Hasta La Creative!

LONDON – Joshua G2 has helped create a nationwide ad campaign for Cobra beer, announcing that the brand is now available in pubs.

(TrendHunter.com) Fans of the Indiana Jones LEGO game and pop culture phenomenon trilogy films must be really excited about the Indy game to be dropped shortly after the fourth film- Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull- hits theaters in the USA on June 3rd. The latest trailer of the LEGO game includes …

LONDON – Orange is trialling a handheld electronic newspaper device in France from next week that can store the equivalent of 200 newspapers and will be automatically updated with news every hour throughout the day.

Dear Dave: Thanks for submitting a urine sample for our annual AdFreak drug screening. We’d share the results, but you know our motto: Pass, fail—it’s all good! Much as we’re impressed with the volume of your posts (and occasionally the quality of them), we are astonished with the volume of your output in this regard. We’re hiring a trucking company to haul away the container, so your paycheck this week may be lighter. You know, this “giant urine sample” idea is exactly the kind of wacky notion that could build some buzz for … oh, let’s say, HealthPartners in Minneapolis. Especially if Twin Cities agency Kerker & Associates fashioned the creative. The campaign also includes a bunch of YouTube videos featuring Petey P. Cup, a walking and talking pee cup. Let’s get a quick item on this! And for God’s sake, cut down on the coffee!

—Posted by David Gianatasio

Advertising Agency: Shackleton, Madrid, Spain

LONDON – Russell T Davies, the man who reinvented ‘Doctor Who’ for a new generation of fans, is to step down from his role as lead writer and executive producer to be replaced by Bafta-winning writer Steven Moffat.

LONDON – Volkswagen has promoted Steve Reynolds to UK head of marketing.

Yes yes, I know that you’ve already seen it and I apologise forbeing late to post this poster, it was the “new Burma viral vid” post by timwhirledge in the forums that kicked my tush, there’s more to this story than just a poster and a film.

The filmmakers from creative production company Shilo (www.shilo.tv) recently collaborated with an extraordinary group of individuals and organizations to create a powerful animated :90 public service announcement (PSA). The piece, entitled “Burma Viral,” uses footage of warplanes bombing Burma with flowers as a dramatic call-to-action, inviting viewers to visit a new Burma Arts Board website, noneofusarefree.org, where they can send messages of support to the people of Burma in honor of their continuing struggles against the notorious practices of their oppressive military government, learn more about the devastating effects caused by the recent cyclone, and find ways to contribute to relief efforts.

At noneofusarefree.org one can find ways to contribute to the relief effort, learn about the effects of the recent cyclone and “send messages of support to the people of Burma in honor of their continuing struggles against the notorious practices of their oppressive military government” though I honestly don’t see how that helps.

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LONDON – Asda has been threatened with sanctions by the Advertising Standards Authority after it ruled the grocery chain had breached rules over price comparison ads for a second time.

Creative Agency: TBWA\Chiat\Day
Worldwide Creative Director: Rob Smiley
Associate Creative Director: Lew Willig
Copywriter: Meghan Simmons
Art Director: Megan Williams
Agency Producer: Jamie Grady, Nathy Aviram

Production Company: Psyop
Director: Marco Spier, Chris Staves, Mate Steinforth
Post Production: Psyop
Designer: Mate Steinforth
Executive Producer: Lucia Grillo
Producer: Nathan Jew
Assistant Producer: Tarun Charaipotra
Director of Photography: Martin Ahlgren
TD: Jacob Slutzky
Lead Flame Artist: Nick Tanner
Flame Artists: Chris Staves, Theo Maniatis
Live Action Producer: Paul Middlemiss
Sound Mixer: Peter Holcomb, Sound Lounge
Music: Small Sails, Somnambulist