Batelco: Big downloads

“4G LTE. Amazingly big downloads.”

Advertising Agency: Unisono, Manama, Bahrain
Executive Creative Director: Liam Farrell
Creative Group Head / Art Director: Marcus Koskinen
Copywriter: Ahmed Waheed Hamdy
Illustrator / Photographer: Aleksei Segodin
Retouchers: Aleksei Segodin, Jose Aubele

Batelco: Bullet

Advertising Agency: Unisono, Manama, Bahrain
Executive Creative Director: Liam Farrell
Creative Group Head / Art Director: Marcus Koskinen
Copywriter: Ahmed Waheed Hamdy
Photographer: Alan Sailer
Retouchers: Aleksei Segodin, Jose Aubele
Illustrator: Aleksei Segodin

Yamaha Silent Sessions presents: HJ Lim Performing extracts from Rachmaninov’s Piano Concerto No.2

What You’ll Learn at Ad Age’s 2013 Small Agency Conference


The annual Small Agency Conference and Awards Show, to be held in Portland, Oregon, is just over one month away. So it’s the perfect time for a preview of the event program, which will feature a mix of the inspirational and practical, in addition to a special keynote from Wieden & Kennedycofounder, Dan Wieden.

We kick off the day with the NHL Exec VP-Marketing Brian Jennings, who will talk about the league’s latest marketing efforts and the challenge to reinvigorate a passionate but less-than-pleased fan base after a lockout that shortened the most recent season by almost fifty percent.

How do you infuse creative energy into the banking category, one consumers typically find almost as frustrating as air travel? By reinventing it, of course. Lani Hayward, exec VP-creative strategies at Portland’s own Umpqua Bank, will talk about the company’s creative mission and a philosophy that takes inspiration for its branches from the likes of coffee shops and museums.

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Cubes: VIP Tour of Code and Theory

Code and Theory is a creative agency behind publishing websites like “The Verge,” and “Interview” magazine. They also have an odd fondness for the Dewey Decimal System.

Managing partners Steve Baer and Mike Treff took the mediabistroTV crew on an Olde Timey New York meets modern design tour of their fifth floor offices. The guys showed how they added wide open spaces, planned randomness and hip wood floors to the windows, the wood and the brick that originally came with the building built by the Astor family in 1886. Then there were the books, the many, many, many books.

You can view our other MediabistroTV productions on our YouTube Channel.

New Career Opportunities Daily: The best jobs in media.

CANNES 2013: Five brands vying for social video glory

The viral video category in Cannes will be hotly contested. Here, David Waterhouse, global head of content for social video experts Unruly, makes some predictions.

CANNES 2013: UK celebrates a dozen Media Lion award winners

UK media companies covered themselves with glory at this year’s Media Lions after bagging more awards than any other nation, although Mindshare was the only UK agency to get a Gold Lion.

Lexus: Cabaret Festival

Advertising Agency: Showpony Advertising, Adelaide, Australia
Creative Director: Parris Mesidis
Art Director / Copywriter: Nic Maumill

Freshpet: Washington, Abe Lincoln, Ben Franklin

Advertising Agency: Terri & Sandy Solution, New York, USA
Creative Directors: Terri Meyer, Sandy Greenberg
Art Director: Juan Pablo Gomez
Copywriter: Todd Condie

Squishy Chairs

Les dernières créations d’Annie Evelyn pour la New Colony Furniture Company sont très surprenantes. D’un aspect plutôt rigide, du fait des matériaux utilisés notamment, le siège épouse au contraire la forme du corps. Des objets incroyables conçus en trompe l’œil à découvrir dans la suite de l’article.

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Samaritans of Singapore: The Hidden Pain

Pain isn’t always obvious. To show how we often miss the warning signs, we created ambigrams and printed the ads upside down in magazines. At first glance, the reader sees a positive phrase. But when the ad is inverted, the copy reveals a sentiment quite the opposite – revealing the hidden feelings of those who are lost and depressed.

Advertising Agency: Publicis, Singapore
Worldwide Creative Director: Erik Vervroegen
Chief Creative Officer: Ajay Thrivikraman
Associate Creative Director: Kris Ng
Art Directors: Kris Ng, Jia Ying Goh, Pei Ling Ho
Copywriters: Pei Ling Ho, Jia Ying Goh, Kris Ng
Typographers: Jia Ying Goh, Kris Ng
Photographer: Sebastian Siah Shooting Gallery Asia
Digital Imaging: Issac Aloysius Goh
Producer: Michael Kan
Agency Producer: Lynn Cheng

Coca-Cola says no to govt’s nutrition labelling scheme

Coca-Cola has stated that it will not adopt the new traffic-light labelling scheme unveiled today (19 June) by the government.

Burger King reinstates Angus range after horsemeat scandal

Burger King is to begin selling its Angus burgers for the first time since axing the range in January as a result of the horsemeat scandal.

Karmarama’s Mendelshon and Buonaguidi to appear on The Apprentice

Karmarama’s London office is the setting for tonight’s episode of ‘The Apprentice’, as candidates in the BBC One show are tasked with designing a dating website.

DIY Lavishly Bold Rings – Make Your Own OZ-Inspired Crystal Ball Ring with This Easy Do it Yourself (GALLERY)

(TrendHunter.com) Inspired by the elaborate costumes in the Disney movie ‘OZ the Great and Powerful’, this crystal ball ring DIY is an elaborate and mystical touch to your cocktail dress. Themed projects and…

VCCP invites Coors Light fans to send a ‘Damme cold call’

VCCP has unveiled the first major wide-reaching, digitally-centric piece of activity in its ongoing Coors Light campaign, which is fronted by movie star legend Jean Claude Van Damme.

UK’s biggest ISPs pledge £1m to fight online child abuse

The UK’s four largest internet service providers (ISPs) will contribute a combined £1m to help the Internet Watch Foundation root out online child abuse.

Bad Behavior-Excusing Keychains – This Funny Keychain Features a Sassy Expression

(TrendHunter.com) For those looking to spice up their set of keys, this funny keychain by Etsy designer CandleBrightCreations features the bad behavior-excusing saying, “I’m speeding because I have to poop.&#…

And Now, a Quick Cannes Report

Chris Zander, managing director/partner at Venice, CA-based prodco, Backyard, chimes in from the French Riviera and talks about why Cannes is still worth attending. So, we’ll indulge and live vicariously through him for the next few days. Stay tuned for more and you can follow Zander at @realchriszander.

I’ve come to Cannes eleven times over the past thirteen years, and most of the trips have blurred into each other.  Whenever somebody asks me what has changed since my first trip here, I usually answer that nothing has really changed but some of the faces.  Tuesday night here could always be counted on for being quiet…the calm before the storm.  But last night, for the first Tuesday night ever, the restaurants and bars were packed.  The streets were buzzing, and the Carlton was overflowing like the typical Thursday nights of the past.  Digital and Innovation have finally caught up to TV.  There is a palpable energy here, and a bigger SXSW-type of crowd.  There is an energy of excitement…what is coming next??

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Futuristic Boho Fashion – The Zimmermann Resort 2014 Collection is For the Good Girl Gone Bad (GALLERY)

(TrendHunter.com) There is a futuristic undertone to the otherwise feminine and subtly bohemian fashion making up the Zimmermann Resort 2014 collection that many might miss at first glance. The use of molten…