We Hear: Perez Out at Tribal Toronto?

Well, we’re awaiting some official confirmation on this, but we’ve received a few tips since over the last couple of hours that Tommy Perez, who just joined Tribal DDB Toronto as a creative director two-and-a-half months ago, has already parted ways with the agency. A couple of calls to the agency thus far this afternoon have been directed elsewhere. Perez was hired as a CD at Tribal up north after serving in the same role for 18 months at Cali-based shop, Juxt Interactive, where he worked with clients ranging from Cisco to Toyota to Stanley Black & Decker. During his career, Perez has also held creative roles at the likes of BBDO, Grupo Gallegos and Lopez Negrete. We’ll keep you posted on his status as soon as we hear more.

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Asda calls review of £100m ad account

Asda has called a review of its £100 million creative account.

Joy Turns to Pain When You Flip Over These Clever Suicide-Prevention Ads

Publicis's poignant print ads for suicide-prevention group Samaritans of Singapore use ambigrams to give upbeat messages negative meanings when viewed upside down. "I'm fine" becomes "Save me," "Life is great" morphs into "I hate myself" and "I feel fantastic" reads "I'm falling apart." The tagline, "The signs are there if you read them. Help us save a life before it's too late," is also printed upside down. The campaign does a fine job of depicting the subtle, often hidden nature of depression and anxiety disorders. It's novel for the category, taking an approach that's clever enough to generate broad coverage, extending the message far beyond its original market. Perhaps those reading about this work will question declarations of happiness from friends and family members that don't quite ring true. The writing may be on the wall, but sometimes you've got to look at things in a different way to avert disaster.

    

Por que diabos Baudrillard?! #02

Bem vindos ao novo retiro pedagógico-espiritual da Xuxa sob o formato de um videolog irreverente, repleto de alegria e alto astral em nome de um jeito mais “travesso” de ser. Uma pesquisa do IBGE mostra que cerca de 28% dos nossos telespectadores acredita que o Fiodóro, assim como o Loro José, não é um fantoche. Entenda por que o Beccari não inala gás hélio para fazer a voz do Fiodóro (na verdade é o contrário) e como pode ser saudável jogar-se embaixo de um trator de vez em quando, até explodir em tripas, desde que não haja motivo nenhum.

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? Flash mob une beat box e orquestra na Avenida Paulista

No dia 10 de junho, em pleno horário de almoço, no meio do tumulto, barulho e correria da Av. Paulista, milhares de paulistanos circulavam apressados pela região quando uma ação inusitada aconteceu. Uma pessoa caracterizada de contrarregra posicionou uma cadeira no meio da calçada e começou a tocar violoncelo.

Pouco a pouco, outros 35 músicos surgiram e começaram a tocar seus instrumentos. Fernandinho Beat Box apareceu e começou a produzir suas características batidas com a boca e um coral com 35 vozes deu início à canção “Tempos Modernos”, de Lulu Santos.

O maestro João Carlos Martins, que passava pelo local, foi surpreendido pela ação e interagiu com os músicos e com a plateia que se formou.

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Australia and New Zealand Agencies Snag 144 Lions at Cannes


Slim production budgets have created a culture of “canny innovation and rat-cunning that has typically played out well on the fast-emerging new Cannes categories,” like promo/activation, cyber and media, Mr. Nobay said. Marketing budgets also tend to be smaller, and media is relatively more expensive. John Mescall, executive creative director at one of this year’s most talked-about shops, McCann Australia, credited tight budgets with spawning more interesting integrated work. Russ Mitchinson, planning partner at DDB Australia and a Cannes juror, said there is also more opportunity to take risk because it’s a smaller market. “If [a creative risk] doesn’t work out in America or Europe, that could be a massive, massive business issue.”

Mr. Mescall said agencies also tend to be less hierarchical and structured, which he suspects allows for a greater flow of ideas. Mr. Mitchinson noted that both Australian and New Zealand agencies pride themselves on work that produces business results and a heritage of quality, putting a premium on strategic planning and better creative output.

And of course, there’s the economy. According to the World Bank, Australian GDP per capita was just over $61,000 in 2011, the latest year for which figures are available. Compare that to the U.S., whose GDP per capita was just over $48,000. That “helps advertisers buy into brave work,” said Mr. Mescall.

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Alex McKie funeral arrangements confirmed

The funeral of Alex McKie, the former Saatchi & Saatchi European strategy director, who died aged 57 earlier this month, will take place on Thursday at 2pm at St Thomas’s Church, Salisbury.

60 Circus-Inspired Editorials – From Haute Clown Couture to Chromatic Carnival Fashion (TOPLIST)

(TrendHunter.com) These circus inspired editorials evoke strong feelings of nostalgia. This collection of images showcases eerie makeup and outlandish clothing. Models pose as clowns and with exotic animals to…

CANNES 2013: Campaign’s beach party in pictures

Around 500 guests attended Campaign’s annual party at the Cannes Lions International Festival of Creativity last week.

Pepsi Max launches latest Live for Now campaign with Dynamo stunt

Pepsi Max has launched the latest iteration of its ‘Live for Now’ campaign with Bradford-born TV magician Dynamo seemingly levitating alongside a London bus on a journey through the capital.

VisitBritain braced for double-digit marketing funding cut

VisitBritain will likely face a double-digit budget cut in this week’s 2015/16 spending review, as a result of culture minister Maria Miller’s agreement to protect funding for the arts.

Mizuno: Tatekaiten

Advertising Agency: Standard Advertising, Osaka, Japan
Production company: THE DIRECTORS ALLIANCE
Producer: Nick Uemura
Director: Yuji Shiota
Director of Photography: Martin Ahlgren
Sound: Jónsi ”Grow Till Tail”
Cast: Keisuke Honda

CANNES 2013: GroupM’s Media Lions winners talk about their campaigns

Cannes 2013 proved to be another good year for WPP – awarded network of the year – and, in terms of the UK media, there were three notable successes coming out of its GroupM contingent. We talk to the winners the morning after the night before, to get their reaction to winning a coveted Cannes Lions.

Boardrooms need women with digital skills, says ex-Coke CMO

Women with digital media skills should put themselves forward to be on the boards of traditional companies, according to former Coca-Cola chief marketing officer Mary Minnick.

Sid Lee and Cirque du Soleil launch joint venture

Sid Lee, the Canadian ad firm, has teamed up with Montreal-based Cirque du Soleil to create Sid Lee Entertainment, a new firm that will create branded live events for names such as Absolut Vodka and yoga clothing brand Lolë.

Heineken quer sua ideia de como vender cerveja para idosos

Heineken abriu uma nova chamada por designers inovadores e criativos em geral, para a sua plataforma crowdsourcing IdeasBrewery.com. Desta vez, o desafio é enviar ideias de como reinventar a experiência da cerveja para o público a partir de 60 anos.

De acordo com pesquisas da AT Kearney, o público de 60 anos+ está em crescimento elevado, já que a expectativa de vida em países desenvolvidos ganha um ano a cada cinco.

Pedindo ideias de produtos, divulgação e experiências de vendas, o Heineken Ideas Brewery 60+ Design Challenge fecha as portas das inscrições dia 27 de junho.

Depois desta data, experts da marca irão se reunir e escolher 6 finalistas que irão participar de um workshop criativo em Amsterdã para aperfeiçoar suas ideias. O júri final, então, apontará 3 vencedores: o primeiro receberá o prêmio de $10.000, o segundo de $3.000 e o terceiro de $2.000, além do estudo e implantação de suas ideias.

A geração 60+  já é alvo de pesquisas milionárias e grandes campanhas há um tempo. Em 2012, a Heineken havia convidado criativos do mundo todo para compartilharem insights e observações sobre o público desta faixa etária. Como resultado das pesquisas, a empresa se focou em 4 temas para gerir o foco neste público: “aprendizagem e descobrimento”, “experiências degustativas de qualidade”, “mais tempo para ocasiões sociais” e “a idade é apenas um número”.

O vídeo a seguir mostra uma compilação destes insights através de relatos de pessoas reais, que agora funcionam como combustível para as ideias de hoje.

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Dennis hunts for ‘fittest person in media’

Dennis Publishing is touring media agencies in a hunt for the fittest man and woman in media, to promote the launch of the new Men’s Fitness website.

What Would You Want a Celebrity to Do for a Klondike Bar? Joel McHale Launches a Challenge

Back in the 80s, some ice cream sandwich-makers asked, “What would you do-oo-oo-oo for a Klondike bar?” Then, a balding businessman made monkey sounds. Today, reaching greater heights of sophistication, we’re crowdsourcing challenges via social media to humiliate washed-up celebrities. The new question is, “What would you want _____ to do for a Klondike bar?”

In the Klondike Celebrity Challenge hosted by comedian/The Soup host Joel McHale, the blank is filled first by Alfonso Ribeiro, otherwise known as the Fresh Prince of Bel Air’s cousin, Carlton. The contest submission period has ended, so Klondike’s Facebook page has no evidence of people’s weird ideas. But on July 15th, we’ll presumably have a new video featuring the winner.

For now, watch Joel McHale wandering his ice cream museum. The videos are directed by Tristram Shapeero and written by The Soup writers Boyd Vico and Brad Stevens. It’s not half bad, actually. Maybe we have evolved since ’83.

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WhatsApp founder accuses advertising of ‘insulting your intelligence’

The founder of instant messaging service WhatsApp has labelled ads “insults to your intelligence”, which only result in an inferior product.

Camelot hires The Big Kick for online games and scratchcards

Camelot has hired The Big Kick to work on integrated campaigns for its Instant online games and scratchcards, while the agency has also extended its relationship with Tesco Mobile.