 | | | | Thursday • June 19, 2008 | READ ALL NEWS AT ADAGE.COM | | 'Uniqlock' Wins Cyber Grand Prix, 'Voyeur' Snags More Lions Plus: Photos From the Parties and Press, Design Winners
CANNES (AdAge.com) -- Ad Age's wall-to-wall Cannes coverage continues with photos from the first two days of the International Ad Festival, plus reports on the cyber, press and design Grand Prix winners. Check in throughout the day today for more photos and updates from the South of France.  FULL ARTICLE
| | Cranky Americans at Cannes: No Showers or Starbucks A 3 Minute Ad Age Video Report
CANNES (AdAge.com) -- Reporting from the beach at Cannes, Ad Age Editor Jonah Bloom explains why some Americans with $3,000 hotel bills but no showers are a bit cranky about the whole ad festival. Meanwhile, multiple victories for HBO's "Voyeur" has kindled discussion of how the festival's rigid category system no longer fits the reality of today's advertising work and goals. But beyond that debate, there are other reasons why the Lions remains one of the ad industry's most important gatherings. FULL ARTICLE | | Philips Brand Exec Eric Plaskonos Leaves for Harman Pushed Unusual Media Takeovers to Demonstrate 'Simplicity' Theme
NEW YORK (AdAge.com) -- Eric Plaskonos, the marketing executive who taught advertisers a lesson in forcing traditional media outlets to embrace new ad concepts, has left the company where he put some of his best-known work into practice. FULL ARTICLE | | Kmart CMO Quitting, Will Fight for Gay Marriage Bill Stewart Joins California Group Preparing for Election Battle
BATAVIA, Ohio (AdAge.com) -- Kmart Senior VP-Chief Marketing Officer Bill Stewart is leaving the company to become a full-time volunteer on a campaign to protect gay marriage in California, the company said. The Kmart marketing team will report to Maureen McGuire, chief marketing officer of the chain's parent, Sears Holdings, until the company completes a search for a replacement. FULL ARTICLE | | Jumpin' Jack Cash? Could the Rolling Stones Be the Newest Horse in Live Nation's Stable? Songs for Soap The latest rumor hitting the street is that the Rolling Stones are considering leaving EMI after 31 years and throwing their lot in with Live Nation in a "360 deal" that would incorporate the back catalog (from which EMI reportedly earns about $6 million in annual revenue), touring income, merchandising and brand partnerships. FULL ARTICLE | | How Twitter, FriendFeed Can Goose Online 'Shelf Space' Digital Bloggers Debate the Far-Reaching Impact of Distributed Web Services DigitalNext Widgets are nifty. But do they really need a two-day conference? It's certainly a timely topic, tying in to the idea that the web is increasingly becoming a series of small services and experiences that consumers stitch together at their own will. Given the personalities on the panel, it should have been no surprise the discussion soon turned to web services like Twitter, Plurk and FriendFeed. FULL ARTICLE | | Wanted: More Passion Brands Once It Was Enough to Be Passionate Only About the Work. Not Anymore Small Agency Diary I learned to focus my passion on making good ads. The products advertised were less important, as long as they did no harm. That's all changed. I blame it on Kashi. FULL ARTICLE | | > > Read All News at AdAge.com | | | | |
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