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MEP complains about Plane Stupid polar bear TV ad

brandrepublic.com — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 09:33:26 GMT

LONDON - An ad released today by Plane Stupid, featuring polar bears falling from the skies, is to be reported to ad watchdogs.

Read: MEP complains about Plane Stupid polar bear TV ad.

Olympic agency lukewarm on London 2012 logo

brandrepublic.com — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 09:59:53 GMT

LONDON - The agency appointed to lead marketing for the 2012 London Olympics has refused to endorse the official logo for the event.

Read: Olympic agency lukewarm on London 2012 logo.

Gillette reacts with Gallic shrug to calls for Thierry Henry boycott

brandrepublic.com — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 11:09:30 GMT

LONDON - Calls to boycott Gillette, virals and diplomatic protests are all among the ramifications to come from French football player Thierry Henry's goal-producing assist in his country's World Cup qualifier against Ireland.

Read: Gillette reacts with Gallic shrug to calls for Thierry Henry boycott.

BMB writes letter to Jan Moir to promote 'homcom' film

brandrepublic.com — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 23:59:13 GMT

LONDON - Beattie McGuinness Bungay has written a letter to maligned Daily Mail columnist Jan Moir, to promote the showing of a new film about three homosexual couples.

Read: BMB writes letter to Jan Moir to promote 'homcom' film.

Editor's letter: end of an era for Revolution

brandrepublic.com — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 13:57:27 GMT

LONDON - Revolution magazine will cease to exist as a monthly publication from the end of this year and the website will be absorbed into Brand Republic.

Read: Editor's letter: end of an era for Revolution.

Top Gear's Hammond bags himself a logo

brandrepublic.com — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 14:56:46 GMT

LONDON - Top Gear presenter Richard Hammond has beaten his co-presenter Jeremy Clarkson by being the first to commission a brand identity for his production company and put it on TV.

Read: Top Gear's Hammond bags himself a logo.

Firebox makes Secret Santa world record attempt

brandrepublic.com — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 15:07:05 GMT

LONDON - Gadget and gift website Firebox.com is to attempt to set a world record by organising a global secret santa in the run up to Christmas.

Read: Firebox makes Secret Santa world record attempt.

Gamers get social media as Facebook comes to PS3

brandrepublic.com — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 13:56:09 GMT

LONDON - Sony is to incorporate Facebook with its PlayStation 3 games console joining rival Microsoft, which has added Facebook, Twitter and Last.fm to the Xbox 360.

Read: Gamers get social media as Facebook comes to PS3.

Gillette 'will not drop Thierry Henry' following handball

brandrepublic.com — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 10:40:31 GMT

LONDON - Gillette today said that it would stick by its brand ambassador Thierry Henry, in the wake of his controversial handball goal, which dashed Irish World Cup dreams on Wednesday.

Read: Gillette 'will not drop Thierry Henry' following handball.

Waitrose promotes Clerkenwell store opening with pavement ads

brandrepublic.com — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 10:54:26 GMT

LONDON - Waitrose is promoting its new store in Clerkenwell with a new green marketing campaign.

Read: Waitrose promotes Clerkenwell store opening with pavement ads.

Marks & Spencer marketer to hold live web-chat with customers via Facebook

brandrepublic.com — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 11:22:13 GMT

LONDON - Marks & Spencer's director of store marketing and design, Nayna McIntosh, will host a live web-chat with customers to topics likes its Christmas TV campaign, its Christmas catalogue and store windows.

Read: Marks & Spencer marketer to hold live web-chat with customers via Facebook.

N-Dubz launches album with augmented-reality campaign

brandrepublic.com — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 11:06:24 GMT

LONDON - N-Dubz is launching an augmented-reality campaign for the launch of the group's forthcoming album, Against All Odds.

Read: N-Dubz launches album with augmented-reality campaign.

Atheist groups unveil latest advertising campaign

brandrepublic.com — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 16:07:37 GMT

LONDON - The consortium of atheist groups behind January's London bus campaign with the tagline "There's probably No God," unveiled today a billboard campaign to coincide with the UN's Universal Children's Day

Read: Atheist groups unveil latest advertising campaign.

Kitcatt Nohr art director wins DMA Young Spark award

brandrepublic.com — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 21:13:22 GMT

LONDON - Roxanne Messenger, a creative art director at Kitcatt Nohr Alexander Shaw, has been named DMA Young Spark 2009 in one of the most hotly contested awards since the awards' inception in 2005.

Read: Kitcatt Nohr art director wins DMA Young Spark award.

Minis picked to transport athletes and staff during London 2012

brandrepublic.com — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 11:03:32 GMT

LONDON - Olympic athletes and officials are to be driven around London in the iconic British Mini during the 2012 Games after BMW was named official car sponsor of the event.

Read: Minis picked to transport athletes and staff during London 2012.

Sony's fantasy festival hooks 13,000 Last.fm users at launch

brandrepublic.com — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 18:51:11 GMT

LONDON - The Sony Fantasy Festival competition, a promotion with Last.fm, has launched with more than 13,000 people having signed up to take part by the end of the first day yesterday.

Read: Sony's fantasy festival hooks 13,000 Last.fm users at launch.

T-Mobile revealed as source of data theft involving "thousands" of mobile phone customers

brandrepublic.com — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 11:35:03 GMT

LONDON - T-Mobile has been confirmed as the source of an illicit sale of personal details belonging to thousands of mobile phone customers.

Read: T-Mobile revealed as source of data theft involving "thousands" of mobile phone customers.

M&S Christmas ad receives sexism complaints

brandrepublic.com — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 11:21:56 GMT

LONDON - The advertising watchdog has received eight complaints of sexism relating to RKCR/Y&R's Christmas TV spot for Marks & Spencer.

Read: M&S Christmas ad receives sexism complaints.

T-Mobile employee sold customer's personal details to rivals

brandrepublic.com — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 11:49:11 GMT

LONDON - Personal details of thousands of mobile-phone customers were sold by an employee of T-Mobile to rival firms in the biggest data breach of its kind.

Read: T-Mobile employee sold customer's personal details to rivals.

Adam & Eve and WPP settle out of court

brandrepublic.com — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 11:48:23 GMT

LONDON - Adam & Eve has settled its legal dispute with WPP out of court and issued a public apology over the circumstances surrounding the departure of its founders from Rainey Kelly Campbell Roalfe/Y&R.

Read: Adam & Eve and WPP settle out of court.

King of Shaves revamps women's line

brandrepublic.com — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 00:46:48 GMT

LONDON - King of Shaves (KoS) is to relaunch its range of female shaving products in the UK and US to broaden its appeal.

Read: King of Shaves revamps women's line.

Fox lines up big brands to promote Avatar

brandrepublic.com — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 10:22:55 GMT

LONDON - Fox has lined up a series of brands across the electronics, food and drink sectors to promote its upcoming 3D film 'Avatar'.

Read: Fox lines up big brands to promote Avatar.

UK Twitterers are young liberal Londoners, poll finds

brandrepublic.com — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 13:37:45 GMT

LONDON - A new poll confirms what keen Twitterers already knew - the site is dominated by liberals, lefties and Londoners.

Read: UK Twitterers are young liberal Londoners, poll finds.

Pepsi plots to spoil Coke's World Cup tie

brandrepublic.com — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 12:26:47 GMT

LONDON - Pepsi plans to hijack the 2010 FIFA World Cup, sponsored by rival Coca-Cola, with a global marketing campaign created partly by consumers.

Read: Pepsi plots to spoil Coke's World Cup tie.

Coca-Cola rebrands global juice brand portfolio

brandrepublic.com — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 09:55:32 GMT

NEW YORK - The Coca-Cola Company has created a new visual identity which will cover its global portfolio of more than 100 juice and juice drink brands.

Read: Coca-Cola rebrands global juice brand portfolio.