And in other important news...that voyeuristic video of Mark Ronson's girlfriend, Josephine de la Baume, prancing around a hotel room wasn't shot by some pervert but by Agent Provocateur, all to announce her selection as the new face for the brand's Spring/Summer ad campaign.
Not, of course, that this wasn't an obvious move by a brand in the first place. After all, who prances around a hotel room in their lingerie with the shades open. Not to mention walking around with a hand bra while peering out the wondow to see if anyone is spying. Um, pull the blinds maybe?
Anyway, there you have it. Josephine de la Baume is the new Agent Provocateur hottie. We can guarantee you'll be seeing a lot moe of her in the coming months.
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If you work in advertising, you're familiar with the concept of building brand awareness and equity. You're also familiar with the concept of sales; direct, channel and otherwise. You may not, however, be familiar with affiliate marketing. You should be.
Affiliate Marketing is like having a sales force on steroids. Brands that create affiliate programs by offering tools and incentives which make it easy for others to sell their product which can greatly increase sales. Affiliates - those who sign up for a brand's affiliate program - are an aggressive bunch. It is their personal mission to make as much money as they can with affiliate marketing and their financial gain is a brand's financial gain.
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Jon Bond
After helming holding company Tomorrow for just seven months, former Kirshenbaum Bond Senecal & Partners founder Jon Bond is joining social media agency Big Fuel as CEO and equity partner. The move is indicative of Madison Avenue's recognition that social media has moved beyond the playground of gurus and wannabes.
Bond will take over for Big Fuel CEO and Founder Avi Savar who will shift his focus towards the agency's creative vision and growth. The agency, which counts among its clients McDonald's, Colgate-Palmolive, Fisher Price, Budweiser and recently won General Motors, plans to add 200 staff in the early part of the year.
To aid Big Fuel's endeavor of rapid growth, Bond has hired New York investment banking services firm Edminston Group to assist the agency raise the necessary funds needed for expansion.
While social media has grown out of its diapers, it's unclear whether or not a traditional agency veteran is the right person to fuel a social media agencies growth. Conversely, this might be exactly what social media needs to continue its growth from infancy to maturity.
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