Pimped Out Bikes – Studio Raar Makes Super Stylish Bicycles in Hip Prints Colors (GALLERY)

(TrendHunter.com) Bikes are getting more and more popular so it’s important to make yours stand out from the rest of the crowd. In the heart of Amsterdam, Studio Raar is making it easier for you to have a stylish bicycle…

Barclaycard ‘waterslide’ becomes most popular branded iPhone app

LONDON – Barclaycard’s “waterslide” iPhone application, which was released just 13 days ago, has become the most popular free branded advertising game in the history of the iTunes app store.

Aunt Bessie’s has appointed VCCP

LONDON – Aunt Bessie’s, the frozen food brand, has appointed VCCP as its advertising agency to work across its portfolio.

Organic produce ‘no different’ to other food, claims FSA report

LONDON – Organic food has no important differences in nutrition content, or any additional health benefits, when compared with conventionally produced food, according to an independent review commissioned by the Food Standards Agency (FSA).

Bing yet to make impact on UK search market

LONDON – Microsoft’s new search engine Bing, which it was announced today will power Yahoo’s search offerings, has so far made very little impact on the UK search market since its launch in May.

What a Polish Marxist Can Teach Us About Advertising


Lowe creative chief Mark Wnek looks at the late Solidarity leader Leszek Kolakowski and what the ad business can learn from his example.

An Ad That Makes Doctors’ Hearts Skip a Beat


A snack-chips ad that depicts doctors horsing around with no less serious device than a defibrillator has angered a group of Argentine cardiologists.

Tenant sued for mouldy Twitter comments

NEW YORK – A Chicago tenant is being sued by her former landlord after she complained on Twitter about mould in her apartment.

ITV1 leads Tuesday night ratings with 3.8m viewers

LONDON – ITV1 comfortably beat BBC One and Five in last night’s crime programming-heavy 9-10pm slot, according to unofficial overnight figures.

Marketing’s True Survivor


If you compare the current recession to a game of "Survivor," with marketing programs vying to avoid being voted off the island, it appears we have a winner: cause marketing. When times are tough, it can make all the difference in a client's marketing strategy.

Broadcast, Cable Anticipate Close of Upfront Market in Next Two Weeks

NEW YORK (AdAge.com) — TV's upfront marketplace appears to be lurching toward its end, according to media buyers, several of whom expect the marketplace to wrap up anytime between the end of this week and sometime next week.

Kwik Fit ‘backed’ by President Obama in viral film

LONDON – Kwit Fit has produced a viral film which mixes clips from speeches by Barack Obama, to make it appear that the US President is endorsing the car garage chain.

Stop Motion Proposals – Kent Yunge Uses 550+ Pictures to Ask His GF to Marry Him (VIDEO)

(TrendHunter.com) Kent Yunge wasn’t content with a classic down-on-one-knee proposal in a romantic place; this enamoured creative genius asked his girlfriend to marry him with a stop-motion proposal.

Using over 550 still…

Live gig to be streamed through Twitter

LONDON – Twitter is set to host its first ever live gig, of sorts – next week the Twitgigs Experiment kicks off, a battle of the bands competition, which will be streamed through Twitter, with the winner chosen by Twitgigs followers on the night of the event.

Talk Talk MD Becker to head Vodafone marketing

LONDON – Vodafone has appointed Wendy Becker as its group chief marketing Officer with effect from September.

Speedo’s Phelps could sit out over swimsuit row

LONDON – The coach of multiple Olympic Gold medallist Michael Phelps has said the swimmer may sit out crucial international race meetings until a row surrounding the perfomance of swimsuits is resolved.

Apple dodges App Store ad ban

LONDON – An Apple television ad claiming its apps are available “only on the iPhone” escaped being banned from the Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) after 10 complaints were registered.

Obama ‘endorses’ Kwik Fit in new viral

LONDON – DDB London has released a viral film of Barack Obama’s speeches, which remixes the words of the US President to make it seem as if he is endorsing the car garage chain Kwik Fit.

British Airways to axe meals on short haul flights

LONDON – British Airways is to stop serving meals on short-haul flights, as part of plans to save £22m.

Rexona Energy Parkour

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O Parkour é uma modalidade que está muito ligada à energia do esporte urbano. Por causa disso, muitos anunciantes se apropriam dela para associar os atributos de seus produtos ou serviços com a agilidade e o esforço alcançado pelos que praticam esse esporte. Tendo isso como base, a Rexona lançou uma campanha no Chile para o Rexona Men Energizing, uma nova linha de desodorantes focalizada em consumidores que vivem o dia-a-dia em constante movimento. A campanha promove e incentiva a prática do Parkour através de um site recheado de fotos e vídeos. Ações na rua também são feitas para envolver as pessoas mais de perto.

Uma das ações que ultimamente chamou muita atenção dos moradores de Santiago, capital do país, foram as projeções feitas em fachadas de edifícios no centro da cidade. As projeções usam aqueles raios de luzes, muito usados em publicidade, chamados de “beamvertising“. O contraste das imagens em movimento ficou muito legal. Dá uma olhada no vídeo acima.

:: Via Quiet Glover