Bone-crushing tackles in the office / Renversant, non?

THE ORIGINAL?
Reebok Athletic apparel “the office linebacker”- 2003
Source : Cannes GOLD LION !!!
Agency :  ARNELL GROUP, New York (USA)
LESS ORIGINAL :
Triss – Swedish Lottery Ticket  – 2009
The sign on the wall says “Your mother doesn’t work here” and it says “No, but someone elses mother does”.
Tagline: “Some day it happens to you.”
Agency : Grand (Sweden)
2 situations tellement identiques que c’est à en tomber à la renverse!

Brandt: Wake up calls

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Advertising Agency: DDB, Paris, France
Executive Creative Director: Alexandre Hervé
Art Director: Fabien Teichner
Copywriter: Fabien Teichner
Advertiser’s Supervisor: Xavier Mendiola / Amélie Avierinos
Account Supervisor: Pascale Mirikelam
Prod Compagny: U-Turn / PH, 23 avenue Bernard Palissy 92210 saint Cloud
Director: Fabien Teichner
Producer: Elisabeth Fabri / Constance Guillou
Sound Design: Schmooze

Lucozade ad campaign urges consumers to ‘do more’

LONDON – Lucozade Energy is mounting a £12m marketing campaign which introduces the strap line ‘Do More’.

Kia launches soulful experiential campaign for new Soul model

LONDON – Korean car manufacturer Kia has launched a soul music-themed experiential marketing campaign to promote its newest model, Soul.

Sony extends contract with Emailvision to cover 35 countries

LONDON – Sony has extended its contract with Emailvision with the announcement that it will use the firm’s Campaign Commander software across 35 countries and within five product divisions.

Standard owner Lebedev set to buy Independent newspapers

LONDON – Russian oligarch Alexander Lebedev, majority owner of the London Evening Standard, is understood to be in advanced talks to buy The Independent and Independent on Sunday.

Uswitch.com put up for sale by US owner

LONDON – Scripps Networks Interactive is seeking a buyer for energy-focused price comparison site uSwitch.com.

Search grows share of €12.9bn European digital spend

LONDON – Search advertising expenditure across Europe grew by 26% to €5.6bn (£4.8bn) in 2008, according to figures released by IAB Europe.

Confused.com staff give London commuters travel advice during tube strike

LONDON – Confused.com was assisting stranded commuters in London this morning by sending out a team of assistants to give travel advice during the second day of tube strikes.

Turning Celebrity Athletes Into Bloggers


NEW YORK (AdAge.com) — Philadelphia Eagles quarterback Donovan McNabb sparked a recent controversy with his remarks about Michael Vick. But he didn't call a press conference or tap a friendly editor to do it. Instead, he directly made news with his blog on Yardbarker.com. It was the latest example of how the Yardbarker ad network and celebrity-athlete blogging hub is becoming a growing presence in the world of sports media.

Heinz launches USB-powered microwave

LONDON – Heinz is targeting office workers with branded a portable microwave, powered via a USB port.

Palm names former Apple exec Jon Rubinstein as CEO

LONDON – Palm has appointed Jon Rubinstein, a former Apple executive, as chairman and chief executive, to replace Ed Colligan, who is stepping down to join private equity firm Elevation Partners, Palm’s biggest investor.

DEADLINE post-it stop motion

Cool or what??


FOMS syndrom Fear Of Missing Something

This new viral video from Microsoft IE8 is based on the fact tha overconnected people are always fearing to miss a news. Addicted to news are like addicted to crack nowadays! advertiser: Microsoft IE 8

The new Samsung unboxing viral video

After the 10 optical illusions, the follow your instinct,the unboxing, the ants fight, drag and drop the world, Extreme Sheep LED Art, and the laptop hologram, Samsung is back with a new viral video: the Magic unboxing. advertiser: Samsung agency: The Viral Factory

Hula Hoops sponsors user-generated ‘finger film’ competition with Hollywood prize

LONDON – United Biscuits-owned Hula Hoops is launching a competition called the Golden Hoop Film Awards which challenges consumers to create short films using only their fingers and Hula Hoops.

Hula Hoops sponsors user-generated finger film competition with Hollywood prize

LONDON – United Biscuits-owned Hula Hoops is launching a competition called the Golden Hoop Film Awards which challenges consumers to create short films using only their fingers and Hula Hoops.

Sky to launch HD news channel

LONDON – Sky is launching a high definition (HD) news channel as part a plan to migrate viewers to its HD Sky top box.

Panasonic vs. LG: Who Delivered the Sharper Image in Media?



June 12, 2009, TV's equivalent to Y2K, will see broadcasters throughout the country switch off their analog TV transmitters to broadcast entirely in digital. In the past year, households have had to get themselves digital-ready — one bright spark for a consumer-electronics industry hammered by the recession. Unit sales in 2009 of digital TV sets will reach nearly 35 million, up about 8% from 2008. The category is flooded by a multitude of Japanese, Korean, European and Chinese brands. While consumers are all too ready to compare side-by-side price, technology and design, we like to think that marketing and promotion still helps influence brand choice. Panasonic and LG, two brands battling to pull out in front of the pack and compete with established market leaders Sony and Samsung, employed different media strategies. Let's see how they did.

TLRC sells Silk FM for nominal amount

LONDON – The Local Radio Company has sold Macclesfield radio station Silk FM for a nominal sum.