Rolling Stone pimp its offering with a MySpace page

Rolling Stone magazine is extending the brand’s presence into social networking site MySpace. The monthly music magazine has launched its presence on MySpace (www.myspace.com/rollingstone) as part of an ongoing strategy to get closer to current and prospective readers. Following the recent purchase of Rolling Stone, ...

Over the hump ...

Now you can sit on something green... Atlas Creative has launched the GreenSeat in Australia. Manufactured in Australia from a Scandanavian design, the GreenSeat is the perfect answer to the lack of sitting at outdoor festivals and events. 100% reusable and recyclable and with low production costs, the GreenSeat ...

Mills & Boon steams up e-books

Wondering why that person across from you on the train is getting hot and bothered over their iPhone? Yes they could be tech-nerds, but now Mills & Boon is introducing its range into the e-book publishing world, deciding to make dozens of new titles available as digital downloads every month. They can be read ...

BMF build a boat for XXXX Gold

Traditionally combining boats and beer has not been a great idea, but beer stalwart Lion Nathan has decided that it’s a great way to pitch its mid-strength XXXX GOLD brand. The ‘XXXX GOLD Boat Building Project’, developed with BMF Sydney, spells the end for the long running ‘Jacko’ campaign that supported the brand ...

Google faces angry Russians

Search engine megalith Google has been foiled by Russian regulators who have said that it cannot acquire Zao Begun, a local advertising company in Russia. This effectively halts a $140 million deal that was agreed to in July and dampens Google’s attempts to break into the lucrative Russian market. The agency that ...

Ad sales record losses for Microsoft

The woes continue for Microsoft’s beleaguered online services division, which includes the company’s ad sales operation – it has posted an operating loss of $480m, nearly twice as much the $267m loss it made a year ago. Due to forecasts of a difficult ad environment, the company has cuts its year-end projections. ...

Tooheys White Stag campaign from Saatchi & Saatchi

Tooheys has launched its White Stag beer in Australia with a humorous TVC advertising campaign using the theme of ‘Carb Relief’. The campaign centres around the slogan, ‘Because Tooheys White Stag has 1/3 the carbohydrates than full strength beer, we sent them to the people who appreciate them the most – Americans.’ The ...

Powerade loses its sweetness with a new line extension

Coca-Cola Australia has launched Powerade No Sugar, a new scientifically formulated sports drink containing no traces of sugar. The launch of Powerade No Sugar is being supported by a multi-million dollar integrated marketing campaign, featuring extensive out-of-home and print advertising, mass sampling activation, ...

Big banks fail consumer test - new web service to help Australians in the midst of financial crisis

Australia’s big banks are failing to make the grade according to consumer ratings released by Mozo.com.au, which named Bendigo Bank as Australia’s favourite bank. Mozo.com.au is the first service to combine financial product comparison tools with customer ratings, allowing Australians to compare banking products ...

Amazon.com shares plunge

Online retail monolith Amazon.com, shares have plunged 14% following a bleaker outlook on revenue projections. Amazon.com said it would earn between US$6bn and $7bn during the fourth quarter. The lower estimate is more than $1.2bn down on the $7.2bn it had earlier projected. It is bad news for investors in Amazon.com ...

2008 AMI Awards for Marketing Excellence round-up

The Australian Marketing Institute's (AMI) Awards for Marketing Excellence were held on the 22nd of October in Melbourne and showed diversity in the winners, with Youngcare and the University of Sydney Union both taking out the AMI 2008 Marketing Program of the Year award.The Certified Practicing Marketer of the ...

Australian agencies up the ante at MAA Globes

This year’s Marketing Agencies Association Worldwide’s (MAA) Globes have been the most successful for Australian agencies, which included the top gong, the Best in the World for Leo Burnett’s Earth Hour campaign. The MAA Globes for the Best Promotional Marketing Campaigns in the World for 2008, hosted this year ...

Over the hump ...

If only every marketer could have a pet like Patches the horse. To dote on them, fetch them beer from the fridge, answer the phone and accompany them on the latest fast food drive-thru hurl, hell even sleep in their bed! This is small town life at its finest. Long live the cute pet videos on YouTube! ...

Who’s who in the Zoo: Saatchi & Saatchi X new Asia-Pacific CEO

Saatchi & Saatchi X worldwide CEO, Andy Murray, has appointed Barney Hylton to the newly created role of regional CEO, Asia-Pacific. Previously regional business director across 11 Asian markets at OgilvyAction in Tokyo, he has nearly 10 years’ experience in the Asia-Pacific region. He will report directly ...

Facebook consider adding music to its mix

The rumour that Mark Zuckerberg, CEO of Facebook is considering a possible move into the digital music business, has popped up online again today, further heating the rivalry between MySpace and the site. Zuckerberg is talking to song-streaming services and music community sites, such as Rhapsody.com, iMeem.com, ...

Website relaunch on the cards for News Digital

News.com.au, News Digital Media's online news centre, is undergoing a relaunch. The new site will feature a new, edgier logo, and ‘drag and drop’ technology to personalise what news you want to view on the site. A more sophisticated content management system is also on the cards. This ability to allow customers ...

Tourism Australia happy with online sponsorship response

Fresh from its launch of the Baz Lurhmann-directed ‘Come Walkabout’ campaign, Tourism Australia has announced that its sponsorship of an online reality show on social networking site Bebo has been a raging success, which has been viewed by 18 million people in Britain and Ireland. The Australian reported that the ...

Foxtel's new 111 HITS channel announces programming line-up and advertising partners ahead of launch

Foxtel recently announced the programming line-up and advertising partners for its new channel 111 HITS which launches on November 1, 2008. The channel will target the 25 to 44 year-old demographic and will be the new home to top-rating series such as: Friends, Will & Grace, Ally McBeal, The Wonder Years, That ...

Cadbury to sponsor 2012 London Olympics

LONDON - Cadbury is to be an official sponsor of the 2012 London Olympics in a £20m deal, which is likely to anger some health campaigners. The London Organising Committee is set to announce the tier-two sponsorship deal with the confectionery giant within the next few days. Cadbury will be able to use the Olympics ...

US political campaign looks to gamers

Just when you thought that US election campaign advertising couldn’t go any further. We’ve borne witness to one of the most expensive presidential campaigns in history, with millions being spent on all ad channels available. Now there are reports that the Obama’08 campaign has purchased ad space in online video games. The ...

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