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Nov 23 2007 | Events

Paraguayan Creative Duo Wins the Open Ad Brief at El Ojo de Iberoamerica 2007

Noelia and Jorge

This is the third year OpenAd.net has sponsored the Young Talents brief at El Ojo de Iberoamerica advertising festival.  The Paraguayan duo from Sistema7 bagged the first place award, while the second place and third place went to teams from Ecuador.

This year’s challenge for young creative students from Latin America, Spain and Portugal was to create generic print and TV ads promoting products for personal care in an original, innovative way. Part of the challenge was targeting not only the standard soccer mom segment, but reaching younger audiences as well.

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Nov 07 2007 | News
Serbian creative wins Best Slogan competition
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Oct 29 2007 | News
Venezuelan creative wins healthier dog food pitch
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Oct 23 2007 | Events
Graffiti BBDO Romania wins the OpenAd Golden Drum Big Idea Award
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Sep 21 2007 | News
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Aug 31 2007 | Pitches
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Aug 21 2007 | Events
OpenAd Golden Drum Idea Competition is back with a new challenge
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Aug 20 2007 | Pitches
Argentinean cracks the Axis pitch taking home 2000 USD
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Aug 16 2007 | Pitches
OpenAd creatives crack Gillette Fusion Pitch
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Aug 13 2007 | Pitches
Safeguard license winning idea
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Aug 13 2007 | News
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Aug 08 2007 | Pitches
Egyptian student cracks Crisps pitch
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Aug 01 2007 | Pitches
Brit wins E-newspaper pitch
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Jul 13 2007 | Pitches
Student achieves third win in OpenAdTalent contest
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Jul 10 2007 | Pitches
Argentinian creative cracks Boden Pitch
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Jul 06 2007 | Pitches
Union Eléctrica choose new logo
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Jun 26 2007 | Events
OpenAd launches annual event for young creatives.
OpenAd.net, in conjunction with trade charity NABS and the headhunter LIZ H, has launched a new training scheme for the UK’s youngest creatives...More>


Jun 25 2007 | Pitches
First Canadian creative wins OpenAd pitch.
OpenAd.net has its first Canadian creative winner – George Walton from Toronto. George – a former group creative director at Ogilvy & Mather...More>


Jun 18 2007 | In The Press
OpenAd.net in the media spotlight again
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Jun 15 2007 | News
A new guidebook tells students how to really get ahead in advertising...
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Jun 01 2007 | Partners
Grupo Unión - a new Spanish-speaking client
OpenAd.net has the pleasure of announcing a new Spanish-speaking client. This time the brief comes, for the first time, from a Colombian client: GRUPO UNIÓN...More>


May 31 2007 | Pitches
Gillette Fusion hold second stage pitch on OpenAd
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May 25 2007 | Pitches
OpenAdTalent Radio pitch finds new winners
Another student from Manchester Metropolitan University, UK has taken first place in the on-going student awards. Third year Victoria Mower has...More>


May 17 2007 | Pitches
Boden comes to OpenAd.net
One of the UK’s most successful mail order brands is looking to OpenAd.net for their next advertising campaign. Boden have asked creatives for ‘warm and...More>


May 10 2007 | Pitches
Bank Pitch finds more global talent
Another pitch on OpenAd.net has produced exceptional work on a global scale.Our recent bank pitch received over 100 ideas with the best ideas coming from...More>


Apr 26 2007 | Pitches
Chilean creative enjoys ‘beginner’s luck’ with Sanchez pitch.
A creative student from Chile has won an OpenAd.net pitch at his first attempt.Manuel Alejandro Vasquez Parodi had never submitted anything to us before seeing...More>


Apr 18 2007 | Pitches
Student targets his peers in winning OpenAdTalent campaign
A student creative has produced what will become a worldwide advertising campaign to promote OpenAdTalent, our international student award scheme...More>


Apr 16 2007 | Pitches
UK student wins ‘Best use of Corbis imagery’ OpenAdTalent pitch
The top university in the on-going OpenAdTalent student awards has produced another winner.Corbis, the official sponsor of images for the OpenAdTalent...More>


Apr 11 2007 | Pitches
Brit wins latest OpenAd charity pitch
British art director Johanna de Mornay Davies has taken first place in the latest Open Ad pitch.Johanna successfully answered the brief asking...More>


Apr 03 2007 | Pitches
OpenAd.net gives 'logo' creatives extra prizes as a 'thank you'.
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Mar 30 2007 | Partners
Dutch interest sparks further OpenAd growth
OpenAd.net is launching in the Netherlands because of growing interest from clients and creatives there. With two on-line pitches currently being planned by...More>


Mar 29 2007 | Pitches
India triumphs in Gillette pitch.
Indian agency Live 1 Entertainment has won our recent Gillette pitch. We asked our creatives to find ways of persuading Hispanic men between ages of 18-24 to...More>


Mar 07 2007 | Pitches
OpenAd.net holds its first Spanish pitch
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Mar 06 2007 | Pitches
Romanian in India wins Iskratel pitch
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Mar 05 2007 | Pitches
Double success for Manchester in OpenAdTalent digital pitch
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Mar 01 2007 | Partners
OpenAd.net expands its sales network to Colombia
OpenAd.net continues with its marketing campaign in Latin America. The company hired a sales team in order to promote its services in Colombia as well...More>


Feb 28 2007 | Pitches
First Australian creative wins OpenAd.net pitch outright.
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Feb 20 2007 | Latest
Australian office recruits for ‘Team Oz’.
OpenAd.net Australia has staffed up to meet the needs of the market.Just a few months after opening, our office now has three people and is starting its first major...More>


Feb 20 2007 | In The Press
Now the International Herald Tribune profiles OpenAd.net
OpenAd.net has been profiled in another leading newspaper – this time the International Herald Tribune. Just a few weeks after the UK’s Independent called us an...More>


Feb 19 2007 | Pitches
Romanian creative wins latest pitch
Romanian art director Radu Bogdan Boeru has taken first place in a recent on-line pitch. Bucharest-based Radu was inspired by the brief posted at the end of last...More>


Jan 22 2007 | In The Press
BBC profiles OpenAd.net, the ‘iTunes of advertising’
OpenAd.net has been featured on BBC World Service radio. More>


Jan 19 2007 | Pitches
Juicy idea wins OpenAd Talent pitch
OpenAd’s on-going series of challenges for student creatives has produced a new winner – who squeezed inspiration from a brief for orange juice. More>


Jan 17 2007 | Pitches
Healthier fast food pitch finds winning idea in India
Healthy food that’s quick to consume is in demand and smart fast-food restaurants have hurried to introduce healthier menus that will attract today’s customer...More>


Jan 05 2007 | News
UK newspaper profiles ‘pioneering’ OpenAd
OpenAd began 2007 with a glowing business profile in one the UK’s leading newspapers. More>


Nov 28 2006 | Pitches
UK Creative Cracks thisislondon.co.uk Pitch
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Mar 29 2007 | Events
OpenAd's student programme turns the spotlight on Slovenian talent
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Nov 28 2006 | Pitches
Strong Visual Idea Cracks OpenAdTalent DVD Piracy Pitch
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Nov 17 2006 | Pitches
A Dutch Creative Wins the DIY Pitch
DIY home improvements don’t just provide you with a great investment they can also improve the quality of your life, suggests Donald Nolet, winner of the...More>