Quarter of eight-to-12-year-olds have social network profiles

LONDON – A quarter of children aged eight to 12 who use the internet at home say they have a profile on Facebook, Bebo or MySpace despite the sites’ minimum user age of 13, according to new research.

Quarter of eight to 12-year-olds have social network profiles

LONDON – A quarter of children aged eight to 12 who use the internet at home say they have a profile on Facebook, Bebo or MySpace despite the sites’ minimum user age of 13, according to new research.

Chemistry Communications reports a 150% rise in profits

LONDON – Chemistry Communications Group has reported a rise in pre-tax profit of 150% to £1.4m in 2009, in its results released today.

Regretful Hook-Up Sites – The ‘Sorry Mom’ Blog Details Exploits Better Left Unsaid (GALLERY)

(TrendHunter.com) We have all had them: those nights in which an intriguing guy stares at you, and it is all you can do to not go back to his place. Well, you end up going back to his place, only to regret it. That is what…

Volkswagen Lane Assist: Bear, Fox

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Advertising Agency: DDB, Berlin, Germany
Chief Creative Officer: Amir Kassaei
Executive Creative Directors: Stefan Schulte, Bert Peulecke
Creative Directors: Till Eckel, Johannes Hicks
Art Director: Lisa Berger
Copywriter: Ingo Isabettini, Manuel Wenzel
Agency Producer: Bernd Bluhme
Production Company: Wanda, Berlin
Director: Wilfrid Brimo
Executive Producer: Fabian Barz


Humiliating Dog-umentaries – Pugs in Costumes are Yet Another Reason Not to Dress Up Your Dog (GALLERY)

(TrendHunter.com) I think that dressing your dog up is always a bad idea. I don’t care if it is a bandanna or a full-on Yoda costume, they are all equally bad. So, it goes without saying that my head exploded when I saw…

Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre: Take a break from the sun

“Take a break from the sun.”

Advertising Agency: CHE, Melbourne, Australia
Executive Creative Director: Jason Ross
Deputy Creative Director: Richard Ralphsmith
Art Director: Josh Murrell
Copywriter: Sharon Condy
Producers: Connie Leone, Loreta Zaruski
Account Manages: Meagan Bell, Ebony Moore


Honda Asimo robot travelling in Canada

New viral video campaign with Asimo the robot created by Honda.

Asimo is having a journey accross Canada.

Advertiser: Honda

Old Spice: Armpit Mountain, Smell Like a man, Different Scents for Different Gents

Advertising Agency: Wieden+Kennedy, Portland, USA
Executive Creative Directors: Mark Fitzloff, Susan Hoffman
Creative Directors: Eric Baldwin, Jason Bagley
Copywriter: Jason Kreher
Art Director: Eric Baldwin (CD)
Agency Executive Producer: Ben Grylewicz
Agency Producer: Sarah Shapiro
Production Company: The Directors Bureau, Los Angeles
Director: Mike Mills
Executive Producer: Cayce Chambers Cole
Line Producer: Emily Skinner


The death of creativity? / Une Pompe funèbre?

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THE ORIGINAL?
Road Safety “Buckle them up. The back seat too” – 2004
“Baby On Board” sticker on the back of the hearse.
Source : CANNES SHORTLIST, AdForum,
Agency : DDB Brussels (Belgium)
LESS ORIGINAL :
Road Safety Toronto “Baby on Board” – 2010
“80% of child seats are installed incorrectly”
Source : Adsoftheworld
Agency : Juniper Park, Toronto (Canada)
The highway to hell… c’est peut-être de copier une idée mortelle, mortellement connue et de se faire mortellement griller.
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Fashionable Fanny Packs – Elle France March 2010 Shows Sexy Beach Accessories (GALLERY)

(TrendHunter.com) Brunette stunner Behati Prinsloo looks beachside sexy in her latest shoot for Elle France March 2010. Sporting oversized accessories and giant hobo bags, with wrists full of rubber watches and even a pair…

Paper Round (26 March) – a look at the day’s newspapers

LONDON – There are predictions of ‘rail chaos’ in the national press today, as The Daily Telegraph, the Daily Star and The Times highlight the RMT’s decision to call a four-day strike straight after the Easter holiday.

GM EN-V Concept

Après le Segway, voici un projet du constructeur américain General Motors : le EN-V concept. Une forme de fauteuils bi-places, fonctionnant entièrement à l’électricité avec des design imaginés par le trio de designers Jiao Brillant, Miao Magique et Xiao Amusant. A découvrir dans la suite.



GM Unveils EN-V Concept in Shanghai

GM Unveils EN-V Concept in Shanghai

GM Unveils EN-V Concept in Shanghai

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GM Unveils EN-V Concept in Shanghai

GM Unveils EN-V Concept in Shanghai

GM Unveils EN-V Concept in Shanghai

GM Unveils EN-V Concept in Shanghai

GM Unveils EN-V Concept in Shanghai

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GM Unveils EN-V Concept in Shanghai

GM Unveils EN-V Concept in Shanghai

GM Unveils EN-V Concept in Shanghai




















Ce concept est doté d’une autonomie de 40 km grâce à une batterie Li-ion, et sera présenté dans le cadre de l’exposition universelle 2010 de Shangai en octobre prochain.

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Harry Redknapp joins TalkSport’s World Cup squad

LONDON – Tottenham Hotspur manager Harry Redknapp is to join UTV’s national radio station TalkSport, as part of its on-air team for the 2010 FIFA World Cup in South Africa.

Diageo promotes Gladman to top GB marketing role

LONDON – Diageo has named Philip Gladman, its global senior vice president for Smirnoff, as the new marketing director for the GB business.

Magners focuses on home town in marketing rethink

LONDON – Magners is this weekend launching a new campaign that switches focus from its ‘time dedicated to you’ message to the idiosyncracies of harvesting apples in its home town.

NI to charge £1 for day’s online access to The Times

LONDON – News International will charge £1 for a day’s access and £2 for a week’s subscription to The Times and The Sunday Times websites from this summer, using a direct debit payment method.

Carat upgrades UK and global adspend forecasts

LONDON – Carat is markedly more optimistic in its latest global adspend forecast for 2010, raising its prediction for the UK to 2.9% growth from the 1.4% it forecast in October.

Trading Places (26 Mar): This week’s people moves in advertising, marketing and media

LONDON – The surprise departure of GMG’s Carolyn McCall has dominated the headlines this week, but her impending switch to easyJet wasn’t the only high-profile change, as Brand Republic rounds up the week’s people moves in advertising, digital, marketing and media.

National Express runs ‘keep Britain moving’ campaign amid transport strikes

LONDON – Coach operator National Express has launched a press ad targeting consumers worried by the industrial action coming up at British Airways and Network Rail.