A glue strong as a chain

Advertiser:Loctite Agency: DDB Milan, Italy Art Director: Ricard Valero Copywriter: Alessandro Mian Creative Director: Vicky Gitto Photographer: FM Photographers

Samsung – Unreal Stunt

Footage of the incredible live ‘flash’ event which happened on July 17 in the heart of London with a flying spaceship and bungee jumping elephants as a publicity stunt for the Samsung Jet phone.

Ad campaign launched to help image of British abroad

LONDON – The British embassy in Greece has launched a campaign encouraging British holidaymakers abroad to stay safe and drink sensibly.

Video: npower unveils latest Wallace and Gromit ad

LONDON – Energy company npower has unveiled the second phase in its energy-efficiency TV campaign starring Aardman Animation characters Wallace and Gromit.

InterCasino appoints agencies to roster

LONDON – Casino company InterCasino has appointed a roster of agencies to create campaigns that will generate customer loyalty in the international gaming market.

Wolverine YouTube ad trials generate 15% uplift in brand awareness

20th Century Fox’s homepage takeover ads for Wolverine: X-Men Origins created a 15% increase in brand awareness in the UK, following YouTube’s biggest ever homepage takeover ad deal.

UK consumers more cynical about advertising, according to survey

LONDON – Consumers in the UK are much more sceptical when it comes to advertising than their counterparts round the world, according to a global survey by The Nielsen Company.

British Eventing launches new website

LONDON – British Eventing has revamped its website with a new look and extra features for members, media and eventing fans.

Idea of iPhone Games Attracts Only a Handful of Brands


YORK, Pa. (AdAge.com) — Brands playing with iPhone apps are still trying to get game — video game, that is. Because while branded utility apps, such as store locators and bank-account managers, and established video-game brands, such as the Sims and Bejeweled, took off early in the iTunes App Store, branded game apps, or advergame apps, are off to a much slower start.

It’s official: your mum’s on Facebook (and probably Twitter too)

LONDON – People aged 55 and over are more likely to visit a social networking site than a business, technology or travel site, finds a new study.

Trend Hunter Reaches 100 Million Views – PLUS, Top Memories Along the Way (GALLERY)

(TrendHunter.com) Trend Hunter has officially reached 100 million views… Yee Ha! Thanks to all of you for making it happen. In particular, thanks to all of the Trend Hunters who have fueled our community into what it has…

AOL cuts homepage ads to speed load times

LONDON – AOL is cutting the number of ads on its homepage and some other websites, in order to make its pages load quicker.

Armstrong: Think of AOL Like Disney, a Company ‘That Delights You’


NEW YORK (AdAge.com) — It's been 100 days since Tim Armstrong leapt from Google to become CEO of AOL. He's spent the better part of those days on various planes, visiting the company's offices around the globe as part of a crash-course in all things AOL.We sat down with Mr. Armstrong last week to talk about what comes next.

Gold trader to be UK’s ‘biggest direct response advertiser by end of year’

LONDON – Cash4Gold, the US gold buying service, is launching in the UK today with what it claims will be the “biggest direct response campaigns in UK history”.

US gold trading service Cash4Gold to be UK’s ‘biggest direct response advertiser by end of year’

LONDON – Cash4Gold, the US gold buying service, is launching in the UK today with what it claims will be the “biggest direct response campaigns in UK history”.

Cinema audiences on the rise thanks to Slumdog success

LONDON – The first quarter of 2009 saw the highest UK cinema audience figures since 2002, according to the latest box office data.

EU slams unproven health claims

LONDON – A European investigation has exposed more than 50 food brands and supplements for making unproven claims regarding their health benefits.

Will a New Harry and Louise Return to Airwaves This Fall?

The parents of modern issue-advocacy advertising, Harry and Louise, could be poised to make yet another comeback in a new campaign promoting a national health-care agenda.

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Excellente idée du studio Pleaseletmedesign pour le concessionnaire Toyota Belgium, avec cette performance conçue autour de la typographie. Imaginé par Zachart Lieberman, le principe est simple : la voiture dessine les différentes lettres avec le mouvement de ses roues.



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Orange promotes RockCorps with TV campaign

LONDON – Orange has launched a TV campaign to promote its RockCorps volunteer programme.