Norwegian Snowboard Association: Taxi

Norwegian Snowboard Association: Taxi

Snowboard everywhere.

Advertising Agency: Uncle, Norway

Doctor Who helps BBC thrash ITV in ratings

LONDON – Doctor Who returned to BBC One on Saturday night and helped the corporation thrash ITV in the ratings, as the beginning of the fourth season pulled in 8.4m viewers.

Conde Nast to launch GQ India

LONDON – Conde Nast’s flagship men’s magazine GQ is to follow its women’s glossy counterpart Vogue into India later this year.

Desktop mailing program launched

Postal software company PDQit has launched software that claims to make mailing quicker

Elle set for Indonesia launch

JAKARTA – Lagardère Active has struck a deal with Trinaya Tirta, publisher of Indonesia’s leading women’s magazines, to launch an Indonesian edition of Elle.

ITV sells Arsenal Broadband stake for £22.7m

LONDON – ITV has sold its 50% share in its broadband joint venture with Arsenal FC to US millionaire Stan Kroenke for £22.7m.

Microsoft gives Yahoo! three-week bid agreement deadline

SAN FRANCISCO – Microsoft has written to Yahoo! to say that it plans to launch a hostile takeover bid if the company does not agree to a merger within the next three weeks.

LG: Time

LG: Time

LG Time Machine TV. With 24 hour live recording, it runs on your time.

Advertising Agency: Team Y&R, Dubai, UAE
Creative Directors: Shahir Ahmed, Guilherme Rangel
Art Director / Photographer: Dinesh Tharippa
Copywriter: Keshav Naidu
Illustrator: Jomy Varghese
Published: January 2008

Adcock Ingram’s Expigen: Avalanche

Adcock Ingram’s Expigen: Avalanche

Because a cough is all it takes.

Advertising Agency: DRAFTFCB, Johannesburg, South Africa
Creative Directors: Rob Mclennan, Adam Wittert
Art Directors / Copywriters: Olivia Tesson, Lawrence Katz
Published: November 2007

Adcock Ingram’s Expigen: Submarine

Adcock Ingram’s Expigen: Submarine

Because a cough is all it takes.

Advertising Agency: DRAFTFCB, Johannesburg, South Africa
Creative Directors: Rob Mclennan, Adam Wittert
Art Directors / Copywriters: Olivia Tesson, Lawrence Katz
Published: November 2007

SCJ Rally Car Wax: Helicopter

SCJ Rally Car Wax: Helicopter

Shines and protects for longer.

Advertising Agency: DRAFTFCB, Johannesburg, South Africa
Creative Directors: Rob Mclennan, Adam Wittert
Art Directors / Copywriters: Olivia Tesson, Lawrence Katz
Published: November 2007

SM Stores: Pets do, 3

SM Stores: Pets do, 3

Pets do. Toys don’t.
The SM Store toys department.

Advertising Agency: Cheil Communications, New Delhi, India
National Creative Director: Prathap Suthan
Executive Creative Director / Art Director: Viral Pandya
Copywriter: Prathap Suthan, Sabu Paul
Photographer: Siddharth Misra
Published: November 2007

SM Stores: Pets do, 2

SM Stores: Pets do, 2

Pets do. Toys don’t.
The SM Store toys department.

Advertising Agency: Cheil Communications, New Delhi, India
National Creative Director: Prathap Suthan
Executive Creative Director / Art Director: Viral Pandya
Copywriter: Prathap Suthan, Sabu Paul
Photographer: Siddharth Misra
Published: November 2007

SM Stores: Pets do, 1

SM Stores: Pets do, 1

Pets do. Toys don’t.
The SM Store toys department.

Advertising Agency: Cheil Communications, New Delhi, India
National Creative Director: Prathap Suthan
Executive Creative Director / Art Director: Viral Pandya
Copywriter: Prathap Suthan, Sabu Paul
Photographer: Siddharth Misra
Published: November 2007

Olympic Protest – Torch Snuffed Out Twice in Paris, Attacked in London (VIDEO)

(TrendHunter.com) The Olympic torch was extinguished twice this morning in Paris. Protesters, in both London and now Paris are making attempts to silence the Olympic torch because of China’s human rights record.

Interestingly, the police in Paris were intending to protect the torch like a, “head of state,” but in …

Orr to leave Grey for new opportunities

SINGAPORE – Grey Global Group’s creative veteran Jeff Orr (pictured) is leaving the network to pursue other creative opportunities.

36 Freaky Robots With Human Jobs

(TrendHunter.com) Trend Hunter’s robot section features several hundred robots, but none are more freaky than these 36, which each have human jobs. Having said that, I did cheat a little on this list, adding some unemployed robots that are simply human-like and freaky. Enjoy!

Robots Receptionists

Robot Secreta…

IHG picks The Marketing Store for regional creative

SINGAPORE – The InterContinental Hotels Group (IHG) has selected The Marketing Store to handle its regional creative business, following a review that included DDB, McCann Erickson and Arc Worldwide.

Samsung selects Weber Shandwick in Australia

SYDNEY – Samsung has handed its entire consumer electronics account to Weber Shandwick following a competitive pitch.

Samsung picks Weber Shandwick in Australia

SYDNEY – Samsung has handed its entire consumer electronics account to Weber Shandwick following a competitive pitch.