Travelodge merger with Premier Inn could reunite marketers

LONDON – Three of the budget hotel sector’s most senior figures could be reunited should Whitbread acquire budget hotel chain Travelodge and merge it with Premier Inn.

Austin Habitat for Humanity: Jon

Austin Habitat for Humanity: Jon

Advertising Agency: Door Number 3, Austin, USA
Creative Director: Prentice Howe
Art Director: Taylor Harkey
Copywriter: Phil Davies
Photographer: Eric Kiel
Post/image creation: Mind’s Eye, Atlanta
Published: February 2008

Austin Habitat for Humanity: Mildred

Austin Habitat for Humanity: Mildred

Advertising Agency: Door Number 3, Austin, USA
Creative Director: Prentice Howe
Art Director: Taylor Harkey
Copywriter: Phil Davies
Photographer: Eric Kiel
Post/image creation: Mind’s Eye, Atlanta
Published: February 2008

Austin Habitat for Humanity: Robert

Austin Habitat for Humanity: Robert

Advertising Agency: Door Number 3, Austin, USA
Creative Director: Prentice Howe
Art Director: Taylor Harkey
Copywriter: Phil Davies
Photographer: Eric Kiel
Post/image creation: Mind’s Eye, Atlanta
Published: February 2008

Austin Habitat for Humanity: Marta

Austin Habitat for Humanity: Marta

Advertising Agency: Door Number 3, Austin, USA
Creative Director: Prentice Howe
Art Director: Taylor Harkey
Copywriter: Phil Davies
Photographer: Eric Kiel
Post/image creation: Mind’s Eye, Atlanta
Published: February 2008

Austin Habitat for Humanity: Adriana

Austin Habitat for Humanity: Adriana

Advertising Agency: Door Number 3, Austin, USA
Creative Director: Prentice Howe
Art Director: Taylor Harkey
Copywriter: Phil Davies
Photographer: Eric Kiel
Post/image creation: Mind’s Eye, Atlanta
Published: February 2008

Couponstar reports four-fold rise in consumer-printed coupon campaigns

LONDON – Affliate site Couponstar has revealed that it saw a 400 per cent rise in the number of print-at-home coupon campaigns carried out for its clients last year.

Disprin: Flipbook

Disprin: Flipbook

Works fast.

Advertising Agency: Euro RSCG, Delhi, India
Creative Directors: Satbir Singh, Mani Jayaram
Art Directors: Neha Sidhra, Ritrup Biswas, Manzoor Alam
Copywriter: Manmeet Singh
Photographer: Gurudev Singh Sidhu, Kulbushan
Released: October 2007

MediaCom and Carat go through in £12m TUI media pitch

LONDON – TUI Travel has picked MediaCom and Carat to contest the final round of its £12m media pitch, after eliminating incumbents Walker Media and MPG.

Television Bureau of Canada The Bessies Award: Shave

Television Bureau of Canada The Bessies Award: Shave

Advertising Agency: John St, Canada
Creative Directors: Stephen Jurisic, Angus Tucker
Copywriter: Chris Hirsch
Art Director: Nellie Kim
Agency Producer: Dale Giffen
Account Manager: Elana Olavesen
Music: Imprint Music
Production Company: Soft Citizen
Director: Sara St. Onge
DP: John Choi
Producer: John Nadalin
Executive Producers: Eva Preger, Link York
Editors: Ryan Hunt, School Editing
Post: Paul Binney, Rodney Dowd, School Editing
Animation: Aylwin Fernando, Crush Inc
Production Company: Head Gear Animation
Director: Steve Angel
Producer: Kathryn Rawson
Animator: Sean Branigan
Compositor: Kyle Griblin
Editor: Head Gear Animation

Television Bureau of Canada The Bessies Award: Bunny

Television Bureau of Canada The Bessies Award: Bunny

Advertising Agency: John St, Canada
Creative Directors: Stephen Jurisic, Angus Tucker
Copywriter: Chris Hirsch
Art Director: Nellie Kim
Agency Producer: Dale Giffen
Account Manager: Elana Olavesen
Music: Imprint Music
Production Company: Soft Citizen
Director: Sara St. Onge
DP: John Choi
Producer: John Nadalin
Executive Producers: Eva Preger, Link York
Editors: Ryan Hunt, School Editing
Post: Paul Binney, Rodney Dowd, School Editing
Animation: Aylwin Fernando, Crush Inc
Production Company: Head Gear Animation
Director: Steve Angel
Producer: Kathryn Rawson
Animator: Sean Branigan
Compositor: Kyle Griblin
Editor: Head Gear Animation

Television Bureau of Canada The Bessies Award: Mopping

Television Bureau of Canada The Bessies Award: Mopping

Only good TV lives

Advertising Agency: John St, Canada
Creative Directors: Stephen Jurisic, Angus Tucker
Art Director: Nellie Kim
Copywriter: Chris Hirsch
Photographer: Tyler Gray

Television Bureau of Canada The Bessies Award: Shaving

Television Bureau of Canada The Bessies Award: Shaving

Only good TV lives

Advertising Agency: John St, Canada
Creative Directors: Stephen Jurisic, Angus Tucker
Art Director: Nellie Kim
Copywriter: Chris Hirsch
Photographer: Tyler Gray

Pepper Spray ads from Lowe Bangkok, Thailand

Lowe Bangkok give us this graphic – without being “graphic”, geddit? – treatment for Pepper Spray. Now here’s a product I never thought I’d see advertised with shiny double-page spreads. Heck, when I invested in my first imported (seriously illegal) pepper spray many moons ago, the packaging text was all I needed. On my mates French police spray it read “paralyse” and 10%, on my 16% it read “paralyse constant” – sold! And yes, I’ve even had to use it. Apologies to the now probably blind guy but I told you to leave me the hell alone three times yet you followed me into the graveyard at four in the morning – be glad you’re still breathing.

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Mengniu hands Saatchi ice cream business

BEIJING: Mengniu, the Mongolian dairy behemoth, has awarded the bulk of its ice cream business to Saatchi & Saatchi, which already handles the company’s white milk branding business.

BOH Tea searches for creative agency

KUALA LUMPUR – BOH Tea, Malaysia’s largest tea producer, is searching for an advertising agency as it prepares to launch a new product range later this year.

Clio awards seeks world’s best young creatives

MIAMI – Young creatives are being given the chance to attend this year’s Clio Festival in Florida.

Burnett wins Olympic brief for Zhe Jiang Mobile

SHANGHAI – Leo Burnett China has secured the US$3.5 million account for Zhe Jiang Mobile’s Olympic branding campaign, following a four-way pitch.

Fanta launches on-pack promotion with Play.com

LONDON – Fanta has partnered with online entertainment retailer to launched a new on-pack which will give consumers the opportunity to win a prize every 15 minutes.

Ariel goes all “subliminal stain” in Indian press ads.

Saatchi & Saatchi in Mumbai have cracked an Ariel brief with this very interesting, almost subliminal, execution. The tag “no stains, no memories” is illustrated by stains that tell you the story of how they came to be. In the lipstick stain, there’s scenes of love. Neat. Two other executions inside.

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