Misleading Argos ad pulled by ASA

LONDON – A press ad promoting an offer from Argos for flash drives has been banned by the Advertising Standards Authority.

Ad regulator slams Sky HD ads

LONDON – The Advertising Standards Authority has banned TV and press ads advertising the sports coverage available on Sky’s HD service.

TalkTalk ad banned after BT complaint

LONDON – The Advertising Standards Authority has upheld a complaint by BT about a TalkTalk ad that claimed to offer half-price calls, but did not mention the fees involved in the offer.

Homeosis Photography – Body Part Transformation Art by Nathan Moody (GALLERY)

(TrendHunter.com) Homeosis is the transformation of one body part into another in nature. Photographer and artist Nathan Moody takes the natural but uncommon event to the next level in his Homeosis photography series. Most…

Human Dolls – Bizarrely Wide Eyed Photographer by Nina Sundberg (GALLERY)

(TrendHunter.com) Photographer Nina Sundberg uses photo manipulation to draw you in to her haunting yet beautiful portraits. With one glance the observer quickly understands the emotion being portrayed by the artist through…

WWF Says WTF

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As they should. Getting caught up in the spec ad hoopla earlier, we linked to a 9/11 themed campaign done by DDB Brazil on Ads Of The World via Agency Spy. Alan Wolk via Twitter then tipped me off to the official response (after the jump).

World Wildlife Fund Did Not Create That 9/11 Ad


If you've been reading any of the ad blogs today, you may have seen a WWF ad featuring multiple planes flying toward a downtown Manhattan in which the World Trade Center still exists. WWF, however, didn't commission the ad. Instead, it's an unauthorized concept created by an agency seeking the group's business in Brazil.

Ira Glass e o processo de contar histórias no rádio e TV

Ira Glass é o criador e a grande cabeça por trás do programa de rádio This American Life (agora também na TV), uma espécie de Globo Repórter, só que bom.

Numa entrevista para o Current, aqui dividida em 4 partes para caber no YouTube (o vídeo original não está mais disponível no site) ele fala, entre outras coisas, sobre como contar uma história (ficcional ou não) e como o #fail deve estar nos seus planos.

É conteúdo antigo (de 2006) mas achei legal compartilhar por aqui.

Via My Life to Live.

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A Marvelous Day for Disney


MINNEAPOLIS (AdAge.com) — Walt Disney Co. delivered in both the living room and the boardroom on Monday. It scored with ESPN's "Monday Night Football," the highest-rated show on TV that night, as well as with ABC, which won the broadcast battle with the "CMA Music Festival: Country's Night to Rock." Disney also positioned itself for the big screen with its acquisition of Marvel.

World Wildlife Fund doubles acquisition activity with new adoption DRTV campaigns

LONDON – World Wildlife Fund UK (WWF-UK) has launched a series of DRTV campaigns as part of a major acquisition drive to encourage new supporters to adopt an animal. The campaign was created by integrated agency Kitcatt Nohr Alexander Shaw and rolls out in September.

Christian Grund

Photographe zürichois, Christian Grund réalise aussi bien des portraits que de très beaux paysages. Son travail a été reconnu par de nombreux magazines spécialisés comme Stern, Geo ou encore Architektur und Wohnen. Plus d’images dans la suite.

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Cannons gym parent Nuffield Health appoints GyroHSR for repositioning task

LONDON – Hospital-to-gym group Nuffield Health has appointed GyroHSR for the integrated marketing brief to reposition the cmpany, following a four-way pitch handled by Creative Brief.

ad:tech Chicago: Hard Knocks in Social, Starring Rishad Tobaccowala

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I admit it: I was eavesdropping.

Consumer-Goods Brands Likely to Triple Online Spending in India Next Year

The current online spends of the fast-moving consumer goods category, which stands at around $3.3. million (Rs 16 crore), is expected to increase to almost $14.8 million (Rs 72 crore) in 2009-10, a whopping 353 percent jump.

ad:tech Chicago Delivers Usual Eye Candy

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The Chicago ad:tech conference is always much smaller than the coastal behemoths New York and San Francisco but the “windy” city (which, by the way didn’t get it’s name from the wind , rather the “windy” politicians) has its charms.

Why State Farm Tries to Be a Good Neighbor to Asian-American Community


For several years, State Farm has developed comprehensive advertising, marketing and public-relations campaigns that have helped the company achieve significant brand equity among Asian-Pacific American consumers.

Losing Fuel, Teddy’s dead legs and Mad Women

– Fuel loses fuel. – MCD gives those hardworking kids a day off in the city. – Well, that didn’t take long. Long live Teddy’s dead legs. – Fake WWF campaign lands just in time for 9/11! – Where the…

Losing Fuel, Teddy’s dead legs and Mad Women.

– Fuel loses fuel. – MCD gives those hardworking kids a day off in the city. – Well, that didn’t take long. Long live Teddy’s dead legs. – WWF lands new campaign just in time for 9/11! – Where the…

Cougar Conventions – Older Ladies Looking For Younger Men in SF Bay Area (GALLERY)

(TrendHunter.com) The pictures in the gallery are actual photos taken from the First National Cougar Convention that recently happened in the Bay area – and, I don’t mean the jungle cat. I’m referring to older ladies who…

Chase Makes Its Sapphire Credit Card a Star


NEW YORK (AdAge.com) — How did Travel Channel woo Chase Card Services for a yearlong, integrated deal encompassing its four highest-rated shows and an upcoming series of co-branded events? Recognizable talent, show-specific integrations and a lot of patience.