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February 2007
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Motion Theory took the wraps off a new music video for indie rock band, Modest Mouse. “Dashboard,” the first single...


Hanes announced that it will feature Jennifer Love Hewitt in an advertising campaign to support the launch of the...


Since memorable dinnertime experience often starts with conversation shared at the table, Stouffer's has created During...


Harpoon Pictures recently signed tabletop director/cameraman Tom Bracone to its growing list of directorial talent.


Once again, the commercials that appeared during the Academy Awards seemed better than the commercials that appeared...


Looking for the Oscar spots? Log on and enter the keyword AcademyAwards2007 to review the commercial highlights.


Google and Yahoo have been fighting it out over which company will dominate the online advertising business, with...


Adding to their already adept roster, New York-based Version2 recently appointed Frank Devlin as the company’s new Head...


Moving Pixels announced the addition of Andrew McKenna and Hatem Ben Abdallah to their Santa Monica VFX boutique....


Adding to a string of success out of Stockholm, Sweden, FilmTecknarna recently signed Jessica Laurén to its diverse...


Cub Cadet, the premium manufacturer of lawn mowers, lawn tractors and snow throwers, announced today the signing of NBA...


The Wrangler team announced a new endorsement deal with Green Bay Packers’ quarterback Brett Favre. The football hero...


Fox Interactive Media announced that it has completed the acquisition of interactive advertising technology company,...


To help commemorate its 50th anniversary this year, GQ magazine is starting a charitable project called the Gentlemen’s...


Director Ric Cantor of OUTSIDER is once again available for spot work, having wrapped the second season of BBC 3's hit...


Moxie Pictures is pleased to announce that director/cameraman Sean Meehan has joined the company for representation in...


As part of an ongoing expansion of its advertising division, Company 3 has hired Luis Ribeiro to fill the newly-created...


Marketers are increasingly focused on the effectiveness of their pitches, trying to figure out the return on investment...


Mitt Romney will run television advertisements in five states starting Wednesday, the latest sign of how quickly the...


INNERSTATE,” a documentary about three people coping with disabling chronic illness, may be coming to a theater near...


BANK OF AMERICA is backing away from “Higher Standards” — at least in its new national advertising campaign.


Google has agreed to purchase in-game advertising company Adscape Media for $23 million, giving it a foothold on the...


Despite a pledge from the pharmaceutical industry to be more careful with prescription-drug advertising, impotence-drug...


Volkswagen of America said Thursday that it would withdraw a commercial that several mental health organizations...


The Super Bowl and Grammy Awards are barely memories, but Madison Avenue is already beating the drum for the next big...


Owners of digital video recorders still watch on average two-thirds of commercials, a Nielsen study shows.


VILLAINS has secured new representation. The company will be represented by OPTIONS on the West Coast, Lynn Mutchler in...


THE next time R. J. Reynolds Tobacco asks smokers to walk a mile for a Camel, watch how many of them are in high heels.


Experts say it is only a matter of time before the 2.2 billion mobile phone users around the world consider it natural...


Journal Sentinel Inc., which publishes the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel daily newspaper, has joined Google’s newspaper...


Julian Pugsley is the latest addition to the Suneeva roster. Known for his distinct visuals, subtle dark humour and a...


Comedy director Paul Sincoff has signed for exclusive Southwest representation by Red Truck Films. Sincoff’s recent...


Versatile on-line artist Mark Sullivan proves to be a perfect fit for Frames. The editor has recently cut spots for...


"Vuelo," the short film from director James Gartner, has been awarded the Silver World Medal in this year's New York...


In a new advertising campaign, Visa USA is hoping to remind certain consumers that it can also be a little more exclusive.


VANILLA Ice finally has a gig: rapping about taxes. TurboTax.com has hired the pale rapper to host the "Tax Rap...


The Deadline to enter the New York Festivals Advertising Competition is February 19, 2007. Get crackin'!


The media company on Monday unveiled the creation of a new cross-platform unit that includes its radio, Internet,...


Tipping off NBA All-Star 2007, T-Mobile USA, Inc. announces the newest member of its all-star lineup, the T-Mobile®...


Dream up a non-traditional campaign idea for Oxfam International's Make Trade Fair


Editors Peter Tarter and Nadav Kurtz have joined the staff of Cutters.


Home Depot, hoping to undo some of the damage inflicted on its corporate image, introduces a campaign unusual for its...


LA-based Untitled recently added director Adam Massey to its growing and diverse talent pool.


The Super Bowl ads for Snickers were criticized for being homophobic and were quickly pulled. But they worked in one...


Marie Claire, one of Britain’s leading fashion magazine brands and Picsel Technologies, provider of the world’s leading...


The Sweet Shop has added long time Sweet Shop director Noah Marshall to their U.S. roster.


Cameron Diaz has just gotten $3 million for appearing in a commercial for a Japanese cell phone company that took just...


Several companies are offering automated ad creation over the Internet and, in some cases, ad placement services that...


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Amazon.com, the online retail giant, and TiVo, pioneer of the digital video recorder, are teaming up to help downloaded...


Struggling retailer Gap is hoping another injection of star power and a focus on its khaki apparel will give the brand...


For Madison Avenue, the day after the Super Bowl has become D-Day, given over to discussing and debating the myriad...


Massive private equity firm The Carlyle Group has acquired VFX powerhouse The Mill, installing former Abbott Mead...


Jill Manee, publisher of Advertising Age, is retiring with Scott Donaton succeeding her at the end of the month. Euro...


Grey/SF named Kari Seitz & Jon Kaiser VP & co-media directors.Campbell Mithun named Dawn Yemma to VP & associate...


The Sweet Shop, The Rumpus Room and Young Guns invite you to "make a BIG noise" with Oxfam's "Make Trade Fair" event....


Untitled has hired independents, Chris Zander and Diane Patrone of repping firm, The Family for East Coast sales...


Sprint Nextel: Finalists - Goodby, Silverstein & Partners, Ogilvy & Mather and Young & Rubicam. Volvo: Finalists -...


Lost Highway Films signed Mike Patterson and Sasha Greer Levinson to their expanding directorial roster. The company...


Submissions for the MVPA Awards Show are due in 6 days. Get moving, people! Entry forms after the jump.


For the past 26 years, Jim Schumacker has toiled for the marketing machine that is the Anheuser-Busch Companies. Eight...


Entrant companies can now submit work for the 54th Cannes Lions International Advertising Festival in all categories:...


The shortlist is up! An application form for the Awards Presentation which will take place on 7th March, can be...


Well, according to Peter Hartlaub, pop culturist, for the San Francisco Chronicle.


MSNBC invites you to rank the best spots after the Super Bowl


More than a dozen spots celebrated violence in an exaggerated, cartoonlike vein that was intended to be humorous, but...


Along with the trademark Clydesdales, talking animals and high-end computer graphics, there was a new entry this year...


Vote -- or at least see how the rest of the world is weighing in...


Why Bill Gates thinks Apple's television commercials are lying...


Pizza Hut is launching a new interactive advertising campaign using hidden text codes. The new campaign combines...


Priced out of the big game, internet startups meebo, Meez, Multiply, Plaxo, RockYou.com and Technorati opted this year...


Asylum VFX signed Andrew Hall Reps for West Coast representation.


Boston officials, livid about a publicity campaign that had disrupted the city by stirring fears of terrorism, vowed to...

 


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