Ads of Christmas past: Retailers are playing it safe by rehashing seasonal ads of yesteryear

LONDON – Like Frank Capra’s ‘It’s a Wonderful Life, ‘The Great Escape’ or ‘Oliver’, Christmas is a time of repeats, and this year’s first tranche of Christmas ads by supermarkets and retailers is no exception.

Adidas to make €1 trainers in Bangladesh

LONDON – German sports brand Adidas is planning to make trainers priced at just €1 for people who cannot afford to buy shoes.

STV counters ITV lawsuit with new media rights claim

LONDON – Broadcaster STV, which holds the ITV1 licenses in Scotland, has reacted to ITV suing it for £38m with its own legal claims totalling up to £47m.

Stars pay tribute as The Sun hits 40

LONDON – On seeing the first issue in November 1969, the Daily Mirror’s Hugh Cudlipp gave upstart newspaper The Sun just six months.

The Brooklyn Brothers wins William Hill ad account

LONDON – The Brooklyn Brothers has scooped the ad account for the bookmaker William Hill.

Olympic agency lukewarm on London 2012 logo

LONDON – The agency appointed to lead marketing for the 2012 London Olympics has refused to endorse the official logo for the event.

UNHCR / ACNUR: Car, Cigarette, Stockings

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“Refugees would like to have the same problems you have.”

Advertising Agency: Young & Rubicam, Buenos Aires, Argentina
Creative Director: Hernán Damilano
Art Director: Gustavo Sucri
Copywriter: Francisco Ferro
Illustrators: Daniel Romanos, Gastón Cardozo
Photographer: Matías Posti
GCD: Martín Mercado
Account Manager: Giselle Boyer
Published: October 2009

Yonder Animation

Un film “Yonder” sous la forme d’un court-métrage, par l’étudiante et graphiste allemande Emilia Forstreuter. Un voyage complexe et fluide, créé à l’aide de Cinema 4D, Illustrator et After Effects. Le tout sur un sound-design de Sam Spreckley. A découvrir dans la suite.



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Previously on Fubiz

Pepsi plots to spoil Coke’s World Cup tie

LONDON – Pepsi plans to hijack the 2010 FIFA World Cup, sponsored by rival Coca-Cola, with a global marketing campaign created partly by consumers.

Former B&Q marketer Jo Kenrick quits Fallon

LONDON – Jo Kenrick, the former B&Q marketing director, has resigned from ad agency Fallon London without a job to go to.

The Marketing Society celebrates 50th year by announcing ‘Golden Brands’ and ‘Marketing Heroes’

LONDON – Brands including Mini and Google as well as industry figureheads such as Procter & Gamble’s AG Lafley and Tesco’s Sir Terry Leahy, were among those collecting accolades at The Marketing Society’s 50th anniversary celebrations in London on Monday night.

BBC’s Pudsey Bear gains ‘friend’

LONDON – he BBC’s Children in Need is to introduce an additional brand mascot.

Lobbyists slam product placement consultation

LONDON – The government has been accused by health and education groups of ‘rushing through’ its consultation on the introduction of product placement to UK television programming.

Seriously Social competition from 3 mobile launches on Facebook

LONDON – Mobile network 3 has launched the second of its Seriously Social competitions on Facebook, giving entrants the chance to win £30,000 to organise and host their own dream party.

News International clamps down on Sun price margin

Rupert Murdoch’s News International is to hit retailers’ tills to the tune of more than ?12m a year as it looks to clamp down on the cover-price margin of its market-leading brand, The Sun.

Aegis hires digital experts

LONDON – Aegis Media’s Carat has appointed Gary Reid as head of search, replacing Greg Shickle, who is leaving.

Absolute Radio reports loss of £2.7m for 2008

LONDON – Turnover at Absolute Radio’s parent company TIML was down 8.2% year on year in 2008 to £22m, due to Absolute’s investment in the rebrand and the effect of the recession.

Former Chelsea star Monkou to launch UK glossy quarterly

LONDON – Former Chelsea football ace Ken Monkou is preparing to launch a quarterly aspirational glossy magazine in the UK called Life After Football.

Does This Make My App Look Too Big?

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Oh, there’s an app for it alright. Why shouldn’t plastic surgery have its own app? Developed by facial plastic surgeon Dr. Steven Denenberg, you can either look at hundreds of before and after shots, or take a pic of yourself and email the good doc for an evaluation over coffee.

William Shatner for… Dell?

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Dude, yer gettin a… overexposed celebrity who shills for anyone? (Nooo, that’s Rachael Ray .) What I meant was, a new study out from Millward Brown claims they’ve developed a system to rank celebs and the brands they’d be best-suited for.