Latin Ad Show Invents Self-Destructing Grand Prix Trophy


RIO DE JANEIRO (AdAge.com) — In a bizarre call for entries promotion, a regional Latin American advertising festival is handing out Grand Prix trophies to agencies in advance this year, but warns that they will self destruct when the jury picks this year's real winners in November.

Magazine A-List to Be Presented Sunday at the American Magazine Conference


NEW YORK (AdAge.com) — Advertising Age will present its annual Magazine A-List during the opening reception of the American Magazine Conference this Sunday in Chicago.

Paddy Power Sued For Ryder Cup Sign Stunt

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Online betting site Paddy Power erected a gigantic Holloywood-style sign near the Ryder Cup at Celtic Manor and, subsequently, were sued for the stunt.
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Dr. Martens Goes All Mad Max For 50th Anniversary

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For Dr. Martens 50th Anniversary, Michael Davis of MC5 D.O.A. cover Cold War Kids’ Something Is Not Right With Me.
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White Guys Rap For Carpooling Club

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We didn’t say wiggers but Illegal Advertising did when they described this promotional video for the Dutch touring club’s new carpooling platform.
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Baseball, Hot Dogs — and Chevrolet?

NEW YORK (AdAge.com) — Thanks to a 1970s ad jingle, General Motors' Chevrolet has long been associated with baseball, hot dogs and apple pie. Now the auto marketer intends to cement that alliance further with a bold sponsorship that burnishes the national pastime.

Five Social Media Tenets Every Agency Should Embrace

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This season, social is the new black.
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Australian PSA Compares Hamburger to Heroin


Hey, check it out. Americans aren't the only ones with an obesity issue. Seems that Australia has one as well. And what better way to tackle such a first-world problem than with a good ol' PSA that equates giving your child a hamburger directly with tying him off and shooting him full of smack!

Pinturas Hyper-Realistas

Uma incrível coleção de pinturas hyper-realistas, tão reais que podem ser chamadas de ilusão de ótica.

São trabalhos de diversos artistas atuais como Roberto Bernardi, Steve Mills, Pedro Campos, Tom Martin, Mark Goings e Jason Degraaf. Veja mais no Recave.

Eu não sei fazer isso nem com fotografia, quanto mais com pincel e tinta.

Hyper realist paintings

Hyper realist paintings

Hyper realist paintings

Hyper realist paintings

Hyper realist paintings

Hyper realist paintings

Hyper realist paintings

Hyper realist paintings

Hyper realist paintings

Hyper realist paintings

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U.K.’s YouView Internet TV Determined to Launch in 2011


LONDON (AdAge.com) — The controversial new U.K. internet TV company YouView is confident the service will launch next year, despite complaints to a U.K. media regulator that it will stifle competition, could be harmful for advertisers and might take up too much of the country's internet bandwidth. YouView is a consumer brand for content that will be accessed via a set-top box connecting TV sets with digital TV stations using the aerial, and the internet, via a broadband connection.

Droga5 Poised to Win Prudential Creative


NEW YORK (AdAge.com) — Prudential Financial is expected to tap Droga5 for a brand campaign following a search for an agency support that began in May.

Extraterrestial Platforms – Alexander McQueen Alien Heels are Out of This World

(TrendHunter.com) Beloved fashion designer Alexander McQueen has never disappointed fashionistas. His design house has created some very bizarre designs, and this pair of Alexander McQueen alien heels are no exception.…

Keep It Down — Or Else

According to AP, "The Senate late Wednesday unanimously passed a bill to require television stations and cable companies to implement industry standards capping the volume of commercials."

Coca-Cola: Drinking Straw

Advertising Agency: MacLaren McCann, Toronto, Canada
Creative Director: Sean Davison
Art Director: Robert Kingston
Copywriters: Wade Hesson, Nancy Crimi
Photographer: Frank Hoedl


Everything Everywhere to cut marketing roles

Everything Everywhere is to shed 11 brand marketing roles as part of a restructure reducing overall headcount at the Orange and T-Mobile joint venture by 1,200.

Recognising excellence

Competition will be fierce for this year’s Marketing Society Brand of the Year award, writes Ed Kemp.

New channel slot becomes available on Freeview

Ofcom has given the BBC and transmission company Arqiva approval to auction off capacity that would allow a new channel to be broadcast on the Freeview free-to-air platform.

Betting on Make A Wish


More than 800 people showed up for
GroupM's annual Casino Night last week, raising $130,000 for the Make a Wish Foundation. The event, themed as a San Gennaro street festival, drew 100 sponsors from major TV, print, digital and radio corporations.

Phorm posts $16m loss for first half

Phorm, the web-targeting company, has reported a $15.7m (£9.9m) operating loss for the six months to 30 June.

French Connection: Brave, Eat meat, Curves, Dance, Child

Campaign for French Connection, a retail fashion chain for men and women.

Advertising Agency: Fallon, London, United Kingdom
Art Directors: Selena Mckenzie, Toby Moore
Copywriters: Selena Mckenzie, Toby Moore
Photographer: Leila Naaman
Typographers: Philip Bosher, Monica Pirovana