Hasta La Creative!

NEW YORK (AdAge.com) — The flap over Self magazine's heavily retouched photo of singer Kelly Clarkson for a recent cover flared anew at last week's Women at NBCU breakfast. The event kicked off the network's new advertising sales initiative around health issues. Dr. Nancy Snyderman, moderator and chief media editor at NBC News, opened a panel discussion by highlighting the national problem of body image, anorexia and bulimia among young women. Self editor in chief and panel member Lucy Danziger defended her publication's controversial image enhancement.

LONDON – Guardian News & Media has restructured its commercial operations, prompting the departures of marketing director Marc Sands and Joe Clark, director and general manager of its newspapers.

LONDON – Online advertising generates the highest revenue return on investment for finance brands, according to research compiled by Brand Science for Clear Channel Outdoor.

LONDON – The Information Commissioner’s Office has begun consulting suppliers on a statutory code of best practice on behavioural targeting.

LONDON – Archibald Ingall Stretton has promoted Geoff Gower, its creative technologist, to the role of digital creative director with responsibility for the agency’s digital creative output.

The UK advertising market deteriorated faster than expected in the first half of 2009 and falls are set to continue well into next year, according to the latest forecast by ZenithOptimedia.

LONDON – ITV1 topped last night’s primetime ratings with 6.3 million viewers tuning in to Robbie Coltrane’s return as a TV detective in new drama ‘Murderland’, according to unofficial overnight figures.

Honey Monster is to join the Fun Kids radio station as a roving reporter for 12 weeks in a promotion to drive awareness of the Honey Monster brand from 31 October.

LONDON – Absolute Radio is trialling a new iTunes podcast store to showcase its array of more than 100 podcasts.

LONDON – News International has reshuffled its senior commercial personnel and set up a new eight-strong unit, headed by former group classified advertising director, David German, which will work with clients on alternative remuneration deals.