Mirror to part ways with marketing director

LONDON – Lorraine Fraser, the marketing director for Trinity Mirror’s national newspaper division, is set to leave the company after just eight months in the role as the group reverts back to its previous marketing structure.

GMG to stop producing content for Channel M

LONDON – Guardian Media Group will not broadcast original content on its Manchester-based TV station Channel M from this Friday, with the loss of 29 jobs after it failed to receive a suitable offer for the station.

Faceroulette = Chatroulette + facebook connect

I can’t stop speaking about Chatroulette, the website created by Andrey Ternovskiy and all the new Chatroulette likes that are appearing thanks to the Chatroulette source code.

Here is the new Chatroulette like using facebook connect named faceroulette

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The use of the function facebook[…]

Uber Realistic Toys – The Iron Man II War Machine Figure is Like Playing with Don Cheadle Himself (GALLERY)

(TrendHunter.com) Every year it seems that toys keep getting better and better and they were already pretty damn good back in my day. The Iron Man II War Machine Figure is one of the most life-like toys I have seen yet,…

RIP phonebook coffin shape print ad

Simple and creative print ad with a Yello pages phonebook in a coffin shape.

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RIP Yellow pages

Advertiser: hitta.se
Agency: Masscreation, Stockholm
Creative Director / Art Director / Copywriter: Masscreation
Photographer: Petter Karlberg

The FA partners with Telekom Malaysia as part of international efforts

LONDON – The Football Association has announced a new partnership with Telekom Malaysia (TM) in the run-up to the 2010 FIFA World Cup in South Africa.

Audi A3: 99gr.

“We worked hard on what you can’t see.”

Advertising Agency: DDB, Milan, Italy
Creative Directors: Luca Albanese, Francesco Taddeucci
Copywriter: Elena carella
Art Director: Hugo Gallardo Dominguez
Post Production: Artout


The Co-op signs Rooney as brand ambassador

LONDON – The Co-operative, sponsors of the Rugby League Co-operative Championships and Conference, has signed up rugby star Jamie Rooney as a brand ambassador.

Look magazine overhauls fashion site

LONDON – ‘Look’, IPC Media’s weekly fashion magazine, has overhauled its UK website to improve user experience.

Glam Media faces legal battle following French launch

LONDON – The launch of Glam Media’s French operation, announced in Media Week yesterday, has landed the women’s ad network in a legal wrangle with a French social media site called Glam One.

Paper Round (17 March) – a look at the day’s newspapers

LONDON – Universities are short of both places and funds, The Times and The Daily Telegraph warn today, while two teenage deaths attributed to the legal plant food meow meow stir emotions at The Sun, which demands ‘Ban Drug Now’.

Ofcom introduces tougher rules for telecoms

LONDON – Ofcom has introduced tough new rules that could see telecom companies fined up to 10% of their turnover for mis-selling services.

Five HD to launch on Sky

LONDON – Five’s high definition channel Five HD will launch on Sky in July this year.

Blackboard Combats – The Best Chalkboard Game Since Hangman (GALLERY)

(TrendHunter.com) What is the best chalkboard game since hangman, you ask? It’s this creative chalkboard game where whoever can draw the best move, gets their picture taken defeating their foe. Unlike other games like hangman,…

Initiative wins Iberostar hotels group global media

LONDON – Iberostar, the Spanish hotels group, has awarded its global media planning and buying account to Initiative.

Facebook overtakes Google to become the most visited website in the US

LONDON – Social network Facebook has overtaken search giant Google to become the most visited website in the US for the week ending 13 March.

Barclaycard rolls out Freedom rewards programme

LONDON – Barclaycard has today officially launched its Freedom customer rewards programme.

Brands clamber on board for St Patrick’s Day

LONDON – Aer Lingus, Jameson and O’Neill’s are among the brands marking St Patrick’s Day through Irish-themed campaigns.

Kraft to keep Cadbury’s UK marketing operations

LONDON – Kraft, the US food giant, has given firm indications that it will continue to manufacture Cadbury’s key brands and maintain the company’s marketing and sales operations in the UK.

Npower launches brand awareness ads

LONDON – Npower is rolling out a print ad campaign to drive awareness in the brand, following the launch of a new visual identity.