Last call for Samsung, Lean Mean Fighting Machine

Right now, at this very moment, nearly a hundred people from all over Europe are dancing in silence. No, it’s not some Michael Jackson tribute, it’s The Last Call, a Samsung contest to promote their BEAT DJ phones

Going wild with the 2009 Animal Spot Awards

Okay, maybe your TV campaign didn’t win a Lion, but it did feature a lion. If so, you might be kicking yourself to learn that you could’ve won an Animal Spot Award.

Yes, the sixth edition of the Animal Spot International Advertising Festival Awards Ceremony takes place this Thursday, July 9th, at Casa del Cinema (Villa Borghese) in Rome, Italy. For those of you unaware of Animal Spot, it is a worldwide festival that celebrates ads that feature animals and/or are for animal related causes.

RECENTLY IN THE INBOX

• Where in the World is the IHAVEANIDEA Team?
• JWT London is turning the air Pear
• Down with the King: McGarryBowen’s new direction for BK
• Leo Burnett Sydney and Bundaberg are back… heaven help us all
• The Big Ad Gig goes down in history
• Hey Whipple, Roast This! GSD&M lets everyone say farewell to Sullivan

DID YOU CATCH THESE STORIES?

• Sony goes back to Balls with Crayon for Wimbledon
• David&Goliath bring long lasting intensity to Universal Studios
• Revolution is for “The Birds” says Marcel Worldwide & France 24
• Cundari goes balls through the wall for BMW
• Taxi battles for beauty with Internet Explorer 9
• Camp + King, Old Navy want you dressing like some guys, not like others

OLDER INBOX STORIES

• Publicis Mojo puts the “super” in Hahn Super Dry
• Wrath of Cannes 5 kicks it up a notch with Tony Hawk
• Mother London shows Stella Artois a little respect
• Donkeys and voles and bears, oh my! ING fables by BMB
• TBWA\Chiat\Day NY and Starburst: you know the drill…
• Turkeys make better burgers than babysitters, says D&G and Carl’s Jr.