Samsung UK marketing director Andrew Garrihy leaves company after role is...
Samsung UK and Ireland has announced that corporate marketing director, Andrew Garrihy , has left the electronics company after his role was made redundant. It is not known if Garrihy , who joined the...
View ArticleBT investigating Yahoo! email hacking after customers report they have been...
BT is investigating reports that some of its six million broadband customers have had their contacts spammed and their passwords changed so they are locked out of their accounts. Yahoo! provides the...
View ArticleAd of the Day: Walkers - Tractor
Jokes have formed the basis of most of the commercials in the long-running collaboration between Walkers and Gary Lineker but the latest instalment isn't really played for laughs. Food has come under...
View ArticleVery.co.uk launches £4.2 million advertising campaign for Spring/Summer...
Very.co.uk, has launched a £4.2 million integrated Spring/Summer campaign which will run across TV, print and digital In the past, the online department store has focused its advertising around the...
View ArticleMorrisons to reveal online strategy? Rumours circulate that announcement is...
Analysts are expecting an announcement regarding Morrisons’ online plans this week, as the supermarket comes under increasing pressure to boost its sales. According to reports, Morrisons chief, Dalton...
View ArticleApple's music streaming service, 'iRadio', hit by delays over record label...
Apple has run into some problems with its new music streaming service, according to a report from the New York Post. iRadio, as it is rumoured to be named, is Apple’s answer to Spotify. It will be a...
View ArticleAd of the Day: Sol - Break Free
This enterprising viral was filmed using hidden cameras at Canary Wharf. It builds neatly towards a climax with the viewer kept intrigued by the passers-by who notice something strange at a recycling...
View ArticleeBay, Facebook, Google and Weve join speaker line-up for IAB Mobile Engage
Brands including eBay, Facebook, Google, Microsoft and Weve have joined the speaker line-up for the Internet Advertising Bureau’s (IAB’s) forthcoming Mobile Engage event. The event, for which The Drum...
View ArticleRecounter unveils new brand identity from Nevis Design
Personal event photography service Recounter has worked with Nevis Design to create a new identity for the brand. As Recounter offers a bespoke photography service for golfers who want to recapture...
View ArticleCodorníu release limited edition spring bottle design from ButterflyCannon
Codorníu NV Brut has engaged with design agency ButterflyCannon to create a new limited edition bottle design for spring, to be sold in key UK retailers. The seasonal design follows the recent...
View ArticleSt Ives acquires Amaze for up to £24.3m
St Ives Group has acquired digital marketing and technology agency Amaze for up to £24.3 million. Amaze, which is currently owned by Hasgrove, specialises in strategic consultancy, design and build,...
View ArticleOxfam and Coldplay crowdsource music video with Scoopshot
Oxfam is working with Coldplay and Scoopshot to crowdsource a music video, with the aim of raising awareness of land grabs. Set to an acoustic version of Coldplay track In My Place, the video will...
View ArticleServiceMaster Ltd appoints Big Red Box PR to handle Merry Maids and...
National cleaning service provider ServiceMaster Ltd, owner of ServiceMaster Clean, Merry Maids, Furniture Medic and TruGreen, has awarded its PR services account to Big Red Box PR. The...
View ArticleSkyscanner appoints Andrew Cocker as CMO
Skyscanner has announced the appointment of Andrew Cocker to the newly created role of chief marketing officer. Joining from the role of marketing director for Europe at Yahoo!, Cocker will oversee...
View ArticleWeetabix launches £1.8m cross-channel campaign for chocolate variant
Weetabix has launched a £1.8 million cross-channel campaign to promote its new chocolate variant cereal. The campaign is aimed at positioning Weetabix with Chocolate as a healthy cereal, forming part...
View ArticleSky Sports releases multi-million pound F1 campaign with Twitter Grand Prix
To celebrate the start of the F1 season Sky Sports has worked with Brothers and Sisters to create the Twitter Grand Prix, where fans will be able to race against the clock on Twitter answering...
View ArticleMusic magazine DIY to release new weekly iPad-only edition
Music magazine DIY has announced the launch of a new weekly title, DIY Weekly, created specifically for the iPad. The release follows on from the thisisfakediy.co.uk website and the monthly print...
View ArticleFT drives “digital first” strategy with outdoor tie-in
The Financial Times (FT) has launched a campaign aimed at targeting business executives at major London-based firms including Google and IBM with relevant content via digital display screens. The...
View ArticleSky channel Holiday & Cruise set sail with a taxi advertising campaign
Specialist television channel Holiday & Cruise (Sky channel 284) has mounted a taxi branding initiative in London and Liverpool with London Taxi Advertising. Running for the next 12 months, the...
View ArticleMiscarriage Association reveals awareness campaign created with LIDA
The Miscarriage Association has worked with direct and digital agency LIDA to create a national poster and guerrilla marketing campaign aimed at breaking the silence around miscarriage. The activity...
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