Condom Shack: Toronto Pride

Advertising Agency: KBS+, Toronto, Canada
Executive Creative Director: Dan Pawych
Associate CD / Copywriter: Mark Lewis
Associate CD / Art Director: N icole Ellerton

Project Lembrar: Son, Graduation, Marriage

“Alzheimer’s erases even when what you never thought you would forget.”

Advertising Agency: Z+ Comunicação, São Paulo, Brazil
Executive Creative Director: Manoel Zanzoti
Creative Director: Manoel Zanzoti
Senior Art Director: Danillo Ferrari
Senior Copywriter: Zé Ricardo Novoa
Account Director: Renata Vieitas
Client Team Director: Rose Lima
Retoucher: Boreal
Photographer: Boreal
Art Buyer: Alice Imamura

40 Science Lab-Inspired Products – From Chemistry Set Coffee Makers to Lab-Like Lighting (TOPLIST)

(TrendHunter.com) These science lab-themed creations incorporate anything from flasks and test tubes to figurines of human bodies. Probably very familiar to the biology student, these items infuse a little bit of…

Kevin Drew Davis Leaving DigitasLBi

Sources familiar with the matter confirm that Kevin Drew Davis, who has spent nearly two years as executive creative director for both the San Francisco and Chicago offices of what is now DigitasLBi, is leaving “for a post at another agency.” No word yet on what the new gig is, but we’ve reached out to Davis himself, who we’ve been told is leaving DigitasLBi the week of August 12.

KDD joined the agency in fall 2011 after spending 18 months as EVP/group creative director, digital at Draftfcb Chicago. During his career, Davis also spent six years as global interactive CD at W+K on everything from Nike to ESPN to Coca-Cola, served as SVP/director of digital strategy at Publicis Dallas/Seattle and let creative teams at the likes The Richards Group and GSD&M. From what sources tell us, DigitasLBi is seeking a replacement.

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Advertiser Groups Voice Concerns Over Publicis-Omnicom Merger

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Pencil Broom

Basées à Tel-Aviv, les équipes d’Artori Design proposent des objets pratiques et insolites. La preuve en est avec ce « Pencil Broom », une crayon ayant à son autre extrémité une gomme sous forme de balai, permettant de se débarasser des peluches. Plus d’images dans la suite de l’article.

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Mini thanks fans with ‘not normal’ brand campaign

Mini UK has launched the national push in its global brand campaign, “not normal”, which will feature images of Mini-inspired creations drawn from social media for the first time.

Twitter and Kantar Media form strategic partnership

Kantar Media has announced a strategic partnership with Twitter under which it will license Twitter data for a new suite of tools to support UK TV planning and analytics.

Rajar Q2 2013: Lisa Snowdon and Dave Berry stay on top in London despite decline to 1.1m

Global Radio’s stations retained the number one and two spots, for 95.8 Capital FM and Heart London respectively, although Bauer Media’s Kiss 100 leapfrogged sister station Magic 105.4 to take the third spot.

Ryanair’s Michael O’Leary: ‘Short of committing murder, bad publicity sells more seats’

Amid reports that Ryanair is asking its pilots to fly more slowly to save money on fuel, Marketing spoke to chief executive Michael O’Leary about the value he places on marketing, advertising agencies, and bad publicity.

E-Lites partners The O2 to allow smoking of e-cigarettes at venue

Electronic cigarettes brand E-Lites has signed a multi-year deal with The O2 venue in East London, as the battle over the increasingly lucrative e-cigarette market heats up.

High-Class Hipster Editorials – This Editorial for The View Mag Features Classy Hipster Style Men (GALLERY)

(TrendHunter.com) This head-turning editorial for The View Mag features sleek hipster style men’s wear. Photographer Carlos Rodrigues is behind this eye-catching men’s fashion editorial. The backgrounds in these…

O2 to let customers request data via Twitter hashtags

O2 is launching a service that will allow customers to check account information including data, minutes and texts, by tweeting.

Why marketers must not use the end of austerity to turn back the clock

Marketers must recognise that the recession may have changed consumer behaviour for good, as they anticipate bigger budgets amid positive UK economy forecasts, writes Alex Brownsell.

Simplistic Functional Sleepers – The Parallel Wide Bed by DWR is Contemporary and Cozy (GALLERY)

(TrendHunter.com) Focusing as much on function as it does on form, the Parallel Wide Bed is a good-looking bed that will meet the needs of any sleeper. Lying low to the ground, it has a sleek, modern look that…

New Look mulls pitch for social media brief

New Look has sent out a request for information to agencies, which could lead to the fashion retailer outsourcing its social media activity for the first time.

Publicis Omnicom: Mega-merger receives lukewarm response

Maurice Lévy and John Wren kick off a charm offensive to persuade investors of the benefits of the proposed $35 billion merger between Publicis and Omnicom.

ITV forecasts growth in Q3 amid strong first-half profits

ITV expects its ad revenue to climb by 9 per cent in the third quarter due to the comparatively soft market in 2012 and healthy spend this year from categories including autos and the Government.

Wunderman UK picks up Xbox EMEA

Microsoft Xbox has moved its EMEA creative advertising account from McCann London to Wunderman UK without a pitch after a process led from the US.

Have you had your personal inflection point yet?

The inflection point is the time in the life of a business when its fundamentals are about to change.