C4 impacts down 16% in June as Big Brother ratings plunge

LONDON – Channel 4 and C4+1’s share of commercial impacts plummeted 16% in June compared with the same period in 2008, a downturn attributed to the worst-performing series of Big Brother.

Jackson coverage helps boost newspapers and magazines

LONDON – The untimely death of Michael Jackson confirmed a media shift, with the internet and microblogging driving the global news agenda. But once the story was out, traditional media took control, with detailed comment, insight and intrigue.

Twisted Taxidermy – A Collection of the Strangest Stuffed Animals Ever Seen (GALLERY)

(TrendHunter.com) These twisted taxidermy finds are the strangest stuffed animals you will ever come across. From the three musketeer squirrels to a rat that has been transformed into a robot, the gallery above embraces…

Invisible flashmob

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Adopt. No matter from where. Your child will be yours.

Avertiser: Enzo B Agency: JWT Milan

Salvation Army of Northern New England: This Campaign Cost Nothing

With the help of over 50 businesses we launched thousands of guerrilla executions in Portland, Maine, supported by print, online and TV. For 3 weeks in May 2009 businesses became the medium. And any space was potential ad space.

Advertising Agency: VIA, Portland, Maine (USA)
Agency website: http://vianow.com
Creative Director: Greg Smith
Art Director: Chris Avantaggio
Copywriter: Mike Irvine
Illustrator: Lirra […]

Cadbury to launch Trebor Extra Strong mints chewing gum

LONDON – Cadbury is extending its Trebor Extra Strong mints brand into the chewing gum sector.

Molson Coors to market C2 lager in single-alcohol unit bottle

LONDON – Molson Coors is drawing up plans to launch its low-alcohol lager brand C2 in a bottle size that would contain a single unit of alcohol.

UK Film Council looks to brands to help fund British films

LONDON – The UK Film Council is turning to brands to help secure the financial future of British film.

How marketers can recession-proof their jobs

LONDON – In one of his most withering attacks on Gordon Brown, in 2006 David Cameron accused the then-Chancellor of being an ‘analogue politician in a digital age’, adding, ‘you are the past’.

Liquid Zipper Leggings – Dani Stahl Gives American Apparel a Run for Their Money (GALLERY)

(TrendHunter.com) American Apparel, meet your newest rival: NYLON’s style director, Dani Stahl. This uber trendy chick recently designed these super, super, super (super?) tight leggings for LnA’s upcoming fall line.

They…

Tanning Tattoos – ‘Skin’ Releases a Teen-Beach Couture Line for Girls With a Badass Side (GALLERY)

(TrendHunter.com) Do you change your mind too often to decide upon which tattoo to get? Skin is a teen-beach couture line that offers bathing suits that will give you the temporary tattoo fix you need without any of the…

Green Platform at Strozzina in Florence

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A dark and intelligent exhibition that attempts to address the overall ecological problem not only in environmental terms but also with respect to its philosophical, psychological, economic and social implications continue

Susie Homemaker Shoots – Mary-Louise Parker Poses in her Underwear For Esquire Magazine (GALLERY)

(TrendHunter.com) It’s easy to love Mary-Louise Parker if you are already an avid watcher of the show ‘Weeds,’ but Esquire Magazine has made it even easier to love the actress regardless by having her grace the pages in…

Bum-Bearing Fashion – Lady Gaga Skips the Pants and Half of Her Underwear (GALLERY)

(TrendHunter.com) There is no denying that Lady Gaga is pretty obscure when it comes to fashion. Her recent performance at the Oxygen Music Festival in Ireland is one example of her insane sense of style and wacky getups.…

Christophe Beauregard

Découverte de la belle série “Technomades” réalisée par le photographe Christophe Beauregard. Les gestes et les postures de nombreuses personnes ont été immortalisés en les dépossédant de leurs appareils, téléphones ou consoles de jeux. Plus d’images dans la suite.



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Many hands at work, with Ultraclean

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Advertising Agency: JWT, Dubai, UAE
Executive Creative Director: Chafic Haddad
Creative Director: Dave Nicholson, Husen Baba
Copywriter: Dave Nicholson
Art Director: Husen Baba
Photographer: Edwin Ho

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Painted Lips – Elisabeth Hoff ‘s Photography Makes Kissers Even More Kissable (GALLERY)

(TrendHunter.com) These colorful kissers are the work of photographer Elisabeth Hoff. Her photos in this collection play around with not only color, but also texture and props. Images like dice, razorblades and honey are…

Miniseries, Small Ratings



MINNEAPOLIS (AdAge.com) — Spoiler alert! At the risk of giving away the ending, it's a pretty good bet the world won't end in "Meteor," NBC's two part miniseries running on successive Sundays. The miniseries, however, remains in peril.

La Comunidad Wins $20M Crown Brands Business


NEW YORK (AdAge.com) — Independent agency La Comunidad won Crown Imports' pitch to choose a new U.S. Hispanic agency of record for beer brands Corona Extra and Modelo Especial, an account worth about $20 million.