Burger King agrees to drop foie gras from £85 burger

LONDON – Burger King has pledged not to use foie gras in its £85 burger following lobbying from animal rights group Peta.

Pearson supports new-look FT Weekend with press and direct campaign

LONDON – The FT Weekend is supporting the launch of its refreshed newspaper and magazine this weekend with a wide-reaching press and below-the-line push.

Comedy Central: Bird

Comedy Central: Bird

Advertising Agency: kempertrautmann, Hamburg, Germany
Creative Director / Art Director / Copywriter / Illustrator: Mathias Lamken
Photographer: Karsten Wegener
Graphics: Simon Jasper Philipp
Published: April 2008

Comedy Central: Chair

Comedy Central: Chair

Advertising Agency: kempertrautmann, Hamburg, Germany
Creative Director / Art Director / Copywriter / Illustrator: Mathias Lamken
Photographer: Karsten Wegener
Graphics: Simon Jasper Philipp
Published: April 2008

Comedy Central: Door

Comedy Central: Door

Advertising Agency: kempertrautmann, Hamburg, Germany
Creative Director / Art Director / Copywriter / Illustrator: Mathias Lamken
Photographer: Karsten Wegener
Graphics: Simon Jasper Philipp
Published: April 2008

The Apprentice reaches record high with 7.4m viewers

LONDON – BBC One’s ‘The Apprentice’ pulled in a record audience of 7.4m last night for the fifth episode of the series, which saw contestants making and selling ice cream, according to unofficial overnight figures.

Jägermeister: Couple

Jägermeister: Couple

NotJägermeister. Rather tame.
keinjägermeister.de

Advertising Agency: Philipp und Keuntje GmbH, Hamburg, Germany
Creative Director: Holger Lindhardt
Art Director: Oliver Brkitsch
Copywriter: Heiko Notter
Photographer: Bisse Bengtsson
Published: April 2008

Jägermeister: Pinkie

Jägermeister: Pinkie

NotJägermeister. Rather tame.
keinjägermeister.de

Advertising Agency: Philipp und Keuntje GmbH, Hamburg, Germany
Creative Director: Holger Lindhardt
Art Director: Oliver Brkitsch
Copywriter: Heiko Notter
Photographer: Bisse Bengtsson
Published: April 2008

Microsoft circles amid interest in Yahoo, Google trial

LONDON – Yahoo’s trial to outsource some of its search ads to Google has attracted scrutiny from US regulators. The interest comes as Microsoft warned it might not raise its $44.6bn (£22.5bn) offer for Yahoo.

Jägermeister: Glass

Jägermeister: Glass

NotJägermeister. Rather tame.
keinjägermeister.de

Advertising Agency: Philipp und Keuntje GmbH, Hamburg, Germany
Creative Director: Holger Lindhardt
Art Director: Oliver Brkitsch
Copywriter: Heiko Notter
Photographer: Bisse Bengtsson
Published: April 2008

CondeNet appoints Pignataro as UK country manager

LONDON – CondeNet International, the online arm of Conde Nast International, has promoted Emanuela Pignataro to the new position of UK country manager.

Brisbane City Council: Short

Brisbane City Council: Short

Brisbane City Council’s flexible employment options will give you time to enjoy the full story.
Move your career to Council by visiting www.brisbane.qld.gov.au/careers

Advertising Agency: Make, Brisbane, Australia
Creative Director: Rem Bruijn
Art Directors: Jesse Richardson, Trent Penfold
Copywriter: Jesse Richardson
Illustrators: Steve Bowman, Scott Breton
Account Director: Natasha Lanham
Published: April 2008

Brisbane City Council: Whale

Brisbane City Council: Whale

Brisbane City Council’s flexible employment options will give you time to enjoy the full story.
Move your career to Council by visiting www.brisbane.qld.gov.au/careers

Advertising Agency: Make, Brisbane, Australia
Creative Director: Rem Bruijn
Art Directors: Jesse Richardson, Trent Penfold
Copywriter: Jesse Richardson
Illustrators: Steve Bowman, Scott Breton
Account Director: Natasha Lanham
Published: April 2008

Brisbane City Council: Boy

Brisbane City Council: Boy

Brisbane City Council’s flexible employment options will give you time to enjoy the full story.
Move your career to Council by visiting www.brisbane.qld.gov.au/careers

Advertising Agency: Make, Brisbane, Australia
Creative Director: Rem Bruijn
Art Directors: Jesse Richardson, Trent Penfold
Copywriter: Jesse Richardson
Illustrators: Steve Bowman, Scott Breton
Account Director: Natasha Lanham
Published: April 2008

Filofax looks to partner with fashion brands

LONDON – Filofax has appointed Cocktail Marketing to create promotional partnerships
between the stationery range and fashion brands.

Norwich Union holds talks with promo agencies

LONDON – Norwich Union (NU) is talking to sales promotion agencies about the creation of a promotional agency roster across its insurance and life divisions.

Sky One brings cult series Blake’s 7 back to TV

LONDON – ‘Blake’s 7’, the cult 1970s British sci-fi series, is to be remade by Sky One, inspired by the success of the revivals of ‘Doctor Who’ and ‘Battlestar Galactica’.

Thrifty Car & Truck Rentals: Puzzle

Thrifty Car & Truck Rentals: Puzzle

Sat Nav now available. Find your way the easy way. That’s Thrifty Thinking.

Advertising Agency: JWT Sydney, Australia
Executive Creative Directors: Jay Benjamin, Andy DiLallo
Art Directors / Copywriters: A. Chris Moreira, Mark Schöller
Production Manager: Graeme de Vallance
Illustrator: Leanne Griffiths, Carto Draft
Industrial Design: Andrew Simpson, Vert Design
Other additional credits: Eric Hoenig
Published: March 2008

Man’s Hat Shop: Horns

Man's Hat Shop: Horns

Real hats for real men.

Advertising Agency: Esparza Advertising, Albuquerque, USA
Creative Director / Copywriter: Adam Greenhood
Art Director: Kerri Kowal
Illustrators: Ted Slampyak, J. Falter, Albin Genning, Paul Stah
Published: December 2007

Man’s Hat Shop: Fez

Man's Hat Shop: Fez

Real hats for real men.

Advertising Agency: Esparza Advertising, Albuquerque, USA
Creative Director / Copywriter: Adam Greenhood
Art Director: Kerri Kowal
Illustrators: Ted Slampyak, J. Falter, Albin Genning, Paul Stah
Published: December 2007