Virgin Mobile: Nurse

Virgin Mobile: Nurse

Advertising Agency: Hemisphere Droit, Paris, France
Creative Director: Frank Tapiro
Art Director: Etienne Batard
Copywriter: Christophe Lafont
Photographer: seb et enzo
Published: April 2008

Virgin Mobile: Lady

Virgin Mobile: Lady

Advertising Agency: Hemisphere Droit, Paris, France
Creative Director: Frank Tapiro
Art Director: Etienne Batard
Copywriter: Christophe Lafont
Photographer: seb et enzo
Published: April 2008

Volkswagen: Mud

Volkswagen: Mud

Advertising Agency: DDB, Buenos Aires, Argentina
Creative Director / Art Director: Mariano Jeger
Copywriter: Felipe Vieyra
Illustrator: Copy Paste
Photographer: Juan Salvarredy, Aloha Photo
Published: April 2008

Retailers face OFT tobacco pricing investigation

LONDON – The Office of Fair Trading has started investigating allegations that some tobacco manufacturers and retailers, including Asda, Sainsbury’s and Tesco, have engaged in unlawful practices in relation to retail prices for tobacco products in the UK.

Amnesty International: Bullet

Amnesty International: Bullet

Bron (means weapon and protect) human life.

Advertising Agency: Euro RSCG 4D, Warsaw, Poland
Creative Director: Piotr Malkiewicz
Art Director: Rafal Michalek, Czerepak
Copywriter: Anna Krolewicz
Published: April 2008

Thrifty Car & Truck Rentals: Free placement on live TV

Thrifty Car & Truck Rentals: Free placement on live TV

Advertising Agency: JWT, Sydney, Australia

Pot Noodle 80s power ballad ad accused of sexism

LONDON – The ad watchdog has received 10 complaints that Pot Noodle’s new TV campaign featuring a parody of a 1980s power ballad is sexist and portrays women as sexual objects.

WPP shares hit despite 14% revenue growth

LONDON – WPP shares have dropped 5% this morning despite a relatively upbeat trading statement reporting a rise in first quarter revenues of 14.1% year-on-year to £1.56bn.

Susaron Anti Stress Tea: Better

Susaron Anti Stress Tea: Better

Advertising Agency: TAPSA Madrid, Spain
Executive Creative Directors: Julián Zuazo, Tute Ostiglia
Creative Director: Eduardo Martinez Gil
Art Director: Hernán Rodriguez
Copywriters: Ernesto Soto, Martín Feijoó

Susaron Anti Stress Tea: Weapons

Susaron Anti Stress Tea: Weapons

Advertising Agency: TAPSA Madrid, Spain
Executive Creative Directors: Julián Zuazo, Tute Ostiglia
Creative Director: Eduardo Martinez Gil
Art Director: Hernán Rodriguez
Copywriters: Ernesto Soto, Martín Feijoó

John de Mol backs management bid for RDF Media

LONDON – John de Mol, the Dutch TV executive behind ‘Big Brother’, has emerged as the leader of a consortium backing the proposed management buyout of independent TV production company RDF Media.

Findus: The revolution

Findus: The revolution

Advertising Agency: Callegari Berville Grey, Paris, France
Creative Director: Andrea Stillacci
Art Director: Cédric Auzannet
Copywriter: Mathieu Grichois
Director: Michael Toft / Hamster
Director of Photography: Rutger Storm
Aired: November 2007

Prime water heater: Shower

Prime water heater: Shower

Advertising Agency: Saatchi & Saatchi, Ho Chi-Minh city, Vietnam

Wafels & Dinges paint the town yellow.

Duval Guillaume in New York went out and painted the town yellow to promote the Wafels & Dinges truck, the popular mobile vendor of Belgian Waffles.

If anyone is keen on watching a video of ‘the event’ where edgy creatives fill a Bazooka bucket with yellow paint and then hit the streets to paint the town…eh.. yellow, well then by all means click the image. Photos of the end results are inside. They’re like little yellow waffle carpets leading up to the waffle bus. No word on how New York City feels about the paint yet.

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Abrafoto: Conserved eyes

Abrafoto: Conserved eyes

Images that last forever. Abrafoto

Advertising Agency: Euro RSCG, Brazil
Creative Director: Jader Rosseto
Art Director: Ailton Shigueo
Copywriter: Andre Pedroso
Photographers: Leonardo Vilela / Platinum
Published: April 2008

Abrafoto: Frozen eyes

Abrafoto: Frozen eyes

Images that last forever. Abrafoto

Advertising Agency: Euro RSCG, Brazil
Creative Director: Jader Rosseto
Art Director: Ailton Shigueo
Copywriter: Andre Pedroso
Photographers: Leonardo Vilela / Platinum
Published: April 2008

Orange Babies Charity: Reverse lottery

Orange Babies Charity: Reverse lottery

Advertising Agency: Ogilvy, The Netherlands

NSD launches new on-pack ads in China

HONG KONG – NSD International has expanded into China in a bid to bring new on-pack advertising options to mainland FMCG clients.

Saatchi & Saatchi: New directors showcase

Saatchi & Saatchi: New directors showcase

Abbott Laboratories reviews regional media

ASIA PACIFIC – US pharmaceutical and health care company Abbott Laboratories is believed to have called a pitch for its regional media business, worth an estimated US$20 million.