Renault launches DR press campaign to push its Eco2 range

Renault has just launched a campaign in the car fleet trade press to promote its Eco2 range of green models.

Best buzz video of the week by ILV#47

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UK’s first online pawnbroker launches TV ads

LONDON – Pawnbroking is entering the world of DRTV with an ad campaign launched today by Borro.com, which is geared up to serve customers via post, phone and online.

Wolf boy the hairiest guy in the world

A new video challenge for the Philips razor… How to make Wolf Boy a sex bomb? Advertiser: Philips

YouTube not so reliant on ads for profitability

LONDON – YouTube is much closer to achieving profitability than previously thought, according to research from RampRate.

Fredericks Ice Cream makes cool statement with edible 99 Cadbury’s Flake hat at Ascot Ladies’ Day

LONDON – Ladies who love chocolate could nibble on a giant Cadbury Flake 99 hat worn by model Freya Berry at Ascot’s Ladies Day.

GoDaddy’s Got Some New Snatch. And It’s a Golfer!

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Here’s a new GoDaddy spot that will neither change your life nor get you off. In it, two preppyland hotties on a golf course find an enchanted genie lamp.

Americans make friends with Bing

LONDON – Bing, the new search engine from Microsoft, is continuing to increase market share two weeks after launch, according to a report by comScore.

Unexpected Biological Changes Make Zack a Less Dull Boy

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“V-Day” kicks off a new online video effort by Tampax that follows the story of Zack Johnson, a guy who woke up one morning to find he has a gaping vagina where his second head should be.

Scouts hit back at Phones4u stereotyping

LONDON – Scouting fans have hit back at the Phones4u ‘Great Deals 4 Popular People’ campaign featuring a scout leader as grumpy, balding and with glasses, which was pulled from press ads by the retailer this week.

Chivas signs up Ben Ainslie for online chivalry campaign

LONDON – Whisky group Chivas has created a new website and online ad campaign to promote Chivas Regal, with the theme ‘Live with chivalry’.

UNIQLO Calendar, Lady Parts Auto, Nestle Copywriter Wanted

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– Recapping Dos Equis’ Most Interesting Man in the World.

Celebrity blogger Perez Hilton to launch advertiser-friendly website

NEW YORK – Blogger Perez Hilton, who is behind gossip site PerezHilton.com, is reportedly planning to launch a site which will focus on longer-form, more advertiser-friendly content that is “snark-free”.

BMB hires Neil Powell to head its New York office

LONDON – Beattie McGuinness Bungay has hired Neil Powell, the former chief creative officer of Margeotes Fertitta Powell, to take on the role of creative partner at its New York office.

British Library project puts 200 years of UK newspapers online

LONDON – Over 2m pages of 19th century newspapers have been made available online by the British Library as a pay-as-you-go service reaching back as far as the 1805 Battle of Trafalgar.

Sky One boosts audience with The Take gangster drama

LONDON – Sky One series ‘Martina Cole’s The Take’, a heavily promoted original drama commission, debuted with around 650,000 viewers last night, according to unofficial overnight figures.

MVR to sell ads around YouTube content

LONDON – Myvideorights, the rights management company, has struck a deal with YouTube to sell advertising around its own content on the Google-owned, video-sharing site.

Tavo Studio

Coup de coeur pour ce studio créé et basé à Madrid, par le designer espagnol Tavo Ponce. Un mélange de 3D, de photos réalistes ou d’illustrations vectorielles. Une galerie de visuels et son nouveau motion sont disponibles dans la suite.



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Nitro’s Howe to run Draftfcb

LONDON – Kate Howe, former managing director at integrated agency Nitro, has been appointed the new president of Draftfcb London. She will join the agency on 6 July.

A Pause to Reflect on Cause Marketing


Spening on cause marketing is projected to reach $1.57 billion this year, according to the IEG Sponsorship Report. And it's more powerful and effective than ever in this economy. But for all its success, cause marketing is still a relatively new discipline. Brian Powell of TracyLocke offers his idea of what defines cause.