Murdoch to pull newspaper content from Google

LONDON – News Corp chairman and chief executive Rupert Murdoch has said his company will remove its newspaper content from Google when it starts putting its titles’ websites behind paywalls.

COI senior executive warns Tories not to cut digital spend

LONDON – A COI executive has said that a future Conservative government would be wrong to cut spend on digital advertising.

GMG appoints Virgin’s Berkett as non-exec

LONDON – Guardian Media Group has appointed Virgin Media’s chief executive, Neil Berkett, as a non-executive director.

CREATIVE STRATEGY – Why on earth did Microsoft approve these dull ads for Windows 7?

Microsoft scaled creative heights with Crispin Porter + Bogusky’s ‘I’m a PC’ campaign. So the marketing of its new Windows 7 operating system is a big, baffling let-down, writes Simon S Kershaw.

Trinity Mirror to close final salary pension scheme

LONDON – Trinity Mirror is planning to close its final salary pension scheme after deciding it can no longer financially support it.

Newspaper giveaways from the weekend (7 to 8 November)

LONDON – A plethora of war-themed DVDs, another Bee Gees CD and, of course, Spring Bulbs are all among this weekend’s rather predictable newspaper giveaways.

Eurostar launches direct response campaign to mark anniversary

LONDON – Eurostar is launching a two-phase campaign to celebrate its 15th anniversary, the first element of which is a call-to-action to visit Eurostar’s social media site.

Brian Blessed fronts Abbot Ale’s sponsorship of Friday nights on Dave

LONDON – Abbot Ale is the new sponsor of Friday nights on Dave and time shift channel Dave Ja Vu as part of a brand campaign aiming to remind drinkers that Abbot is a classic beer.

Amscreen links up with TomTom for traffic news

LONDON – Amscreen, the digital signage company backed by Sir Alan Sugar, has struck a deal with traffic guidance provider TomTom to provide motorists with up-to-date information across its convenience store network.

The Instore Index: Pampers replaces Kellogg’s as the top brand in Asda, Tesco, Sainsbury’s and Morrisons

LONDON – Pampers has leapt from second place to take top spot in the Instore Index as the brand with the greatest promotional presence in Morrisons, Asda, Tesco and Sainsbury’s.

US news publishers warn libel laws may stop UK distribution

LONDON – US publishers may stop selling their newspapers and magazines in the UK and block access to their websites for fear of risking libel action that they would never have to face under US law.

Land of Talk – It’s Okay

Un clip vidéo du groupe Land of Talk, sur le titre “It’s Okay”, extrait de l’album Some Are Lakes. Une direction et une animation de Davide DiSaro et Mihai Wilson, issu du collectif WeWereMonkeys. Une production de The Field à découvrir dans la suite de l’article.



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The helicopter boys or the crazyness of Japan

In this video 2 kids named the helicopter boys are bunjee jumping with 10 cameras fixed to their body… Advertiser: Nikon

Ben Jerry’s: Hugs, Whale Cow, Purple Caterpillar, Recipe Book

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Advertising Agency: Ogilvy & Mather, Singapore
Executive Creative Directors: Tham Khai Meng, Eugene Cheong, Todd McCracken
Copywriters: Mike Sutcliffe, Craig Love, Eugene Cheong
Art Directors: Adrian Chan, Maurice Wee, Stuart Mills
Photographer: Edward Loh (October Sky)

Everlast: Persevere, Succeed

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“Everlast. All or nothing.”

Advertising Agency: JWT, Dubai, UAE
Art Directors: Adrian An, Peter Moyse
Copywriters: Adrian An, Peter Moyse
Photographer: Tina Patni
Illustrators: Adrian An, Jun Gomez Jr
Typographer: Adrian An
Retoucher: Ashish Vaze

OMD, CBS Vision Join Forces to Create Marketing-Research Facility

NEW YORK (AdAge.com) — Omnicom Group's OMD is establishing a research partnership with CBS Vision and its Television City research facility in Las Vegas called Communications Lab @ OMD, which already has marketers Pepsi, McDonald's and Hershey's signed on for the program.

Comcast Play for NBC Universal Is a Bet on Future of Advertising

NEW YORK (AdAge.com) — Comcast Corp. is looking to take a 51% stake in NBC Universal, surely a sign of the durability of cable networks, since NBCU owns a bunch of top-tier ones. But there's more going on here: It's also a calculated move to seize the reins in shaping future TV-viewer behavior and a bid to assume the lead in figuring out how to advertise to the new-media consumer.

McDonald’s Makes Its Staff the Stars in Singing Competition


CHICAGO (AdAge.com) — McDonald's is upping the ante in its social-media push by letting its 1.6 million restaurant crew members speak — and sing — for them.

GM, Kellogg, Nestle Beat to the Tweet as Squatters Take Over Twitter Names

NEW YORK (AdAge.com) — A quick survey of Twitter accounts for the top 100 national advertisers, as ranked by Advertising Age's DataCenter, shows that surprisingly few have ownership of the Twitter handles that correspond to the names of their companies or their brands.

Could Microsoft Exit Media Business?

NEW YORK (AdAge.com) — Does Microsoft need media anymore?