Xerox Diagnoses a Syndrome That It Can’t Cure


Do you have Information Overload Syndrome? Odds are this isn't the only blog you're reading, so it probably feels right. So how is it possible that Xerox, trying to capitalize on the frustration, left me feeling so cheated with their new campaign?

Why Netbooks Are the Paring Knives of the Technology World


The "feature arms race" in new products is fundamental to our consumerism way of life: Product managers the world over create "good, better, best" product portfolios with an ever increasing number of features to justify ever higher prices. They build it and we buy it.

TVC: You smile, it shoots

Advertising Agency: FP7, Dubai, UAE
Executive Creative Director: Marc Lineveldt
Creative Director: Vincent Fichard
Copywriter: Vincent Fichard
Art Director: Matthew Jones

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Robinsons sponsors pantomime productions

LONDON – Robinsons has announced a deal with First Family Entertainment (FFE) to sponsor its national pantomime season.

My Top Beach Books for Advertising Agency Folks

As I prepare for the annual summer beach trip with the family, I thought I'd share some of my favorite beach-reading material. Some of these are new and some are old, but each has given me value far beyond the meager price I paid for the book.

It’s Like ‘Conjunction Junction,’ But So Much Hipper.

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EUTube — the YouTube channel of the European Union — is seeding a video called “Electrical Derby,” whose job is to educate viewers about electricity, while propagating the Eurotrash pop culture aesthetic that gives spoofs like this a perpetually appreciative audience.

Sony Ericsson Walkman

Après la jolie campagne pour WWF, une nouvelle publicité basée sur des photographies du studio Carioca. Une réalisation cette fois de l’agence Saatchi & Saatchi Frankfurt/Bucharest pour la gamme de téléphones axée musique de Sony Ericsson. Plus d’images dans la suite.



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Mindshare launches new social media unit

LONDON – Mindshare has formed a new social marketing services unit in partnership with SocialMedia8, a social media marketing specialist also owned by WPP.

Kylie Minogue promotes Tous on London buses

LONDON – Luxury goods retailer Tous has partnered with CBS Outdoor to wrap two London buses in ads featuring Kylie Minogue.

Leggy Moviestar Fashion – Megan Fox Flaunts Killer Legs at Transformers Tokyo Premier (GALLERY)

(TrendHunter.com) Actress Megan Fox wowed the Japanese fans during the world premiere of her new film “Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen” in Tokyo with a super sexy purple Donna Karan dress that showed off her killer…

We had to tear down, to re-build

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Advertising Agency: IMPACT BBDO, Cairo, Egypt
Chief Creative Officer: Ali Zein
Creative Director: Nevine Nour
Art Director: Christine Bebawy

Virgin Media debuts Red ident character tonight

LONDON – Virgin Media is launching a four-minute ad break on Virgin 1 this evening (9 June) to showcase the channel’s new character, Red, for the first time.

‘Local Porno Buyer Jim Scott Has Been Taken Hostage. Along with His Pornography.’

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This shit’s over-the-top, but we got one or two dry giggles out of it.

Channel 4 launches Sun Seekers ad facility

LONDON – Channel 4 has launched a new ad package, Sun Seekers, aimed at advertisers wanting to capitalise on the expected hot weather this summer.

Music and film industries keen on copying the Hulu model

LONDON – Internet firms are eagerly copycatting Hulu’s popular approach to free ad-funded online content, with two companies – Epix, dubbed a ‘Hulu for movies’ and Vevo, the ‘Hulu of music’ scheduled for launch this year.

Radley overhauls its websites

LONDON – Radley, the British handbags and accessories retailer, plans to boost its global retail presence with the creation of three ecommerce sites.

Apple’s iPhone 3GS: what it means for marketers

LONDON – Apple has announced that its new iPhone, the 3GS, a faster, upgraded version of the iPhone 3G, will launch in the UK on 19 June. The iPhone has already transformed mobile marketing, but its latest incarnation looks set to offer brands much more. We asked David Glennie, product director at MIG, for the lowdown.

Setanta closes its doors to new customers

LONDON – Setanta has disabled its telephony and online subscription services, preventing new customers from signing up, however, it is understood the troubled broadcaster has not yet called in the administrators.

…But How Does This Solve the Problem of Phallus-Shaped Pop-Ups?

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Now your second head has an ally: a third eye, right where it counts.

As Upfront Talks Stall With Broadcasters, Buyers Eye Cable

NEW YORK (AdAge.com) — To jump-start a stalled TV upfront marketplace, media buyers say they are considering doing business first with cable outlets and syndicators, which they hope will be more amenable to rolling back prices for recession-scared clients. But buyers may not find what they are seeking.