-Another day at Cannes produces another infographic from SapientNitro. Now, we head to the ’70s and a nod to Vivienne Westwood. link -In case you missed it, above we have a recent Samsung digital short created by Huge (which is also busy vindicating Cap’n Crunch) and starring Usher. link -Well, Steve Stoute  was truthful in telling us that his agency Transla […]

Millionaire software developer-turned-jungle-dwelling recluse-turned recent murder suspect John McAfee is here with a four-minute video about uninstalling his namesake software because life’s just weird like that sometimes. In this video, McAfree says “fuck” and “shit” (which is why you’ve seen this video tagged NSFW by everyone today because no one trusts y […]

We’ve received confirmation that Havas Discovery, a network with a handful of offices ranging from Baltimore to Toronto, has parted ways with managing director Chris Oliver, who had served head of the agency’s CRM practice for three years. Oliver was based out of the Baltimore office of Discovery, which serves as the data, analytics, digital and CRM arm of t […]

Before I wrote this, my editor jokingly told me I’d been typecast as the Rooster Guy, but I won’t complain. Jason Statham has been typecast as the Rooster Guy of the film industry, and he’s probably worth $50 million. We’ve covered a few Rooster side projects recently, and now they’re back in the news, teaming with Microsoft for a co-ideation Windows 8 skate […]

With a fresh site and video spot, an Italian agency is now offering mind-to-mind advertising. As io9 reports, via the agency’s release: “Telepathy Advertising is a full service agency which works on telepathic scripts and its emission converting concepts into visual, verbal, tactile and sensorial stimulus with a location-aware target segmentation.” They empl […]

Well, after some cuts here and a shuttering there, we finally have some positive news to report in 2013 about iCrossing, mainly that the Hearst-owned digital agency has promoted six-year vet Brian Powley to global president. Powley, who initially joined iCrossing in 2007 to manage the agency’s San Francisco office before taking on the role of chief client of […]

This parody reality show trend is tiresome, especially because reality shows are already a parody of life. Earlier this month, PBS invented fake reality shows like “Knitting Wars” and advertised them coupled with their own message: “The fact that you thought this was real says a lot about the state of TV. Support Quality Programming.” Now, Brooklyn-based age […]

-If you have about nine minutes to spare, here are your Cannes, Day 2 highlights, which include OMD Australia (Sydney) and O&M Amsterdam picking up Media Agency of the Year and Media Grand Prix awards, respectively. link -In cased you missed it at Cannes, Creativeland Asia launched a new “creative experiential learning program” called “Soultripin,” which […]

Code and Theory is a creative agency behind publishing websites like “The Verge,” and “Interview” magazine. They also have an odd fondness for the Dewey Decimal System. Managing partners Steve Baer and Mike Treff took the mediabistroTV crew on an Olde Timey New York meets modern design tour of their fifth floor offices. The guys showed how they added wide op […]

Chris Zander, managing director/partner at Venice, CA-based prodco, Backyard, chimes in from the French Riviera and talks about why Cannes is still worth attending. So, we’ll indulge and live vicariously through him for the next few days. Stay tuned for more and you can follow Zander at @realchriszander. I’ve come to Cannes eleven times over the past thirtee […]

With the Immigration Reform bill due to be debated in the US Senate shortly, SS+K created this uplifting spot by FWD.us, the foundation started by Mark Zuckerberg, Jack Dorsey, Bill Gates and other tech giants supporting causes they believe are critical to America's growth and competitiveness.The spot (shot by Serial Pictures' Samuel Bayer) builds […]

Anheuser-Busch InBev is getting back together with Omnicom Group in the U.S.The world's largest brewer is hiring BBDO as lead agency for Bud Light domestically, while keeping line extensions such as Bud Light Platinum at Translation, which had been handling the entire account since last August. The two shops will "work together on Bud Light," […]

Intel’s “Beauty Inside” from Pereira & O’Dell, San Francisco, and Oreo’s "Daily Twist" work from  DraftFCB earned the Cyber Grands Prix at the 2013 Cannes Lions International Festival of Creativity on Wednesday.The winning campaigns reflected interesting poles within the category; one was a sophisticated film effort, the other, a print/design c […]

Serviceplan won the design Grand Prix Lion for the second year in a row, this time for for its innovative Selfscan sustainability report for Italian supermarket Auchan, which comes printed on customers’ store receipts.Last year, the Munich shop nabbed the top prize in the category for its solar annual report for Austria Solar, a book whose contents are revea […]

Number of Lions awarded: The U.S. won the Grand Prix, but picked up only eight other press Lions (three Silver and five Bronze). Brazil won six of the 25 press Gold Lions, including one from an agency in northern Brazil's Bahia, far from the Sao Paulo agencies that dominate the market. Brazil in general is having a phenomenal year at Cannes. Ogilvy Braz […]

Radio is alive and well.That was the message that Cannes judges responsible for choosing winners in the radio category drove home during a press conference at the ad festival in the South of France on Wednesday. Despite the rise in social media, they insisted radio should be viewed by both advertisers and their agencies to connect with consumers -- particula […]

The man behind Men’s Wearhouse and its iconic tagline, “You’re going to like the way you look. I guarantee it,” has been fired.Men’s Wearhouse founder George Zimmer, who built the retailer into a chain with more than 1,000 stores and became its public face, said he was fired after raising concerns about the company’s strategy.The retailer announced his termi […]

Sean Combs, a.k.a. P. Diddy, rose to fame as a hip hop artist and producer but these days may be more recognizable as a pitchman for brands including Van Heusen, Estee Lauder, Diageo, Pepsi and Macy's.  And of course there's also his own Ciroc, own of the best-known vodkas in the United States.On the Apple-Samsung War:"I don’t have a Samsung. […]

Sony has selected both WPP's Mediacom and Aegis' Carat to support its global media business, including mobile and electronics.Mediacom will handle the company's mobile business globally, as well as its electronics business across Europe, Africa and the Middle East. Carat will support electronics in other regions. Sony only reviewed electronics […]

Techno-privacy wonks are laying yet another rail for Do Not Track. Mozilla, maker of the Firefox browser, has paired with the Stanford Center for Internet and Society to create a Cookie Clearinghouse. The project, still in a nascent stage, essentially will be two lists of domains -- one that users' browsers will permit to set cookies and one that will b […]

Mike Parsons, the managing director of twofifteenmccann, has left the agency to become chief operations officer at The Factory, an incubator start-up in San Francisco. A search is underway to find a replacement for him at the McCann Worldgroup shop, sources said. Parsons joined twofifteenmccann three years ago. He previously was managing director of Tribal D […]

Facebook now has 1 million companies and brands advertising on its platform, according to Reuters. This figure represents active advertisers, meaning those who have advertised on the site in the past 28 days. A vast majority of these are small business owners, who often grow their local base via individual accounts and pages before becoming advertisers. The […]

CANNES, France—It's officially a runaway train. McCann Melbourne's "Dumb Ways to Die" train safety campaign for Metro Trains Melbourne picked up its third Grand Prix of the week at Cannes Lions here tonight, adding the top prize in the Radio Lions category to its haul. The campaign was honored in Radio for the three-minute radio version o […]

CANNES, France—The U.S. has won its second Grand Prix of this year's Cannes Lions festival, with TBWA\Media Arts Lab in Los Angeles earning the top prize in the Press Lions contest for its magazine ads for Apple's iPad mini. The ads, released late last year, were placed on the back covers of several national magazines—including Time, Wired and The […]

CANNES, France—Serviceplan in Munich, Germany, walked off with its second straight Design Lions Grand Prix here tonight, winning this time for embedding a store's sustainability report on a single shopping receipt. Users could scan the receipt using an app on their smartphones to get all kinds of information on Auchan's sustainable practices. And o […]

CANNES, France—The U.S. doubled its 2013 Grand Prix count in a single award ceremony here tonight, as Draftfcb and Pereira & O'Dell were both honored as Grand Prix winners in the Cyber Lions. Draftfcb in New York won for Oreo's "Daily Twist" campaign, while Pereira & O'Dell in San Francisco was honored for its Intel/Toshiba p […]

Brands evidently haven't been satisfied with Facebook's People Talking About This (PTAT) page engagement metric. So the digital giant, as part an overall revamp of its 3-year-old Page Insights product, is breaking out the catchall stat into a handful of data points. While PTAT will continue to be available, the following parts of that page metric w […]

IDEA: Every mother is a superhero. But when your kid's birthday is fast approaching, it helps to have Batman, Wonder Woman, Superman, Aquaman, The Flash, Green Lantern and Cyborg on hand for some extra superhelp. Those seven DC Comics characters swoop into action in 72andSunny's new 30-second spot for Target's just-released 50-piece summer col […]

Don Scales, iCrossing CEO, is leaving the company effective immediately and will be replaced by Brian Powley, who currently serves as North American president of the New York-based digital agency. Scales will take a buyout, per a source close to the situation, from parent Hearst Magazines, which purchased iCrossing a little more than three years ago for $325 […]

In a bid to learn how to reinvent itself, MTV has conducted another study of today's teens and tweens, The New York Times reported. A similar research project in 2008 gave rise to Teen Mom and Jersey Shore, shows that proved to be hits among the network's core audience of 12- to 34-year-olds. MTV's new report, "The New Millennials Will Ke […]

Superheroes spend all of their time saving the world, which leaves them with little to address their own issues — even when they seriously need to But entertainment website The Credits is helping out superheroes suffering from serious personal problems. SEE ALSO: 8 Superheroes as Fonts The site enlisted a clinical psychologist, Dr. Natalie Petyke, to blindly […]

Lugging around wires and batteries is a hassle for everyone, but accessories manufacturer Moshi plans to make it much easier for iPhone 5 users with the help of its new external battery. Unlike other portable chargers, this one comes with a built-in Lightning cable. The IonBank ($89.99, 5,000 milliamp-hours) supports Apple's Lightning connector, so ther […]

Can six seconds' worth of video and audio convey the story of a massive protest in Brazil? Yes it can, per this Vine video recorded earlier this week. Posted by Lucio Amorim, the Vine shows thousands of protesters in the streets of Rio de Janeiro protesting poor public services and corruption in the halls of government. Per its official tally, it has be […]

At Mashable, we follow leaders and innovators in the digital space. As technology is dramatically reshaping the practice and profession of communications, we are looking to identify and recognize the women pushing the barriers and reshaping communications for the digital era. These are women on the rise: Women who have accomplished a great deal, but whose wo […]

Tuesday night's epic NBA Finals slugfest featured gripping back-and-forth lead changes, stellar performances from the game's best players and set up what promises to be an appointment-viewing Game 7 on Thursday evening It also included a remedial seminar in how to fail as a sports fan, courtesy of the Miami Heat's home crowd. SEE ALSO: 25 of Y […]

No matter how much thought you put into your social media strategy, the real world can always interfere. Robert Reimann spent more than a week hashing out a plan to boost sales and engagement on the Facebook page for his bike tour business, after being matched with Shane Johnston, a social media marketing consultant from Mashable's Small Business Panel. […]

Thanks to its refocusing ability, the Lytro camera does things no other camera can do, but it also lacks a way to quickly share its "living" photos. That is, until today. With a free firmware upgrade, Lytro owners can activate the Wi-Fi chip that's been dormant in their cameras, which works with a new app arriving Wednesday in the iOS App Stor […]

From Google Glass to car dashboards to shopping, Augmented Reality (AR) is one of the most talked-about trends in technology SEE ALSO: 7 Ways Augmented Reality Will Improve Your Life At its core, the idea behind AR is to bring additional context to the "real" world. With the advent of smartphones and tablets, the potential for AR to add context in […]

Facebook has started to roll out photo comments, a new feature that allows you to comment on posts with images rather than words. Originally built during a Facebook employee hackathon, photo comments are starting to roll out globally on the web as well as the Facebook mobile site. Users can't yet leave photo comments within Facebook's mobile apps, […]

Ladies and gentlemen, if we could please have your attention, Cher has something important she'd like to share: She's still got it. HMMMM…. Seems There’s MORE BUZZ,about the way I Looked,Than the way I Performed !!YESSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSIVE STILL GOT IT !!!!!! — Cher (@cher) June 19, 2013 The 67-year-old pop icon last night showed viewers and att […]

This spot from The Brand Agency gives control back to WA's farmers. There are many things in life that you can't control living and working on a farm in WA. This spot reflects that simple insight and goes on to show how , thanks to CSBP's liquid fertiliser, at least there's one thing you can rely on.Category: Retail servicesClient: CSBPAg […]

This spot from The Brand Agency , Perth gives control back to WA's farmers. There are many things in life that you can't control living and working on a farm in WA. This spot reflects that simple insight and goes on to show how , thanks to CSBP's liquid fertiliser, at least there's one thing you can rely on.Category: Retail servicesClient […]

'Defend our sand castle, whatever it takes!' A fantastic journey through the eyes of children that play an action plot on the beach is the brand new German commercial for Coca Cola's FANTA.Postproduction house Unexpected GmbH created a fantasy environment filled with toys, gadgets and characters around a colorful cast of heroes, direct by dire […]

'Defend our sand castle, whatever it takes!' A fantastic journey through the eyes of children that play an action plot on the beach is the brand new German commercial for Coca Cola's FANTA.Postproduction house Unexpected GmbH created a fantasy environment filled with toys, gadgets and characters around a colorful cast of heroes, direct by dire […]

Ogilvy and Mather Mumbai spot for CadburyCategory: FoodClient: CadburyAgency: ogilvy and mather mumbai […]

"MaxHaus. Live in the now."Category: Corporate identityClient: MaxHausAgency: Talent, São PauloExecutive Creative Director: João LiviCreative Director: João LiviArt Director: Alex GonçalvesCopywriter: Ligia MendesIllustrator: Estúdio IconeOther credits: Advertising Agency: Talent, São Paulo, Brazil Art buyer: Mario Coelho Published: June 2013 […]

Talent, Brasil posters for ImobiliarioCategory: Corporate identityClient: MaxHausAgency: Talent, Sao PauloExecutive Creative Director: João LiviCreative Director: João LiviArt Director: Alex GonçalvesCopywriter: Ligia MendesIllustrator: Estúdio IconeOther credits: Advertising Agency: Talent, São Paulo, Brazil Art buyer: Mario Coelho Published: June 2013 […]

Ogilvy & Mather Vietnam has created new anti rhino horn poaching print work for WWF-Greater Mekong. The campaign point out that rhino horn is made of exactly the same stuff as human toenails and fingernails.Category: Public interestClient: WWF-Greater MekongAgency: Ogilvy & Mather VietnamExecutive Creative Director: Todd McCrackenArt Director: richar […]

Ogilvy & Mather Vietnam has created new anti rhino horn poaching print work for WWF-Greater Mekong. The campaign point out that rhino horn is made of exactly the same stuff as human toenails and fingernails.Category: Public interestClient: WWF-Greater MekongAgency: Ogilvy & Mather VietnamExecutive Creative Director: Todd McCrackenArt Director: richar […]

School teaches a lot of things, how to read, write, do maths and even learn the capitals of countries. But it can’t teach kids everything. In this campaign we used humorous situations where school lessons were not enough and where the lessons from National Geographic Kids Magazine would have come in handy...Category: Publications & mediaClient: National […]

Are you familiar with the phrase Permission Marketing? If you’re trying to sell anything online (including your ideas), you should be. In 1999, a certain smart marketer made some observations about what kinds of persuasive communication worked well as we moved into the 21st century … and what kinds didn’t. Permission marketing is the privilege[ Continue Read […]

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Imagine it’s late Wednesday afternoon. The sun is setting. You are pulling on some sweats after a long day at work when you hear a knock at the front door. Your child — who doesn’t open it — yells up to you that there is a strange man on the porch. And he’s got something[ Continue Reading... ] Related StoriesHow To Leverage the Science of Relationships to Ga […]

Laurel and Hardy. Batman and Robin. Superman. Which of these doesn’t quite fit? Yup, it’s the guy who can’t handle Kryptonite. If Superman is in trouble, there’s almost no one to rescue him. But Hardy or Batman can get into all kinds of crazy trouble, and they’ll always have a nice partner there, ready to[ Continue Reading... ] Related StoriesHow to Build a […]

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Well that was fast. Not even two weeks after Sony announced its upcoming PS4 gaming console wouldn’t have the insane restrictions on used and resold games that Microsoft had instituted for its new Xbox One device, reports say the boys from Redmond have decided that maybe some of their policies weren’t exactly the greatest ideas. Initial reports from GiantBom […]

Reader Walter went out on a retail archaeology expedition, also known as “going to Kmart.” Searching the electronics section, he thought he hadn’t found anything out of the ordinary until he turned the artifact over, and discovered a copyright date of 1996. At least! A true ancient electronic find! Or was it? It wasn’t. Here are the pictures that Walter … [M […]

The gap between tying on your apron springs and producing a family feast from scratch after a few hours and slapping down some fast food on the table and calling it dinner is narrowing. That’s good news for anyone who likes the idea of a homemade meal but isn’t exactly Julia Child in the kitchen, and it’s partly due to … [More] […]

Have you always wondered what happens to glass containers after the recycling truck scoops them up from the curb? The crack GIF-making team at NPR’s Planet Money visited a plant in New Jersey that’s now able to take glass bottles and turn them into something other than sparkly construction materials. In a series of animations, they take readers through the … […]

When a currently out-of-work schoolteacher in Texas came across a bag containing enough cash to buy a car, she did what some other wouldn’t even think of — she took it to the nearest bank and returned it. She tells College Station, TX’s The Eagle that she’d just dropped her cat off at the vet when she spotted the bag … [More] […]

Sure, you probably know the basic ingredients in your fast food lunch — chicken or beef, lettuce and tomato, whathaveyou — after all, you’re the one who ordered it. But if you, like many consumers, care whether or not those ingredients include genetically modified organisms (GMOs), the ingredient list usually is no help. Chipotle announced that it will now m […]

If you had been asked to predict which national fast-food chain would be the first to offer gluten-free products, you probably wouldn’t have picked Dunkin’ Donuts, whose very name seems like it should be covered in wheat flour, but the company’s CEO says it will be selling both gluten-free donuts and muffins in all its U.S. stores. “We recognize the … [More] […]

Being pregnant isn’t a protected disability under the Americans with Disabilities Act, but a 1978 law does specifically prohibit discriminating against pregnant workers. Women generally aren’t forced out of their jobs once their pregnancy becomes visible like they were in past decades, but that doesn’t mean that no one ever loses her job (and her health insu […]

Ah, butter! The most diety-of diet foods, guaranteed to slim your hips and trim your tummy! Wait — are we in an alternate universe? Why are people mixing butter into their coffee in some kind of new health/energy craze? It kind of makes sense that butter would work in coffee, so far as taste buds go. After all, it’s a … [More] […]

To some people, the Alamo Drafthouse chain of movie theaters may be best known as the place that created the greatest anti-texting PSA ever, but for one Consumerist reader, it’s also the company that won him over by proactively responding to a minor annoyance without anyone having to file a complaint. Eric says he and his friends went to … [More] […]

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Yikes! As reported by Paidcontent :"Photographer sues BuzzFeed for $3.6M over viral sharing model", Imaging Resource : "Photographer sues BuzzFeed for $3.6 million over image use", and Petapixel: "Photographer Sues BuzzFeed for $3.6M for Using Photo Without Permission" ....a photographer has sued Buzzfeed. For lots of money. The […]

Right now the Xbox's Facebook page is home the what may be the worlds largest collection of ASCII art bird-flipping. Consumers aren't loving the new Xbox One system. Sony pwned Xbox with this Playstation 4 "official sharing tutorial", and I suppose the gamers decided to join in mocking Microsoft, invading facebook en masse. Ain't soc […]

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