African-American Ad Pioneer on Old Game Show

A commenter tipped us to this YouTube video featuring Georg Olden on "I've Got a Secret."

Laid-Off Copywriter Turning Blog Into Job Site

NEW YORK (AdAge.com) — Job seekers, take heart: Erik Proulx plans to set you up. The former senior copywriter at Arnold, Boston, is in the process of transforming his 3-month-old blog for the advertising industry's growing pool of unemployed, Please Feed the Animals, into what he hopes becomes the de facto industry job site.

Job Fair Gone Bad


Diversity. I have always struggled with embracing this term because it is very often used too loosely and used to fulfill a need. "We are an equal-opportunity company." No, you are not. You favor cupcakes over capabilities. You pamper already bloated egos. You love the self-promoters.

Behind the Scenes of the McFlurry-’30 Rock’ Deal That Wasn’t

We here at AdAges, for once, actually picked up the phone and made a few calls! As it turns out, the McDonald's inclusion was really part of "30 Rock's" script; McDonald's didn't pay for it, according to Jennifer Lane Landolt, director-entertainment alliances for McDonald's.

Coffee Bellagio’d, Oakley Profits, Missy Swears Again

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Ever seen the Bellagio fountain in Las Vegas? We have and it’s pretty cool. But all we have for you today is this Necafe ad which imitates the Bellagio fountain…with coffee beans.

Intimate Insight Photography – ‘Secret Thoughts’ by Mark Velasquez Unveils Relationship (GALLERY)

(TrendHunter.com) Secret Thoughts by Mark Velasquez is a photography series that explores what women really feel but do not say about the relationships they are in.

These secret thoughts are written over the bodies of…

Viral da Samsung mostra usos alternativos para um celular

A Samsung está no hall das marcas que mais tem tido sucesso com os seus virais. O “Unboxing Omnia i900″, “How We Met” e “Millimetres Matter” não me deixam mentir.

O novo vídeo da empresa coreana exclusivamente para internet, criado pela The Viral Factory, certamente vai colaborar para essa fama. É um viral para o celular UltraTouch S8300 que mostra diferentes usos para uma tela pequena.

Cinema para hamsters, TV em academia de coelhos, cabine de fotos para filhotes, lareira para gatos, pista de dança pra pintinhos, e por aí vai. São oito usos diferentes.

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Hey! The CLIOs Are Coming! The CLIOs Are Coming!

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Yup, and as we mentioned before, the CLIOs are making their first appearance in Las Vegas May 12-14 where they will celebrate the organization’s 50th anniversary at the Hard Rock Hotel & Casino.

Diet Coke | Night Rider

A Coca-Cola estreou ontem no Reino Unido a sua nova campanha para Diet Coke, estrelada pela cantora galesa Duffy.

Criado pela Mother de Londres, o filme mostra Duffy em um passeio de bicicleta a noite, enquanto canta “I Gotta Be Me” de Sammy Davis Jr.

A campanha abandona de vez aquela imagem de homens trabalhadores e semi-nus que sempre estiveram presentes nos anúncios de Diet Coke. Segundo Jonny Ng, da Mother, o refrigerante será associado agora com mulheres modernas, inspiradoras e independentes: “Duffy foi escolhida por ser a epítome de uma Diet Coke Girl”.

Além do filme, anúncios impressos e mídia exterior farão parte do esforço. Assista o comercial abaixo:

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Plastic Surgery Ring Tones – Subliminal Breast Augmentation Through Japanese Ringtone (VIDEO)

(TrendHunter.com) The Discovery Channel has lent credibity to a ringtone that can enhance breasts. By listening to the Rock Melon ringtone 20 times a day for ten consecutive days, it was shown that breast size can be enlarged…

Facebook Reverts to Old TOS. Never Owned You, Just Licensed You

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Well the firestorm over Facebook’s new terms of service which everyone read as Facebook owning your ass when, in reality, they were only licensing it is over.

The African-American Market, Chief Diversity Officers and the Role of Ethnic Shops

On the off chance you haven't been keeping up with the series we're running during Black History Month, I thought I'd provide the links here.

Only a select few know what’s happening

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Advertising Agency: Bates Pangulf, Dubai, UAE
Creative Director: Ranesh Keswani
Art Director: Kamal Sethu
Copywriter: Micky Kalita

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TNT’s ‘Trust Me’ Gives AdGabber Some Lesbian Love

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On this week’s episode of Trust Me, Adrants’ sister site, AdGabber was mentioned in a plot line involving the Sarah Krajicek-Hunter (Monica Potter) character.

Diet Coke ad starring Duffy: Watch it here

LONDON – Diet Coke is unveiling its new ad campaign featuring the Brit-award nominated singer Duffy during ITV’s coverage of the awards tonight at 21.58pm.

Don’t Turn a Deaf Ear to Music Branding


Music. Records to some, jingles to others, a theme, a tune, a few bars or a beat — it's music, yes, but it's more: It's branding, music branding, and the sound is music to corporate ears.

A Few Steps to Help Your Challenger Agency Thrive


Let's talk about how this economic crisis becomes the pivotal opportunity that will enable us to accelerate our growth, to get in front of the clients we want to work with and show a new agency model — a better experience and simply better results. Forget survive. Let's talk thrive.

Joost partners t5m for Brits and Fashion Week video service

LONDON – Online video service Joost will offer celebrity news, interviews and event coverage from tonight’s Brit Awards and London Fashion Week through a partnership with video entertainment company t5m.

Media organisations urged to submit new PSB plans

LONDON – Media organisations are being invited by the Government to submit plans for a remodelled public service broadcaster to rival the BBC.

TVC: The Ketchup movie!

Ad Agency: Leo Burnett, Egypt

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