Visible World Aims to Get Addressable Data Right

NEW YORK (AdAge.com) — Visible World, one of the most established players in the realm of targeted TV advertising, hopes to make strides against one of addressable advertising's biggest obstacles: data measurement.

Want Better Job Candidates? Write Better Job Specs


More often than not, the ad agencies that hire us assume that because we are advertising recruiters all they have to do is tell us the job title and the name of the account. The result? A process that takes far too long. Here are some tips to help reduce the time it takes to find the right candidates.

ESPN’s Premier League debut draws in excess of 400,000 viewers

LONDON – ESPN made its English Premier League debut on Saturday afternoon, pulling in an audience of more than 400,000 for its coverage of Arsenal’s 6-1 mauling of Everton, according to media agency sources.

Virgin1 to air 3D episode of Chuck

LONDON – Virgin1 has tied up with IPC ahead of the launch of its 3D episode of drama series ‘Chuck’ which viewers will be able to watch on a standard TV set with 3D glasses.

Soccer AM signs up FRijj to £2m sponsorship deal

LONDON – Dairy Crest-owned flavoured milk brand FRijj has signed a £2m deal to become the new sponsors of Sky TV’s Saturday morning football show, Soccer AM.

NUJ members vow to fight for future of The Observer

LONDON – Union members at the Guardian and Observer NUJ chapel have condemned Guardian Media Group’s plans to possibly close The Observer newspaper and vowed to save the title.

SKY’s Soccer AM signs up FRijj to £2m sponsorship deal

LONDON – Dairy Crest-owned flavoured milk brand FRijj has signed a £2m deal to become the new sponsor of Sky TV’s Saturday morning football show, Soccer AM.

Titan’s Bassett appointed to lead eBay’s partnerships division

LONDON – Rob Bassett, Titan Outdoor’s group head of sales, has been appointed by eBay Advertising as head of its integrated partnerships division.

Initiative lands £17m Diageo media business in Ireland

LONDON –
Diageo, home to drinks brands Bailey’s and Archers, has handed its estimated €20m (£17m) media planning and buying business in the Republic of Ireland to Initiative, following a competitive pitch.

MEN Media withdraws Manchester Evening News from ABCs

LONDON – Guardian Media Group’s MEN Media has withdrawn its part-free, part-paid for daily, the Manchester Evening News, from ABC auditing and will instead publish its own circulation figures.

Cashback promo boosts Bing Shopping numbers

LONDON – More good news for Bing – Microsoft’s recent Double Cashback promotion for Bing Shopping has resulted in a 169 per cent increase in visits to the price comparison website over two months, according to Hitwise.

The Horrors of Human Trafficking Slowly Revealed

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OK. What is it with today? Are all you marketers trying to make me drown in emotional depression?

Recession fails to stem consumers’ gadget lust

LONDON – The global smartphone market has proven to be recession proof, with sales surpassing 40 million units in the second quarter, a 27 per cent increase from the same period last year – despite consumers tightening up their budgets.

Is Michael Vick Marketable?

When a high-profile athlete is signed in a new city, the debate is usually about the level of the athletic impact on the team. In this case, most of the verbal fire — with good reason — is around the fact that Michael Vick abused animals. Web sites to rally people against the recently-released-from-jail QB, such as www.sackvick.net and www.petsitusa.com/blog/, are certainly getting increased visibility now. And several polls taken by local Philadelphia news organizations revealed that most of the people in the Philly area are opposed to the Vick signing, while Eagles fans, specifically, are split right down the middle. So it begs the question: can Michael Vick ever be a spokesperson again, or is he forever toxic?

In the Middle Of Oregon, Small Steps Toward Diversity


To me, it seems that an entire generation is being given the opportunity and tools to express themselves in a creative, productive way. The skills that they can learn here can both directly and indirectly influence the industry.

Underwear-Clad Roller Girls. Yea, It’s Another Underwear Ad

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It’s really difficult to write about something as frivolous as an underwear commercial after having viewed a much more substantial, emotionally-charged campaign for safe driving

Text This: Don’t Text And Drive

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This is probably not what you want to watch on a Monday morning but it will most certainly make you think twice before trying to text and drive at the same time.

Editor da Wired desaparece e inicia um ARG jornalístico

Wired Vanish

Em sua próxima edição, a revista Wired vai contar a história de Matthew Alan Sheppard, 42 anos, um gerente de segurança e saúde ambiental que trabalhava na Eaton. Sheppard tinha um casamento feliz e uma filha de 7 anos de idade, família com a qual vivia em uma confortável casa em Searcy, no Arkansas.

Coordenando mais de 30 filiais da Eaton entre a América do Norte e do Sul, Sheppard logo teve um aumento, o que elevou seu salário para perto dos 6 dígitos. Para seus colegas, Matthew Sheppard parecia um cara amigável e com uma carreira em expansão.

Acontece que com sua promoção na empresa, Sheppard passou a sentir o stress das novas responsabilidades e viagens frequentes. Em pouco tempo ele engordou, chegando a 135 kg, e viu sua saúde financeira entrar no vermelho.

Amante de gadgets, gastava mais do que ganhava com produtos eletrônicos, e começou a colocar todas as suas despesas pessoais no cartão de crédito corporativo. De refeições a bebidas nas baladas, da lavanderia as férias da família, tudo entrava na conta da Eaton.

Em fevereiro de 2008, quando a empresa enviou um email para Sheppard questionando tais despesas, ele resolveu planejar sua fuga. Sheppard forjou a própria morte, e iria esperar sua esposa receber o dinheiro do seguro para abrir uma fábrica de tequila no México, iniciando assim uma nova vida, uma nova identidade.

A história não terminou como ele planejava, e Sheppard acabou preso. 10 anos por roubo e fraude no seguro.

Wired Vanish

O que a Wired quer provar é que, com a quantidade de informações e bancos de dados sobre a vida das pessoas nos dias de hoje, é praticamente impossível conseguir fugir de si mesmo. Todo passo que você dá, toda ligação que você faz, toda a transação comercial realizada, tudo fica registrado em algum lugar.

Para mostrar na prática, o jornalista Evan Ratliff, que escreveu a matéria sobre Matthew Sheppard, também desapareceu. Deixou amigos, família e trabalho, e desafiou os leitores da revista a rastrearem seus passos.

Ratliff sumiu no dia 15 de agosto, e vai ficar escondido por 30 dias. Ninguém, nem mesmo os editores da Wired, sabem onde ele está. Ratliff vai continuar online regularmente, usando Facebook e Twitter.

Todas as informações que um investigador teria, os interessados em encontrar o jornalista terão no site wired.com/vanish. Atividades bancárias, ligações telefônicas, etc. “Isso claro, se eu for tolo o bastante para usar essas coisas”, avisa Ratliff.

Ele vai continuar nos EUA, em lugar comum, de convívio social, e o prazo para encontra-lo é 15 de setembro. Quem achar deve tirar uma foto, dizer a senha “fluke”, e esperar pelo segundo código em resposta. Aí então basta mandar a foto com a nova senha para o editor nicholas_thompson@wired.com.

O vencedor do desafio, ou seja, quem encontrar Evan Ratliff, ganha 5 mil dólares e uma matéria na Wired para contar como foi todo o processo investigativo. Além de ser uma iniciativa curiosa e ousada, mostra até onde uma publicação pode ir para promover seu trabalho e provar suas teorias.

Se quiser saber mais sobre o concurso, tem tudo no wired.com/vanish. E para acompanhar em detalhes como Matthew Sheppard tentou desaparecer do mundo (e foi encontrado pela polícia), leia a matéria do jornalista, agora, também desaparecido.

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Initiative wins €20 million Diageo Ireland media

DUBLIN – Diageo has appointed Initiative to handle its €20 million media planning and buying business in Ireland.

Online Game Campaign Promotes…Bras?

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This is hilarious. American Copywriter has put together, in chronological order, a series of online ads for the free online video game, Evony.