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EDF Energy ad sees Zingy return to promote Blue +Price Promise tariff
Zingy is set to return to TV screens tonight, as EDF Energy unveils a new campaign to promote its Blue +Price Promise tariff. Created by AMV BBDO, the ad sees Zingy ride on the back of a basset hound,...
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Google pulls all Moneysupermarket ads in crackdown on payday loan vendors...
Google has pulled all Moneysupermarket paid-search ads as part of a crackdown on payday loan vendors which flout its AdWords policies, The Drum can reveal. The internet giant has been under increasing...
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Helen Shelley joins M Worldwide as creative director
Retail and branding consultancy M Worldwide has named Helen Shelley as its new creative director. Shelley will now lead creative direction across all accounts working closely with co-managing partners...
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Expedia to let the public create their own luggage tag combinations for...
Expedia is set to expand its luggage tag campaign today, as it invites the public to create their own combinations from IATA codes, with weekly prizes of a £250 holiday voucher up for grabs. From...
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The Sun fined £3,350 after breaching reporting restrictions in Andrew...
The Sun has been fined £3,350 after breaching reporting restrictions last year in the case of Andrew Partington, who was later convicted and given a 10-year sentence for causing an explosion which...
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15% of marketers use social media when in meetings
New research has found that almost half (49 per cent) of marketers open and reply to emails in meetings, while 30 per cent check their texts and 15 per cent use social media. The poll of 300 in-house...
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Global television show becomes interactive as Argonon launches...
Leopard Films television brand Cash In The Attic has unveiled CashInTheAttic.com, an interactive, content-rich site which aims to be the definitive online hub for fans of antiques, collectibles and...
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Margaret Thatcher dies - Twitter reaction as CNN blunders with Jimmy Savile...
Following the news that Baroness Margaret Thatcher died peacefully this morning after a stroke, the nation has taken to Twitter to discuss the loss. With Iron Lady, Margaret Thatcher, and Thatcher all...
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Morrisons looks set to join Sainsbury’s to complain about Tesco price promise
Morrisons may be set to join Sainsbury’s in making a complaint to the ASA about the Tesco price promise. It was unveiled on Friday that Morrisons could be preparing to make a complaint, but the ASA...
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Gloster reveals new global brand campaign from Chapter
Luxury outdoor furniture brand Gloster has unveiled its first global brand campaign from Chapter following the agency’s appointment last year. The campaign, which was shot in LA by Anton Watts, will...
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Jam adds chief technology officer and associate creative directors to team
Jam has today announced the appointment of Peter Bäck as chief technology officer, and Joel Jo Han Lim and Daniel Evans as associate creative directors. In his new role Bäck, previously technical...
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Quarter of UK adults can’t tell piracy websites apart from the ‘real deal’
While 36 per cent admit to accessing entertainment on piracy websites, 24 per cent were not able to tell the difference between piracy websites and de-branded legitimate page. The YouGov survey of...
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BSkyB refuses to air ad highlighting BT’s Premier League coverage
BT has complained to Ofcom after BskyB refused to air an ad for the rival media company on its Sky Sports portfolio. It has been revealed that BSkyB refused to run the ad to promote BT’s Premier...
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The Belgrano, The Troubles, The Miners' Strike and the lady who wasn't for...
As reaction continues to flow from around the world upon the death of 87-year-old Baroness Thatcher, The Drum takes a look at some of the former prime minister's most memorable media moments and...
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Primesight announces £7m upgrade, including HD roadside billboards
Out of home advertising media owner Primesight has announced that it is committing £7m to upgrading its nationwide billboard estate, with changes including 300 high definition (HD) roadside billboards...
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Ad of the Day: Mini - Dashing Home
This cute commercial for Mini manages to make the vehicle look perfect for cool, young urbanites. The unconventional fellow driving it either lives in his garage or parks his car in his living room -...
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Street parties for Thatcher death unveiled on Facebook
Several ‘parties’ are being unveiled on Facebook, by people who are looking to celebrate the death of former Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher. Over 500 people have said they are going to a party in...
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The Drum daily jobs round-up: Norwich University of the Arts, The Drum,...
Norwich University of the Arts is looking for a business director to take up a role for a salary of £46,000-£53,000. The position will involve continuation of the development of the ideasfactory@NUA...
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Kent Police probe offensive Paris Brown tweets
Kent Police has launched a formal investigation into a series of reportedly violent, racist and homophobic tweets penned by their own police and crime commissioner. Paris Brown, 17, earns £15k a year...
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ITV censured over I’m a Celebrity Charlie Brooks stunt
Ofcom has moved to censure ITV over a stunt involving the seven year-old daughter of EastEnders actress Charlie Brooks broadcast on I’m a Celebrity… Get Me Out Of Here! More than 66 complaints were...
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