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Trailer Mash 02-10-12
Adweek.com - Agency News &bull 5 Hours Ago
Margaret Hilda Thatcher so loathed her low born roots, runs one interpretation, that she destroyed the entire British working class out of revenge. Her methods were not subtle, as you will see if you skip to 2.07 of the rather elegiac trailer below for Miners' Hymns, seemingly a portrait of the last days of the Durham mining industry. A haunting brass score, by Icelandic composer Johann Johannsson, is draped over exquisitely edited vintage footage, and on this evidence we may well have a Koyaanisqatsi of the North. Journey 2: The Mysterious Island is quite the most… Full Story »
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Grammy Promos Star Foo Fighters, Bon Iver, Skrillex and Adele
Adweek.com - Agency News &bull 5 Hours Ago
The 54th Annual Grammy Awards, unofficially subtitled the 2012 Adele Lovefest, is happening this Sunday. To promote it, the Recording Academy and TBWA\Chiat\Day in Los Angeles did these lovely little (mostly) animated promos, themed "We are music," featuring Foo Fighters,… Full Story »
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Topics:
- 2012
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Tic Tac to Erect Interactive Billboard in Times Square
Adweek.com - Agency News &bull 5 Hours Ago
Earlier this month the brand launched the Tic Tac Viewr app for Android and Apple devices (separate from the app tied to the Times Square billboard) as part of its "Shake It Up" campaign. That app is also designed to… Full Story »
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Topics:
- Entertainment Weekly
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Intel Taps Venables Bell For Ultrabook Push
Adweek.com - Agency News &bull Yesterday
The balance of power among creative agencies working for Intel has shifted again, this time in favor of Venables Bell & Partners. Last year, Venables Bell lost its lead status on Intel's core "Sponsors of tomorrow" campaign to Tribal DDB… Full Story »
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Topics:
- 2012
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Adweek's Super Bowl Rewind: 27 Spots Break 1 Million Mark on YouTube
Adweek.com - Agency News &bull Yesterday
Five days after Super Bowl XLVI, here's our (probably) last word on this year's commercials-a trove of data on how the spots are doing on YouTube. Partnering with Adweek for this Super Bowl rewind feature, YouTube says searches for the… Full Story »
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Chipotle's Famous Willie Nelson Spot Getting a Run on TV
Adweek.com - Agency News &bull Yesterday
It's fitting that Chipotle's stirring two-minute "Back to the Start" film-released last summer on the Internet and in theaters, supporting sustainable farming practices-will make its national TV debut during this Sunday's Grammy Awards telecast on CBS. After all, "what makes… Full Story »
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Topics:
- Creative Artists Agency
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Bing, Viggle to Partner for Second-Screen Grammy Effort
Adweek.com - Agency News &bull Yesterday
Microsoft's Bing search engine will partner with mobile app Viggle to interact with viewers during Sunday night's Grammy Awards. Bing will also air the latest ad from its "Bing Is for Doing" campaign during the show; the 60-second spot will… Full Story »
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Information Diet: Judah Friedlander
Adweek.com - Agency News &bull Yesterday
BaseQueens, N.Y. What's the first information you consume in the morning? Usually the Pentagon calls me to find out what's going on, and then that gets interrupted because the president starts Skyping me. And then [Mitt] Romney starts Skyping me, but he just wants to talk about sports. It's a little… Full Story »
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Sir Paul McCartney Loves His New Wife ... and JBL Equipment
Adweek.com - Agency News &bull Feb 9, 2012
Two of this week's big themes-love and music-come together in this Doner commercial for JBL starring none other than Sir Paul McCartney. The former Beatle recently married again, and wrote a song called "My Valentine" for his new wife. The… Full Story »
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Topics:
- Valentine's Day
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Clothing Brand Helps You Love the One You're Not With
Adweek.com - Agency News &bull Feb 9, 2012
If your idea of a great Valentine's Day gift is passionate sex with someone other than the person you're actually dating, then Moosejaw Mountaineering has got your back. The quirky clothing retailer has created a permission slip (link goes to… Full Story »
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Topics:
- Valentine's Day


