Harvey Nichols: Fashion statement, 2
Posted in: UncategorizedHarvey Nichols: Fashion statement, 1
Posted in: UncategorizedSprint CMO Kelly Out After 8 Months
Posted in: UncategorizedKFC Colonel Dances to Make us Dance to Make Celebs Dance … for Charity.
Posted in: UncategorizedIn Super Bowl spirit, but really just to promote its spicy crunchy Hot Wings, KFC is donating $260,000 to charity on behalf of the first football player or celebrity to do an end zone Chicken Dance.
Quick, Find The Proofreader
Posted in: UncategorizedAd Age readers were quick to spot the typo in the next-to-last line of Fallon’s new ad for TheLadders.com:
Look, typos happen. Very often, the fast nature of advertising, particularly online, leads to slips like this. No one’s perfect, least of all me. But when you’re sending out copies of a new ad for PR purposes, it doesn’t look so good.
MTV Puts Modern Spin on Holocaust Horrors
Posted in: UncategorizedFor Think MTV (MTV’s conscience?), Arnold put together two takes on what the Holocaust would be like if it happened today. Tagline: “The Holocaust happened to people like us.”
ASA: Boots Nipple Cream’s OK By Us!
Posted in: UncategorizedCheck out this warped Boots nipple cream ad that’s pissing so many English interest groups off. If Tim Burton were a creative, such would be the fruits of his labour.
Why Bridgestone Has Three Ads for Two Bowl Slots
Posted in: UncategorizedThe Nuge Creates Custom Gun-Gear
Posted in: UncategorizedDell and Microsoft Join Forces, Go (Red) — but Why?
Posted in: UncategorizedBut it doesn’t matter what we think, because it marches on for reasons beyond the realms of human understanding.
4A’s Set to Name Nancy Hill President-CEO
Posted in: UncategorizedIndependent on Sunday appoints John Mullin as editor
Posted in: UncategorizedLONDON – The Independent on Sunday has appointed John Mullin as editor, replacing Tristan Davies, who left the paper in December.
Pitchfork Sure Is Cutting Edge, And That’s the Problem
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This here internet place may have proved a boon for the distribution and "legal" sharing of songs, but it has been the worst thing imaginable for the art of music criticism. Let's face it: Everybody holds several indisputably stupid opinions about music — like my contention that Fleetwood Mac's Lindsey Buckingham is one of the three greatest guitar players who has ever lived — and the internet allows us to proclaim them loudly, taste and common sense be damned. Sharing, in the public domain as in interpersonal relationships, is bad.
Culture secretary James Purnell replaces Peter Hain
Posted in: UncategorizedLONDON – James Purnell, the secretary of state for culture, media and sport, is to head up the Department for Work and Pensions following the resignation of Peter Hain.
Britvic taps former Emap CMO as marketing director
Posted in: UncategorizedLONDON – Britvic has appointed Simon Stewart, former chief marketing officer at Emap, as its new marketing director.
The quieter side of Ogilvy’s Dove campaign
Posted in: UncategorizedAdverganza dug up this commercial, which is part of Ogilvy Toronto’s self-esteem campaign for Dove. The ad, called “Amy,†was apparently released around the same time as “Onslaught†but got a bit lost in the shuffle. It’s less grandiose than “Evolution†and “Onslaught,†and that’s not a bad thing.
—Posted by Tim Nudd
Gemstar files suit against Virgin Media
Posted in: UncategorizedLONDON – Gemstar-TV Guide International, the News Corp-backed provider of electronic programme guides, has filed suit against Virgin Media alleging infringement of three of its patents.
Former Omnicom digital chief moves to Vibrant
Posted in: UncategorizedLONDON – Video advertising network Vibrant Media has hired former Omnicom digital boss Sean Finnegan as its chief media officer.
Wii Pistol – Perfect Shot from NYKO
Posted in: Uncategorized(TrendHunter.com) Since the iconic Duck Hunt gun from regular Nintendo, few video game guns have ever gained any widespread notoriety. hat may all change soon with the Perfect Shot from NYKO.
The Perfect Shot allows the Wii remote to slide on to the controller and be able to bring back the fun of the original Nin…