Hasta La Creative!

“I remember going to Lord & Taylor every weekend with my Mom when I was a kid. There was always something so captivating to me about the Lord & Taylor lifestyle. All the best dressed people shopped there and I knew that I wanted to be just like them.” So says celebrity stylist Robert Verdi, living out his boyhood dream, such as it is, as the star of the retailer’s new ad campaign. He interviews shoppers about why L&T is their favorite store. Judging by some of the responses (“They have a great selection,” “They have every kind of make-up,” “It’s a no-brainer”), the patrons always wanted to write ad copy. The approach fits because the stores are so upscale. A downmarket place like A.J. Wright would have to ask customers something more along the lines of, “We can’t be your favorite store, so why do you shop here?” There’s only one appropriate answer. “Ambiance.” (Customers can be so cheeky sometimes.)

—Posted by David Gianatasio

(TrendHunter.com) These luxury eco mattresses make Tempur seem like a Barbie doll bed.

So what is about Essentia that is making the competition quake in their boots? They created a luxurious, eco-friendly, natural memory foam. Before Essentia, every memory foam was synthetic therefore would trap heat in and stunk to…

LONDON – Josh Brolin, the star of No Country for Old Men and American Gangster, is the first actor to feature in Abbott Mead Vickers debut campaign for Mercedes.

Here’s another one for you lot who love to giggle at phallic logos.

This is the new logo for the UK Office of Government Commerce.

This is the logo turned 90 degrees

The Register says that a spokesman gamely explained:

“The proposed version, which you have sent over, has been shared with staff, and is now going through final technical stages. It is true that it caused a few titters among some staff when viewed on its side, but on consideration we concluded that the effect was generic to the particular combination of the letters ‘OGC’ – and is not inappropriate to an organisation that’s looking to have a firm grip on government spend!”

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David Jones brings us another Adland cartoon. Dibs on the designery glasses!

Ultra Zoom SP-570

Advertising Agency: JWT, Sydney, Australia
Executive Creative Directors: Jay Benjamin, Andy DiLallo
Art Directors / Copywriters: A. Chris Moreira, Mark Schöller
Retoucher: Lee Turner
Photographer: Dean Zillwood
CG Artist: Patrick Moreira
CG Lighting: Tylney Taylor
Account Service: Peter Bosilkovski
Creative Services Manager: Graeme de Vallance

Advertising Agency: AMV BBDO, London, UK
Executive Creative Director: Paul Brazier
Art Director: Paul Cohen
Copywriters: Mark Fairbanks, Tim Riley

Advertising Agency: AMV BBDO, London, UK
Executive Creative Director: Paul Brazier
Art Director: Paul Cohen
Illustrator: Paul Davis
Copywriters: Mark Fairbanks, Tim Riley

LONDON – David Poole, managing director of The Marketing Store’s Birmingham office, has left to set up his own shop, taking a number of accounts with him.

Even stylish shoes can’t make dry legs look good.

Advertising Agency: JWT, Jakarta, Indonesia
Executive Creative Director: Juhi Kalia
Creative Director: Pingkan Rarunmangkay
Art Director: Imelda Untoro
Copywriter: Felicia Sie
Producer: Dimas Fajar
Production: Hadi Ramdhan, Lies Yuwono, Heru Daryanto, Arifin Sutedja
Released: December 2007