M&S heads for New York with Sex and the City range

LONDON – Flamboyant ‘Sex and the City’ stylist Patricia Field is creating a one-off fashion range for Marks & Spencer, which will hit the retailer’s high street stores in October.

Publicis Groupe acquires EmporioAsia

SHANGHAI – Publicis Groupe has acquired Shanghai digital marketing specialist EmporioAsia, with the agency set to be rebranded EmporioAsia Leo Burnett.

Microsoft launches cashback rewards to Live Search users

LONDON – Microsoft is to offer users ad-funded cash rebates when they find and buy products through its search service Live Search, as part of the software giant’s latest attempt to compete with Google.

Nintendo DS: Escape

Nintendo DS: Escape

Never unplug

Advertising Agency Leo Burnett, Milan, Italy

Lifestyles Online signs year-long contracts with eight charities

LONDON – Lead generation agency Lifestyles Online is in the process of signing year-long contracts with eight separate charities to handle their donor capture and conversion.

Xiomara Coronado Beauty Center: Paris

Xiomara Coronado Beauty Center: Paris

Nobody is younger than you

Advertising Agency: Koenig & Partners, Guayaquil, Ecuador
Creative Director: Juan Manuel Koenig
Art Director: Susana Vasquez
Copywriter: Gilda Valle
Published: March 2008

Xiomara Coronado Beauty Center: Shakira

Xiomara Coronado Beauty Center: Shakira

Nobody is younger than you

Advertising Agency: Koenig & Partners, Guayaquil, Ecuador
Creative Director: Juan Manuel Koenig
Art Director: Susana Vasquez
Copywriter: Gilda Valle
Published: March 2008

Xiomara Coronado Beauty Center: Angelina

Xiomara Coronado Beauty Center: Angelina

Nobody is younger than you

Advertising Agency: Koenig & Partners, Guayaquil, Ecuador
Creative Director: Juan Manuel Koenig
Art Director: Susana Vasquez
Copywriter: Gilda Valle
Published: March 2008

Clearasil Pimple Cream: Prom

Clearasil Pimple Cream: Prom

Hide no more.

Advertising Agency: Euro RSCG Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Creative Director: Case Deenadayalan
Art Director: Andrew Teo
Copywriter: Jean Lai Jen Jean
Photographer: Ronny Ee
Retoucher : Tucker
Published: February 2008

Agencies line up for £10m FSA business

LONDON – The Food Standards Agency has kicked off a search for an ad agency to handle its food-labelling and nutrition accounts.

118 118 seeks digital advertising agency

LONDON – 118 118, the directory enquiries service, is on the hunt for an agency to handle its digital advertising account.

Stella Artois reviews global digital brief

LONDON – InBev has kicked off a pitch to find global digital creative and media agencies for its Stella Artois brand.

PHD hires Cameron as chief strategist

LONDON – PHD has filled its vacant chief strategy officer position by hiring Hugh Cameron, a director of Freud Communications.

MFI credit concerns prompt move to McCann

LONDON – MFI Retail has pulled its advertising and media out of M&C Saatchi and Zenith-Optimedia after difficulties securing credit insurance on its £24 million media spend.

Sprite kicks off Euro pitch

LONDON – Coca-Cola has called a pan-European pitch for Sprite, ahead of a global relaunch of the lemon-and-lime brand.

Anime Exhaust Pipes – Hello Kitty Gets Exhausted

(TrendHunter.com) A Hello Kitty fan has created this exhaust pipe to express their ultimate devoted to the anime brand. Thankfully, the officially Hello Kitty car is now discontinued, but this is too weird and quite scary. It’s interested what people choose to do with their cars, time, and their lives.

I am not sur…

Alien-Themed Architecture – Giger Bar (VIDEO)

(TrendHunter.com) Artist Han Rudi Giger, better known as H.R. Giger, is recognized worldwide as one of the foremost artists of Fantastic Realism as well as his famous work on the pop culture film series, Alien. Now Giger has designed a bar in Gruyere, Switzerland based on the fiction themes he’s gained notoriety for.…

Links for 2008-05-21 [del.icio.us]

A Work of Fiction: True Soc Net Interoperability


The following is a work of fiction, based on recent moves by Google, MySpace and Facebook. All have built up walled silos of data and recently introduced tools to let users more easily share that data among other web sites and services. But while these companies trumpet "openness" and "interoperability," I don't see it. Yet, at least.

Address-Citing Parrots – African Grey Tells You Where He Lives

(TrendHunter.com) From smart phones to smart cars, it seems that everything is getting a little more brainy. While most pet owners simply install a microchip tracking device in their furry (or feathered) friends, a Japanese family thought it would be wise to teach their African grey parrot, Yosuke, to recite his name…