Contrite Boyfriend + Gaming Remote = Chocolate Disaster

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The ladies will understand this one. The men, not so much. Well, the stupid ones, that is.

It’s Google’s World, We Just Live in It


NEW YORK (AdAge.com) — Microsoft and Yahoo's newly forged search deal is about breaking Google's dominance, which is pretty overwhelming in the U.S. by any measure: queries, clicks or ad revenue. But as hard as it will be to dislodge Google in the U.S., it will be even harder overseas.

Mars bitesize promotion targets stay-at-home consumers

LONDON – Mars is launching its biggest-ever promotion across the majority of its portfolio of bitesize products. The activity offers consumers the opportunity to win DVDs.

Five Days returns to BBC for second series

LONDON – The BBC has commissioned a second series of ‘Five Days’, following the success of the original show in 2007.

Sky to launch 3D channel next year

LONDON – Sky plans to launch its first 3D channel next year, enabling customers with a Sky+HD set-top box to watch 3D content if they upgrade to a 3D-ready TV set.

Video stop motion for BMW Museum in Munchen

Advertiser: BMW

Promotional product review – the Tangle stress reliever

LONDON – Is it a stress reliever or simply a toy to leave on the your desk? P&I reviews the ‘Tangle’ and looks into what it might be and whether it can promote your brand.

Transport for London launches iPhone app

LONDON – Transport for London has licensed the launch of an iPhone app to help consumers using the London Underground.

Budweiser: Lyrics

Advertising Agency: DDB, London, United Kingdom
Executive Creative Director: Jeremy Craigen
Art Director: Richard Denney
Copywriter: David Henderson
Production Companies: Gorgeous Enterprises
Director: Chris Palmer
Rupert Smythe
Agency Producer: Richard Chambers
Date of First Publication: July 2009

Rapha Condor signs three new sponsors

LONDON – The Rapha Condor Professional Cycling Team has unveiled three sponsorship deals.

Arctic Monkeys confirm live performance stream for album launch promotion

LONDON – The Arctic Monkeys will be performing tracks from their upcoming third album, ‘Humbug’ in a streaming web transmission tonight, directed and produced by Pulse Films.

TubePro iPhone application helps London commuters exit quickly

LONDON – Internet entrepreneur John Harrison has launched an Apple iPhone application called TubePro which tells commuters exactly what Tube carriage stops opposite the exit at all London Underground stations.

Xbox 360 gets Facebook and Twitter for Christmas

LONDON – Twitter and Facebook apps are to be integrated into Microsoft’s Xbox 360 in time for Christmas allowing gamers to access

Xbox 360 to get Facebook and Twitter for Christmas

LONDON – Twitter and Facebook apps are to be integrated into Microsoft’s Xbox 360 in time for Christmas allowing consumers to access the social media sites during game play.

Prostate Cancer Research run Bob Monkhouse twitter feed

LONDON – Bob Monkhouse is set to twitter from beyond the grave as part of the latest extension to Prostate Cancer Research’s award winning ‘Give a few bob’ campaign.

Future reports 15% rise in online advertising

LONDON – Future, the specialist interest publisher, has reported an uplift of 15% in online advertising revenues in the nine months to 30 June, offsetting an 8% decline in print advertising revenues in the period.

‘Data analytics are must-have’: the media’s verdict on the SPSS-IBM deal

IBM’s declaration earlier this week that it intends to buy data analytics firm SPSS has the global media waxing lyrical about the benefits of database software. Here are the verdicts on the deal from Business Week, The Times, the Washington Post and the Press Association.

‘Data analytics are must-have’: the Washington Post’s verdict on the SPSS-IBM deal

MEDIA WATCH: IBM’s declaration earlier this week that it intends to buy data analytics firm SPSS has the global media waxing lyrical about the benefits of database software. Here are the verdicts on the deal from Business Week, The Times, the Washington Post and the Press Association.

Trinity Mirror reports ‘marginal’ improvement in ad trends

LONDON – Trinity Mirror, the owner of the Daily Mirror and more than 140 local papers, has reported an advertising dip at its national newspapers of more than 14% in the first six months of the year, but said it has seen “marginal” improvement in advertising trends.

Five to join IPTV service Project Canvas

LONDON – UK broadcaster Five has confirmed it is the latest to join Project Canvas, the IPTV service being developed by the BBC, ITV and BT.