RAPP hires Jason Andrews as new executive creative director
Marketing agency RAPP has appointed Jason Andrews as its new executive creative director. Andrews, the former co-founder of Personal and ex-chief creative officer of eMortal, joins from Geronimo where...
View ArticleAGA unveils short film produced by Cogent Elliott
AGA, the quintessential British brand, has showcased its short film aimed at communicating the lifestyle benefits of owning one of the iconic cookers. Entitled 'Me and My AGA', Cogent Elliott produced...
View ArticleNET-A-PORTER partners Stella McCartney to launch multiplatform campaign
NET-A-PORTER, the online luxury fashion retailer, has launched a multiplatform advertising campaign in partnership with the Stella McCartney label. Custom-built by the NET-A-PORTER in-house mobile...
View ArticleWalkers Sunbites launches campaign designed by INITIALS Marketing
Walkers’ brand Sunbites has launched a new activity designed to educate consumers and promote trial of the snack. Working with INITIALS Marketing, the Sunbites Flavour Kitchen Activity has been...
View ArticleIndie band Last Dinosaurs play a gig in a magazine
Indie band Last Dinosaurs are to perform a gig on the pages of a magazine. The performance will take place in the October issue of The Fly using the Aurasma Lite augmented reality technology. Readers...
View ArticleiPhone anniversary report finds 69% of UK respondents will upgrade to iPhone 5
A report from mobile ad network Mojiva has found that 69 per cent of UK respondents will purchase the iPhone 5, despite 52 per cent owning their current iPhone for less than six months. The iPhone 5...
View ArticleMcVitie’s gears up for Halloween with launch of limited edition cakes branded...
McVitie’s Cake Company has launched a Halloween and Bonfire Night limited edition cake product, taking advantage of the growing demand for seasonal cakes. Working with brand consultancy CHILLI UK, the...
View ArticleOfcom says BSkyB is 'fit and proper' but James Murdoch takes a caning
British Sky Broadcasting, or BSkyB, is “fit and proper” to hold a broadcast licence, says the British regulator Ofcom in a lengthy report released today. The ruling is seen as a victory for Rupert...
View Article‘We don’t think connected TV will prevail’ predicts Shazam
Doubts over the success of using social media through connected TVs have been expressed by Miles Lewis, the vice president of EU advertising for TV advertising app Shazam. Speaking at ad:tech London...
View ArticleFacebook user arrested for praising grenade maniac Dale Cregan
A 22-year old Liverpudlian has been arrested after setting up a Facebook page praising Dale Cregan – the man charged with murdering four people, including two police officers, in a series of gun and...
View ArticleApple’s Map app travails escalate
Apple’s much-criticised Map app has had fresh scorn heaped upon it as a list of bugs, errors, faults and problems grows ever longer. Shoppers have been one group to be affected by the glitches with...
View ArticleJames Murdoch faces renewed calls to resign from BSkyB and News Corp boards
James Murdoch is facing fresh calls to quit his position on the boards of News Corporation and BSkyB following criticism of his ‘character and conduct’ by Ofcom. Yesterday the regulator sanctioned Sky...
View ArticleStudioLR gets square with George House refurbishment
A major refurbishment of George House in the centre of Glasgow has been unveiled, including a new brand identity, marketing materials and signage created by communications and design agency StudioLR....
View ArticleSainsbury’s and Aimia create marketing solutions company Insight 2 Communication
Sainsbury’s and Aimia, the owners of the Nectar programme, have announced the creation of integrated marketing solution Insight 2 Communication (I2C), which will help provide suppliers with an insight...
View ArticleWCRS hires Emma Marsland as managing partner
Ad agency WCRS has appointed Emma Marsland as managing partner. Marsland joins from the digital agency Tesch, where she was managing director, and will take responsibility for new business and...
View ArticleWho are the outstanding digital achievers? Last day to vote for some of this...
Today is the last day for you to cast your votes for some of the biggest accolades at this year’s DADI Awards. We've been asking the industry to nominate the oustanding digital achievers who deserve...
View ArticleSantander launches 123 ad campaign
Santander has begun promoting a new campaign by Euro RSCG London to illustrate how its 123 products ‘add up’ for consumers. Featuring Santander staff the campaign demonstrates the savings, cashback...
View ArticleSir Michael Parkinson features in DoH dementia video to mark World...
Sir Michael Parkinson is one of the celebrities featured in advertisements by the Department of Health (DoH) and Alzheimer's Society in order to raise awareness of the condition and reduce the stigma...
View ArticleWKD targets students with interactive T-shirts
WKD has joined forces with mobile image recognition platform Blippar to create a unique interactive T-shirt experience for students. WKD is giving away thousands of free T-shirts to students across...
View ArticleLadbrokes unveils Europa League sponsorship idents with SapientNitro
Ladbrokes has unveiled a series of eleven idents with SapientNitro to promote its mobile app during its sponsorship of the Europa League on ITV. The idents continue the theme of the ‘Game On!’ ads...
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