This group from Finland won the Eurovision Song Contest. If you’re not from Europe, don’t worry, we can’t work it out either.

  It’s nearly the football World Cup, which means that English people get a bigger chance to be cynical than usual. England fans are already looking for excuses for us not winning; from the manager to Wayne Rooney’s foot. After seeing their base in Baden Baden, I predict lack of motivation this time. From the…

South Africans are thinking twice about buying a pirated copy of the next Pirates of the Carribean film. TBWA Hunt Lascaris has hired street corner hustlers to sell fake pirated DVDs, according to this story. You get a few seconds of Robin Williams, then all you get is: "Thank you for buying this DVD. Your…

I’ve been uploading some shots and found this. Nothing stops surfers doing what they love, even when it’s this cold. When the tourists disappear in winter it means more space to surf.You see people wrapped up in winter woollies, yet surfers are still running all the way down the hill, and across the beach, as…

I love Edward Monkton, and not just because he creates charming books that are witty, funny and endlessly entertaining. He’s also got a great understanding about the way people think and behave. A lot of what agencies do is about saying a lot simply; this snapshot demonstrates the difference between men and women better than…

Quite a few of us live in Leeds and love the fact that it’s so unique. This the Leeds brand, which doesn’t cut if for us. People live in Leeds and ‘they love it’. Bravo. We were chatting about how we’d go about it. I like this sort of thing, when you get to play,…

We won a pitch for these guys recently. I really enjoyed it for two reasons. Firstly, there was loads of research that had just been sitting there. All it needed was someone to make the connections It really showed what planning’s for. You can have as much research data as you like but it’s pretty…

On the subject of setting the agenda,  here’s some scary stuff about trans fats. They are artificial, they last longer than normal oil, but the body can’t process it. How would consumers react if they knew how much they were imbibing, and what it does?  How much would they appreciate a food related brand standing…

Sales of Fairtrade products rose by 40% this year. No wonder supermarkets are replacing price with ecology as the new selling point for winning loyalty ( In yesterday’s Guardian). A good example of how consumers can make even the biggest companies change if they tell them forcefully enough. Imagine the possibilties for a supermarket that…

In lithuania , if you break a glass you have to eat onions for a week or  else you suffer 4 hours bad luck. (although It may not be Lithuania, and I’m not sure if it;s onions) Melv From: Andrew Hovells Sent: 09 May 2006 14:50To: Publicity BureauSubject: Don’t go in the kitchen in bare…