Was Chevy’s Abrupt Agency Change Business As Usual Or Harsh?


Chevrolet's startlingly abrupt agency change from Publicis to Goodby Silverstein & Partners seems harsh to this advertising veteran, even by adland standards.

Yahoo Aims to Double Original Content in Ambitious Publishing Strategy

NEW YORK (AdAge.com) — Despite Yahoo's well-publicized strategy to corner a broad array of online businesses from advertising to search to content, it has more aggressively moved into the publishing space.

Can Bret Michaels Help ‘Celebrity Apprentice’ Battle ‘Lost’?


NEW YORK (AdAge.com) — Even Bret Michaels might not be able to keep "Celebrity Apprentice" from getting lost in the hype over "Lost."

Varejista aposta em videogame para atrair meninas

Muito se discute sobre o que realmente é uma nova mídia e quais seus potenciais no universo do marketing e da publicidade.

Os games, por exemplo, sustentam ações e promoções de marcas das mais distintas categorias, há muitos anos.

Inclusive fiz um post comentando sobre os advergames mais antigos do mundo. E teve cada surpresa.

Mas isso não quer dizer que a plataforma tenha sido desgastada. Pelo contrário. O avanço das tecnologias e da tamanha realidade provida pelos novos games, trouxeram outras possibilidades de entreter o público-alvo.

Direcionada a um público de adolescentes do público feminino, a varejista internacional Claire’s, presente em vários países do mundo (ainda não chegou no Brasil), fechou recentemente uma parceria com a Electronic Arts (EA) e lançaram juntas uma nova série de videogame para Nintendo DS e Wii: “Charm Girls Club, My Fashion Mall“.

A parceria concedeu a Claire’s intervenções no game com lojas próprias onde as usuárias podem comprar virtualmente suas jóias e acessórios de baixo custo.

Com uma parceria como esta, ambas as marcas (EA e Claire’s) saem ganhando.

Em primeiro lugar, a parceria ajuda a aumentar a percepção da EA entre as meninas. E no caso da Claire’s, há um reforço na sua imagem de marca jovem, divertida e inovadora. Então, ponto para as duas!

A Big Problem With the ‘Small’ Word


Our problem: We're bigger than you think, and we don't think of ourselves as small. How many of you fit this description?

TV Guide Magazine Teams With Its Former Website and Network


NEW YORK (AdAge.com) — TV Guide magazine has struck a deal with the TV Guide Network and TVGuide.com, properties that have operated under separate ownership since Macrovision sold the TV Guide brand in two pieces.

Southwest Says No to Racy PETA Ad

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No stranger to racy ads, Southwest has dubbed a new PETA ad “too sexy” for its in-flight magazine
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Motorcycle Sportscars – Ramesh Gound’s Plug-In Motorbike Clicks Into Another to Form a Car (GALLERY)

(TrendHunter.com) I’ve never seen anything as cool in the auto department as Ramesh Gound’s revolutionary motorcycle/car concept. Imagine this: a sleek, curvy moped/motorcycle design that turns into a sick sportscar. Come…

FTC Greenlights Google’s AdMob Purchase

NEW YORK (AdAge.com) — The Federal Trade Commission has approved Google's acquisition of AdMob, clearing the way for Google to become the leader in mobile advertising.

John Barnes raps for Mars in World Cup ad

LONDON – Mars will air its 2010 version of John Barnes’ 1990 footballing rap on Monday (24 May) as it looks to tap into consumer excitement about the forthcoming World Cup.

Dramatically Dark Tattoos – Thomas Hooper Takes on the Dark Side of Inked Art (GALLERY)

(TrendHunter.com) Tattoo artist Thomas Hooper has no problem going to the dark side with body tattoos. The talented inkmaster reaches out to areas that most artists dare not tread.

The staying power of dark ink may be…

I-Level’s demise will benefit industry

LONDON – The collapse of I-Level indicates that the market is shifting away from specialist one-stop shops and is good news for traditional media agencies, was among the more contentious issues raised at Haymarket Brand Media’s inaugural Big Media Debate today.

Smiley advertising billboard viral video

A simple ambient media idea to animated a billboard without artwork…

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Guardian rules out online reader registration

LONDON – The Guardian will not ask readers to register for online access in order to make its behavioural ad targeting more precise, delegates at a marketing conference heard yesterday.

McDonald’s | I’m Still Loving It

Simples. E por isso mesmo genial. Sabendo que o McDonald’s é um lugar onde toda a criança brinca e se diverte, por que não trazer de volta essa sensação para nós, marmanjos?

A DDB de Sydney não só pensou nisso como colocou em prática. Eu achei bacana. E se estivesse por lá com certeza ia pagar um micão e brincar também.

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Google lança versão de Pac-Man em página de buscas

Para comemorar 30 anos do célebre personagem dos games, o Google colocou uma versão jogável em seu logo e promete acabar com a produtividade do dia.

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CVS Taps Havas’ Arnold as Lead Creative Agency


NEW YORK (AdAge.com) — CVS has named Arnold its lead creative shop after a pitch that came down to a two-way shootout between the Havas-owned agency and WPP's Y&R, according to executives with knowledge of the review. The incumbent was another Boston-based agency, Interpublic Group of Cos.' Hill Holliday.

Four-fifths of in-house PRs don’t get social media

LONDON – Most in-house PR professionals (80%) are failing to integrate digital and social media into their communications strategies, according to research.

I Spy creates office space app for FlexiOffices

LONDON – Digital marketing agency I Spy has created an iPhone app for commercial property firm FlexiOffices that takes a consumer approach to finding available office space.

Nike launches epic World Cup TV spot

LONDON – Nike has unveiled its epic three-minute new World Cup TV ad featuring stars such as Wayne Rooney, Cristiano Ronaldo, Ronaldinho, Fabio Cannavaro and Didier Drogba.