Mar
28
Hello! launching new fashion spin-off
Posted in: UncategorizedHello! magazine is to launch Hello! Couture, the second title from its new stand-alone fashion series, on 2 April.
Mar
28
Multi-Media GPS – iNAVI K2 GPS Plays Music and Games (GALLERY)
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(TrendHunter.com) As GPS navigation devises come, this one is pretty stacked with special features. The navigation is in 3-D maps which are rendered on a photo-realistic 4.8-inch 800×400 screen resolution. In addition, the gadget has a three axis sensor that provides stable use of navigation and speed in searching fo…
Mar
28
Spirit Goes For The Kinky Demographic
Posted in: UncategorizedWhere do you go after you hold a M.I.L.F. sale? Well, if you’re Spirit Airlines, here’s the next one:
Having worked on more than my share of retail clients who are absolutely lifeless and humorless when it comes to sales and promotions, I dig this approach.
(Thanks to The Consumerist for calling this to my attention.)
Mar
28
Egmont Magazines overhauls children’s sites
Posted in: UncategorizedLONDON – Egmont Magazines has revamped two of its websites to attract return visits from its youth audience.
Mar
28
Chrysler hires Nigel Land as marketing director
Posted in: UncategorizedLONDON – Chrysler UK has appointed Nigel Land as its new marketing director with responsibility for the Chrysler, Jeep and Dodge brands.
Mar
28
The slithering dread of sexual abuse lingers
Posted in: UncategorizedAh, a nice Friday morning to sit back, sip your coffee, get all caught up on your favorite Twitter feeds. Oh, and maybe get seriously disturbed by this ultra-creepy German ad about the lingering trauma of sexual abuse. It’s safe for work and all, as long as your co-workers don’t mind you randomly shuddering throughout the day. The spot was created by agency Red Rabbit for Dunkelziffer e.V., a group that helps sexually abused children. I’ll go out on a limb and guess that we’ll be seeing this spot again if we do a 2008 version of our Freakiest Ad Moments tournament. Hat tip to Oscocio, where you can find the full credits.
—Posted by David Griner
Mar
28
Store card giant GE Money sold to Spanish bank
Posted in: UncategorizedLONDON – GE Money, the UK’s biggest provider of store cards, is to be sold to Spanish bank Santander, as part of an asset swap reported to be worth around €2bn (£1.6bn).
Mar
28
Social Media White FrogPaper
Posted in: Uncategorized[Editor’s Note] This text was provided to us by StrawberryFrog. I haven’t changed it or added my thoughts. Although, I imagine I will do so in the comments here, as I hope you will.
Prepared by Chip Walker, Ilana Bryant and Scott Goodson of StrawberryFrog
1. AN INTRODUCTION TO SOCIAL MEDIA AND SOCIAL MEDIA MARKETING
What is social media marketing?
Social Media Marketing is the act of a brand spreading its message through various social technologies. Right now, it’s a failed concept because brands are limited in their approach to social media marketing; they engage in practices that are alienating to users, and do not provide useful services for consumers.
Mar
28
Royal Mail risks strike backlash over pension scheme closure
Posted in: UncategorizedLONDON – Fresh Royal Mail strikes look possible after the company decided yesterday to go ahead with a number of changes to its pension scheme without agreement from the Communication Workers Union.
Mar
28
Extreme Crafts – Knitted Harley Davidson (GALLERY)
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(TrendHunter.com) I always marvel at stuff like this. Even though this knitted Harley Davidson obviously has no functionality that I’m aware of, the tremendous work that went into putting this project together and bringing it to fruition is worthy of admiration. I suppose that the person or persons who did this are d…
Mar
28
Entrepreneur Communities – Endossa Shops
Posted in: UncategorizedIt was created in Brazil, more specifically in São Paulo, a new store that works like the standards of the Search Engines algorithms.
Endossa is a new project that functions more like a community of innovation than a regular store. They rent small spaces for entrepreneurs to exhibit and market the…
Mar
28
Orkin snubs giant insect in his hour of need
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Dude, calling the Orkin goon squad on this poor giant bug is a little harsh. He just wanted to use the phone. So what if he liked the look of the oak floors in the house? Doesn’t prove anything. It wasn’t like he was leaning out of his van’s driver-side window and asking kids about Pokémon or something. Now he has to feel unwelcome driving through the neighborhood because the forces of gentrification are keeping constant vigil. Dick move, man. When that bug robs a liquor store a few ads from now, we’ll know why. Spot by The Richards Group in Dallas. Via Advertolog.
—Posted by David Kiefaber
Mar
28
Future Lions calls for Cannes competion entries
Posted in: UncategorizedThe Future Lions, a competition for creative students, is calling for entries for 2008’s contest.
Mar
28
UPS ads go high-tech with Whiteboard 2.0
Posted in: UncategorizedHere’s the new UPS Whiteboard spot starring Martin Agency creative director Andy Azula. As you’ll notice, they’ve broken form a bit by adding animation and an iPhone-like interface with the whiteboard. I don’t mind the effect, but it does kinda do away with the charming simplicity of looking at, you know, a whiteboard. By the way, has all this work in front of the camera shed some pounds off Azula, or is he just buying baggier clothes? And why won’t he address the serious issues, like monkey sex or female fecal bonding?
—Posted by David Griner
Mar
28
Taj Tea – Divine tea – print, India
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Holy stunning photography batman!
The Taj Tea Trail is a tea-tasting event organised by Brooke Bond Taj Mahal tea. Here people get to sample the finest collection of teas and discover fascinating trivia about the drink. These posters, via O&M Mumbai, were created as masterpieces using actual Taj Mahal tea granules. Displayed on easels like work of art, these posters helped glorify this golden drink.
I don’t even drink tea anymore, but these ads are mighty tempting if only to watch the swirls of golden tea escape in the hot water… Mmmm.
Mar
28
AIG Life launches first integrated marketing campaign
Posted in: UncategorizedLONDON – AIG Life Wealth Management, the pensions and investment specialist, has launched its first integrated marketing campaign.
Mar
28
INM completes South African outdoor deal
Posted in: UncategorizedLONDON – Independent News & Media’s €86.6m (£68m) acquisition of Clear Channel Outdoor’s 50% stake in Clear Channel Independent, Africa’s largest outdoor advertising company, has been cleared by South African regulators.
Mar
28
Rapping in support of better Internet design
Posted in: UncategorizedWhen we hear the phrase "How Web standards and proper design can affect the ranking and conversion of pages on your site," we always think of another phrase, "funky fresh beat." This is because we are woefully out of touch with modern hip-hop. The Poetic Prophet (aka The SEO Rapper) isn’t much better. While his newest jam is educational, creationists drop better science. But I’ll give him credit for dodging the normally racist YouTube comment hate, since they “bow and recognize … the best video on the Internet. Period.†I bet they like this guy, too. Via The Denver Egotist.
—Posted by David Kiefaber
Mar
28
Entrepreneur Communities – Endossa Shops (GALLERY)
Posted in: Uncategorized
(TrendHunter.com) It was created in Brazil, more specifically in São Paulo, a new store that works like the standards of the Search Engines algorithms.
Endossa is a new project that functions more like a community of innovation than a regular store. They rent small spaces for entrepreneurs to exhibit and market the…
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