Check out the 2007 LIAA Gold TV/Cinema winners.

ANIMATION - CEL
Asience Shampoo - "Hairy Tale"

Client: Kao Corporation
Advertising Agency: Hakuhodo Inc., Tokyo

Many moons ago, when the Olympics were held in Nagano, I worked at BBDO and spotted one of those local tradepress competitions where you had to take one of your agencies clients and mesh it with a poster promoting the Nagano Olympics. I thought I was pretty clever when I took the Pepsi logo, flipped it upside down and placed it in the middle of a white "flag" (poster) with a wee snowboarding dude sliding down the white line. The account exec didn't though, and I got chewed out for messing with the clients logo. This little whine-fest is simply to remind y'all that when you do mess with the logo, you must do it sexay-as-hell - like this award winning BBDO Pepsi campaign here (complete with snowboarders!). That's when you win awards baybeh.

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Titles: "Surfer", "Climber" and "Boarder"
Creative Directors: Veikko Hille, Sebastian Hardieck, Toygar Bazarkaya
Art Director: Michael Plückhahn
Copywriter: Dietmar Neumann
Beratung: Heike Flottmann, Annika Lauhöfer
Art Buying: Birgit Paulat
Production: Stefan Kranefeld Imaging, Düsseldorf

PRINT - ART DIRECTION

Entrant: Leo Burnett Chicago
Clima Bicycle Lock - "Railcycle"
Client: Clima Co., Ltd.
Agency: Leo Burnett, Bangkok
Executive Creative Director: Keeratie Chaimoungkalo
Creative Directors: Keeratie Chaimoungkalo/Sompat Trisadikun
Copywriter: Noranit Yasopa
Art Directors: Pipat Uraporn/Sompat Trisadikun
Photographer: Chub Nokkaew

POSTER & OUTDOOR - AMBIENT INDOOR:

Entrant: Saatchi & Saatchi, Copenhagen
World Wildlife Foundation - "Save Paper, Save The Planet"
Client: World Wildlife Foundation
Agency: Saatchi & Saatchi, Copenhagen
Executive Creative Director: Simon Wooller
Copywriters/Art Directors: Silas Jansson/Cliff K. Holm

94 entries from 25 companies in the United States have been chosen as Gold and Silver Statue winners in the mediums of Design, Digital Media, Integrated Media, Package Design, Poster & Outdoor, Print, Radio and Television/Cinema for the 2007 London International Awards at the Hippodrome this evening. Now in its 22nd year, the London International Awards honours excellence in Advertising, Design and Digital Media.

One U.S. entry captured the Grand Prize Statue for Print. Saatchi & Saatchi, New York won the Grand Prize with its Print ads, “20th Century,” “Life,” “2/23/07.” Only six Grand Prizes were awarded at the ceremony, chosen from a pool of 17,660 submissions.

18 entries from the U.S. reached Finalist status. Of the 17,660 total submissions from 81 countries, only six percent (6%) reached Finalist status. From that elite group, 1.4% attained Silver status and only 0.5% were awarded Gold Statues. The vast number of submissions reflects the prestige and explosive growth of the London International Awards since its inception in 1986 when 2,600 submissions were considered.

“It is clear that the USA continues to produce some very sophisticated work that is impacting the advertising industry as a whole,” said Barbara Levy, President of London International Awards. "As an organization devoted to acknowledging creative endeavors, we feel privileged to highlight the tremendous talent that is consistently showcased by the United States."

Read on to see the Grand Prize winners.

On October 17, 2007, the most luminous names in advertising gathered at a black tie gala at The Metropolitan Club in New York City to witness the induction of three of advertising’s greatest legends—Phil Dusenberry, Tim Delaney and the late Paul Rand (1914 – 1996), into The One Club’s Creative Hall of Fame. As former Creative Hall of Fame inductee and 2007 Hall of Fame Chairman David Abbott observed, being inducted into the Creative Hall of Fame is a “pat on the back from those who really knew.”

[Left to Right] Swanepoel, Dusenberry, Warlick, Delaney, Abbott

Following are quotes from the evening:
“I was fortunate to be married to a fellow creative. I could wake up in the middle of the night with an idea and immediately be able to get a professional opinion. Gave new meaning to “being rejected in bed.”
--Phil Dusenberry, on how his marriage helped bolster his career

“It’s much better being inducted than being indicted.”
--Phil Dusenberry, Former Chairman BBDO North America and 2007 Inductee into the Creative Hall of Fame

“The thing he liked the most was the thing he liked the least—not knowing what would happen from one minute to the next.”
-- Allen Rosenshine, Chairman of BBDO Worldwide, on Phil Dusenberry’s feelings about the ad industry

“We had an unlimited budget, but we somehow managed to exceed it.”
-- Phil Dusenberry, on making blockbuster commercials for clients like Pepsi and GE at the height of his career at BBDO

“I’ve never had my name in a New York Times crossword puzzle, so go f*#@ yourself!
-- George Lois, legendary ad man and former Hall of Fame inductee, on multi-award-winning designer Paul Rand’s reaction to seeing George’s name in a crossword puzzle

In addition, as part of its induction of the legendary Paul Rand into its Creative Hall of Fame, The One Club for Art & Copy turned to Imaginary Forces to create a video introduction of the design icon for its black tie gala. The resulting four-minute film captures the seminal role Rand played in design and design thinking, using an animated mix of his logos and layouts set to music, along with the words of the master himself.

Watch it here:

The ANDY Awards entry site is a perfect work distraction…..

Visit andyawards.com to have your work judged by the likes of Alex Bogusky, TBWA's Gerry Graf, la comunidad's Jose Molla, DDB's Bob Scarpelli, Mother London's Mark Waites--and not to mention, an average man on the street!

The judges will cut you down and tell you your work is rubbish or will motivate you and fill your ears with sweet words.

Check it out andyawards.com

Who needs trophies or little statues? The winners fo the 2007 EAR Awards won't be bothering to bring home any paperweights. The prizes for this award show include Mini Coopers, BMWs, cash and advertising time. The following finalists have been announced from the 2007 EAR Awards. Over 900 entries were received in this year's competition. Winners will be honored and prizes handed out – including the Best of Show prize of $1 million in Clear Channel Radio advertising – at the awards show hosted by Stephen Colbert, November 2 at Frederick P. Rose Hall, Home of Jazz at Lincoln Center.

Best Copywriting wins Delta AirElite Fleet Membership for a private chartered jet for winner and 5 guests

"Moving Update"
Miller Lite
Crispin Porter Bogusky

"Waitress Update"
Miller Lite
Crispin Porter Bogusky

tbd out of Bend, Oregon shares the news that they have won the Graphis Gold Award for their print campaign for IronHorse, a mixed-use community in Prineville, Oregon. tbd is one of the 85 firms to win the Gold status in the Graphis Advertising Annual 2008.

"Creating compelling campaigns for a tough industry like real estate is a challenge that we savor," said Paul Evers, president of tbd. "With this particular campaign we really focused on the personality and character of the customer. The approach has driven real results our client, and we are pleased to top off that success with recognition from an international publication like Graphis."

Fly Fisherman (top)

Yesterday the primetime Emmy nominations were announced, including Oustanding Commercial. This year's list includes the most nominations since the Academy of Television Arts and Sciences (ATAS) launched a spot category 11 years ago.

What: The One Club presents the winning works from the One Show Design competition

When: July 13th-21st 2007

Hours: Tues-Sat Noon to 6 pm; Thursday Noon to 8 pm; Closed Sunday and Monday

Where: The Chelsea Art Museum, 556 West 22nd Street, New York City, NY

Why: The winning works from One Show Design, produced by The One Club, will be on display from July 13th-July 21st. The creative minds behind this year's best designed advertising were awarded in categories including corporate identity, environmental design, publication design, direct mail and package design. With so much emphasis being placed on good design these days, come see works that have truly broken through, such as innovative designs from Apple Computer which racked up numerous awards for their hip, ground-breaking corporate image.

Details:

* Open to the public: $6 adults, $3 students and seniors, free
* For more information please visit oneclub.org or call 212-979-1900

SHACKLETON, Madrid won the "direct agency of the year" award and as you can see, this made them so happy they got up on stage and treated everyone to their Keanu Reeves impression.

And the jury agreed that the dark cloud ambient ad from Ogilvy in Bejing should take top honors. It's a black balloon fitted to the exaust pipe of a car, and when it expands well, you don't really have to read the copy to get it. You can see the ad presentation here on the AdofDaMonth site.

Runners up were (in no particular order) Luezer Archive campaign by Saatchi NY, Maglite lighthouse by KingJames, South Africa, Amnesty International by JWT Dubai, Lego: Firestation, Train and hangar by Saatchi Singapore, Ford Ranger: Matchbox by JWT Malaysia

The One Club has launched One Show.TV offering the public the opportunity to vote for their favorite television advertising of the year.

"Good ads are hard to find. Bad ads are everywhere," says The One Club President Kevin Swanepoel. "The One Club is dedicated to finding the best ads and this year we are showcasing them, for the first-time ever, by giving the public the chance to have their opinions heard."

Using video streaming, One Show.TV users will be able to preview all the commercials nominated for the 2007 One Show. One Show.TV is a direct response to the overwhelming popularity of audience participation and reflects the international scope of the One Show. One Show.TV features ads from all over the world, including the many outstanding commercials that Americans would otherwise never have the opportunity to see.

One Show.TV is part of One Show Festival Week, an annual event honoring the best in advertising from around the world. Highlights of the week include the 32nd Annual One Show awards, advertising’s equivalent of the Oscars, on May 9 at Jazz at Lincoln Center in New York City, and One Show Interactive, one of the most exciting and renowned events in the industry, on May 11 downtown at New York’s Skylight Studios.

Okay, I'll admit that I have a personal interest in this posting, as one of the blogs i'm involved in is up for a webby and therefor eligible for a peoples voice award...
The People's Voice Awards (and the listings of all the webby nominees) can be found here:
webbyawards.com/account/login#entry144

You need to be registered, so if you haven't yet done so, it will prompt you upon clicking the link below.
This link will take you straight to our category if you're already registered and signed in.
webbyawards.com/ballot/home/1?cat_id=47&parent_id=37#entry144
Another easy way to get there is from the drop-down menu at the top right, just pull down to bannerblog and release.

Besides the self interested aspect of this, there is a WEALTH of great interactive on the site, and one could spend hours browsing them all...

The background:
I'm a co-editor of BannerBlog http://www.bannerblog.com.au - is the only blog focused on interactive advertising out there - or at least the only one big enough to get a nice stream of visitors and submissions from around the world.

On Monday, Corbis today announced the winners of the 2007 Corbis Creativity for Social Justice Award in the professional and student categories. The Walker Agency won the award for its work on an Amnesty International campaign – "It's Not Happening Here. But it is Happening," which we all knew was going to take home some trinkets at the award shows; posted less than a year on Adland, the posters have become the 3rd most viewed post ever! Student scholarship winner, Jeanne Lee, was recognized for her creation of the "Plant a Seed for a Greener Apple" school project for Trees New York.

(click to see larger version of "Trees NYC" here)

Tuesday, The Art Directors Club announced the top winners in the categories of Advertising and Interactive Media for its 86th Annual Awards. Its top Gold Cube medalist in Advertising is TBWAChiatDay, and its Gold Cube medalist in Interactive Media is R/GA. Winners in the categories of Graphic Design, Photography and Illustration will be announced separately.

The ADC also announced five finalists in the Hybrid category, one of which will be presented with the Gold Cube at ADC's 86th Awards Gala in New York on May 31st. The category recognizes integrated visual communications work that utilizes multiple media platforms or transcends conventional uses of media. The top winner will also claim the Yahoo! Big Idea Chair.

"Our juries worked very diligently this year, evaluating some truly innovative work across disciplines, and our list of winners reflects that," says ADC Executive Director Myrna Davis. "As the only competition that reviews work across the board--from advertising and design to interactive and integrated media--the ADC Annual Awards has always been viewed as ahead of its time, even as it embodies the industry's longest-running record of creative excellence."

Read on to see the work.

Magazine Publishers of America (MPA) is reinventing one of its most notable programs--the Kelly Awards--as a virtual awards show presented exclusively online.

The winners of the 26th Annual Kelly Awards, which award creative excellence and effectiveness using magazines, will be announced online beginning Wednesday, June 13. Created with Visual Mercenary of New York, New York, the microsite will feature an animated host, interactive gallery, commentary from judges and finalists, and even an exclusive after-party--complete with bouncer. Finalists for this year's Kelly Awards have been announced and are listed below the fold.

"For more than a quarter of century the Kelly Awards have stood for creativity and we feel that the new online event will reflect the originality, flair and cleverness that is characteristic of great magazine advertising," said Ellen Oppenheim, Executive Vice President and Chief Marketing Officer of the MPA. "Additionally, because we empathize with everyone's busy schedules, we decided to show appreciation for the industry's work while giving attendees an entertaining and time-saving way to share in the celebration of the Kelly Awards. An inventive digital platform enables us to reach an even broader audience."

The folks at ihaveanidea.org are at it again with their 5th annual portfolio night. This time they're going global with 26 cities participating on the same night, May 3rd. To help promote the event, they've reincarnated Burn Back (read: Bernbach) as a metal band with their song "Make The Logo Bigger". Listen to the tune below.

The One Club tapped the creative minds at Cliff Freeman & Partners to come up with a campaign alerting the adgrunts of the world to their upcoming show May 9-11. The result: a multi-media campaign that warns any potential no-shows that "There's No Excuse for Missing the One Show."

A mock novelty catalogue that reads like a page from The Worst-Case Scenario Survival Handbook, it's supported by an online store (www.oneclub.org/noxcuse), 1-888 number (1-888-NOXCUSE) and "infomercial" spots peddling such disaster-relief/prevention items as radiation suits, condoms, bolt cutters and clean urine samples.