Commercial Ratings Upfront, Germs Needed, Siemens Gets Hip

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– A tipster attending OMMA Hollywood tells us R/GA Chairman and CEO Bob Greenberg told his VP of Visual Design Nick Law not to sit on a panel he was scheduled to participate in because, apparently, he’s stealing too much limelight.

– Commercial ratings, versus program ratings, are fast becoming the gold standard and many, including Starcom CEO John Muszynski, will be using them in this year’s upfront.

– If you’re in search of an email address, Tattoo Projects has created Abalooba, and email address search engine.

– MTV’s The Andy Milonakis Show which will premiere on a wide variety of digital platforms – including iTunes Store (www.iTunes.com), Amazon Unbox, AOL Video, MTV Mobile, MTV On Demand, MTV2.com, Wal-Mart Video Downloads and Xbox LIVE Marketplace for Xbox 360 – all prior to the show’s on-air MTV2 debut on April 27th.

– Entries for international viral awards show, Germ, must be submitted by March 31.

– The New Yorker, Wesley Autrey, who saved a man from being hit by a subway train in January, is featured in a new colon cancer PSA campaign.

– T wallow in the oddity of Japanese culture, check out a few kinky commercials for Axe in Japan.

– Copyranter disses the Siemens’ ongoing wannabee hipster campaign complete with headlines like “Bling Bling” and “Chill.”

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