Must every media event be an advertising opportunity?

Advertisers backing the Euro 2008 think so! Check out this press conference. Como se dice...overkill?

'Photo by Sebastian Meyer/Getty Images
An outdoor office has sprung up in St James' Park, complete with watercoolers, Wi-Fi, a reception area, boardroom, creative room, work desk area and the occasional ducks wobbling across peoples desks. Anyone can come down for a meeting, or to brainstorm or simply just to sit at a nice hot desk in the sun. ;)

See more images of the outdoor office here on flickr. This little outdoor stunt is brought to you by Cake.

Award season ain't over yet - check out the Chip Shop awards where the entries are now posted for viewing on the site.

The Chip Shop Awards are different. It has no rules. It has no regulations. It has no baggage. It doesn’t have a copy writer either, for that matter.

The "wanker" ad on the left here is for the Tourettes Syndrome (UK) Association. It had me squirting coffee out of my nose. Caspa Marketing officially owe me a new keyboard.

Who are the faceless people? Or rather, what on earth are they advertising? Spotted at Henley, at Wimbledon and at the start of Harrods summer sale. Might it be an ad stunt for cars? No I don't see the connection either - but whois says that http://www.facelesspeople.com/ is owned by Group Lotus Plc, Norwich, Norfolk United Kingdom. That's Group Lotus cars. Wonder what "True Character" will be revealed in 19 days. That car better be good looking as hell after a stunt like that, ya'll.

I just found this image on Ad Innovator - a Japanese ad blog I can't read no matter how much I try but I try almost daily anyway. (Still seething that I wasn't allowed to tag along with Dad to Osaka the years that he worked there as someone thought it would be better for me to stay put for once. AAARGHHH! /end derail.) Apparently, being on google maps is so cool flower shops are announcing it in their shop windows. This reminds me of those digital cameras that have the stickers reading "youtube ready" on them. Online is truly slipping offline these days, and brands are piggy-backing on other brands like nothing else. Interesting development.