Nokia / Comcel / Ideas Music Store: Street

Nokia / Comcel / Ideas Music Store: Street

Download your favorite songs whenever you want to, wherever you want to.

Advertising Agency: BLINK
Creative Director: Carlos Moreno
Art Director: Julio Aparcana
Copywriter: Carlos Espinosa
Graphic Designer: Ricardo Gómez
Published: March 2008

Nokia / Comcel / Ideas Music Store: Restaurant

Nokia / Comcel / Ideas Music Store: Restaurant

Download your favorite songs whenever you want to, wherever you want to.

Advertising Agency: BLINK
Creative Director: Carlos Moreno
Art Director: Julio Aparcana
Copywriter: Carlos Espinosa
Graphic Designer: Ricardo Gómez
Published: March 2008

Bates Singapore appoints Sorge as creative director

SINGAPORE – Bates141 Singapore has replaced outgoing creative director Raymond Quah with Travis Sorge (pictured), the former creative director of Grey Bangkok.

BBC head of radio Abramsky steps down for Lottery role

LONDON – Jenny Abramsky, the BBC’s head of radio, is leaving the corporation after a career spanning almost 40 years to chair the Heritage Lottery Fund.

Guardian’s McCall steps down from Tesco

LONDON – Carolyn McCall, chief executive of Guardian Media Group, has resigned from her post as a non-executive director of Tesco after the supermarket giant launched a libel lawsuit against the Guardian newspaper last week.

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M&C Saatchi releases Ladbrokes online casino ad

LONDON – M&C Saatchi has launched its new £2 million campaign to promote Ladbrokes’ online casino.

TNS upbeat about first quarter despite challenging economy

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Miller exits Draftfcb for new partner role at EHS Brann

LONDON – Draftfcb has lost its managing partner, Tony Miller, who is leaving the agency to join Havas-owned EHS Brann, where he has been appointed as client partner.

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H&M named Europe’s top performing retail brand

LONDON – H&M, the Swedish fashion retailer, has been named as Europe’s top performing retail brand with a value of £8.3bn, ahead of UK brands Tesco and M&S, which also featured in the report by Interbrand.

Sony selects H&K to handle PR

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Siemens Energy hands global brief to McCann Thailand

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Rashbass to take on lead role at The Economist

LONDON – The Economist publisher and managing director Andrew Rashbass will take over from Helen Alexander (pictured) as group chief executive when Alexander steps down from her role in July.

P3 to change name ahead of Asia launch

MELBOURNE – P3, the Melbourne-based marketing procurement consultancy, will be rebranding to avoid confusion with rival R3 ahead of its launch in Singapore and Hong Kong this summer.

McCann Philippines wins Splash accounts

MANILA – McCann Erickson has won back-to-back accounts from Splash Corporation, a leading Filipino personal care firm, to become creative agency for its Biolink Tea Tree Oil and Virgin Coconut Oil brands.

Burnett Shanghai bolsters leadership

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Dell first to take HK ads on Facebook

HONG KONG – Dell has signed up as the first Hong Kong-specific advertiser on Facebook.