Bob Hezlop

11 Hong Jang Hyun Photoshoots – From Bold Blossoming Fashion to Pastel-Haired Editorials (TOPLIST)

(TrendHunter.com) These Hong Jang Hyun photoshoots have been essential to an assortment of widely circulated publications. Among her most recent features have been those with Elle Korea, W Korea, GQ Style Korea and…

Lowe by Lowe

Advertising Agency: Lowe MENA, Dubai
Creative Directors: Mounir Harfouche, Komal Bedi Sohal
Art Director: Komal Bedi Sohal
Copywriters: Mounir Harfouche, Komal Bedi Sohal
Photographer: Tejal Patni

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30 Couture George Cortina Stylings – From Youthful Pop Editorials to Mermaid Fashiontography (TOPLIST)

(TrendHunter.com) These couture George Cortina stylings are central to the fashion editor’s remarkable career. Cortina has been coveted internationally as the fashion director of Vogue Japan, distinguishing him…

Artistically Surreal Editorials – The Pop ‘The New York Now’ Article Stars Model Liya Kebede (GALLERY)

(TrendHunter.com) The Pop ‘The New York Now’ editorial isn’t the typically surreal fashion article. It goes further into the realm of experimental art. Through the use of crazy collages, painted…

Facebook’s Redesign Hopes to Keep Users Engaged

Facebook plans to announce a substantial redesign of its News Feed — a makeover aimed both at keeping users glued to the social network and luring more advertising dollars.

42 Remarkable Robbie Spencer Photoshoots – From Modern Marie Antoinette Editorials to Doll Couture (TOPLIST)

(TrendHunter.com) These remarkable Robbie Spencer photoshoots come of the acclaimed style editor. Spencer has been an essential member of the Dazed Magazine label, working most recently as the upscale publication&#…

Media Decoder Blog: Sears and Penney Respond to ‘SNL’ Sketch Complaint

The companies have made arrangements to avoid placing any ads adjacent to online replays of the sketch in question, but that will not affect any commercials in the television version of “SNL.”

Advertising: Google Upgrades Campaign for Mobile Marketing

Google is bringing three new brands to its digital advertising initiative, an attempt to get marketers to think of technology as their best asset.

‘C.S.I.’ Gets a New Financial Partner

Content Partners has agreed to buy half of the franchise from a unit of Goldman Sachs in a deal that makes it a co-owner with CBS.

Cardinals Discuss ‘Hopes and Expectations’ of New Pope

Under pressure from their fellow cardinals, the Americans canceled their news briefing and shut down all communication with the news media.

City Campaign Targeting Teenage Pregnancy Draws Criticism

The city’s public education effort speaks frankly about the increased chances that teenage mothers will become impoverished, but critics say it reinforces stereotypes.

Media Decoder Blog: Carter Murray Named as Chief of DraftFCB

Mr. Murray, 38, will succeed Laurence Boschetto, 58, who has been chief executive at DraftFCB since 2009.

Minimalist Scientist Posters – Graphic Designer Kapil Bhagat Creates Educational Prints (GALLERY)

(TrendHunter.com) Forget about movie posters, comic books and other pop culture references, Kapil Bhagat, a graphic designer hailing from Mumbai, India, gets educational with his scientist-inspired poster series. Not…

Time Warner to Spin Off Time Inc.; CEO Laura Lang to Exit


Soon, CEO Jeff Bewkes will have his wish: Time Warner won’t be a magazine company anymore.

A month after several media outlets reported that Time Warner was in discussions to merge a chunk of its magazine business with Meredith Corp.’s, the company instead announced today it would spin it off into its own publicly traded company, separating an iconic stable of magazines from what will become a pure-play TV company.

Time Inc. CEO Laura Lang will not be the person to run the newly separate Time Inc., the company said. Time Warner said it hoped to complete the spin-off by the end of the year.

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Futuristic Warrior Photoshoots – The Twill Magazine ‘La Justiciere’ Editorial is Dark and Forbidding (GALLERY)

(TrendHunter.com) Dark and forbidding, the Twill Magazine ‘La Justiciere’ editorial appears to be comprised of character portraits of futuristic rebels. As though part of some sort of sci-fi Amazonian…