Here's one print ad in a campaign for Energizer, courtesy of DDB South Africa. See the rest here. …
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Here's one print ad in a campaign for Energizer, courtesy of DDB South Africa. See the rest here. …
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By David Burn
Wrath of Cannes is the right kind of award show. That is, one that doesn't take itself too seriously. Hosted by Woods Witt Dealy, the announcement is plenty cheeky. This week, what will you be doing while Madison Avenue’s crème de la crème are soaking up sun and sipping rosé on the Riviera during the Cannes International Advertising Festival? Why not join the rest of us outcasts, exiles and undesirables at Cha-Cha’s …
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By David Burn
This year, total entries at this Cannes International Advertising Festival grew 10.2% to more than 28,000. Every category is up, and the new design Lions attracted about twice as many entries as expected -- 1,126 -- so the festival had to scramble to add more judges to the jury. Americans aren't deterred by the weak dollar that has pushed delegate fees above $3,000 and room rates at the beachfront hotels such as the …
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By David Burn
I'm pleased to announce that our friends at Greenville identity shop, Brains On Fire, won a Golf Effie last night for their state of South Carolina anti-tobacco efforts. Here's a wallpaper from the RAGE AGAINST THE HAZE site: [via Spike's tweet] …
By David Burn
Fusebox, a brand communications studio in Lincoln, NE doesn't believe in entering its best work in award shows. And believe me, they'd win awards if they did enter. Learn more about Fusebox principal, Tim Siedell, at Bad Banana Blog or via his Twitter feed. …
Over at Ad Age's The Big Tent Cat Lopez makes the surprisingly honest admission that he has to butter up other people in order to win awards. I've been on a few awards juries, and they've all been great experiences, if not for the advertising itself as much as the lessons I've learned in human behavior. If an agency is on a hot streak and winning awards left and right, they usually get the benefit of the doubt for …
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By David Burn
You may have heard that current and former Fallon creatives are melting down their precious hardware. According to Creativity, the award show statues will be made into a nameplate for the new office Fallon moves into next month. "We think it's a cool alternative to filling a lobby with a shelf to showcase awards," said Fallon's new ECD, Al Kelly. Atom Pechman of Form From Form will do the honors. Kelly said, "We …
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By David Burn
TBWA/Vancouver won a Bronze Clio for this outdoor board. While I'd love to see outdoor advertising vanish from the earth, we may as well do something fun with it until that post-apocalyptic day comes. …
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